http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on bird flu and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/news/ A round-up of the latest articles about vaccination, new life for expiring Tamiflu stocks, turkeys in Chile catching swine flu, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/swine-flu-science-update-10-september-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 10 Sep 2009 12:38:59 GMTScientists have shown that ordinary soaps and detergents can kill the bird flu virus, but warn the method cannot replace poultry vaccination.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/soaps-and-detergents-could-help-tackle-bird-flu-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 08 Apr 2009 09:48:50 GMTA number of tree species found in western India could supply an important ingredient for the bird flu drug Tamiflu.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/india-s-trees-are-potential-tamiflu-source.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMTScientists have identified a part of the H5N1 virus that could provide a new approach for developing antiviral drugs.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/scientists-find-new-drug-target-on-bird-flu-virus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 02 Mar 2009 02:23:39 GMTChinese scientists have engineered rice to protect poultry from bird flu — but work is still in the early stages.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/anti-h5n1-rice-could-protect-poultry-say-scientist.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 26 Feb 2009 03:45:16 GMTScientists have made antibodies against a part of the flu virus common to all strains, a discovery that could lead to a bird flu vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/-weak-spot-could-be-bird-flu-vaccine-target.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 24 Feb 2009 03:03:17 GMTMost human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/chinese-bird-flu-rates-don-t-add-up-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 11 Feb 2009 01:56:34 GMTOther countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/vietnam-is-improving-science-communication.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 27 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMTMany people suffer or die from foodborne disease each year — but how many? Arie Havelaar believes a WHO initiative will find out.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/time-to-count-the-burden-of-foodborne-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 17 Nov 2008 07:30:00 GMTTadataka Yamada, Alice Dautry and Mark Walport want to see better coordination and financing for a global H5N1 virus vaccine stockpile.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/it-s-a-long-road-to-a-h5n1-vaccine-stockpile.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 14 Jul 2008 04:56:49 GMTHuman-to-human transmission of H5N1 is likely to have occurred between a father and son in China, according to a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/scientists-find-likely-human-human-h5n1-spread.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 10 Apr 2008 04:45:25 GMTChina has approved production of a H5N1 vaccine for humans, the first of its kind in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/china-approves-its-first-human-h5n1-vaccine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 08 Apr 2008 04:33:53 GMTA roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/bird-flu-update-7-april-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 07 Apr 2008 12:22:56 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTA roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/bird-flu-update-3-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 03 Mar 2008 03:39:02 GMTA roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/bird-flu-update-4-february-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 04 Feb 2008 05:44:19 GMTA roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/bird-flu-update-7-january-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 07 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe risk of a global influenza pandemic has not decreased since mid-2005, when the first cases emerged, warns a UN report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/countries-ill-prepared-as-bird-flu-risk-continue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluFri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTA roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/bird-flu-update-4-december-2007.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTLaurie Garrett and David P. Fidler argue that a stockpile of H5N1 vaccine for Asia-Pacific countries will counter virus-sharing problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/asiapacific-should-have-own-vaccines-stockpiles.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/