quinta-feira, dezembro 29, 2005

Surto de Gripe das Aves na Turquia

Turkey Reports Avian Influenza Outbreak in Area Bordering Iran
Bloomberg - USA
28 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey reported an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in an area 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Iran, the World Organization for ...

segunda-feira, dezembro 26, 2005

China desenvolve a primeira vacina viva contra o virus da Gripe das Aves

China develops first live vaccine against bird flu
China Daily - China
Chinese scientists have produced the world's first live vaccine against bird flu and Newcastle disease - two killer infections for poultry, the Ministry of ...

quinta-feira, dezembro 22, 2005

Mais duas mortes na Indonésia causadas pelo virus da Gripe das Aves

Two die of bird flu in Indonesia
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... The human death toll from bird flu in Indonesia rose to 11 after the World Health Organization's labs confirmed two more persons died from the H5N1 strain of ...

Tamiflu cada vez é maior a certeza de nada fazer contra a Gripe das Aves

Birdflu's tendency to mistakes makes it dangerous
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Two more people treated with the frontline drug Tamiflu for H5N1 avian influenza have developed resistance, meaning the virus no ...

segunda-feira, dezembro 19, 2005

Empresa Japonesa desenvolve anticorpo para a luta contra a Gripe das Aves

Kirin develops antibody that may work for bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
... The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has killed 71 people since late 2003, spreading through flocks of poultry across Asia and into Europe. ...
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Espera-se que a sua comercialização arranque daqui a três quatro anos

domingo, dezembro 18, 2005

China reporta mais uma morte por H5N1 e a Indonésia espera pela confirmação do 10º caso mortal

Bird flu sickens man in China, kills 1 in Indonesia
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BEIJING -- China reported its sixth human bird flu case Friday as Indonesia awaited tests that could confirm its 10th human victim. ...
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Cada vez mais casos em menos tempo

Detectado o 18º foco de H5N1 na Roménia

New cases of bird flu reported in Romania
Xinhua - China
17 (Xinhuanet) -- Romania has detected new cases of bird flu in domestic fowl in a village about 80 km east of Bucharest, bringing the total number of bird flu ...

quarta-feira, dezembro 14, 2005

Cada vez são mais as zonas afectadas...

Ukraine's bird flu outbreak expands to 12 Crimean villages
China Daily - China
The outbreak of bird flu in Ukraine has expanded to at least 12 villages on the Crimean peninsula, the country's top emergency official said Monday, while nine ...

Os casos humanos multiplicam-se...

Ninth human avian flu fatality confirmed, new patients reported
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... The Ministry of Health's director general of disease control I Nyoman Kandun said the man had been in contact with chickens that carried the H5N1 virus. ...

quinta-feira, dezembro 08, 2005

H5N1 resistente ao TAMIFLU


Avian influenza virus resistant to Tamiflu isolated
Xagena.it - Italy
An avian influenza virus isolated from an infected Vietnamese girl has been determined to be resistant to the drug Oseltamivir ( Tamiflu ). ...

terça-feira, dezembro 06, 2005

Médica Vietnamita diz que o Tamiflu é completamente desadequado para o tratamento da Gripe da Aves

Doctor says bird flu drug is useless
The Sunday Times - UK
A VIETNAMESE doctor who has treated dozens of victims of avian flu claims the drug being stockpiled around the world to combat a pandemic is "useless ...

O ataque á Europa continua

Over 2,000 birds killed by bird flu in Uzraine
Xinhua - China
4 (Xinhuanet) -- Over 2,000 birds have died of bird flu in southern Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, a spokesman for the country's Emergency Situations Ministry ...

Romania detects new bird flu cases
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Authorities have quarantined another village in eastern Romania after three chickens tested positive for the H5 subtype of bird flu, officials have said. ...