A further 10 million doses of bird flu vaccine for potential use in poultry and other captive birds will be bought by the government.Agriculture minister Ben Bradshaw told MPs that the government still believed vaccines were not the most effective

The U.K. is seeking 10 million extra doses of vaccine that may be used to immunize poultry against bird flu after the lethal H5N1 strain of the virus was reported for the first time in Spain last week. The vaccine

PowerMed, a UK biotechnology company, is seeking permission from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to begin human clinical trials in London for its experimental needle-free avian flu vaccine. The vaccine should protect people from H5N1 bird

The New York City department of Health announced they now have an emergency "bird flu plan" that they will try and implement if/when a genertal pandemic occurs.full press release from NYCDHMH: "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas

United Nations officials said Monday the bird flu virus did mutate and was passed from human to human in Indonesia but described the mutation as "relatively insignificant," although "cause for concern." The UN's senior co-ordinator for avian and human influenza

says UN health official Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro confirmed once again that the Bird Flu (Avian Flu) virus had mutated in an Indonesian village in a limited manner, and that the mutated virus

Plans for clinical trials to test the viability of a vaccine to protect against an avian flu pandemic have been submitted to the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). If successful, UK company PowderMed, which develops vaccines for

India is close to developing its own vaccine against avian flu in poultry with final phase trials showing 90 percent success, the head of the country's top animal disease research laboratory said on Monday. India's new experimental vaccine will target

A British company has applied for permission to conduct the first trial in Britain of a vaccine against avian flu. PowderMed, based in Oxford, has asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for clearance to test its H5N1 vaccine

The Red Cross is hoping to set the record straight about the bird flu, and give central Illinois residents a few ways to prevent it.There have not been any reports of bird flu in the U.S. So far, it's hit

State health officials are facing an expensive and potentially life-or-death decision as they continue to plan for the unpredictable — a possible avian flu pandemic. In a fresh attempt to provide a safety net for Georgians, a committee of experts

Spain's outbreak of avian flu may have been introduced by wild birds that carried the virus from the Mediterranean, a U.K.-based conservation society said. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the infection July 7 in a great crested grebe found dead

In Case of Avian Flu Pandemic - Federal Government to Negotiate Directly With Roche For Tamiflu - Bird Flu Many states are working out a deal with the Federal government in an effort to save money on Tamilfu. The State

A British drug company is seeking permission to conduct the first human trials of an experimental vaccine against the avian flu virus.The vaccine will target the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu, which has spread rapidly throughout bird populations in

Here are answers to a few of the most frequently asked questions about avian flu and the impact of a possible pandemic in the near future.What exactly is 'avian flu'?The avian flu is a strain of influenza that has decimated

AUSTRALIAN businesses are stockpiling anti-viral drugs and face masks as fears grow of an avian flu outbreak. Public companies such as Telstra and Bluescope Steel have pandemic risk committees meeting regularly and the Commonwealth Bank has appointed a pandemic planning

and quarantines.- One gallon of water per day for each person and pet. - Nonperishable, high-protein food that requires little or no cooking. - Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables. Be sure to have ...

Agricultural authorities in Avala, Spain, say the H5N1 infected Great Crested Grebe is an isolated case and that people should not panic. They stressed it is just a 'veterinary problem' and not one people should be unduly concerned about. The

is aiming to produce a vaccine against the deadly strain of the bird flu virus for humans by the end of this year. The company's president director, Marzuki Abdullah, said it was preparing the facilities and equipment ...

The Commission has published today a special Eurobarometer survey on avian influenza. The objective of the survey was to determine citizens' level of knowledge regarding the health risks linked to avian influenza, their level of knowledge of policies aimed at