Internet rumours of a human bird flu case in Rimouski exasperate hospital
Internet rumours of a human bird flu case in Rimouski exasperate hospital
(CP) - The power of the Internet rumour mill slammed up against a hospital in Rimouski, Que., on Wednesday, leaving infection control specialists and pediatricians bewildered by claims they were treating a child gravely ill with H5N1 avian flu.
Key Step In Flu Virus Replication Discovered By U Of S Vaccine And Infectious Disease Organization Team
As public health officials around the world keep a nervous eye on the spread of avian influenza, the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) has uncovered a key step in how the influenza virus causes infection. [click link for full article]
Flu Can Bide Time In Icy Limbo Before Re-Emerging, BGSU Biologist States
It sounds like the stuff of a campy ’50s horror movie (”It Came from the Ice!”), but a Bowling Green State University biologist believes it’s a very real possibility.Dr. Scott Rogers is talking about the potential for long-dormant strains of influenza, packed in ice in remote global outposts, to be unleashed by melting and migratory birds. [click link for full article]