TWiV 173: Going to bat for flu research
On episode #173 of the podcast This Week in Virology, the TWiVites discuss seroevidence for human infection with avian influenza H5N1, and the discovery of a new influenza virus in…
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NSABB reverses decision on publication of H5N1 results
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has re-examined two manuscripts on the transmissibility of influenza H5N1 virus in ferrets: After careful deliberation, the NSABB unanimously recommended that this…
Comment on H5N1 lethality in humans
In a brief letter to Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, Alan Zelicoff notes a problem with serosurveys for influenza H5N1 infection: …peak titers after H5N1 infection occur at about 4 to 6…
Proposed US policy on dual use research of concern
…if you get Federal money to work on the following organisms or toxins: Avian influenza virus (highly pathogenic) Bacillus anthracis Botulinum neurotoxin Burkholderia mallei Burkholderia pseudomallei Ebola virus Foot-and-mouth disease…
WHO report on human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) infection
The World Health Organization has been publishing weekly reports on the avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreak which include the geographical location of each case, the cumulative number of cases, and the…
Update on influenza H7N9 virus at ASM in Denver
At the 2013 ASM meeting in Denver, Colorado, Stanley Maloy discussed human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus with Ronald Atlas, Ph.D., University of Louisville, KY; Robert Webster; St. Jude’s…