MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'avian influenza'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4759481&cid=t_105018_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2011%2F04%2F27%2Favian-influenza-h5n1-graphic-summary%2F The attached graph summarizes successive waves in the occurrence of Influenza H5N1 among individual countries. Incidence peaked in Thailand in 2004, Vietnam in 2005 and Indonesia in 2006; while most reports during 2009 to 2010 originated from Egypt. [1] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the World, 2011. 987 pp, 383 graphs, 12,492 references. Gideon e-books, http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-the-world/ (Source: GIDEON blog) GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4759481 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:02:03 +0100 4759481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741085&cid=t_105018_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FvTenLq4wLTs%2F There are two glycoproteins embedded in the influenza viral membrane: the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). The NA, shown in yellow in the illustration, is an enzyme that removes sialic acids from the surface of the cell, so that newly formed virions can be released. The NA protein is composed of a box-like head attached to the viral membrane via a stalk. The length of the stalk may be an important determinant of the virulence of avian influenza H5N1 viruses. Examination of the sequence of all known influenza N1 NAs reveals that the proteins can be grouped into six classes depending on the length of the stalk region. The stalk regions of some NAs are intact, while others lack from 15 to 22 amino acids. In 2000, influenza H5N1 isolates from humans were identified with a deletion of... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741085 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:14 +0100 2741085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389755&cid=t_105018_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Flessons-from-1918%2F I read a book called ‘The Coming Plague‘ when I was in medical school. It was fascinating. It formed a picture of the world in my mind as a bubbling soup of seething micro-organisms waiting for the right circumstances to break out, to come forth and multiply - at our expense. It also introduced me [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389755 Thu, 07 May 2009 01:32:12 +0100 2389755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207285&cid=t_105018_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fupcoming-event-univ-of-minnesota-08.html 2008 Center for Bioethics Seminar Series“Ethics and Public Health Emergencies: How Should We Prepare for Pandemic Flu?”Friday, February 8, 200812:15–1:30 pm, 3-100 Mayo, University of Minnesota CampusPresented byDebra DeBruin, PhDDirector of Education and Assistant Professor, Center for Bioethics; Department of MedicineUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolDr. DeBruin has served as a health policy fellow for the United States Senate, and worked as a consultant to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine and the National Bioethics Advisory Commission. She has also been a member of a number of working groups relevant to public health, including the Minnesota Privacy and Security Project Solutions Workgroup, the Minnesota Privacy and Security Project Legal Workgroup, t... BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207285 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:15:00 +0100 1207285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=590649&cid=t_105018_86_f&fid=34468&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowsing.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fstockpiling-influenza-vaccine.html Today's BMJ reports a recent meeting at the WHO, which backed calls for vaccine effective against H5N1 influenza to be stockpiled. The meeting also discussed access to the vaccine. (Source: Browsing) Browsing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=590649 Fri, 04 May 2007 15:28:00 +0100 590649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486767&cid=t_105018_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D214071 DailyKos is reporting that a influenza pandemic could bring down the Internets. If you saw the new Pandemic Severity Index provided by the government you know that is hardly the only problem a severe influenza outbreak could create. Meanwhile, in this country the new CDC guidelines that now rank pandemics in terms of categories 1 through 5, similar to hurricanes, are making the rounds in the media, and working its way through the government bureaucracy down to the states. The meat of the proposal? if there's a category 4 or 5 pandemic (H5N1 or some other), the schools in your town will close for up to three months, and large public gatherings will be canceled. That's because kids are a major vector in spreading flu and other respiratory diseases (ask any parent of a second grader or day c... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486767 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:00:00 +0100 486767