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Aug 29
New Item Study: Flu vaccine doesn't lower death rates in elderly

Aug 28
New Item Federal officials lift Salmonella warning on peppers

Aug 27
New Item H5N1 turns up at Benin poultry market

New Item USDA unveils ban on using disabled cattle in food

Aug 26
New Item Anthrax probe prompts concerns about military labs

New Item 12 deaths reported in Canadian Listeria outbreak

Aug 25
New Item H1N1 flu viruses growing more resistant to Tamiflu

New Item Rhode Island reports H7N3 in swans

Aug 22
New Item Study: Bacterial pneumonia was main killer in 1918 flu pandemic

New Item Nonprofits promote flu shots at polling places

Aug 21
New Item FDA approves irradiation of iceberg lettuce, spinach

New Item Officials say Salmonella outbreak winding down

Aug 20
New Item FBI says it easily replicated anthrax used in attacks

New Item Report: Favorable long-term prognosis for West Nile virus patients

Aug 19
New Item Researchers find long-lived immunity to 1918 pandemic virus

Aug 18
New Item Researchers find trends in study of Indonesia's H5N1 cases

Aug 15
New Item FBI conclusions in anthrax probe meet skepticism

Aug 14
New Item Researchers probe pandemic potential of H9N2 virus

Aug 13
New Item Indonesia rules out H5N1 case cluster in Sumatra

Aug 12
New Item HHS evaluates proposals for new anthrax vaccine

Aug 11
New Item FAO says H5N1 situation in birds has improved

New Item Second E coli outbreak linked to meat from Nebraska Beef

Aug 8
New Item Britain ranks flu pandemic among top threats

New Item Study: Flu shots may not protect elderly from pneumonia

Aug 7
New Item California beef linked to Virginia E coli outbreak

Aug 6
New Item FDA approvals clear way for flu vaccine marketing

Aug 5
New Item Massachusetts, Virginia probe E coli outbreaks

Aug 4
New Item FDA finds tainted jalapenos at supermarket warehouse

New Item Indonesia reports new H5N1 death

Aug 1
New Item Trial of second-generation zanamivir shows promise

Jul 31
New Item State models cited as ways to improve outbreak responses

Jul 30
New Item Salmonella outbreak strain traced to Mexican farm

Jul 29
New Item Tainted pepper found in home of Salmonella patient

New Item GAO: States want more pandemic planning guidance

New Item Anthrax vaccine maker wins NIAID grants

Jul 28
New Item FDA clears US jalapenos in Salmonella outbreak

Jul 25
New Item Nigeria finds H5N1 in bird markets

New Item Many nursing homes lack pandemic plan

Jul 24
New Item BioWatch demands on state labs called burdensome

New Item Minnesota tactics helped reveal Salmonella source

Jul 23
New Item New pandemic vaccine plan keeps focus on critical workers

Jul 22
New Item DHS aims for faster detection of airborne pathogens

Jul 21
New Item Outbreak strain of Salmonella found in jalapeno

New Item More efforts look outside the box for outbreak signals

Jul 18
New Item Salmonella found in peppers, but no outbreak link so far

New Item Another H5N1 death reported in Indonesia

      
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Avoiding the Big 7 Pandemic-Planning Mistakes
New Webinar - October 9

The Webinar features presenters Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and Peter M. Sandman, PhD, who will discuss such pitfalls as bundling pandemic preparedness into an all-hazards approach and avoiding invoking fear in risk communications.

Learn more and register today!
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New Item Influenza A virus infections in land birds, People's Republic of China
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Aug 29

 
New Item Outbreak of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections associated with multiple raw produce items--United States, 2008
From Aug 29 MMWR

 
New Item Structural basis for suppression of a host antiviral response by influenza A virus
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Aug 25

 
New Item Clinical characteristics of 26 human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection in China
From PLoS ONE, published online Aug 21

 
New Item Pandemic Influenza Storybook
Narratives from 1918 and 1957 pandemics for use as planning tool, published by CDC

 
New Item Predominant role of bacterial pneumonia as a cause of death in pandemic influenza: implications for pandemic influenza preparedness
From J Infect Dis, published online Aug 18

 
New Item Planning for an influenza pandemic: thinking beyond the virus
Editorial commentary on above article from J Infect Dis, published online Aug 18

 
New Item Neutralizing antibodies derived from the B cells of 1918 influenza pandemic survivors
From Nature, published online Aug 17

 
New Item Factors associated with case fatality of human H5N1 virus infections in Indonesia: a case series
From Lancet, published online Aug 15

 
New Item Evidence of infection by H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in healthy wild waterfowl
From PLoS Pathog, published online Aug 15

 
New Item Replication and transmission of H9N2 influenza viruses in ferrets: evaluation of pandemic potential
From PLoS ONE, published online Aug 13

 
New Item Pandemic management and developing world bioethics: bird flu in West Bengal
From Dev World Bioeth, published online Aug 11

 
New Item Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza (H5N1), Afghanistan
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Aug 9

 
New Item Influenza vaccination and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent elderly people: a population-based, nested case-control study
From Aug 2 Lancet

 
New Item Obligations to report outbreaks of foodborne disease under the International Health Regulations (2005)
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Aug 1

 
New Item Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) isolated from whooper swans, Japan
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 29

 
New Item Environmental contamination during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 28

 
New Item No ordinary flu
Comic book from King County, Wash., to promote pandemic flu preparedness, in 12 languages

 
New Item Guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine
HHS/DHS document released Jul 23

 
New Item Influenza pandemic: federal agencies should continue to assist states to address gaps in pandemic planning
GAO report released Jul 21 (but dated Jun 19)

 
New Item Deaths from bacterial pneumonia during 1918-19 influenza pandemic
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 18

 
New Item Bacterial pneumonia and pandemic influenza planning
Perspectives piece from Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 18

 
New Item Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008
From MMWR, published online Jul 17

 
New Item Biosurveillance: preliminary observations on Department of Homeland Security's biosurveillance initiatives
GAO report released Jul 16

 
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Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul
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