THE LATEST FLU REPORTS
NEW STUDIES, REPORTS
Nature (blog) March 08, 2011
A new report from the IFPMA – an international umbrella body of pharmaceutical companies and industry groups – warns that while middle-income countries are successfully collaborating on technology transfer projects, low-income countries are in danger of being left behind. press release full report (bith in pdf)
BMC Public Health Mar 8 2011
European Parliament 08-03-2011 - 12:39
The EU's response to the outbreak of the H1N1 ("swine flu") virus in 2009-2010 is scrutinised and found wanting in a resolution adopted by Parliament on Tuesday which weighs up the cost of vaccination programmes and the relative risks. Suggestions for the future include group purchases of vaccines and tighter safeguards against conflicts of interest.
The EU's response to the outbreak of the H1N1 ("swine flu") virus in 2009-2010 is scrutinised and found wanting in a resolution adopted by Parliament on Tuesday which weighs up the cost of vaccination programmes and the relative risks. Suggestions for the future include group purchases of vaccines and tighter safeguards against conflicts of interest.
Union for International Cancer Control March 7, 2011
UICC, the Union for International Cancer Control, in Geneva, Switzerland, and GAVI, the Global Alliances for Vaccines and Immunisation, have joined forces to accelerate introduction of affordable human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines into developing countries, where more than 80% of cervical cancer cases and deaths occur.
CANADIAN NEWS
CTV.ca Mar. 8, 2011
Homeless patients cost hospitals an extra $2,500 each, often because there is no place to send them after they've been treated, a new study suggests
Globe and Mail Mar 8, 2011
It's hard to say for sure how Kyaw Lin's battle with HIV/AIDS would have gone had doctors here been able to give him the medicine he needed earlier. But it's difficult to imagine it could have been much worse.
To save Nunavut lives, immunize
Nunatsiaq News Mar 7, 2011
A series of shots that prevent respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, could keep more Nunavut babies from dying, says Dr. Anna Banerji, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto.
Nunatsiaq News Mar 7, 2011
A series of shots that prevent respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, could keep more Nunavut babies from dying, says Dr. Anna Banerji, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto.
Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick) Mar 7, 2011
The New Brunswick government must build a stronger research agenda before it can expect to draw millions in federal research grants, says the dean of Dalhousie University's medical school. (related editorial: Put research on the agenda)
February 20 to February 26, 2011 (Week 08)
In week 08, regions in Quebec and BC reported increases in influenza activity, while other regions across the country reported decreased activity. Many school outbreaks of ILI continue to be reported in New Brunswick. The proportion of positive influenza detections overall continued to decline in week 08, although the ILI consultation rate increased slightly compared to the previous week.
In week 08, regions in Quebec and BC reported increases in influenza activity, while other regions across the country reported decreased activity. Many school outbreaks of ILI continue to be reported in New Brunswick. The proportion of positive influenza detections overall continued to decline in week 08, although the ILI consultation rate increased slightly compared to the previous week.
Toronto Star March 4, 2011
The human papillomavirus, normally associated with cervical cancer, is being linked to a larger number of cancers in both women and men.
INTERNATIONAL
IAVI Congratulates its CEO on New Appointment
Business Wire (news release) Mar 8, 2011
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) congratulates its founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Seth Berkley on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
Business Wire (news release) Mar 8, 2011
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) congratulates its founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Seth Berkley on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
Infection Control Today Mar 8, 2011
Recommendations about precautionary behaviors are a key part of public health responses to infectious disease threats such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Reuters Mar 8, 2011
A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry found no direct link between vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis SA and the deaths of children, but said further checks were needed, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.
Infection Control Today Mar 7, 2011
Clara J. Witt, of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center in Silver Spring, Md., and colleagues, report in BMC Public Health that the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System Operations (AFHSC-GEIS) initiated a coordinated, multidisciplinary program to link data sets and information derived from eco-climatic remote sensing activities, ecologic niche modeling, arthropod vector, animal disease-host/reservoir, and human disease surveillance for febrile illnesses, into a predictive surveillance program that generates advisories and alerts on emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
Should last remaining known smallpox virus die?
Washington Post Mar 7, 2011
Some public health authorities, infectious disease specialists and national security experts maintain that the time has come to finally autoclave hundreds of vials of the pathogen held in two high-security government labs in the United States and Russia.
Washington Post Mar 7, 2011
Some public health authorities, infectious disease specialists and national security experts maintain that the time has come to finally autoclave hundreds of vials of the pathogen held in two high-security government labs in the United States and Russia.
Science Speaks blog 07 Mar 2011
The debate, one in a series called “Emerging Issues in Today’s HIV Response,” featured different views on both the efficacy and the ethics of offering material incentives for preventing the spread of HIV to people most at risk of becoming infected.
Bloomberg Mar 4, 2011
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $10 million in Liquidia Technologies, a closely held biotechnology company developing vaccines, as part of a $400-million initiative to fund activities to help poorer countries.
Science Speaks blog March 1, 2011
Content highlights include how male circumcision outreach has spurred treatment demand in Kenya, plus a special update from the PEPFAR Swaziland team on the accelerated saturation innitiative starting up now
