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Chiron gets subpoena over vaccine debacle
• Infections • Oct 12 04
A federal grand jury is investigating Chiron Corp.‘s failure to deliver flu vaccine for the coming flu season, the company disclosed on Tuesday.
Chiron,…
Nigeria’s strike helps polio vaccine campaign
• Infections • Oct 12 04
A general strike in Nigeria has made it easier to reach and vaccinate 35 million children in the country against polio, the World Health…
UN vaccinates 7 mln Madagascans in measles drive
• Infections • Oct 11 04
U.N. workers and hundreds of volunteers have vaccinated more than 7 million children in Madagascar against measles to prevent a potentially lethal outbreak on…
S.E. Asia sets up task force to tackle bird flu
• Infections • Oct 08 04
Southeast Asian nations agreed on Friday to set up a task force to coordinate the fight against a deadly bird flu that has killed…
Scientists find deadly component of 1918 flu virus
• Infections • Oct 07 04
Scientists who synthesised two genes from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic said on Thursday they have new clues about what…
U.S. scrambles for flu vaccines after contamination
• Infections • Oct 07 04
U.S. health officials began a search for extra flu vaccines on Wednesday after one of only two major manufacturers, Chiron Corp., lost its entire…
Bird flu kills nine-year-old Thai girl, 31st victim
• Infections • Oct 04 04
Asia’s bird flu epidemic, which experts fear could spawn a human pandemic, has claimed its 31st victim, a nine-year-old Thai girl who had contact…
“Superbug” a growing problem outside hospitals
• Infections • Oct 01 04
An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults.
That’s according to two of several reports on…
Thai leader orders campaign to wipe out bird flu
• Infections • Sep 29 04
Thailand’s prime minister ordered a campaign to wipe out the bird flu virus by the end of October on Wednesday, a day after the…
No sign Thai bird flu transmission sustained: WHO
• Infections • Sep 28 04
A Thai woman who died of bird flu possibly caught it from her daughter, but there was no indication the virus would spread more…
Chiron promises US flu vaccine safe and available
• Infections • Sep 28 04
This year’s U.S. flu vaccine will be safe and will be distributed on time, Chiron Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Pien pledged…
Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear
• Infections • Sep 27 04
Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the deadly…
WHO hopes clean water guide helps prevent disease
• Infections • Sep 21 04
The World Health Organization issued new guidelines on Tuesday on preventing contamination of drinking water supplies and resultant illnesses.
Only 50 percent of…
Scientists advance the fight against SARS
• Infections • Sep 21 04
Scientists in Hong Kong said on Tuesday they have devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such…
Thousands may have been exposed to vCJD in UK
• Infections • Sep 21 04
Six thousand Britons are to be told they may have been exposed to the human form of mad cow disease through blood products, the…
UK reports Hib resurgence despite vaccination
• Infections • Sep 17 04
Rates of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) infection in the UK have increased in recent years, despite the fact that England and Wales have…
CDC recommends full Prevnar series again for kids
• Infections • Sep 16 04
The supply issues with Prevnar, a vaccine that protects kids from bacterial infections, have been resolved and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
UK develops bird flu tests
• Infections • Sep 15 04
Britain’s Health Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had developed two diagnostic tests to detect bird flu in case the outbreaks seen in poultry…
Dutch find greater threat to humans from bird flu
• Infections • Sep 14 04
Dutch scientists have determined bird flu can spread more easily among humans than was previously thought, researchers said on Tuesday.
Albert Osterhaus, a…
Common cold virus causes polio symptoms in mice
• Infections • Sep 08 04
A common cold virus closely related to the virus that causes polio can produce polio symptoms in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Kids, watch out for Salmonella from reptiles
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Despite warnings, a considerable number of young Michigan children catch Salmonella from pet reptiles, a new study shows.
Between January 2001 and June 2003,…
Stored smallpox vaccine effective after dilution
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Even when diluted, the Aventis Pasteur smallpox vaccine (APSV), which has been in frozen storage since the 1950s, yields a high rate of successful…
Vietnam says bird flu kills boy
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Vietnam said on Tuesday initial tests showed a 14-month-old boy died from bird flu, but it was unclear if the child was infected with…
West Nile fever more severe than formerly thought
• Infections • Sep 06 04
West Nile fever is not simply a 3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe illness that can incapacitate people for…
Cats may help transmit bird flu
• Infections • Sep 02 04
Domestic cats can become infected with the bird flu virus H5N1, by feeding on infected birds or by being around an infected cat, findings…