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Dec 3
New Item USDA drafts avian flu risk assessment for poultry and egg products

Dec 2
New Item Study says college students benefit from flu shots

New Item FDA details year's progress on food protection plan

Dec 1
New Item PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Addressing psychological needs in disaster response

New Item India reports new H5N1 outbreak

Nov 26
New Item Salmonella outbreak tied to pot pies totaled 401 cases

New Item FAO: Momentum builds for 'One World, One Health' concept

Nov 25
New Item Hospital pandemic drill reveals major supply challenges

Nov 24
New Item CDC reports swine flu virus in Texas patient

Nov 21
New Item Researchers report new species of deadly Ebola virus

Nov 20
New Item Indonesia says no H5N1 cases in suspicious cluster

New Item Report says pandemic will threaten coal, power supplies

Nov 19
New Item Experts weigh advisability of school-based flu shots

Nov 18
New Item Pew report critiques Salmonella outbreak response

Nov 17
New Item Study questions value of respirator-fit testing

Nov 14
New Item Firm says weakened smallpox vaccine has good safety profile

Nov 13
New Item Google uses search data to estimate US flu activity

New Item Supari denies H5N1 caused girl's death

New Item Another Thai province reports H5N1 outbreak

Nov 12
New Item Feds stage airport test of plan to slow pandemic

New Item Indonesian sources say teen died of H5N1 infection

Nov 11
New Item APIC sounds alarm about C difficile threat

New Item Firm says 'universal' flu vaccine passed early test

New Item US to give FAO $44 million for avian flu control

Nov 10
New Item FDA adjusts rules on prior notice of food imports

New Item H5N1 hits poultry in Thailand

Nov 7
New Item DOD advisors outline biodefense priorities for next president

New Item GAO: Obama should address health preparedness, food safety

Nov 6
New Item More Salmonella cases linked to dry pet food

Nov 5
New Item Study: Media can distort public's views on infectious diseases

Nov 4
New Item Laos reports new avian flu outbreak

Nov 3
New Item Canada approves E coli vaccine for cattle

Oct 31
New Item Encouraging results reported for injectable flu drug

Oct 30
New Item Benefits of flu vaccination hotly debated

New Item University of Minnesota breaks flu-shot world record

Oct 29
New Item Experts at HHS webinar cite key pandemic planning issues

New Item US urged to launch major campaign against emerging diseases

New Item Experts stress vigilance over emerging, unpredictable diseases

New Item Study: Universal flu immunization lowers death rates

Oct 28
New Item Fifth case confirmed in South African viral outbreak

Oct 27
New Item Donors meeting nets funds for avian flu fight

New Item Drug-resistant flu viruses cause growing concern

Oct 24
New Item WHO's draft pandemic flu guidance revises phases

Oct 23
New Item UN: Pandemic risk remains despite progress on H5N1

New Item ACIP opens door to anthrax shots for first responders

Oct 22
New Item GAO says tighter security needed at two BSL-4 labs

      
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New Report: Pandemic Influenza, Electricity, and the Coal Supply Chain

Authors: Nicholas S. Kelley, MSPH, and Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

A coal shortage during an influenza pandemic portends grim outcomes. With this report, we attempt to conceptualize what happens when a pandemic disrupts the supply chain for coal, the fuel nearly half of the United States relies upon for electricity—the cornerstone of public health and organizational continuity.
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New Item Human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) in northern Vietnam, 2004-2005
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Dec 3

 
New Item World at risk: the report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Released Dec 2

 
New Item FSIS seeks comments on draft risk assessment for the public health impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in poultry, shell eggs, and egg products
Dec 2 USDA press release

 
New Item Food Protection Plan: one-year progress summary
FDA report released Dec 1

 
New Item Multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections associated with frozen pot pies--United States, 2007
From Nov 28 MMWR

 
New Item Guillain-Barre syndrome and influenza virus infection
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Nov 24

 
New Item Health information technology: more detailed plans needed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's redesigned BioSense program
GAO report published Nov 20

 
New Item Cross-reactive immunity in adult and elderly patients against clade 2 influenza A H5N1 virus strains induced by Fluval, a reverse genetic-derived adjuvanted H5N1 clade 1 prototype pandemic influenza vaccine
From Clin Vaccine Immunol, published online Nov 19

 
New Item Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data
From Nature, published online Nov 19

 
New Item Personal protective equipment in an influenza pandemic: a UK simulation exercise
From J Hosp Infect, published online Nov 17

 
New Item Breakdown: lessons to be learned from the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak
Nov 17 report from the Produce Safety Project

 
New Item Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers
From Am J Public Health, published online Nov 13

 
New Item Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus: advice for travelers
CDC outbreak notice updated Nov 3

 
New Item Interim guidance about avian influenza (H5N1) for U.S. citizens living abroad
CDC outbreak notice updated Nov 3

 
New Item Respirator-fit testing: does it ensure the protection of healthcare workers against respirable particles carrying pathogens?
From Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, published online Nov 3

 
New Item Safety and immunogenicity of a prepandemic influenza A (H5N1) vaccine
From Pediatr Infect Dis J, published online Oct 30

 
New Item Neutrophils may be a vehicle for viral replication and dissemination in human H5N1 avian influenza
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Nov 6

 
New Item Would an influenza pandemic qualify as a major disaster under the Stafford Act?
Oct 20 CRS report

 
New Item Influenza infection in wild raccoons
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in red foxes fed infected bird carcasses
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Influenza vaccination in adolescents with high-risk conditions
From Pediatrics, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza in children 6 to 59 months of age during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 influenza seasons
From Pediatrics, published online Oct 31

 
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