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First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 26 mins ago - 3 reports

New Microsphere-based Methods for Detecting HIV Antibodies

—Detection of HIV antibodies is used to diagnose HIV infection and monitor trials of experimental HIV%2FAIDS vaccines. New, more sensitive detection systems being developed use microspheres to capture HIV antibodies and can measure even small amounts ... [Published ScienceNewsline - 26 mins ago]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Antibody, Mary Ann Liebert, immunoassay

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 16 reports

Latest bird flu strain easily transferrable between ferrets, but not swine

Scientists have confirmed that the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain is transferrable between ferrets. Six of the animals — which often serve as a good measure for the risk of transmission between humans — were injected with the virus and placed in a cage with ... [Published The Verge - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Ferret, Bird Flu, H7N9

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

BUFFALO, N.Y. Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part ... [Published Rock Hill Herald - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Nushawn Williams, HIV/AIDS, prison, Virus

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

A civil trial is scheduled for next month to determine whether he will remain locked up.State officials have questioned the validity of the new results. ... [Published Modesto Bee - 2 hours ago]

Entities: HIV/AIDS

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 18 reports

Coronavirus Found in Saudi Was Patented by Dutch Scientists

(Updates with scientists’ comments in third paragraph.)May 23 (Bloomberg) -- The novel coronavirus that’s killed 22 people after appearing in Saudi Arabia last year has been patented by Dutch scientists, who disputed Saudi health ministry claims that ... [Published Washington Post - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Albert Osterhaus, Virus, Coronavirus, Patent

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 6 reports

Mum vaccinates after chickenpox scare

Chickenpox nearly killed Nikolas Matterson. Within a week of the spots appearing, he was on the operating table getting his chest cracked open to drain pus that had pooled on his right lung.His mother, Khryssi Barna, took him to hospital and to a GP several ... [Published Dominion Post - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Chicken Pox, Vaccine, Varilrix, Varivax

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

FUW welcomes Schmallenberg vaccine - 23/05/2013

The launch of a vaccine to tackle Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in sheep and cattle has been welcomed by the Farmers’ Union of Wales' animal health and welfare committee chairman Catherine Nakielny.The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has now issued MSD Animal ... [Published My Radnor.co.uk - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, Wales, Cattle, Virus, Animal Health

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 24 reports

Preparing for a Flu Pandemic

It’s been called the forgotten pandemic, yet it happened less than a century ago. Many people are dimly aware of the 1918 flu pandemic, often called the Spanish flu, but few people grasp how truly consequential it was. It’s estimated to have killed 50 ... [Published PBS - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Influenza, Pandemic, Virus

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 5 reports

SBV vaccine approved

BOVILIS SBV, the first vaccine specifically targeting the Schmallenberg virus in cattle and sheep, has been granted marketing approval and will be available to UK farmers 'within weeks'.Custom byline text:Gordon DavidsonBoth the company that pioneered ... [Published The Scottish Farmer - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, Cattle, Virus, Animal Health

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 9 reports

Scientist who invented HPV vaccine tackles MRSA

Kathrin Jansen of Pfizer is trying to stop MRSA, a super-resistant staph that kills more Americans each year than AIDS.CHICAGO — Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: She brought the cervical cancer vaccine ... [Published MSN News - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Pfizer Inc, Bacteria

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 18 reports

China’s Bird Flu Has Been Conquered—at Least For Now

China appears to have beaten back the latest strain of bird flu, according to global health authorities, but at no small cost. A total of 36 people have died, and UN experts said on Tuesday that the economy lost $6.5 billion as a result of the outbre ... [Published Nextgov.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Bird Flu, China, Virus, Global Health

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 30 reports

Livestock producers urged to discuss Schmallenberg

Scottish livestock farmers now have access to a vaccine to help protect sheep and cattle against birth defects in their young caused by the Schmallenberg Virus (SBV).The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued the veterinary pharmaceutical company ... [Published Carrick Gazette - May 21 2013]

Entities: Virus, Livestock, Vaccine, Cattle

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She added: "I will follow it up. I will look at the legal implications together with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. No IP (intellectual property) should stand in the way of you, the countries of the world, to protect your people."

WHO urges sharing over coronavirus [Published BBC - 44 mins ago]

"In today's world, you're only one airplane flight away from a virus going all the way around the world" Saidla said

Cause determined of deadly Southeast Alabama illness [Published WRBL-TV - 57 mins ago]

So, I printed all that out, took it to my doctor, who I have a very good relationship with, and said, "Look, this is what I'm learning. This is what the research is saying. And, I'm having a harder time in my early 40s staying safe than I ever had in my 20s or 30s. I think this might be the right thing for me." He looked it over, he thought about it, and said, "Yep, I agree with you." That's when I started PrEP...

This PrEP-ed Life: Damon Jacobs on Sex and Dating in a New Era of HIV Prevention [Published The Body - 1 hour ago]

...to do something about this will drop," study researcher Richard Webby, of St Jude Children's Hospital and the Word Health Organization, told Shots. "We really need to get on top of this virus and get it out of animal populations. Otherwise it's just not going to go away."

H7N9 Is More Adapted To Spread Among Humans Than Other Bird Flu Strains [Published Business Insider - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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Ferrets, pigs susceptible to H7N9 [Published H5N1 - 3 hours ago] A news release from NIH/NIAID: Ferrets, Pigs Susceptible to H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus . Excerpt:Chinese and U.S. scientists have used virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect ...
Is it OK to get my immunizations for an interna... [Published Consumer Reports Health Blog - 4 hours ago] Yes. Not all pharmacies offer the full array of vaccines recommended for overseas travel. But if one in your area provides that service, it's certainly a safe, convenient way to get the immunizations you need to help you stay healthy on your trip. ...
Bringing Health to World's Poor Goes Beyond Dru... [Published Global Health Policy - 5 hours ago] This post originally appeared as a letter to the editor of Financial Times . Andrew Jack’s report “ GSK and Merck pioneer vaccine deal ” (May 10) on a discounted human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine price for the Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunisation ...
John Dramani Mahama: The Big Push to Defeat HIV... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 9 hours ago] The goal of Universal Access to prevention, treatment care and support and to ensuring zero transmission of HIV in children may appear to be a daunting task. But it is achievable. The driving force for realization of this goal is the mobilization of resources ...
China: No H7N9 virus found in poultry farms [Published H5N1 - 10 hours ago] Via Xinhua: No H7N9 virus found in poultry farms: MOA. Excerpt:The H7N9 bird flu virus has not been detected in poultry farms, with positive samples mainly coming from live poultry markets, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Thursday.The MOA said ...

Audio/Video

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Funding to fight AIDS cut in South Africa [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 22 2013]
Inside Story - Finding a cure: The future of AIDS [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 22 2013]
HIV infection rates rising in Kazakhstan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 22 2013]
Conversations With America: Celebrating Ten Yea... [Published US Department of State - YouTube Channel - May 21 2013]
Ask a CDC expert about HIV among young people, ... [Published CDC Streaming Health - YouTube - May 20 2013]

Press Releases

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International AIDS Advocates Demand China Give ... [Published Business Wire - 3 hours ago]
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