Swine flu science update: 10 September 2009
A round-up of the latest articles about vaccination, new life for expiring Tamiflu stocks, turkeys in Chile catching swine flu, and more.
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Soaps and detergents 'could help tackle bird flu'
Scientists have shown that ordinary soaps and detergents can kill the bird flu virus, but warn the method cannot replace poultry vaccination.
India's trees are potential Tamiflu source
A number of tree species found in western India could supply an important ingredient for the bird flu drug Tamiflu.
1 April 2009 | EN
Scientists find new drug target on bird flu virus
Scientists have identified a part of the H5N1 virus that could provide a new approach for developing antiviral drugs.
Anti-H5N1 rice could protect poultry, say scientists
Chinese scientists have engineered rice to protect poultry from bird flu — but work is still in the early stages.
'Weak spot' could be bird flu vaccine target
Scientists have made antibodies against a part of the flu virus common to all strains, a discovery that could lead to a bird flu vaccine.
Source: International Herald Tribune
Chinese bird flu rates 'don't add up'
Most human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.
Source: The Lancet
Scientists find 'likely' human-human H5N1 spread
Human-to-human transmission of H5N1 is likely to have occurred between a father and son in China, according to a new study.
China approves its first human H5N1 vaccine
China has approved production of a H5N1 vaccine for humans, the first of its kind in the developing world.
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