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AUSTIN, Texas—"When did you first learn about the swine flu outbreak?" ...More

June 12, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

WHO Raises Alert to Phase 6 to Indicate Pandemic

News agencies are reporting this morning that the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its infectious diseases alert to Phase 6, its highest level, indicating that the agency believes that the outbreak of the novel H1N1 virus is now a pandemic. To read the report ...More

June 11, 2009

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WHO May Declare H1N1 Flu Pandemic

The Associated Press is reporting that World Health Organization (WHO) Flu Chief Keiji Fukuda said a recent spike in swine flu cases in Australia may force it declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years. ...More

June 10, 2009

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WHO Raises Swine Flu Pandemic Alert to Phase 5

GENEVA—The World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its pandemic alert to phase 5, which indicates that the swine flu is spreading from human to human and nearing the pandemic phase. ...More

April 29, 2009

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Baxter Working with WHO on Swine Flu Vaccine

CHICAGO—The Chicago Tribune reported that Baxter confirmed over the weekend that it is working with the World Health Organization on a potential vaccine to curb the swine flu virus outbreak that is blamed for deaths in Mexico and has been confirmed in the United ...More

April 27, 2009

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Pandemic flu plans need more federal guidance, coordination

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--States require additional direction and guidance from federal health officials as well as answers to epidemiological questions to adequately develop their pandemic flu plans, according to a report conducted by researchers at RTI International. ...More

August 31, 2006

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CDC develops way to assess pandemic potential of avian flu

WASHINGTON--Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a new research method that may help identify the types of genetic changes necessary for the avian influenza virus (H5N1) to be more easily transmitted among people ...More

August 1, 2006

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Companies planning for an avian flu pandemic but outcomes uncertain

A significant majority of global corporations currently have either a detailed avian flu pandemic readiness plan in place or are in the process of developing a plan, according to a report released today by The Conference Board, the global research and business membership ...More

July 7, 2006

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Bird flu drama: Can it happen? Expert weighs in on the controversy

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The made-for-television movie, Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, raised questions about the U.S. ability to handle a pandemic. C. Ed Hsu, an expert in public health emergency preparedness for disease and bioterrorism and assistant professor of public and ...More

May 12, 2006

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Baxter receives U.S. bird-flu vaccine contract

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government awarded Baxter International Inc. and five other pharmaceuticals more than $1 billion to develop technology that can speed up flu vaccine production time. ...More

May 5, 2006

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

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