Avian Bird Flu - Profs zero in on immunity

Profs zero in on immunity
Georgia Straight - In addition, the federal government recently licensed a cattle vaccine that he developed for a deadly strain of E. coli, which should sharply reduce the likelihood of another Walkerton-style outbreak of contaminated water in Canada. If that s not

Egyptian Dies Of Bird Flu Several Others Fight Disease
CattleNetwork.com - Intisar Fareed, 30, died Sunday after she and two members of members of an extended family living in a single dwelling in Gharbiya province, to the north of Cairo , tested positive for the deadly strain of avian flu. Hassan el-Bushra, a regional

Wash-Resistant Bacteria Taint Foods
Science News - Later this year, however, she and graduate student Jim Wright plan to report that they can infect apples with a deadly strain of E. coli at a concentration of 10,000 bacteria per gram, then eliminate them all by dipping the fruit in a nontoxic

FDA Urges Calm Over Lettuce Recall
MedicineNet.com - The deadly strain of E. coli was found in spinach packaged by Natural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista, Calif. FDA officials reiterated that there was no link between the two incidents. "As far as we're aware, there is nothing whatsoever to

Russia's chief doctor unconcerned over bird flu outbreak
RIA Novosti - The deadly strain of bird flu has claimed dozens of human lives since it first appeared in Asia in 2003, and it has since spread worldwide. Scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form transmissible between humans, sparking a global pandemic

European Roundup
Prague Post - Russia and Japan have banned imports of British turkey and European poultry farmers are keeping a closer eye on their flocks as the UK presses ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys at a farm where a deadly strain of avian flu was discovered Feb. 2