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2008 News
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December
December 29, 2008
Scientists Isolate Genes that Made 1918 Flu Lethal
December 16, 2008
HHS Releases Guidance for Use and Stockpiling of Antiviral Drugs
December 2, 2008
FSIS Drafts Avian Flu Risk Assessment for Poultry and Egg Products
November
November 12, 2008
Airport Test of Plan to Slow Pandemic
November 11, 2008
Record-level US Support for Bird Flu Programme
October
October 27, 2008
Genetics Provide Evidence about Migratory Bird Movement
October 16, 2008
UN-World Bank Releases Global Progress Report on Pandemic Influenza Readiness
October 8, 2008
CDC Awards $16.9 Million to Combat Pandemic, Seasonal Influenza
September
September 30, 2008
FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza
August
August 20, 2008
$24 Million Awarded for Pandemic Preparedness Projects
August 19, 2008
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic
July
July 23, 2008
Guidance on Pandemic Vaccination Allocation Released
June
June 12, 2008
Contracts Awarded for Development of Faster Influenza Diagnostic Tests
June 10, 2008
New Bird Flu Strains (H7) Might have Enhanced Potential to Infect/Spread-Among People
May
May 28, 2008
Bangladesh Confirms Its First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza
March
March 26, 2008
Ducks, Rice Play Key Role in Outbreaks
March 20, 2008
Secretary Leavitt Blogs About Pandemic Exercise With Bloggers
March 18, 2008
U.N. Group Warns Indonesia Situation Critical
February
February 26, 2008
UC Irvine Study Finds Spread of Bird Flu Strains are Slowed at Some Borders
February 18, 2008
MIT Explains Spread of 1918 Flu Pandemic
January
January 16, 2008
Comments on OIE Director General Statements