2006 News Releases

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December

• December 29, 2006
  
  Molecular Anatomy of Influenza Virus Detailed (National Institutes of Health)
• December 11, 2006
  
  U.S. International Avian and Pandemic Influenza Assistance Tops $434 Million (U.S. Department of State)
  
  
  
• December 4, 2006
  CDC Awards $11.4 Million to Develop New Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Avian Influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

November

• November 20, 2006
  HHS Buys Additional Vaccine for Potential Use in an Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  
  
• November 14, 2006
  
  U.S. and Mexico Pledge Increased Cooperation in Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Along Border (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  
  
  
• November 14, 2006
  
  Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly and Accurately (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

October

• October 26, 2006
  
  Confirmatory Tests Complete on Ohio Duck Samples Find No Avian Influenza (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)
  
  
  
• October 26, 2006
  
  Harvard Survey: Public Reaction if a Pandemic (Harvard School of Public Health)
  
  
  
• October 25, 2006
  
  New Study Has Important Implications for Influenza Surveillance and Vaccine Production (National Institutes of Health)
  
  
  

• October 23, 2006
  WHO Global Pandemic Influenza Action Plan to Increase Vaccine Supply
  WHO News Release (World Health Organization)
  Statement by Secretary Mike Leavitt (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• October 20, 2006
  Wild Bird Samples from Michigan Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)

• October 17, 2006
  
  Experimental Vaccine Protects Mice Against Deadly 1918 Flu Virus (National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
  
  
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• October 14, 2006
  
  Ohio Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)
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• October 12, 2006
• Updates on Pandemic Flu Vaccine Trials (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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• October 12, 2006
  
  New Crisis Management Centre Launched by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
  
  
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• October 7, 2006
  
  Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Wild Northern Pintail Ducks in Montana (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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• October 6, 2006
  
  FAO Announces No Significant Change in Indonesian Bird Flu Virus (PDF - 42.5 KB) (Food and Agriculture Organization)

September

• September 29, 2006
  
  Illinois Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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• September 28, 2006
  
  Avian Influenza Tests Complete Confirm No H5N1 in Wild Green-Winged Teals in Illinois (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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• September 28, 2006
  
  FDA Issues Guidance to Industry for Development of Cell-Based Viral Vaccines (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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• September 28, 2006
  CDC Influenza Expert Selected as Federal Employee of the Year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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• September 27, 2006
  
  Mouse Study Reveals New Clues about Virulence of 1918 Influenza Virus (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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• September 25, 2006
  
  H9N2 Avian Flu Vaccine Paired with Adjuvant Provokes Strong Human Immune Response at Low Doses (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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• September 23, 2006
  
  Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Wild Mallard Ducks in Pennsylvania (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)
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• September 21, 2006
  Montana Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)

• September 21, 2006
  Statement on Avian Influenza by Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall Tobias (U.S. Agency for International Development)

• September 20, 2006
  Statements on the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
  Secretary Mike Johanns (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  Secretary Mike Leavitt (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• September 12, 2006
  Live H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccines Show Protection in Animal Studies (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• September 12, 2006
  Avian Influenza Tests Complete on Maryland Resident Wild Mallard Ducks (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• September 6, 2006
  Satellites Help Scientists Track Migratory Birds: GPS the Latest Tool in Fight Against Avian Influenza (U.S. Geological Survey)

August

• August 30, 2006
  FAO handbook offers guidance to small poultry farmers  En Español  (Food and Agriculture Organization)
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• August 28, 2006
  
  Avian Influenza Tests on Michigan Mute Swans Confirm Specimens had Low-Pathogenic Strain of H5N1 (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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• August 28, 2006
  
  Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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• August 24, 2006
  
  Avian Flu Detection Information on Wild Birds Available (U.S. Geological Survey)
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• August 22, 2006
  CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible

• August 9, 2006
  USDA, DOI and State Partners Begin Monitoring Wild Migratory Birds in Lower 48 States [En Español] (U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior)

• August 1, 2006
  OFFLU Keeps Its Pace on Global Sharing of Avian Influenza Virus Samples (World Organisation for Animal Health)

July

• July 31, 2006
  Researchers Develop New Way to Assess Pandemic Potential of Influenza Viruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• July 20, 2006
  HHS Assists States With Another Antiviral Drug Purchase (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• July 20, 2006
  FDA Names First Medical Director for Emerging & Pandemic Threat Preparedness (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

• July 14, 2006
  USDA and FAO Launch Animal Disease Crisis Management Center (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• July 11, 2006
  HHS Announces Additional $225 Million For State and Local Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Efforts (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) 

June

• June 29, 2006
  USDA Releases 180-Day Pandemic Planning Report (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• June 19, 2006
  USDA Trains Foreign Scientists on Avian Influenza Testing (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• June 15, 2006
  Secretary Leavitt (HHS) Commends Congress for Passing $2.3 Billion Funding for Pandemic Preparedness (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• June 9, 2006
  USAID Announces $5 Million Award to Enhance International Efforts to Track Avian Influenza (U.S. Agency for International Development)

   

May

• May 18, 2006
  Canada Launches 2006 Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza (Environment Canada)

• May 17, 2006
  New Checklist Helps Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• May 4, 2006
  HHS Awards Contracts Totaling More Than $1 Billion To Develop Cell-Based Influenza Vaccine (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• May 3, 2006
  Avian Influenza Action Group to Coordinate U.S. International Effort (U.S. Department of State)

• May 3, 2006
  Advancing the Nation's Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan Fact Sheet [En Español] (The White House)

   

April

• April 27, 2006
  HHS Assistant Secretary Simonson Travels to Bangladesh and India to Enhance Planning for a Potential Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• April 19, 2006
  Interregional Spread of Influenza through United States Described by Virus Type, Size of Population and Commuting Rates and Distance (National Institutes of Health)

• April 13, 2006
  Susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain (World Organization for Animal Health & the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

• April 6, 2006
  Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue in Africa, Asia, Europe and Near East (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

   

March

• March 29, 2006
  H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Healthy Adults (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• March 29, 2006
  FDA Approves a Second Drug for the Prevention of Influenza A and B in Adults and Children (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

• March 22, 2006
  HHS Buys More Antiviral Medication for the Strategic National Stockpile (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• March 20, 2006
  USDA, DOI and HHS Expand Screening for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Migratory Birds (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• March 20, 2006
  FDA Prohibits Use of Antiviral Drugs in Poultry to Help Keep Drugs Effective for Humans (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

• March 17, 2006
  WHO Widens Work on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness to Reach Displaced Populations and Local Communities (World Health Organization)

• March 13, 2006
  HHS Issues New Tool to Help Offices and Clinics Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• March 8, 2006
  WHO Human Influenza Pandemic Meeting Makes Progress on Containment Plan (World Health Organization)

• March 6, 2006
  Statement by Mike Leavitt, Secretary of health and Human Services, Regarding Second Strain of the H5N1 Virus (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• March 3, 2006
  New Checklist Helps Home Health Care Providers Prepare For An Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• March 2, 2006
  FDA Initiative Helps Expedite Development of Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Vaccines (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

• March 1, 2006
  HHS Buys Additional Antiviral Medication As Preparations for Potential Influenza Pandemic Continue (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• March 1, 2006
  Avian Influenza in Cat in Germany (World Organisation for Animal Health)

February

• February 27, 2006
  Avian Influenza and Food Safety: Statement by Dr. LEE Jong-Wook, WHO Director-General (World Health Organization)

• February 9, 2006
  Avian Influenza in Africa: Statement by the Director-General of WHO (World Health Organization)

• February 6, 2006
  HHS and Institut Pasteur Partner on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• February 3, 2006
  FDA Approves New Laboratory Test To Detect Human Infections With Avian Influenza A/H5 Viruses (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• February 1, 2006
  New Teams Join Network to Model Pandemic Flu, Other Infectious Outbreaks (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)

January

• January 12, 2006
  New Checklist Helps Faith-Based and Community Organizations Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• January 12, 2006
  HHS Announces $100 Million to Accelerate State and Local Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Efforts (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• January 6, 2006
  Secretary Leavitt Releases Guide to Help Individuals and Families Get Informed and Be Prepared For a Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

• January 5, 2006
  Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Human Cases of H5N1 in Europe (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)