2008 Home Page News Archive
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December
November
| Nov 12 — | Airport Test of Plan to Slow Pandemic  |
| Nov 11 — | Record-level US Support for Bird Flu Programme |
October
| Oct 27 — | Genetics Provide Evidence about Migratory Bird Movement |
| Oct 25 — | US Pledges Additional $320 Million in Fight Against Bird Flu |
| Oct 16 — | UN-World Bank Releases Global Progress Report on Pandemic Influenza Readiness |
| Oct 15 — | WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance - Request for Comments |
| Oct 08 — | CDC Awards $16.9 Million to Combat Pandemic, Seasonal Influenza |
September
| Sep 30 — | FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza |
August
| Aug 20 — | $24 Million Awarded for Pandemic Preparedness Projects |
| Aug 19 — | Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic |
July
| July 23 — | Guidance on Pandemic Vaccination Allocation Released |
| July 08 — | Report on Home Health Care during an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources Released |
June
| June 27 — | Antivirals - State Allocations Updated |
| June 12 — | Contracts Awarded for Development of Faster Influenza Diagnostic Tests |
| June 10 — | New Bird Flu Strains (H7) Might have Enhanced Potential to Infect/Spread-Among People |
May
| May 28 — | Bangladesh Confirms Its First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza |
March
| March 26 — | Ducks, Rice Play Key Role in Outbreaks |
| March 20 — | Secretary Leavitt Blogs About Pandemic Exercise With Bloggers |
March 19 — | Fifth Pandemic Planning Update Report Released Report>> |
March 18 — | U.N. Group Warns Indonesia Situation Critical News Release >> |
March 13 — | Webcast on State Pandemic Planning Assessments Watch Webcast >> |
March 11 — | New Guidelines for State Pandemic Planning Guidance Document (PDF - 1.5 MB) >> |
February
Feb 26 — | UC Irvine Study Finds Spread of Bird Flu Strains are Slowed at Some Borders News Release >> |
Feb 18 — | MIT Explains Spread of 1918 Flu Pandemic News Release >> |
Feb 13 — | OIE Approves Diagnostic Kits for Avian Flu News Release >> |
January
Jan 22 — | WHO Launches Influenza Tracking Database News Release >> |
Jan 16 — | Comments on OIE Director General Statements News Release >> |
Jan 14 — | CDC Message for Travelers to Asia for Lunar New Year Travel Message >> |
