pandemic influenza

(Duke University Medical Center) The Duke Human Vaccine Institute today announced a collaboration and strategic agreement with Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics to enable the rapid development of a vaccine and accelerate preparedness in case of a pandemic virus threat such as pandemic influenza.

(Association for Molecular Pathology) Dr. Jan Nowak reports community molecular pathologists' efforts to confirm suspected cases of H1N1 influenza early in the outbreak and discussed the challenges encountered by the diagnostic community and opportunities to improve access to high quality rapid diagnostic tests for pandemic influenza.

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(Inderscience Publishers) Four major US national laboratories have worked together to develop a computer model to help airport authorities screen passengers for pandemic influenza.

The tool can help estimate false negatives, people with influenza who slip through the screening process, and so assess the risk of infected passengers unknowingly spreading disease across the nation.