The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Scientists Claim Bird Flu Vaccine          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases Author Message Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:25 am    Post subject: Scientists Claim Bird Flu Vaccine Scientists claim to have produced a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.Experts at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, found a genetic engineering technique that protected mice from the virus.The technique can be easily scaled up for stockpiling to prepare for a pandemic, researchers said. Dr Suryaprakash Sambhara said it can be made much more quickly than conventional vaccines and enough doses could be produced to protect people at risk. It is also effective against newer strains of flu and does not need any alterations to boost the immune system response. "This vaccine can protect humans against newer viruses," Dr Sambhara said. "Our goal is to move it forward to Phase 1 clinical trials." The scienitsts injected one group of mice with the new vaccine and another with a saline solution before infecting the animals with H5N1 viruses isolated from people in 2003 and 2004. The scientists said although the vaccinated mice had low or no antibodies they did not lose weight or die. Developing a vaccine that can be easily and quickly produced is the best hope of preventing millions of deaths from pandemic flu. Global health officials fear the H5N1 avian flu, that has spread eastwards from Asia, could mutate into a strain that could pass easily from person to person. So far the virus that has killed at least 85 people since late 2003 has not shown it is highly infectious in humans. **Taken from Yahoo News** http://uk.news.yahoo.com/02022006/140/scientists-claim-bird-flu-vaccine.html Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14870 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:29 am    Post subject: Sounds promising. Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10153 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:10 am    Post subject: thanks knobby Back to top Sue B Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 361 Location: Lincolnshire Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:23 pm    Post subject: Nice to hear something more positive. The news are doing winter vomiting in the midlands today (must be bored with AF) When you see how they report a not very nice but relatively harmless virus it puts the coverage of AF in perspective, talk about laying it on (no pun intended!) Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14870 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:04 pm    Post subject: More on this news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4671634.stm Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group