To the Editor： Bird flu or avian flu, caused by H5N1 virus, is a new emerging infectious disease. It is noted that this H5N1 virus jumped the species barrier and caused severe disease with high mortality in humans in...To the Editor： Bird flu or avian flu, caused by H5N1 virus, is a new emerging infectious disease. It is noted that this H5N1 virus jumped the species barrier and caused severe disease with high mortality in humans in many countries. The continued westward dissemination of H5N1 influenza A viruses in avian populations and the nearly 50% mortality of humans infected with H5N1 are a source of great international concern.1 Providing sufficient antiviral drugs and development and approval of new vaccines are the keys for control of the possible emerging pandemic of this atypical influenza.1＇2 Based on the advance in bioinformatics, the immunomics becomes a new alternative in vaccine development.3 Advanced technologies for vaccine development, such as genome sequence analysis, microarray, proteomics approach, high-throughput cloning, bioinformatics database tools and computational vaccinology can be applied for vaccine development of several diseases including new emerging diseases.展开更多
The epidemic of H7N9 bird flu in eastern China in early 2013 has caused much attention from researchers as well as public health workers.The issue on modeling the transmission risks is very interesting topic.In this a...The epidemic of H7N9 bird flu in eastern China in early 2013 has caused much attention from researchers as well as public health workers.The issue on modeling the transmission risks is very interesting topic.In this article,this issue is debated and discussed in order to promote further researches on prediction and prevention of avian influenza viruses supported by better interdisciplinary datasets from the surveillance and response system.展开更多
Up to January 9 2006, six volunteers who were vaccinated with bird flu virus have been in good condition over the past five days, according to a doctor in charge of the clinic test.
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced new measures to guard against a possible outbreak of bird flu this spring, a time when the bird flu virus is at its most active and contagious.
Besides a clear plan to deal with bird flu, a leading epidemic expert warns the biggest challenge is raising public awareness Premier Wen Jiabao said in his government work report, presented March 5 at the annual sess...Besides a clear plan to deal with bird flu, a leading epidemic expert warns the biggest challenge is raising public awareness Premier Wen Jiabao said in his government work report, presented March 5 at the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, that the country is attaching great attention to the prevention and control展开更多
[提示]猴年春节前后,SARS的阴影尚未离开,一个新的可怕的名词"禽流感"(bird flu)又出现在我们的身边。何为"禽流感"?它是禽流行性感冒的简称,鸡和其它家禽及野鸟都能被感染。禽流感可分为高致病性,低致病性和非致...[提示]猴年春节前后,SARS的阴影尚未离开,一个新的可怕的名词"禽流感"(bird flu)又出现在我们的身边。何为"禽流感"?它是禽流行性感冒的简称,鸡和其它家禽及野鸟都能被感染。禽流感可分为高致病性,低致病性和非致病性三类。其中高致病性禽流感发病率和死亡性高,感染的鸡群常"全军覆没"。禽流感被发现100多年来,人类仅能以消毒、隔离、大量宰杀禽畜的方法来防止其蔓延。去年年底和今年1月,韩国、日本和越南相继爆发禽流感。禽流感与人类的流感的致病痛毒均为甲型流感病毒。甲型流感病毒可分为H1到H15和H7型,而人类主要对H1和H3型易感。本文指出,禽流感的可怕之处在于:If abird flu pandemic occurs,could it be stopped?Many experts fear not.但是,值得庆幸的是,迄今为止,我国尚未发现由于吃鸡肉和鸡蛋而受到感染的病例。展开更多
[提示]猴年伊始爆发的"禽流感"不断扩大了其受害群,距今已有泰国的两只家猫和一只动物园珍稀云豹相继感染上了相同的病毒,泰国变得人心惶惶。据世界卫生组织称,关于猫可能感染禽流感的消息还有待进一步科学证实,而且即便证明...[提示]猴年伊始爆发的"禽流感"不断扩大了其受害群,距今已有泰国的两只家猫和一只动物园珍稀云豹相继感染上了相同的病毒,泰国变得人心惶惶。据世界卫生组织称,关于猫可能感染禽流感的消息还有待进一步科学证实,而且即便证明的确出现了猫感染禽流感的病例,人们也不必恐慌,因为病毒不一定会经猫再传播给人类。但是,正如本文指出的:Authorities must be on guard againstany further signs that the virus was spreading to other animals.一切均需防患于未然!展开更多
In 2006 the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus received considerable media coverage in Australia, as it did in many other countries. It is often argued that the media sensationalizes health crises, and experts cautioned a...In 2006 the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus received considerable media coverage in Australia, as it did in many other countries. It is often argued that the media sensationalizes health crises, and experts cautioned about the risk of panic as a result of fear of avian influenza. The purpose of the present study was to systematically analyze Australian print media coverage of avian influenza in 2006 and to examine whether this coverage served the purpose of informing, rather than alarming, the general public. For the period January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, 20 Australian newspaper titles were monitored for coverage of avian influenza. The identified articles were analyzed using aspects of protection motivation theory for theoretical direction to determine whether there were any consistent themes or perspectives in the coverage. A total of 850 articles were identified for analysis. Concerning vulnerability, 46% of articles reported the incidence of human cases, with 24% noting that avian influenza was a potential threat to Australia. The most common severity theme was “deadly” with over 50% of mentions, followed by “pandemic” with 35%. Only 11% of articles referred to any form of self-protection. We found that a considerable proportion of the articles reporting on avian influenza were framed in a way that had the potential to incite fear and panic amongst the public;the intensity of media coverage reduced over time;and, of particular concern, that there was little media coverage that focused on protective or preventative issues. Whether an influenza pandemic eventuates or not, it is prudent for governments and health authorities to continually develop appropriate resources and strategies to prepare the health system and the general public to respond to current, and future, infectious disease risks.展开更多
The classical dual use problem—the potential for harmful as well as beneficial application of scientific findings—has become more immediate in biotechnology than in most other fields of science. Terrorist misuse of ...The classical dual use problem—the potential for harmful as well as beneficial application of scientific findings—has become more immediate in biotechnology than in most other fields of science. Terrorist misuse of the information on the development of pathogenic organisms can lead to catastrophic outcomes. Therefore, particular in biosciences researchers are faced with the dilemma to find a proper balance between the right to know and the dangers of knowing. In this paper this dilemma is illustrated by the research on the influenza A virus subtype H5N1, commonly known as “bird flu”. The pros and cons of the full publication on the development of a dangerous airborne type are discussed.展开更多
文摘To the Editor： Bird flu or avian flu, caused by H5N1 virus, is a new emerging infectious disease. It is noted that this H5N1 virus jumped the species barrier and caused severe disease with high mortality in humans in many countries. The continued westward dissemination of H5N1 influenza A viruses in avian populations and the nearly 50% mortality of humans infected with H5N1 are a source of great international concern.1 Providing sufficient antiviral drugs and development and approval of new vaccines are the keys for control of the possible emerging pandemic of this atypical influenza.1＇2 Based on the advance in bioinformatics, the immunomics becomes a new alternative in vaccine development.3 Advanced technologies for vaccine development, such as genome sequence analysis, microarray, proteomics approach, high-throughput cloning, bioinformatics database tools and computational vaccinology can be applied for vaccine development of several diseases including new emerging diseases.
文摘The epidemic of H7N9 bird flu in eastern China in early 2013 has caused much attention from researchers as well as public health workers.The issue on modeling the transmission risks is very interesting topic.In this article,this issue is debated and discussed in order to promote further researches on prediction and prevention of avian influenza viruses supported by better interdisciplinary datasets from the surveillance and response system.
文摘Up to January 9 2006, six volunteers who were vaccinated with bird flu virus have been in good condition over the past five days, according to a doctor in charge of the clinic test.
文摘The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced new measures to guard against a possible outbreak of bird flu this spring, a time when the bird flu virus is at its most active and contagious.
文摘Besides a clear plan to deal with bird flu, a leading epidemic expert warns the biggest challenge is raising public awareness Premier Wen Jiabao said in his government work report, presented March 5 at the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, that the country is attaching great attention to the prevention and control
文摘[提示]猴年春节前后,SARS的阴影尚未离开,一个新的可怕的名词"禽流感"(bird flu)又出现在我们的身边。何为"禽流感"?它是禽流行性感冒的简称,鸡和其它家禽及野鸟都能被感染。禽流感可分为高致病性,低致病性和非致病性三类。其中高致病性禽流感发病率和死亡性高,感染的鸡群常"全军覆没"。禽流感被发现100多年来,人类仅能以消毒、隔离、大量宰杀禽畜的方法来防止其蔓延。去年年底和今年1月,韩国、日本和越南相继爆发禽流感。禽流感与人类的流感的致病痛毒均为甲型流感病毒。甲型流感病毒可分为H1到H15和H7型,而人类主要对H1和H3型易感。本文指出,禽流感的可怕之处在于:If abird flu pandemic occurs,could it be stopped?Many experts fear not.但是,值得庆幸的是,迄今为止,我国尚未发现由于吃鸡肉和鸡蛋而受到感染的病例。
文摘[提示]猴年伊始爆发的"禽流感"不断扩大了其受害群,距今已有泰国的两只家猫和一只动物园珍稀云豹相继感染上了相同的病毒,泰国变得人心惶惶。据世界卫生组织称,关于猫可能感染禽流感的消息还有待进一步科学证实,而且即便证明的确出现了猫感染禽流感的病例,人们也不必恐慌,因为病毒不一定会经猫再传播给人类。但是,正如本文指出的:Authorities must be on guard againstany further signs that the virus was spreading to other animals.一切均需防患于未然!
文摘In 2006 the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus received considerable media coverage in Australia, as it did in many other countries. It is often argued that the media sensationalizes health crises, and experts cautioned about the risk of panic as a result of fear of avian influenza. The purpose of the present study was to systematically analyze Australian print media coverage of avian influenza in 2006 and to examine whether this coverage served the purpose of informing, rather than alarming, the general public. For the period January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, 20 Australian newspaper titles were monitored for coverage of avian influenza. The identified articles were analyzed using aspects of protection motivation theory for theoretical direction to determine whether there were any consistent themes or perspectives in the coverage. A total of 850 articles were identified for analysis. Concerning vulnerability, 46% of articles reported the incidence of human cases, with 24% noting that avian influenza was a potential threat to Australia. The most common severity theme was “deadly” with over 50% of mentions, followed by “pandemic” with 35%. Only 11% of articles referred to any form of self-protection. We found that a considerable proportion of the articles reporting on avian influenza were framed in a way that had the potential to incite fear and panic amongst the public;the intensity of media coverage reduced over time;and, of particular concern, that there was little media coverage that focused on protective or preventative issues. Whether an influenza pandemic eventuates or not, it is prudent for governments and health authorities to continually develop appropriate resources and strategies to prepare the health system and the general public to respond to current, and future, infectious disease risks.
文摘The classical dual use problem—the potential for harmful as well as beneficial application of scientific findings—has become more immediate in biotechnology than in most other fields of science. Terrorist misuse of the information on the development of pathogenic organisms can lead to catastrophic outcomes. Therefore, particular in biosciences researchers are faced with the dilemma to find a proper balance between the right to know and the dangers of knowing. In this paper this dilemma is illustrated by the research on the influenza A virus subtype H5N1, commonly known as “bird flu”. The pros and cons of the full publication on the development of a dangerous airborne type are discussed.
