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Expert briefing on H7N9 avian influenza
UK SMC: As the number of human cases of avian flu continues to rise, China and its surrounding regions remain […]
Continue readingDr Richard Webby on following the ‘flu
Dr Richard Webby, a New Zealand virus researcher based in the US, this week gave a public lecture on influenza […]
Continue readingSuppressing data won’t stop threat of flu weapon – expert
The New Zealand Government should not support efforts by United States regulators to suppress details in scientific reports of Dutch […]
Continue readingBioterrorism concerns over virus research – experts respond
Scientists seeking to publish highly controversial studies on the avian influenza virus H5N1 have agreed to remove key details from […]
Continue readingNew Zealand scientists to study flu deaths
Why do some people die from the flu and others don’t? New Zealand researchers have been awarded a grant from […]
Continue readingODT: Swine flu still a threat here: Ministry of Health
With a fifth suspected swine flu death in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health is warning that New Zealand is […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Communicating in a pandemic
The Ministry of Health’s strategic communications manager Spiro Anastasiou gave attendees at the Science Communicators Association conference an insight into […]
Continue readingDr Paul Trotman: ‘Pandemic Panic’
A recent article by Dr Paul Trotman proposes an alternative view on swine flu and its treatment in the media. […]
Continue readingScientists fill in the gaps on swine flu in the blogosphere
Scientists and science bloggers have been giving their own take on the deadly virus outbreak and in the process giving […]
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