Is there a vaccine to protect humans from HPAI virus?
BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyThere currently is no commercially available vaccine to protect humans against the HPAI virus that is being detected in Asia and Europe. However, vaccine development efforts are taking place. Research studies to test a vaccine that will protect humans began in April 2005, and a series of clinical trials is now underway.
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Avian Flu Frequently Asked QuestionsThere currently is no commercially available vaccine to protect humans against the H5N1 virus that is being seen in Asia and Europe. However, vaccine development efforts are taking place. Research studies to test a vaccine to protect humans against H5N1 virus began in April 2005, and a series of clinical trials is underway. For more information about the H5N1 vaccine development process, visit the National Institutes of Health website.
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Is there a vaccine available to protect humans from West Nile virus?
Southern Nevada Health District - West Nile Virus Frequently...No. Currently there is no West Nile virus vaccine available for humans. Many scientists are working on this issue, and there is hope that a vaccine will become available in the next few years.
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Bird Flu / Avian Influenza - Ankara, TurkeyThere currently is no vaccine to protect humans against the H5N1 virus that is being seen in Asia. However, vaccine development efforts are under way. Research studies to test a vaccine to protect humans against H5N1 virus began in April 2005. (Researchers are also working on a vaccine against H9N2, another bird flu virus subtype.) For more information about the H5N1 vaccine development process, visit the National Institutes of Health website.
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What are the HPAI symptoms in humans?
BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyThe symptoms of HPAI in humans are very similar to other forms of influenza: fever, cough, muscle aches and pains, conjunctivitis, digestive and respiratory disorders.
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BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyRight now it is not easy for an average person to contract HPAI. A person would need to have direct contact with the secretions or excretions of an infected bird to contract the disease. Therefore, the people most at risk are those who handle poultry without practicing good bio-safety techniques or children who may come in contact with the feathers or feces of infected wild birds or poultry. The following are among the good bio-safety practices that can help to protect you.
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Avian influenza : Frequently Asked QuestionsThere is no vaccine for humans against avian flu. The vaccine against human influenza virus does not protect against avian flu.
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New Mexico Avian InfuenzaNo, the human influenza vaccine currently available does not protect against bird flu viruses. Clinical trials are underway now for a human vaccine to protect against the "bird flu".
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BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyHPAI infected animals are the major source of contamination of healthy animals. The following steps will help to reduce the risks of infection: Avoid contacts between domestic poultry and wild birds by protecting watering and feeding points with enclosures or nets. Prevent any material, equipment or vehicles that have been on another farm from entering your property.
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Animal Health - Avian Infl...Avian flu viruses, while quite contagious within bird populations, do not usually infect humans. While there are cases of transmission to humans, the incidents are rare and typically only occur when people are in direct contact with flocks of infected birds. More information about Avian Influenza and human health implications can be found here:
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BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyTransmission of HPAI through the handling of dead wild birds or their parts, such as feathers, is possible. Most human cases of HPAI have occurred in rural or peri-urban areas where many households keep small domestic poultry flocks. The HPAI virus is most often transmitted to humans through exposure during slaughter, defeathering, butchering and preparation of domestic poultry for cooking.
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BirdFlu.am - Get the facts - Stay healthyHumans can become infected with avian influenza from direct or close contact with infected poultry or surfaces contaminated with secretions and excretions from infected wild birds or domestic poultry. Because all influenza viruses have the ability to change, scientists are concerned that HPAI virus one day could be able to infect humans and spread easily from one person to another, in which case the pandemic threat will be inevitable.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsIn the unlikely event that the vaccinia virus is spread, symptoms may include rash, fever, and head and body aches.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsThe vaccine virus (Vaccinia) is spread by touching a vaccination site before it has healed or by touching bandages or clothing that have become contaminated with live virus from the vaccination site. Vaccinia is not spread through airborne contagion. Proper handling of the vaccine site includes these three key points: If you touch either the site or materials in contact with the site by accident, clean your hands right away.
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EISS - FAQ VaccinationNo. Currently available vaccines will not protect against disease caused by the A(H5N1) strain in humans. The WHO and many other organisations worldwide are working towards producing a vaccine against avian A(H5N1) influenza. Candidate vaccines have been produced, which are being evaluated in humans. However mass production of a vaccine will probably not take place unless there is evidence of efficient spread between humans.
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NAVVaccines against bird flu are already being made and tested. Experts are also testing new ways of making vaccine quickly. If pandemic flu occurs, we’ll need a vaccine for the specific virus causing the pandemic. Flu viruses change constantly so there’s little time to prepare a vaccine in advance. This new virus would be different from the current bird flu virus. So although it's possible we may have a bird flu vaccine, it's also possible it may not work on the pandemic flu virus.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)The virus is found in bird and poultry faeces and respiratory secretions. Most cases have contracted the virus directly from infected birds, although environmental contamination with the virus can also be a source of infection
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Avian Flu: Frequently Asked Questions - Shenyang, ChinaNo. Only 121 cases have occurred in the current outbreak despite huge numbers of birds being affected and numerous associated opportunities for human exposures, especially in backyard flocks. It is not understood why some people but not others become infected with similar exposures.
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Avian Flu Frequently Asked QuestionsThe H5N1 virus does not usually infect humans. In 1997. However, the first case of spread from a bird to a human was seen during an outbreak of bird flu in poultry in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region. The virus caused severe respiratory illness in 18 people, 6 of whom died. Since that time, there have been other cases of H5N1 infection among humans.
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Avian Flu Frequently Asked QuestionsThe H5N1 virus currently infecting birds in Asia that has caused human illness and death is resistant to amantadine and rimantadine, two antiviral medications commonly used for influenza. Two other antiviral medications, oseltamavir and zanamavir, would probably work to treat flu caused by the H5N1 virus, but additional studies still need to be done to prove their effectiveness.
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CDC - Avian Influenza (Flu) | Questions and Answers About Av...Yes. On April 17, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of the first vaccine to prevent human infection with one strain of the avian influenza (bird flu) H5N1 virus. The vaccine, produced by sanofi pasteur, Inc., has been purchased by the federal government for the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile; it will be distributed by public-health officials if needed. This vaccine will not be made commercially available to the general public.
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Imperial County West Nile Virus FAQS - Entomology - Imperial...Fort Dodge Animal Health developed a WNV horse vaccine granted full approval U.S. Department of Agriculture. The vaccine is effective in preventing West Nile encephalitis in 95 percent of vaccinated, according to the company. It is important that horses are vaccinated twice, 3 to 6 weeks apart with the WNV vaccine. One to two boosters are recommended after the initial series. Avoid vaccinating pregnant mares in the first trimester of gestation.
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