H1N1 in Canada = H1N1 Swine are transmitted Now

Swine flu virus H1N1 found in pigs infected at a Canadian ranch with a virus that cause disease in humans worldwide, according to Canadian scientists confirm.
    
Scientists from the National Center for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), have mapped the full genetic sequence of the virus found in pigs from Alberta and confirm that the virus in infected pigs were similar to those found in humans, says siara press CFIA in its Internet pages, the end of last week.
    

South Korean Scientists Develop H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Scientists from South Korea say they have succeeded in developing human vaccines against influenza A (H1N1) that can be used to cut the spread of the disease.
The researchers from Chungnam National University say they have been propagating "virus standard" supplied by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) United States and create a material that is not toxic and can be mass produced cheaply.

The research team headed by Seo Sang-heui say it with a vaccine CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1), was developed on Friday, eleven days after the CDC provide the virus samples.

Scientists have done tests on samples of human and monkey cells. Fully developed vaccine will be marketed in September after a clinical experiments completed.

The plane crew Spreader H1N1 virus?

The airline workers who remain at work when sick is suspected to be the source of the spread of viral infections, such as H1N1, compared with a sick passenger. According to experts, workers at the airport with a lower fee even become a source of infection is more dangerous.

Dr.Michael Bell, an expert in the field of infectious diseases from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S., said, flight attendants or stewards and other workers more mobile in the plane can actually leave the bacteria in a variety of surfaces. "Passengers who are sick instead just quietly in her seat," he said.

Still, the biggest danger could come from airline workers or workers who pay lower airport, such as janitor. Received small wages and low benefits makes them difficult to get sick leave. "Individually they may be spreading infections," he said.

To anticipate the spread of disease transmission, the current American health authorities ask people who are sick to travel first. In addition, workers who are sick are also asked not to work and isolate themselves at home until his condition improved.

"Avoiding that airline workers do not become a source of transmission of infection is less complex because there are many variations of labor they have," said Bell. Moreover, the contract employees is the biggest part of the workforce there.

The link between risk of disease transmission on aircraft and the airport has become a big issue in the United States. Especially when the temperature is cooler autumn in the northern hemisphere will cause spikes feared H1N1 cases.

While awaiting the arrival of H1N1 vaccine, the U.S. Defense Department insisted that even workers in the airline to improve personal hygiene, both among employees or passengers, for example by way of washing hands more often.

The spread of germs could be resisted through the air cleaning system. Commercial aircraft are generally equipped with ventilation systems that can capture pathogenic germs and prevent the spread.

Vaccines Influenza A-H1N1 Expressed Safe

World Health Organization (WHO), Tuesday (6 / 10), repeating his statement that the vaccine-H1N1 influenza A is the best tool for a pandemic. Side effects, such as muscle cramps or headaches, did occur in some cases, but everyone should have access to the vaccine.

Mass vaccination campaigns to prevent influenza A-H1N1 currently taking place in China and Australia, and will soon begin in the U.S. and some European countries. This was revealed WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl. About reluctance some people to be vaccinated, Hartl only asserted, "I hope every person the opportunity to get the vaccine could actually get it."

The UN declared last June that the A-H1N1 virus causes an influenza pandemic and a number of companies have collaborated to make the vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline vaccine orders received from 22 countries again in the last two months so that the total dose of ordered has reached 440 million and the value of about 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. Another company is Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, Baxter, AstraZeneca, dan CSL.