<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CBN Avian-Pandemic Flu]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report archive for avian, pandemic flu.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright © 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[ACIP Endorses Universal Flu Vaccination (03-03-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/03Mar_2010/cbnreport_03032010.html</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend that the entire U.S. population receive annual influenza vaccination, with the exception of children under 6 months of age.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/03Mar_2010/cbnreport_03032010.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:26:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Response to the 2009 Influenza Pandemic: A Survey of U.S. Hospital Epidemiologists (02-19-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/02Feb_2010/cbnreport_02192010.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hospital Response to 2009 Flu Pandemic: Authors of a recent study report results of survey of hospital epidemiologists—overall, hospitals were prepared, but other activities suffered; antiviral shortages common; sustained airborne precautions not favored.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/02Feb_2010/cbnreport_02192010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:10:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H5N1 Remains a Pandemic Threat (02-05-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/02Feb_2010/cbnreport_02052010.html</link><description><![CDATA[The world’s attention has been focused on the H1N1 pandemic, which has been less severe than feared; however, the original threat of an H5N1 influenza pandemic remains, even while overshadowed by the actual 2009 pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/02Feb_2010/cbnreport_02052010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antigenic Drift is Not the Sole Factor Driving Evolution of the Influenza Virus (10-30-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Evolution of seasonal flu A viruses has long been attributed solely to antigenic drift; however, a new study by a team of researchers from the NIH demonstrates that the process is more complex than previously thought.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:23:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Care of H1N1 Influenza A Patients (10-16-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10162009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Reports now emerging from the Southern Hemisphere, and a few other areas, are beginning to paint a clearer picture of both the clinical manifestation of severe H1N1 influenza disease and actual utilization of critical care resources.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10162009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:45:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Aspects of H1N1 Influenza A Infection (10-14-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10142009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Several research reports detailing aspects of infection with the pandemic strain of influenza have recently been released. These reports describing clinically relevant aspects of cases are useful for day-to-day management of pandemic influenza.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10142009.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IOM Guidance on Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations (10-02-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10022009.html</link><description><![CDATA[On September 24, 2009, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations released Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10022009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:38:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single-Dose Vaccination for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus (09-15-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09152009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two studies published ahead of print in the New England Journal of Medicine provide evidence that a single dose of vaccine may be sufficient for the 2009 H1N1 influenza A.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09152009.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:24:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H1N1 Dual Infections (09-04-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09042009.html</link><description><![CDATA[As the world is currently in the midst of a WHO stage VI pandemic with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, it remains a possibility that this virus could reassort with other flu strains--most notably, the WHO stage III pandemic H5N1 avian influenza virus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09042009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:35:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zanamivir Resistance in Influenza (08-14-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/08_August_2009/cbnreport_08142009</link><description><![CDATA[Antiviral therapy against influenza always has been plagued by the development of resistance. Unfortunately, as medical mngmnt of flu relies increasingly on antiviral therapy, resistance will become more commonplace, and may render some drugs obsolete.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/08_August_2009/cbnreport_08142009</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:12:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Novel H3N2 Influenza A Variant Emerges (07-31-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/07_July_2009/cbnreport_07312009.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new H3N2 variant has emerged that may be poorly matched to the 2009 seasonal flu vaccine. This could pose a risk to the elderly and to those who have been vaccinated against the pandemic strain.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/07_July_2009/cbnreport_07312009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 H1N1 Influenza A: Clinical Details, Antiviral Resistance, and Other Mutations (07-17-09)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/07_July_2009/cbnreport_07172009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Several scientific papers have been published recently that elucidate both the spectrum of illness caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza (A) virus and its ability to evade antiviral drugs.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/07_July_2009/cbnreport_07172009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:39:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare Workers at Risk for H1N1 Infection (06-19-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/06_June_2009/cbnreport_06192009.html</link><description><![CDATA[There have been cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza (A) virus among healthcare workers, as detailed in the June 19, 2009 MMWR. It appears that all could have been prevented had standard infection control measures been taken.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/06_June_2009/cbnreport_06192009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H7-subtype Influenza Infections: Pandemic Potential? (06-05-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/06_June_2009/cbnreport_06052009.html</link><description><![CDATA[However, the pandemic potential of the H7 viruses cannot be overlooked. While they are not nearly as lethal as H5N1, a pandemic need not cause mass lethality to have a significant impact around the globe.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/06_June_2009/cbnreport_06052009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:48:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swine Flu Cases Without Swine Exposure (04-24-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/h1n1/04-09_Swine_Flu/cbnreport_SF1_4-24-09_AM.html</link><description><![CDATA[On 4/21/2009, the CDC described 2 cases of swine flu A (H1N1) infection in Southern CA in April. While both patients recovered uneventfully, the isolated viruses harbor novel genetic characteristics not seen in the U.S. prior to this event.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/h1n1/04-09_Swine_Flu/cbnreport_SF1_4-24-09_AM.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:26:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oseltamivir Protective Against Influenza-induced Cardiac Events (04-03-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/04_April_2009/cbnreport_04032009</link><description><![CDATA[A new study finds that antiviral therapy can reduce cardiovascular complications following influenza infection in patients with previous cardiac disease.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/04_April_2009/cbnreport_04032009</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:41:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broad-spectrum Flu Antibodies Characterized (03-06-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/03_March_2009/cbnreport_03062009</link><description><![CDATA[Two teams of researchers recently and simultaneously reported discovery and development of antibodies generated against invariate regions of the influenza virus.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/03_March_2009/cbnreport_03062009</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:10:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Avian influenza Panzootic Continues; Some Preparedness Gains Made but Hospitals Remain Vulnerable (02-06-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/02_February_2009/cbnreport_02062009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Although "bird flu" has not been featured prominently on the evening news of late, the influenza A/H5N1 panzootic continues. And, as has been true since this global outbreak erupted in Thailand and Vietnam, it remains distinctly seasonal in nature.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/02_February_2009/cbnreport_02062009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:13:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Airborne Spread of Influenza Possible? (01-22-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01222009.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study demonstrates that the flu virus is able to remain suspended in the air, thus enabling airborne transmission. This finding suggests the possible need for more stringent infection control measures to forestall spread of flu in hospitals.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01222009.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:10:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on Personal Protective Equipment (12-19-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12192008.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two recent studies raise questions about best use of PPE and assumptions underlying related  current recommendations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12192008.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:43:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modeling Drug Resistant Influenza (11-21-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/11_November_2008/cbnreport_11212008.html</link><description><![CDATA[In a new mathematical modeling study Brockmann and colleagues report that drug resistant influenza was capable of increasing hospitalization rates by up to 233% in a hypothetical Swiss town of 100,000 inhabitants.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/11_November_2008/cbnreport_11212008.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:44:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection among Pediatric Influenza Deaths (10-10-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/10_October_2008/cbnreport_10092008.html</link><description><![CDATA[The results of a study of pediatric flu mortality for 3 flu seasons, by CDC investigators, were published recently. The authors report an increase in the incidence of bacterial co-infection in fatal pediatric flu from 6 to 34 percent in that period.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/10_October_2008/cbnreport_10092008.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:08:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Study Finds that Closing Schools May Not Have Helped Slow the Spread of Flu (09-26-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09262008.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) suggests that Hong Kong’s efforts to close schools for two weeks during the 2008 influenza season may have done little to limit the community-wide spread of influenza.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09262008.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:21:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of Bacterial Pneumonia in Pandemic Influenza (09-12-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09122008.html</link><description><![CDATA[A paper by researchers from NIAID concludes that most deaths during the 1918 flu pandemic appear to have involved bacterial pneumonia rather than purely viral pneumonia. This has important implications for pandemic flu planning now.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09122008.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Notable Publications of 2007 (01-10-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ten notable publications of 2007 from Center for Biosecurity of UPMC.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:47:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence for a Heritable Predisposition to Fatal Influenza (12-19-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/12_December_2007/cbnreport_12192007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: A recent study by Albright and colleagues from the University of Utah School of Medicine supports the hypothesis that there exists an inherited predisposition to developing and dying from severe influenza.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/12_December_2007/cbnreport_12192007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estimate of the Financial Effect of a Flu Pandemic on U.S. Hospitals (12-07-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/12_December_2007/cbnreport_12072007</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: Center for Biosecurity estimates potential financial impact of a flu pandemic on U.S. hospitals to be approximately $785,000 for average U.S. hospital, and $3.9 billion total for all U.S. hospitals.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/12_December_2007/cbnreport_12072007</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:37:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent H5N1 Developments (10-15-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10152007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: Recent articles shed light on the virulence and pathogenesis of H5N1 and suggest a possible new approach to treatment.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10152007.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:21:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOM Releases Pandemic PPE Report (10-04-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10042007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: IOM released a report entitled, "Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: PPE for Healthcare Workers" stating that the regulatory, certification, and evaluation requirements for PPE need to be revisited to ensure PPE are safe and effective.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10042007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passive Immunization with Human Monoclonal Antibodies in H5N1 (05-30-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/05_May_2007/cbnreport_05302007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: Passive immunotherapy with neutralizing H5N1 human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is effective in preventing and treating H5N1 infection in a murine model.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/05_May_2007/cbnreport_05302007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 17:03:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSHA Releases Pandemic Guidance for Healthcare Personnel (05-24-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/05_May_2007/cbnreport_05242007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: OSHA released Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers which provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of the occupational health issues related to hospital pandemic prep.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/05_May_2007/cbnreport_05242007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 16:17:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasonal Flu Vaccination May Offer Partial Immunity to H5N1 (02-21-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02212007.html</link><description><![CDATA[mice vaccinated with the N1  used in seasonal flu vaccine, had significantly reduced mortality when challenged with H5N1. Some people who have had seasonal influenza vaccination carry antibodies that react to the N1 in the avian H5N1 virus]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02212007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:58:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Releases Interim Planning Guidance for Mitigation of Pandemic Influenza (02-07-2007):]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: The CDC released its disease containment strategy for pandemic flu: Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:34:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influenza Update: Diagnostic Test, Drug Resistance, and Possible Drug Interaction (11-16-2006)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/11_November_2006/cbnreport_111606.html</link><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Colorado, the CDC, and InDevR, LLC have designed a gene chip assay that can identify and subtype Influenza A virus, distinguishing, for example, between H3N2 and H5N1 in less than 7 hours.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/11_November_2006/cbnreport_111606.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smallpox Antiviral Effective in Animal Trials (10-23-2006)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/10_October_2006/cbnreport_102306.html</link><description><![CDATA[On October 18, 2006, SIGA Technologies, Inc. announced that its antiviral drug candidate SIGA-246 demonstrated a high degree of protection against variola, the smallpox virus, in a primate trial conducted at the CDC.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/10_October_2006/cbnreport_102306.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predicting the Impact of a Flu Epidemic (12-01-2005)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2005/12_December_2005/cbnreport_120105.html</link><description><![CDATA[On November 7, 2005 the CDC released a new version of its FluSurge program which . . . calculates the impact on hospital capacity over the course of an epidemic . . .]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2005/12_December_2005/cbnreport_120105.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
