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Avian influenza

Avian flu kills a Canadian, and more in today’s global scan

Global Scan

Canada is dealing with its first death from H5N1, known as avian flu. The victim recently returned from Beijing, where officials say she contracted the disease. Meanwhile, ’12 Years A Slave’ is expected to take home awards this season, though it’s a story that was almost lost to history. And police in the UK who carry guns will now have to wear body cameras. All in today’s Global Scan.

H1N1 and public health

Health & Medicine

One flu vaccine to rule them all

Health & Medicine

Google tracking global health outbreaks

Business, Economics and Jobs

China’s Bird Flu Credibility Gap

Global Politics

20,000 Birds Slaughtered in Shanghai to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu

Global Politics

Anchor Marco Werman talks with China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad about the latest in China on the reported cases of the H7N9 or bird flu virus in Shanghai.

When Is It Acceptable to Censor Science?

The government advisory board that oversees biosecurity in the U.S. is asking the scientific journals  Nature and Science to censor details of recent studies on bird flu due to concerns about biological terrorism. Researchers created mutations of the A(H5N1) virus, making it  transferable  between mammals through the air. In 60 percent of human cases, this strain of avian […]

Bird Flu Update

The Avian Influenza has taken its toll on poultry populations over the years, but just how likely is a human pandemic? We get an update from the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Flu Preparedness

A look at what the Bush administration is doing, and should be doing, to protect Americans in the event of a worldwide influenza pandemic.

Bird Flu Update

Reports of a cluster of avian flu cases in Vietnam may signal a change in the virus’ ability to spread; a change that world health officials worry could foretell a global pandemic. Host Steve Curwood talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, about the likelihood of a […]