How safe is your food? Almost a quarter of the population of the United States will get food poisoning this year. In Canada, that number is closer to one in three. [News Source]

China Welcomes WTO’s Ruling On Poultry Dispute BEIJING, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- China welcomes the World Trade Organization's (WTO) final ruling that United States restrictions on Chinese poultry imports are inconsistent with WTO regulations, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) as saying Tuesday. [News Source]

Patient anger over swine flu jab ‘by stealth.’ Patients' groups have expressed anger over this year's seasonal flu jab programme because people are unable to opt out of having the swine flu vaccine. The H1N1 vaccine will be the dominant of three flu strains included in the shot, meaning millions of elderly and vulnerable patients will get it automatically. [News Source]

Beijing CDC selects Sinovac as first priority supplier of seasonal influenza vaccine Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that it has been selected by the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Beijing CDC) as one of the five manufacturers to supply seasonal influenza vaccine to the citizens of Beijing. [News Source]

Invasive species, climate change deadly duo – report. Climate change is set to drive the spread of invasive plant and animals species, threatening forests, fisheries and crops, in a double blow to nature and livelihoods, a World Bank-funded report said on Friday. [News Source]

New strain of swine flu emerges: report. The H1N1 swine flu virus may be starting to mutate, and a slightly new form has begun to predominate in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, researchers reported on Thursday. [News Source]

‘Henfluenza’: Huge flu-like outbreak hit US poultry in 1872 Oct 20, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – A disease that might have been highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) killed poultry across much of the United States in 1872 and closely followed a nationwide outbreak of influenza in horses, according to a historical analysis by researchers from the National Institutes of Health. [News Source]

New Study Indicates That Even Delayed Treatment With Oseltamivir Improves Survival In Patients Infected With Avian … A study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases indicates that treatment with oseltamivir significantly reduces mortality in patients with influenza A/H5N1, or 'bird flu', even when given late in the course of illness. In humans, influenza A/H5N1 is associated with severe disease and a high mortality rate... [News Source]

Poultry workers get flu jab reminder People who work with poultry are being urged to get their free flu vaccine from their GP. (20/10/2010 08:11:21) [News Source]

Villagers fear outbreak of bird flu TANGKAK: Villagers in Kampung Parit Medan are worried over a possible outbreak of bird flu virus following the sighting of the carcasses of hundreds of swiftlets and chickens in their village here. [News Source]

Most Canadians older than 50 lack antibodies to fight H1N1. While a third wave of H1N1 influenza is unlikely this year, many Canadians over age 50 are still vulnerable to the virus and should get a flu shot, researchers say. [News Source]

Scientists develop new basis for H5N1 vaccine: WHO A poultry worker vaccinates a rooster against H5N1 at a poultry farm in Malaynagar, India. [News Source]