Avian influenza mediacentre

News releases, statements, notes for the media

23 October 2007
Projected supply of pandemic influenza vaccine sharply increases

13 June 2007
WHO and manufacturers move ahead with plans for H5N1 influenza global vaccine stockpile

26 April 2007
Global stockpile of H5N1 vaccine 'feasible'

24 April 2007
WHO facilitates influenza vaccine technology transfer to developing countries

28 March 2007
Indonesia to resume sharing H5N1 avian influenza virus samples following a WHO meeting in Jakarta

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Human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, October–November 2007
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Options for the use of human H5N1 influenza vaccines and the WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile
May 2008
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Antigenic and genetic characteristics of H5N1 viruses and candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses developed for potential use as human vaccines
September 2008
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Tracking A(H5N1) avian influenza viruses
Influenza tracking system launched
Influenza Virus Tracking System
Viruses shared with WHO from 2003-2007

Process of influenza vaccine virus selection and development
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Working paper: Patent issues related to influenza viruses and their genes
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H5N1 avian influenza: Timeline of major events
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