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Study Spells Out Spread of Brain Illness in Animals By SANDRA BLAKESLEE The New York Times Published: September 10, 2009 The infectious agent that leads to chronic wasting disease is spread in the feces of infected animals long before they become ill, new research indicates. Read the full article

From The New York Times , accounting of pediatric neurological complications from Texas: Read article [snippet] “The usefulness of this case report is that many doctors who deal with outpatient flu only may never have seen a case with neurological complications,” Dr. Pavia said. “It’s an important reminder that flu can present as seizures or as encephalitis.” [snippet]

Alphavax , of Research Triangle Park, reported completing preclinical work and is developing product for clinical trials of its H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccine, per company press release ( click here ). GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) tasks order for 195 million doses of vaccine The Times (UK) click here