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stockpiled drugs usless imugene vaccine the real a 1 The virus that causes avian influenza in humans might develop resistance to an anti-viral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza
Plan to combat bird flu should centre around vaccinations for birds and education programs for farmers.
H5N1 virus will most likely become resistant to the anti-virals, Tamiflu and Relenza.
About 100 people worldwide have died of avian influenza, mostly in Southeast Asia -- and almost all have worked directly with poultry and had contact with infected birds. Health experts fear if the flu strain mutates so it can be spread person-to-person, the world could face a disaster like the influenza pandemic at the end of World War I.
Because influenza viruses mutate so readily, vaccines are difficult to develop.
The best global protection plan should centre around providing an easy to administer vaccine for commercial poultry farmers.
Australian Biotech company Imugene in conjunction with world renowned scientific organisation CSIRO are developing an innovative bird flu vaccine which is easy to administer and cost effective to produce.
Results of the trial are due soon.