Vaccine against lethal strain of avian flu ready for human testing
(So what's in it??)
A British drug company is seeking permission to conduct the first human trials of an experimental vaccine against the avian flu virus. The vaccine will target the lethal H5N1 strain of avian flu, which has spread rapidly throughout bird populations in Asia and has been brought to Europe by flocks of migrating waterfowl. The World Health Organisation has reported 97 human cases of avian flu since December 2003, with at least 53 deaths.
