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| All Poultry in Seoul Killed After Bird Flu Outbreak
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| South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
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May 12, 2008 |
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| Another bird flu death in Indonesia
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| Bird flu has claimed another victim in Indonesia bringing the country's death toll from the deadly virus to 89.
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October 24, 2007 |
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| Another bird flu death in Indonesia pushes death toll up to 108
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| Indonesia's health ministry has announced that a three-year-old boy from Java has died from bird flu pushing the country's death toll up to 108.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Another bird flu victim in Indonesia takes the death toll to 86
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| The death toll in Indonesia from the deadly bird flu virus has now reached 86.
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October 2, 2007 |
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| Another case of bird flu in Hong Kong
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| It appears that a sick egret found in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong last week has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
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November 26, 2007 |
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| Another Vietnamese falls victim to bird flu
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| Vietnamese authorities have confirmed that a man who has died in a Hanoi hospital was infected with the bird flu virus.
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February 14, 2008 |
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| Antigen Sparing Strategy Could Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Production
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| A strategy to boost worldwide production of the bird flu vaccine could mean many more people receive the vaccine, boosting efforts to contain any future pandemic.
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August 22, 2007 |
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| Ask Dr. Manny
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| As the media continues to track the spread of bird flu among chickens and birds in Asia and Europe, most of the emails I received this week concerned the threat posed by bird flu and how people can protect themselves from the disease.
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| Bali records first bird flu death
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| Bird flu has killed its first human victim on the Indonesian island of Bali, according to health officials.
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August 13, 2007 |
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| Bangladesh Reports First Human Case of Bird Flu
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| Bangladesh's Health Ministry says the nation's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected.
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May 22, 2008 |
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| Battling Bird Flu By The Numbers
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| A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally.
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May 28, 2008 |
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| Bird flu a worry in Pakistan, Africa and Indonesia
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| A medical team has been sent to Pakistan by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the latest bird flu outbreak there.
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December 19, 2007 |
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| Bird flu appears again in South Korea
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| Officials in South Korea have confirmed a new bird flu outbreak at a duck farm in the southwest and are also investigating two other possible cases.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| Bird flu cases in China still a puzzle
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| Health authorities in China say the search for a causal link between a son and his father, both victims of bird flu, has revealed no evidence that the virus has mutated into a new strain.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Bird flu cause probe inconclusive
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| The preliminary report into the latest outbreak of bird flu in Suffolk concludes that wild birds "may have been" the main source of infection.
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November 29, 2007 |
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| Bird flu comes to Poland just in time for Christmas
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| Another outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Poland on the weekend means an extension of the export ban of Polish poultry and eggs for another two weeks.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Bird flu cull hit by 'corruption'
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| Several culling teams have stopped working in districts of West Bengal hit by bird flu, complaining of corruption.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| Bird flu death toll in Indonesia reaches 95
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| The death toll in Indonesia from bird flu has risen to 95 following the death of a woman in West Java.
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January 15, 2008 |
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| Bird flu discovered in mute swans
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| Three mute swans in Dorset have been found dead with the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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January 10, 2008 |
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| Bird Flu Fears Continue to Spread Across Bangladesh
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| Livestock officials slaughtered more than 27,000 chickens and ducks in northern Bangladesh after bird flu was confirmed at a poultry farm near the border with India, a report said Friday.
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February 1, 2008 |
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| Bird flu hits Germany, 160,000 geese slaughtered
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| Following an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in southern Germany 160,000 geese have been slaughtered and a three-kilometer exclusion zone has been set up around the farm.
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August 27, 2007 |
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| Bird flu in one way or another is wiping out poultry in South Korea
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| Following the announcement by officials in South Korea of another bird flu outbreak, 5.3 million birds are expected to be culled to control the spread of the deadly virus.
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April 21, 2008 |
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| Bird flu in South Korea prompts culling of 17,000 ducks
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| A bird flu scare in South Korea has prompted Japan to ban all imports of poultry from there.
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November 27, 2007 |
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| Bird Flu Kills 22-Year-Old Man in China
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| It was the 18th fatality linked to the H5N1 bird flu virus in China, which raises more poultry than any other country. Beijing has vowed to aggressively fight the virus, which has killed at least 227 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Bird Flu Lab-On-A-Chip Test Developed in Singapore
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| Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a miniaturized device that can be used to detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus.
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September 25, 2007 |
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| Bird Flu Mutation Sets Stage for Flu Pandemic
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| The deadly bird flu virus has mutated and may infect people more easily if it begins spreading from human to human, according to a new study.
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October 5, 2007 |
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| Bird flu pandemic risk just as real and probably growing
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| Experts are warning that the risk of a human bird flu pandemic remains just as real and is in fact probably growing.
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May 7, 2008 |
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| Bird flu pandemic risk just as real and probably growing
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| Experts are warning that the risk of a human bird flu pandemic remains just as real and is in fact probably growing.
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May 8, 2008 |
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| Bird flu pandemic would require multi-drug approach
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| Scientists have uncovered a change in the H5N1 bird flu virus which makes it resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The mutation in the N1 component was found in human cases of the disease and suggests that a single drug approach is likely to be ineffective in case of a bird flu pandemic in humans.
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May 15, 2008 |
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| Bird flu put 51 in quarantine in Manipur
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| India's health ministry says 51 people in Manipur have been quarantined following an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of influenza in chickens last month in the northeastern Indian state.
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August 6, 2007 |
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| Bird flu: Indonesia's trial run
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| In the backstreets of a Bali village, all hell has broken loose.
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April 29, 2008 |
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| Bird-flu Expert Calls For Changes In Early-warning System
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| The international science community is not doing enough to track the many avian influenza viruses that might cause the next pandemic, a UC Davis researcher says.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| Bird-Flu Exposure Detected in 15,000 Hens in Arkansas
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| Tyson Foods Inc. has begun killing and burying the carcasses of 15,000 hens in northwest Arkansas that tested positive for exposure to a strain of the avian flu that is not harmful to humans, state officials said Tuesday.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Booster Vaccination May Help With Possible Future Avian Influenza Pandemic
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| New evidence suggests that a booster vaccination against H5N1 avian influenza given years after initial vaccination with a different strain may prove useful in controlling a potential future pandemic.
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July 18, 2008 |
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| British bird flu outbreak now under control
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| A cull to contain the latest bird flu outbreak in Britain has been successfully completed.
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November 19, 2007 |
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| Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle Based Flu Vaccine From BioSante
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| BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced a presentation of flu vaccine data entitled, ”Calcium Phosphate (CaP) Nanoparticles as a Candidate Adjuvant for Influenza/Avian Influenza Vaccine” at the annual Novel Vaccines Conference in Cambridge, MA.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| Chinese man dies of H5N1 bird flu
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| A man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has died from the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, state media says.
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December 3, 2007 |
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| Chinese Woman Dies From Bird Flu
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| A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of bird flu among poultry this year.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Concern over mystery of Bangladeshi baby with bird flu
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| A case of bird flu in a young child in Bangladesh has raised concern. According to the Bangladeshi health authorities a 16-month-old boy has been confirmed as the country's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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May 25, 2008 |
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| Confirmed H5N1 avian influenza in wild swans in Dorset
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| The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today confirmed highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among swans in the Chesil Beach area in Dorset .
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Discovery of new drug candidates to combat bird flu
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| As the specter of a worldwide outbreak of avian or "bird flu" lingers, health officials recognize that new drugs are desperately needed since some strains of the virus already have developed resistance to the current roster of anti-flu remedies.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| European Medical Regulators Approve Glaxo Bird Flu Vaccine
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| GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Monday that it has received permission from European medical regulators to market a human bird flu vaccine it has already sold to several governments to stockpile in preparation for a pandemic.
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May 19, 2008 |
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| Exercise Combats Cancer-related Fatigue
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| When cancer and its treatments leave a patient with a relentless weariness of body and mind, exercise might help, according to a new review of studies.
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April 16, 2008 |
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| Experts: New Bird Flu Vaccine Could Solve Problems
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| The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists report.
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June 12, 2008 |
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| Faster Test Reported For Detecting Fake Tamiflu In Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs
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| Chemists in Georgia are reporting development of a fast new method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu. Tamiflu has become a target for counterfeiters as recent outbreaks of bird flu have increased public demand for supplies of just-in-case antiviral drugs to use in case of an epidemic of the deadly disease.
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April 9, 2008 |
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| Father 'caught bird flu from son'
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| Tests on a father diagnosed with bird flu in China show he probably caught the disease from his dying son.
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April 8, 2008 |
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| First pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine available in Europe
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| Authorities in Europe have given approval for the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine.
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May 19, 2008 |
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| Four die of bird flu in Egypt in less than a week
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| The deaths of two women in Egypt from bird flu on Monday has now brought the death toll in the Arab country from the deadly virus to four in less than a week.
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January 2, 2008 |
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| Fourth swan found with bird flu
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| A fourth swan at a sanctuary in Dorset has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, environment department Defra has said.
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January 16, 2008 |
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| Foxnews Avian Flu Center
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| Latest news and Resouces for the bird flu.
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| Fresh bird flu outbreak in India
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| Veterinary workers in India have begun culling tens of thousands of chickens in an attempt to combat a fresh outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal.
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March 10, 2008 |
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| Fresh case of bird flu in turkeys
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| About 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a Suffolk farm, government officials have announced.
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November 12, 2007 |
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| Genome Of 150 Different Avian Influenza Viruses Released
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| The complete genetic coding sequences of 150 different avian influenza viruses were recently released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and government, industry and university collaborators. The information improves scientific understanding of avian influenza, a virus that mainly infects birds but that can also infect humans.
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June 11, 2008 |
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| Government Report Answers Who Lives, Who Dies in Flu Pandemic
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| Should doctors be allowed to play God?
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May 5, 2008 |
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| H5N1 able to pass through placenta to fetus and infect organs other than lungs in adults
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| The H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus can pass through the placenta of pregnant women to the unborn fetus, and can infect organs other than the lungs in adults.
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October 1, 2007 |
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| H5N1 bird flu virus found on Russian chicken farm
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| An outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Russia will mean 22,000 chickens will be culled.
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September 5, 2007 |
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| HHS Releases Pandemic Planning Update V Report
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| HHS Releases Pandemic Planning Update V Report
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Hong Kong battling with bird flu outbreak
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| An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in Hong Kong food markets has led to the culling of live poultry across the city.
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June 16, 2008 |
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| Hong Kong on alert for both flu and bird flu
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| Hong Kong has suspended live poultry imports from the mainland following another outbreak of bird flu in the neighbouring region of Guangdong.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Human-to-human bird flu fears
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| The father of a Chinese man who died of bird flu has also been infected with the virus, raising fear of human-to-human transmission.
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December 7, 2007 |
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| Humans Spread Bird Flu To Humans in Indonesia
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| In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious-disease-modeling experts at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number of people within a family in Indonesia.
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August 29, 2007 |
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| Indonesia bird flu deaths hit 100
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| The human death toll from bird flu in Indonesia has risen to 100 - almost half of the total worldwide fatalities.
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January 28, 2008 |
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| Indonesia criticised over change in bird flu reporting policy
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| A decision by authorities in Indonesia to restrict the reporting of bird flu cases in humans to every six months, has been condemned as irresponsible.
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June 9, 2008 |
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| Indonesia denies human to human spread of bird flu
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| The Indonesian government has been forced to speak out about the continued spread of bird flu in the vast archipelago following the release of an analysis which suggests the deadly virus had been spread by person to person contact.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| Indonesia needs bird flu help
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| Indonesia needs more help to rein in the bird flu virus, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Indonesia refuses again to share bird flu samples
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| Indonesia has again refused to share bird flu specimens with the World Health Organization (WHO).
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November 26, 2007 |
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| Indonesia reluctant when it comes to sharing bird flu samples
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| Indonesia, the country with the highest number of human deaths from the bird flu, remains reluctant to share samples of live bird flu virus for research.
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August 7, 2007 |
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| Influenza Survey Uncovers Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu
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| Scientists have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.
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August 24, 2007 |
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| Japanese authorities fear bird flu spread in wild birds
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| The discovery of another swan killed by bird flu in Japan has concerned health authorities.
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May 11, 2008 |
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| Key Step Bird Flu Virus Takes To Spread Readily In Humans Identified
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| Since it first appeared in Hong Kong in 1997, the H5N1 avian flu virus has been slowly evolving into a pathogen better equipped to infect humans. The final form of the virus, biomedical researchers fear, will be a highly pathogenic strain of influenza that spreads easily among humans.
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October 4, 2007 |
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| Latest bird flu case in Indonesia raises concern
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| In the latest news on the bird flu front the World Health Organization (WHO) says the daughter of an Indonesian women from West Jakarta who tested positive for bird flu has also contracted the virus.
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February 14, 2008 |
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| MIT researchers discover key to bird flu in humans
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| MIT researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines against a deadly flu pandemic.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Nano device provides quick test for bird flu
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| They have created a hand-held device which is able to isolate, purify and amplify the viral DNA from throat swab samples and identify the H5N1 bird flu virus within 30 minutes.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| Nanogen Awarded New CDC Contract to Develop Molecular Diagnostic Test for Influenza and Avian Flu
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| Nanogen developer of in vitro diagnostic products, announced today it has been awarded a new $10.4 million, two-year contract from the U.S. CDC to develop a multi-analyte molecular diagnostic assay for Influenza.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Nanoviricides on Track with Drug Candidates for Highly Pathogenic Influenzas Including The H5N1 Bird Flu Avian Influenza and Common Influenza
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| NanoViricides, Inc., reported today that they are on course with the development of nanoviricides™ drug candidates against highly pathogenic avian influenzas (HPAI) including H5N1 bird flu, and common influenza. “We are now ready to begin animal studies on H5N1 at a renowned federal agency," said Dr. Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH, CEO of the Company.
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January 23, 2008 |
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| New Approach May Lead To Effective H5N1 Influenza A Virus Vaccine
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| Manipulating a previously identified protein may be the key to developing an effective H5N1 influenza A virus vaccine say researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Tokyo.
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March 28, 2008 |
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| New bird flu cases in Vietnam leaves four dead
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| The Ministry of Health in VietNam says there have been five new human bird flu cases of the deadly virus in the country since June this year.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| New Strategies Against Bird Flu
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| Multiple lethal pathogens such as H5N1 avian flu trigger acute lung injury with a high death rate. Scares of an epidemic have led to an increasing interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to this condition.
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April 21, 2008 |
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| New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Successful In Mice
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| The vaccine produced a strong immune response in mice and protected them from death following infection with the H5N1 virus. The vaccine is being tested in humans in an early-phase clinical trial.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| New Vaccine May Give Long-term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu And Its Variant Forms
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| A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers at Purdue University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who discovered the new preventative drug and have tested it in mice.
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April 20, 2008 |
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| Newly Described 'Dragon' Protein Could Be Key To Bird Flu Cure
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| Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003.
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July 15, 2008 |
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| One more suspected death from bird flu in Bali
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| The death of another suspected bird flu patient has put health officials in Bali on a high alert amid fears of a wider outbreak.
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August 27, 2007 |
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| Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
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| Provides contingency planning process for a pandemic. Also provides business planners with sector-specific and common pandemic information planning variables keyed to escalating disaster phases.
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| Pandemic Flu
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| The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.
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| Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed
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| Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology.
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July 13, 2008 |
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| Pandemic Mutations In Bird Flu Revealed
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| Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus has spread through at least 45 countries in 3 continents. Despite its ability to spread, it cannot be transmitted efficiently from human to human. This indicates it is not fully adapted to its new host species, the human. However, this new research reveals mutations in the virus that may result in a pandemic.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| Plenty of turkey for Brits this Christmas despite bird flu
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| Brits will still be alright for their Christmas turkey this year despite the bird flu outbreaks.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu
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| Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Quick test for bird flu devised
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| Scientists in Singapore say they have created a hand-held device that can detect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus within 30 minutes.
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September 23, 2007 |
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| Researcher Doubts U.S. Program To Track Avian Flu In Wild Birds
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| Government monitoring for H5N1 focuses on migrating waterfowl in Alaska. According to A. Townsend Peterson, a more effective system to detect the appearance of H5N1 would track wild birds all along the Atlantic and Pacific "flyways" of North America.
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December 16, 2007 |
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| Roche and WHO reinforce Tamiflu as primary H5N1 treatment
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| The World Health Organization (WHO) has reinforced that Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is the primary recommended antiviral of choice in managing patients infected with H5N1 in updated guidance published on the WHO website.
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August 26, 2007 |
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| Sanofi Pasteur's new H5N1 vaccine shows promise
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| Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, has announced data showing that its new investigational H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine containing a proprietary adjuvant achieved a high immune response at the lowest dose of H5N1 antigen reported to date.
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September 19, 2007 |
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| Scientists Find Key to What Could Make Bird Flu a Human Pandemic
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| Scientists have identified a key mechanism necessary for bird flu to morph from a rare but deadly infection into a pandemic that could kill millions of people.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Some Bird Flu Strains Have Acquired Properties That Might Enhance Potential To Infect Humans
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released results of a study suggesting that some North American avian influenza A H7 virus strains have properties that might enhance their potential to infect humans as well as their potential to spread from human to human.
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June 13, 2008 |
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| Spread Of Bird Flu Strains Slowed At Some Borders
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| This first-ever statistical analysis of influenza A H5N1's genetic diversity helps scientists better understand how the virus migrates and could, in the future, help health officials determine whether efforts to thwart its spread were successful.
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February 28, 2008 |
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| STMicro launches chip to detect bird flu
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| Europe's top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans.
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March 24, 2008 |
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| Study unravels some of the mystery surrounding the devastating 1918 pandemic
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| Often called the most devastating epidemic in the recorded history of the world, the 1918 influenza virus pandemic was responsible for more than 40 million deaths across the globe.
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October 11, 2007 |
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| Suffolk bird flu is H5N1 strain
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| The type of bird flu found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm is the virulent H5N1 strain, according to government vets.
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November 13, 2007 |
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| Tests Confirm Bird Flu at German Poultry Farm
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| Tests have found that birds at a poultry farm in southern Germany died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, and some 160,000 birds were being slaughtered as a precaution.
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August 26, 2007 |
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| U.S. efforts to monitor H5N1 could easily miss entry of the virus into North America
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| A University of Kansas investigator closely following the spread of the avian influenza known as H5N1 said that U.S. government monitoring efforts easily could miss the entry of the virus into North America.
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December 13, 2007 |
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| U.S. stocks up again on bird flu vaccine
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| The Department of Health and Human Services in the United States has ordered more doses of the avian flu vaccine from the international pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.
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August 7, 2007 |
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| Warning about the danger of yet another bird flu virus
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| Scientists in the United States have identified a second H strain of bird flu that could cause a pandemic, they say the H5N1 strain of bird flu currently circulating the globe is not the only cause for concern.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| West Bengal appeals over bird flu
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| Officials in the Indian state of West Bengal have appealed to other states to help cull up to two million chickens suspected of having bird flu.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| WHO says Pakistan bird flu cluster no cause for alarm as yet
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| According to an expert at the World Health Organization, the cluster of suspected bird flu cases in Pakistan may be a combination of infections from poultry with limited person-to-person transmission.
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December 19, 2007 |
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| WHO Warns Countries to Be on Alert for New Bird Flu Infections
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| The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move, with Pakistan reporting new infections and Myanmar logging its first human case.
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December 17, 2007 |
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| Woman's Death Brings Indonesian Bird Flu Toll to 103
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| The 29-year-old housewife from Tangerang town in the western outskirts of Jakarta, died Saturday at a hospital in the city, said Sumardi, a ministry spokesman.
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February 4, 2008 |
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