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Bird flu alarming than HIV-Aids: Health official...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Bird flu alarming than HIV-Aids: Health official Sun.Star, Philippines - 1 hour ago "THIS Bird Flu or Avian Influenza (AI) is more alarming than the HIV/Aids," said Dr. Manny Dulay Jr., of the Department of Health of the Autonomous Region in .

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High doses of new bird flu drug safe in U.S. study

[Enflu] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new drug being developed to fight both bird flu and seasonal flu can be given safely to people in very high doses, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday.

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September 30, 2006

Bird flu alarming than HIV-Aids: Health official...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Bird flu alarming than HIV-Aids: Health official Sun.Star, Philippines - 1 hour ago "THIS Bird Flu or Avian Influenza (AI) is more alarming than the HIV/Aids," said Dr. Manny Dulay Jr., of the Department of Health of the Autonomous Region in .

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Posted at 12:14 AM

High doses of new bird flu drug safe in U.S. study

[Enflu] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new drug being developed to fight both bird flu and seasonal flu can be given safely to people in very high doses, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday.

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September 29, 2006

China shares bird flu samples in “breakthrough”: WHO

[Enflu] GENEVA (Reuters) - China has shared long-sought samples of the H5N1 bird flu virus, in what many scientists view as a breakthrough in cooperation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

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Posted at 12:12 AM

CHRONOLOGY-Bird flu developments

[Enflu] (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a Thai farmer who died last month was the 17th person to die from bird flu in the country.

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Posted at 12:09 AM

September 28, 2006

Britain completes stockpile of Tamiflu flu drug

[Enflu] LONDON (Reuters) - The final consignment of Britain's Tamiflu drug stockpile will be delivered this week, putting in place a central plank of contingency plans against a future flu pandemic, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.

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Posted at 12:13 AM

Hong Kong officials seize 6,000 chickens being smuggled

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The seizure on Tuesday highlights the challenges Hong Kong faces as it tries to protect against the threat of bird flu spreading from mainland China, where several outbreaks have been reported in the past year.

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Posted at 12:12 AM

September 27, 2006

Indonesia research on Avian Flu - Prensa Latina

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] of three cases of people, members of the same family, new fears emerge in Indonesia, around possible infections among people from stump H5N1 of the bird flu.

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Posted at 12:11 AM

UP to keep close eye on bird flu - Times of India

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] UP to keep close eye on bird flu Times of India, India - 30 minutes ago LUCKNOW: In view of the cases of bird flu in certain parts of the country earlier this year, authorities in Uttar Pradesh were on Tuesday asked to keep a ....

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September 26, 2006

Website of the week: European Organisation of Family Health Research

The European Organisation of Family Health Research (EOFHR) represents over 100 non-governmental and other not-for-profit organisations interested in protection the health of all europeans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

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Progress in search for 'bird-flu herbs' - Nation Multimedia

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Containing about 100,000 3D chemical structures of herbal substances, the new database allows scientists to find herbal medication to fight bird flu.

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Posted at 12:17 AM

eGene Successfully Completes Study of Rapid...

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Posted at 12:16 AM

September 25, 2006

Hopesfall posts "Bird Flu" (from Trustkill Takeover comp) - Punknews.org

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Hopesfall has released their contribution to the recent Trustkill Takeover compilation. The disc, released in September, featured .

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Bird Flu Claims Young Indonesian Boy - CBS News

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] (AP) Indonesia's bird flu death toll climbed to 50 on Friday after laboratory tests showed an 11-year-old boy died of the disease, a senior health official said .

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Posted at 12:10 AM

September 23, 2006

City has historic bird flu link - Wahpeton Daily News

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] City has historic bird flu link Wahpeton Daily News, ND - 1 hour ago ... management agencies. Health experts say there is possibility that today's...

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Posted at 12:11 AM

USDA expands compensation for bird flu cleanup

[Enflu] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poultry farmers who participate in a program to prevent the spread of diseases would be fully compensated for loss of birds and equipment if low-pathogenic strains of avian influenza are found, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.

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Posted at 12:09 AM

September 22, 2006

Indonesia confirms another bird flu fatality...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Indonesia confirms another bird flu fatality (AFP) AFP - A five-year old boy who

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What is bird flu: an overview?

[Health Tips] The risk from avian influenza is very low but some confirmed cases of human infection from avian influenza infection have been reported since 1997. Most cases of avian influenza infection in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry products or surfaces contaminated with secretion or excretions from infected birds.

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Posted at 12:08 AM

September 21, 2006

Vitamin c and bird flu:

[Health Tips] I consumed in high doses and in a routine it proves very much helpful in the prevention of viral infections. This may be typically related to the fact that the usual symptoms of bird flu which includes hemorrhages under the epidermis of the skin and bleeding from the nose and gums that are also the classical symptoms of scurvy which denotes that there is deficiency of vitamin c.

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September 20, 2006

WHO still underfunded for H5N1 fight

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The World Health Organization still lacks half the funds it needs to help countries fight bird flu as more human cases are expected in the coming months, the acting director-general said Tuesday.

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Posted at 12:11 AM

September 17, 2006

Hawaii: Birds tested for H5N1

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The mission is to catch and test up to 3,000 birds across the state by Dec. 31, said Megan Laut, a field coordinator for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and a team member.

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Posted at 12:14 AM

Ex-minister Rath scraps tender for bird flu vaccine purchase- CRo - Czech Happenings

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Prague- David Rath, in his capacity as health minister until recently, scrapped the tender for the purchase of vaccines against bird flu, and his successor in .

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Posted at 12:09 AM

September 15, 2006

Roche says ready to produce 80 million doses in U.S.

[Enflu] ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said it was ready to make 80 million doses of its Tamiflu bird flu drug in the United States each year, stepping up efforts to produce enough drugs to fight the deadly disease.

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Posted at 12:09 AM

September 14, 2006

COA CALLS FOR SETTING UP NETS TO PREVENT BIRD...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] 10 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture (COA) called Sunday for chicken and pig farms to set up bird-proofing nets as soon as possible in an attempt to keep wild birds separated from poultry and pigs and prevent outbreaks of avian flu.

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Posted at 12:10 AM

September 13, 2006

Thomas Cook 9-mth pretax loss narrows to 55.9...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Forbes - The fact that development has not been better is due to the World Cup and avian flu, which kept lots of British travellers at home, plus the kerosene surcharges and terrorist attacks,’ chief financial officer Ludger Heuberg told reporters in a press

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Posted at 12:11 AM

September 12, 2006

Uganda: HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Uganda: HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - September 11, 2006 http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2006/IR060926.html

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Posted at 12:11 AM

September 10, 2006

Hunters Watch Out for the Bird Flu

[Bird Flu Protection Tips in America] To monitor for that possibility, and help officials develop an appropriate response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services division has teamed with state wildlife and health agencies to test up to 100,000 wild birds.

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Posted at 12:10 AM

2 More Deaths from Bird Flu

[Bird Flu Protection Tips in America] One bird flu victim is a 4-year-old girl from Makassar, South Sulawesi Province. Authorities say the girl developed bird flu like symptoms on June 18th, 2006, was hospitalized on June 23rd and died from the bird flu the following day.

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Posted at 12:09 AM

September 09, 2006

Could blood from H5N1 flu survivors help others? - CIDRAP

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Could blood from H5N1 flu survivors help others? CIDRAP, MN - 1 hour ago ... Nonetheless, they recommend that a committee of experts be set up to...

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Posted at 12:10 AM

Permanent Link to Bird Flu Watch: Sohag, Egypt

http://www.flupatrol.com [Flu Patrol] New cases of bird flu in domestic fowl were discovered in Egypt along the southern provinces of Sohag and Damietta. Tests were conducted on 20 people who were in contact with the infected birds.

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Posted at 12:08 AM

September 08, 2006

Bird Flu: Progress Reported Toward Widely Useable Vaccine - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Bird Flu: Progress Reported Toward Widely Useable Vaccine RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - 22 minutes ago .Still, as researchers race...

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Posted at 12:09 AM

Low-risk H5N1 bird flu found in Pennsylvania...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second round of tests on swans in Michigan confirmed the birds have a low-pathogenic strain of H5N1 and not the deadly avian influenza virus that has killed more than 141 people in Asia, Europe and Africa, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.

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September 07, 2006

Bird Flu Blog: - Movie, TV star Chuck Norris’ soft-spoken characters appeal

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Toledo Blade - For Chuck Norris’ birthday, I got a call from a Polish TV station asking me to talk about the whole thing,”

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Lessons of 1918-19

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The University of Michigan has a very interesting resource at its Center for the History of Medicine: The 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic deals with seven...

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September 06, 2006

Clinical Trials For Vaccine Could Begin Next Year

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Clinical trials of a new vaccine for AIDS could begin by the end of next year. The vaccine was developed by Opendra Narayan, of the Kansas University School of Medicine.

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Posted at 12:10 AM

Bird Flu Blog: - Health officials to present bird flu info at

http://birdflu.wordpress.com [Bird Flu News Digest] SunJournal.com (subscription), ME - 4 hours ago… Their talks will center on problems faced by the possible pandemic bird flu outbreaks, but will also consider other kinds of public health emergencies.

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September 05, 2006

Avian flu vigilance intensifies as wild bird...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Thai News Agency - responsible for bird flu control, Dr.Charal, director of the government’s command centre on avian influenza, said efficiency in bird flu prevention must be fine-tuned as the season is approaching for migratory birds which might carry the H5N1 virus

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Action News - Bird Flu

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September 04, 2006

Low-risk H5N1 bird flu found in Pennsylvania...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Mallard ducks in Pennsylvania have tested positive for a low-pathogenic strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the US Agriculture .

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Bird Crap Attack

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Posted at 02:15 AM

September 03, 2006

MORE THAN 13,000 WILD MIGRATORY BIRDS TESTED IN...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] MORE THAN 13,000 WILD MIGRATORY BIRDS TESTED IN ALASKA SitNews, AK - 53 minutes ago .The threat of a pandemic seemed high in the early months of the year, as the dangerous H5N1 virus started appearing in increasing numbers of countries in .

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Posted at 12:34 AM

Low-risk H5N1 bird flu found in Pennsylvania...

[Enflu] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mallard ducks in Pennsylvania have tested positive for a low-pathogenic strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the U.S. Agriculture and Interior departments said on Saturday, adding to cases detected recently in Maryland and Michigan.

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