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[Newstin - Bird Flu] HONG KONG -- The reappearance of a lethal strain of avian influenza in Hong Kong, India and Indonesia last week highlights the potential threat the virus poses to humans as the traditional winter flu season approaches. Authorities in India's northeastern Assam state said they will cull 200,000 chickens after a fresh...

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[Status of Chinese People] Bird flu found at Hong Kong farm, 80000 chickens to be killed ...: HONG KONG (AFP) ”” More than 80,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Hong Kong after bird flu was found on a poultry farm, the first outbreak at a farm here in nearly six years, health authorities said Tuesday.

[New Economist] New Economist: Avian flu economics 5: What should investors do?: are already selling advice to business and governments on flu preparedness. Companies are stocking up on items thought to slow the spread of disease such as masks and hand sanitizers -- potential sales for companies like Beijing-based Kimberly-Clark (China) Investment Co.

[Genetic Archaeology News] Scientists Create Historical Map Of Avian Flu Migration And ...: From 1997 until 2005, it emerged in several Southeast Asian countries and spread via multiple hosts throughout central and southern China, Russia, the Middle East and India. To date, additional outbreaks have been reported as far west as Europe and Africa and as far east as Japan, Korea and Indonesia.

[RealitySandwich - Home Page] Reality Sandwich | Avian Flu: The Next Great Pandemic Threat: In May of 1997, a three-year-old Hong Kong boy died from a flu-like respiratory illness later identified as a highly pathogenic strain of the avian influenza A virus. Classified by the subtype H5N1, this variation had previously been .

[Singapore News] AVA to monitor U.S. poultry after positive bird flu test ...: The Singapore Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is monitoring the import of Tyson chicken products following reports that the US meat company has begun culling some 15,000 chickens that had been exposed to a strain of the avian flu in northwest Arkansas.

[Status of Chinese People] China Reports New Bird Flu Outbreak in Guangzhou City « Status of ...: The outbreak, which was first noticed on March 13 at a poultry market in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, killed 108 birds and triggered the culling of another 518, Xinhua news agency said, citing the Ministry of Agriculture.

[Blogger News Network] » Rise of India, China in focus on US TV show - Blogger News Network: * A plurality of Indians and Chinese are positive about their relationship, seeing it as a partnership more than a rivalry. Americans, however think the two are rivals.

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