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http://www.asiatravelweblog.com [ Asia Travel Weblog - A blog about travel but not a travel weblog :) - Thailand, Indonesia Bali, Vietnam, Singapore and more] Phyllis Kozarsky, a consultant to the C.D.C’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and a professor at Emory University, says there is a chance that if you are infected with bird flu and another flu strain, the viruses could mix genes so the avian flu could acquire the characteristics of a strain more easily transmitted.

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[ MyBo!] Bird Flu Facts everybody in Singapore Should Know: It is believed that most cases of bird flu infection in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry or contaminated surfaces. The spread of avian influenza viruses from one ill person to another has been reported very rarely, and transmission has not been observed to continue beyond one person.

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[Avianflu.typepad.com] Avian Flu - What we need to know: Congress should pass legislation insulating flu vaccine manufacturers from liability suits as long as they meet Food and Drug Administration standards of testing and manufacturing. The vaccine industry and the FDA need to phase out a decades-old vaccine manufacturing technology in which individual doses are grown in millions of chicken eggs and replace it with one based on cell culture similar to what is used for many other drugs.

Googleblog.blogspot.comhttp://googleblog.blogspot.com [Googleblog.blogspot.com] Official Google Blog: Bird flu basics: Bird (avian) flu is an influenza virus type A that normally infects birds, but can also infect pigs and other animals. Wild birds, the natural hosts, normally don't get sick from this virus, but domestic animals such as chickens and turkeys can be severely affected severely.

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