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http://brianleon.com/notes [Notes - A Personal Journal] Last fall, there was much press on the supposed epidemic of bird flu cascading across the world. Everyone was concerned if there was enough stockpile of Tamiflu to handle the vaccinations required.

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http://scotttowler.blogspot.com [Scott's Blizzog] birds flew...: And maybe its just me, but if I saw a chicken running around in circles, my first thought would be dimentia of a chicken...then I would think about what causes dimentia...and immediatley blame it on bird flu. Any of you ever had the flu?

http://flufactor.blogspot.com [fluFactor] Chinese Girl Dies from Bird Flu: China’s Ministry of Health has reported that a nine year old girl has died from bird flu. The girl is China’s tenth known victim of the disease and her death comes just days after a man from Guangdong province also died from the disease.

[W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security et al.] W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security... : "Nigerian agriculture ministry spokesman Tope Ajakaiye said tests on chicken carcasses had identified the H5N1 type of avian influenza, which can kill humans, in northern Nigerian sites more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) apart.

http://loopylibrarian.blogspot.com [LoopyLibrarian] One for the Morning Glory: Because more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to the pre-eminent remedy - antibiotics - the search for new remedies against bacterial infections is in high gear. Research by scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to Ghent University shows that certain mice, by nature, can withstand particular bacterial infections.

[Agri-Christian NZ] Bird Flu & The Celestial Game of Chess: I notice Frank has written a post on birdflu, expressing his cynicism. I've been cynical since the day I first heard about it, and have not bothered to follow the issue in the media at all.

[Kabbalah For Women] Foul Play Will Do Us In (Spreading Bird Flu... : BBC: Turkey is stepping up measures to control an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, after the virus killed at least two people and infected 15. I never realized so many kids in Turkey liked playing with dead chickens .

[Bird Flu News Blog] Turkey Confirms Birdflu Death: The first case of H5N1 in Turkey was discovered in October at a turkey farm in Kiziksa, a village in the north-eastern province of Balikesir, near a wildlife reserve that is a well-known stopover for migratory birds.

http://avianbirdinfluenza.blogspot.com [Avianbirdinfluenza.blogspot.com] Avian Bird Flu Information: Just last year the world experienced laboratory infection spread from so called safety labs when a leaky aerosol chamber manufactured by the University of Wisconsin at Madison was responsible for three laboratory-acquired tuberculosis infections in a Seattle BSL-3 lab last year.

http://www.nature.com [Nature.com] news @ nature.com - -: Bird flu outbreaks in Asia have prompted the cull of tens of thousands of ducks and chickens to curtail the disease's spread. As the human death toll continues to grow, many are concerned that the virus will mutate and trigger a human pandemic. Here, news@nature.com keeps track of the key events and scientific discoveries as researchers assess the threat.

[Crofsblogs.typepad.com] H5N1: The unnerving prospects that await us, should an outbreak occur, call for unified leadership that recognizes the limits of state and local preparedness and the need for employing quarantine measures. Rather than delegating planning and response to myriad local health departments, the nation's governors and the president must urgently agree on plans to quarantine affected areas and prepare for the multitude of people who will need healthcare.

[Birdflumonitor.com] Bird Flu Monitor: Bird Flu Blog: - Bird Flu Blog: - bird flu ...:  [Bird Flu News Digest] Bird Flu Blog: - Bird Flu Blog: - bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic Posted in Bird Flu at 12:57 pm by birdflu bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic - Roche grants Tamiflu license to Indian firm The agreement with Hetero covers India and other developing nations and allows the Indian firm to produce the flu treatment specifically for governments wishing to create emergency stores.

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