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Vietnam has not detected H5N1 from human to human
Bui Quang Anh, Director of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), said that there have been no warnings from world organization…
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Indonesia has more bird flu victims
The Indonesian Ministry of Health said the country had just one more death from bird flu. The victim is a 33-year-old man, who passed away yesterday (September 6).
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Malaysia announced to escape bird flu
Agriculture and agro-industrial minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the monitoring and testing conducted three months ago met the conditions set by the World Organization for…
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China confirmed bird flu outbreak in Guangdong
The Ministry of Agriculture of China on September 17 confirmed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus is raging in ducks in a suburb of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong…
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China promotes prevention of bird flu
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture mobilized 12 local working teams to monitor bird flu prevention and control after the outbreak was confirmed in Guangdong.
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Device detects H5N1 bird flu virus
Scientists in Singapore say they have built a handheld device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus within half an hour.
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H5N1 virus can be transmitted from mother to fetus
The Peking University research team in Beijing examined tissue samples taken from two Chinese H5N1 patients, including a 24-year-old pregnant woman and a 35-year-old man…
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H5N1 virus changes dangerously for humans!
According to a new study published, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has changed to be able to grow well in the respiratory tract on humans. This finding shows that H5N1 h…
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Indonesia: one person died of bird flu
A woman in Sumatra island, Indonesia died of bird flu. Thus, the number of deaths from this disease in Indonesia has reached 87 people. The 44-year-old patient was ill a…
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Children: Subjects susceptible to bird flu
A recent finding has shown that children are particularly susceptible and highly susceptible to bird flu. The above study has led experts to reassess previous research r…
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Central: Flood water threatens to spread avian influenza
Director of Animal Health Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Bui Quang Anh expressed concern about the risk of outbreaks of bird flu in the Centr…
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America helps Vietnam fight against influenza
The International Development Agency (USAID) and the US Department of Health today announced a US $ 10.5 million grant to help Vietnam prevent and control bird flu and h…
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South Korea confirmed the outbreak of bird flu
The Seoul government has confirmed that South Korean authorities have been forced to destroy thousands of ducks when the bird flu broke out for the first time in the cou…
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The world will lose 2,000 billion dollars because of bird flu
According to AFP, at the international conference on bird flu taking place in New Delhi (India) on December 4, Mr. Peter Harrold - acting vice president of the World Ban…