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Indonesia was criticized in the fight against bird flu
Indonesian health officials said yesterday a 14-year-old girl who died in June was confirmed with bird flu, and this is the 47th death because of H5N1.
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Find out why H5N1 causes high mortality in humans
The mechanism of bird flu virus death is similar to that of the 1918 pandemic flu, that is
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The nasal spray vaccine for bird flu
The US has tested three new live H5N1 virus vaccines but has weakened it. This new vaccine is used by nasal spray. Therefore, they are convenient to use. This is the res…
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The WHO suspects that H5N1 has spread from person to person
On May 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the H5N1 virus could have spread from person-to-person to an Indonesian family and killed six people. But so far, exp…
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WHO: H5N1 infection may be due to close contact and for too long
According to Maria Cheng, a spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Indonesia, seven members of a family in northern Sumatra island died in May because bird…
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WHO placed drug company Tamiflu on alert
The most recent Indonesian victim died of bird flu, which caused the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday to put drug manufacturer Tamiflu, Roche, on alert: hoardin…
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H5N1 virus increases toxicity
The H5N1 avian influenza virus may have changed and easily spread in warm weather no less than winter, according to Hong Kong York Chow health chief.
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Spain detected bird flu
Spain has just confirmed the first case of H5N1 infection was found in a diving bird in the northern Alava province. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture says there is no…
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Glaxo has a vaccine against H5N1
GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical firm, has announced that it has successfully created an avian flu vaccine caused by the H5N1 virus and can produce it.
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Thailand: 113 people suspected of catching bird flu
According to Bangkok Post, yesterday the number of suspected patients with bird flu in Thailand has increased to 113 people. The Thai Ministry of Public Health said all…
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Southeast Asia: Bird flu comes back
After a period of lull, H5N1 bird flu has reappeared in Southeast Asia with complicated developments. Continued outbreaks of new outbreaks in Thailand and Laos.
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There is a risk of pandemic influenza with the changing H5N1 strain
If two strains of influenza A and B virus are joined together, it will create a dangerous virus with high virulence and easily spread from person to person.
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Bird flu concern in Indonesia
Seven people in the same village were hospitalized in Indonesia and suspected officials were due to bird flu. This group is in Karo district in the province of North Sum…
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Detection of positive blood samples for H5N1
Test results of the HCM City Department of Animal Health recently showed that there are 2 serum samples of the flock of Suoi Tien tourist site positive for avian influen…
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Thailand: Another case of death from bird flu
The Thai Ministry of Health has officially confirmed a 27-year-old man in Ban Tung Pattana, Sawang Arom district, Uthai Thani province, died on Thursday, August 3 due to…