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Hong Kong confirmed that wild birds died of H5N1
On January 29, Hong Kong confirmed a wild bird died of H5N1 virus in the territory and warned people not to contact birds because of fear of the disease could infect hum…
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Singapore: Production of rapid detection H5N1
The Singapore medical laboratory in collaboration with ST Microelectronics plans to launch the world's first single-use flu diagnostic test later this year.
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Bird flu appears in Iraq
Iraqi Health Minister Abdul Mutalib Ali Mohammed said a 15-year-old girl who died two weeks ago in the northern city of Sulaymaniyah was infected with bird flu.
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Continue to prevent bird flu
The Department of Animal Health stated that it is possible to launch a new outbreak of avian influenza in February ... Although there is no province or city that has bir…
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Nha Trang vaccine institute produces H5N1 vaccine
On February 11, Nha Trang Vaccine Institute reported that it had obtained satisfactory results in the production of H5N1 influenza vaccine by cultivating a virus strain…
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Bird flu to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has just become the latest bird flu epidemic, while Nigeria is showing signs of spreading. China and Indonesia, each country has one more woman to die. It see…
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Bird flu spreads in Europe
Two swans died in northern Germany and were found to be infected with the H5N1 virus. This is the first case of bird flu in Germany. Hours earlier, Austria confirmed cas…
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EU adopted new measures against bird flu
On February 16, the European Union (EU) adopted new measures to prevent the spread of bird flu in the continent after a two-day meeting in Brussels. European Commissione…
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Testing H5N1 vaccine in Australia
A H5N1 vaccine from CSL Ltd. in Australia gave promising results when tested in small doses on adults. The statement was made on February 17.
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205 communes and wards have bird flu
News from the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), 205 communes and wards of 69 districts, towns in 17 provinces and cities have…
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Only 14 provinces have avian influenza
The Department of Animal Health announced that currently there are only 14 provinces and cities where outbreaks have occurred less than 21 days, at 187 communes and ward…
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Yen Bai registered bird flu maps
Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said, while many provinces have translated in turn to control and withdraw names from the map.
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Tamiflu for local medicine
The Ministry of Health has decided to allocate more than 420,000 Tamiflu tablets to the reserves of 64 provinces, affiliated agencies and line ministries. Deputy Ministe…
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Avian influenza occurs in Quang Tri
Bird flu occurs in a household raising ducks in Gio Phong commune, Gio Linh district (Quang Tri) on November 22, killing more than 500 ducks. SDAH destroyed culled 5,000…
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Anti-bird flu by folklore
A seminar discussing measures to prevent bird flu by folk methods was organized by the Vietnam Red Cross on December 15 in Hanoi. These measures are effectively applied…