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Pandemic flu broke out in Hong Kong
According to Van Hoi, schools across the Hong Kong Special Zone are in high alert, after appearing hundreds of cases of flu-like symptoms from the end of February to now.
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In 2009, there will be H5N1 vaccine
After more than four years of H5N1 vaccine research, scientists at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) have announced: next April, human trials wil…
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STMicro launches bird flu detection chip
Europe's leading chip vendor, STMicroelectronics, has said it has successfully developed a mobile chip that can detect both types of influenza viruses, including human i…
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South Korea: Early bird flu, all poultry in Seoul were killed
South Korean officials said today that all poultry in Seoul Capital have been killed to prevent a new outbreak of bird flu in the city from spreading to other places.
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Visiting the 'headquarters' of H5N1 research
Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is no different from a miniature city, with houses, supermarkets, clinics, parks ... It gathers cr…
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Injecting two trials of H5N1 vaccine made in Vietnam
On May 17, the Military Medical Academy conducted two injections of clinical trials of A / H5N1 vaccine against volunteers (stage one).
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New prospects for vaccines against bird flu
The search for vaccines against bird flu seems promising when researchers claim that the new vaccine from monkey kidney cells appears to be safe and effective against th…
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Announcing the genome of 150 types of avian influenza viruses
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) government and scientists, together with university and industry partners, have published the entire gene coding sequence of 150…
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Protected by antibodies from ... 1918
Antibodies from survivors of the 1918 flu pandemic - the worst pandemic in human history - continue to protect them against this deadly virus, opening a
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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.