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H5N1 virus can be transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract
Thanks to the means of counting viruses and the support of US medical experts, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital have discovered that the H5N1 virus is not only in the throat…
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Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus
Recent tests of the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis in Ha Tay show that nearly 100% of the swarms of geese carry the H5N1 strain. In some localities, typically…
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Avian flu appears in Togo
For the first time, bird flu has appeared in Togo. Information was confirmed by officials after independent tests in Italy. Recently, thousands of poultry have been foun…
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Human antibodies protect mice from bird flu
A group of international scientists, including researchers from the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, said: They…
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One more patient suspected of being infected with influenza A / H5N1
At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control on the afternoon of August 1, Dr. Nguyen Hai Yen - Department of Epidemiolog…
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Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1
A 15-year-old patient in Hoang Hoa district (Thanh Hoa) died on August 3, on the way to the National Institute of Tropical Diseases and Infection. Test results positive…
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New vaccine kills bird flu
Avian influenza virus researchers say they have been able to get close to a human immunization to fight a pandemic of bird flu.
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Indonesia: Two more people die from bird flu
An Indonesian Ministry of Health official on August 13 confirmed a 29-year-old woman living on Bali tourist island and her 5-year-old daughter died of bird flu, bringing…
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H5N1 recurred in Germany
The bird flu has recurred in Bavaria, southern Germany, when experts confirmed that dead ducks on a farm in the state were due to H5N1 infection.
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Confirm a case of H5N1 flu transmitted from human to human
Through systematic research and statistical analysis, US infectious disease experts have identified a case of H5N1 bird flu in Indonesia in 2006 due to human-to-human tr…
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Two more victims of bird flu
Bird flu continues to kill the lives of two victims in Indonesia and Cambodia. Yesterday, in a joint statement, the Cambodian Ministry of Health and the World Health Org…
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Egypt: The new hot spot of bird flu
Egyptian Ministry of Health officials announced on April 11 that a 15-year-old girl died of H5N1 virus infection, bringing the total number of deaths due to the pandemic…
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Avian influenza vaccine is about to be circulated in the United States
On April 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine registration against the H5N1 virus produced by Sanofi Aventis pharmaceutical corporation. Th…
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Vietnam has the ability to recycle Tamiflu which has expired
Dr. Nguyen Van Hung, Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemistry (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) said the institute is conducting the separation of oseltam…
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Counterfeit Tamiflu has appeared on the world market
The German Federal Institute for Medicine and Medical Products has warned customers about the emergence of fake Tamiflu bird flu medication on the world market when orde…