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Detection of bird flu in many countries
After more than a week of seemingly quiet silence, bird flu began to worry again after Laos reported the first suspected case of human avian flu, while Turkey also repor…
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There has been a vaccine to prevent bird flu
The fight against bird flu has entered a new stage. An independent team of experts has recommended the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use a vaccine to prevent…
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Vaccine is resistant to bird flu
Scientists at GlaxoSmithKline in Hong Kong say they have successfully tested a vaccine against bird flu with a very small dose. The second test of this vaccine showed th…
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Bird flu approaching Hanoi
Only 20 km from Hanoi in the southwest direction, the veterinary sector discovered an outbreak of influenza in Canh Nua commune, Thach That district, Ha Tay province. 55…
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Bird flu began to attack Hanoi
About 20 days after the Minister of Agriculture announced that Vietnam could not prepare avian influenza, Hanoi Veterinary Department today confirmed March 4 to detect H…
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Avian influenza outbreaks again in Korea
On Thursday (March 8), a representative of the Korean government confirmed that bird flu has reappeared in the central region of the country, although the Government has…
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Egypt: there were 24 patients infected with bird flu
A 4-year-old boy in Egypt has contracted H5N1 bird flu, bringing the total number of people infected to the country to 24, the Egyptian Ministry of Health said on March…
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Avian influenza virus has changed
The source of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) on March 13 affirmed that the results of gene sequencing of influenza virus…
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Thailand increased efforts to fight bird flu
In order to prevent the spread of bird flu, the Thai government will close all poultry slaughter houses in Bangkok and remove these slaughterhouses from the capital.
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Hungary warns of bird flu
After a series of Asian countries, recently Central European countries - Hungary found 5 dead geese at a farm in the south of this country suspected of being infected wi…
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Vietnam continues to study the production of anti-avian influenza drugs
Despite the latest information regarding Tamiflu resistance - the most effective drug currently tested in bird flu prevention - from two deaths in Egypt, Vietnamese scie…
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Drugs against bird flu
Thailand's government-run pharmaceutical organization (GPO) has announced that it has produced a very effective and safe anti-viral drug in the fight against bird flu.
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Flies: intermediate transmission of H5N1?
Through molecular research, scientists discovered H5N1 in the body of flies in the respiratory system, digestive system, epidermis, muscles and eggs, according to Wasito…
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Communication campaign to prevent bird flu
On January 24, the Ministry of Health and the United Nations launched a media campaign to control the spread of bird flu. According to the Ministry of Health, since Nove…
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Japan: Discovered another outbreak of bird flu
In Japan, authorities have discovered an additional outbreak of bird flu in the South. This further raises concerns about the possibility of widespread bird flu outbreak…