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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…
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Prospects from vaccine against bird flu
Sanofi Pasteur, a French pharmaceutical company, has announced an encouraging start to the test results of the first bird flu vaccine. The company said it had responded…
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Only 88 communes still have bird flu
Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said, the number of communes with bird flu today continues to decrease. Currently, there are…
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7 more provinces control bird flu
Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said, as of December 17, the whole country did not have any new outbreaks. So far, there are…
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The H5N1 virus has resisted Tamiflu
At first, a 13-year-old bird flu patient seemed lucky when she had only mild inflammation on one side of her lungs and was treated immediately with Tamiflu. However, aft…
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Ozone water - a powerful weapon against H5N1
For the first time in Vietnam, the results of a group of scientists have demonstrated that Anolyte solution (ozone water) will be a powerful weapon against bird flu. Thi…
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High-speed production of H5N1 vaccine
With a $ 1.6 million grant from the Government, virologist Suresh Mittal, Director of the Genetic Therapy Laboratory (Purdue University) is conducting the work. The vacc…
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Indonesia has more people suspected of being infected with bird flu
The situation of human bird flu infection in Indonesia is in a complicated trend, after the country has just had another suspected case of death. Scientists warn: people…