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FDA investigates the side effects of Tamiflu
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun investigating whether there is a link between the use of Tamiflu and the deaths of 12 Japanese children in Japanese M…
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The H5N1 vaccine will be useless for a pandemic
The World Health Organization warns that currently developing human bird flu vaccines will not work much once a pandemic occurs. The reason is that they do not target th…
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Tamiflu is not safe for children?
The US Food and Drug Safety Agency raised concerns about the safety of using anti-Tamiflu drugs in children. In a memorandum published on November 17, 2005, the agency s…
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The bird flu spreads strongly in China
There are two new outbreaks in China despite hundreds of millions of children being vaccinated. Reports of bird flu take place almost daily, showing great challenges in…
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H5N1 virus in Vietnam has reduced its virulence
Research by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology shows that, compared to when it first appeared in Vietnam, H5N1 has had a slight change in genetics and pa…
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The US and Japan banned imports of poultry from Canada
The US and Japan have issued a temporary ban on poultry imports from Canada after bird flu was discovered on a duck in British Columbia.
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Italy confiscated imported Chinese and Thai chickens under fake labels
On November 21, authorities in Rome (Italy) confiscated 3 tons of Chinese and Thai chicken imported under fake labels as Brazilian products.
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More Cao Bang province has bird flu
On November 22, the Department of Animal Health stated in Cao Bang recently that avian influenza has been detected in 3 livestock households in 2 wards of Song Bang and…
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Patients in Hai Phong: Negative for H5N1!
Patients Vu Van Hoa, male, 15 years old residing in Tan Quang village, Tien Hung commune, Tien Lang district, Hai Phong had negative test results for H5N1 after a period…
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Japan announced plans to combat bird flu in humans
Japan has just announced a plan to deal with bird flu in the event of an outbreak. Under this plan, a pandemic could do 170,000 to 640,000 Japanese deaths, and between 5…
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TT-Hue: Poultry flocked from the street to the countryside market
Small traders in Dong Ba market (Hue city) said that chickens and ducks were banned and should be transferred to remote areas for sale.
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Hanoi: Farewell to birds and birds before G
Information that cannot be raised in the inner city cannot be disturbed by families. Known as the famous chicken player, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Xuan after sending two chickens…
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China has the same drug Tamiflu
Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said the Tamiflu-like drug was effective in treating bird flu. One of the basic ingredients o…
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APEC wants to cooperate with bird flu
Leaders from 21 member countries and territories of the Asia-Pacific region called for a collaborative effort to prevent bird flu pandemic, which emphasized solidarity i…
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Issue new regimens to treat influenza A
On November 14, the Ministry of Health issued a protocol to guide the diagnosis, management and prevention of viral pneumonia infection. This new document will be used i…