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Avian influenza antibody found
An international team of scientists who have isolated bird flu antibodies could help fight bird flu in humans - the disease that has claimed more than 180 lives worldwid…
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New equipment quickly detects avian influenza
US scientists announced on May 29 that they have successfully built a new device that can quickly detect 92 different viruses, including the H5N1 avian influenza virus a…
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Detection of avian influenza virus in Turkey
A newly discovered outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Batman village, southeastern Turkey, confirmed the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture on February 8.
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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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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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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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Avian influenza virus variants on pigs and cats
Yesterday, Chinese scientists confirmed that two sick pigs in Bali (Indonesia) were indeed caused by bird flu. Viruses in two pigs are a variant of H5N1.
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Avian influenza is complicated
Information from the Department of Animal Health on January 4, said that bird flu occurs in 34 communes and wards of 15 districts of 3 provinces: Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Ha…
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Avian influenza outbreak in Japan after 2 years
Japan has just confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in Miyazaki Prefecture, 900 km southwest of Tokyo. This is the first outbreak in Japan since 2005.
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4 more communes have avian influenza
* Department of Animal Health said on January 18 in Bac Lieu, bird flu spreads more in two livestock households in Phong Thanh Dong communes (Gia Rai district), Chau Tho…
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The strain of avian influenza in Korea differs in Southeast Asia
Last month's outbreak of avian influenza in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, was caused by a strain of H5N1 virus different from the H5N1 strain in Southeast A…
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Avian influenza re-emerges in Vietnam
The first outbreak appeared on December 6 in Khanh Hung commune, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province, killing more than 2,500 poultry. One day later, Bac Lieu provin…
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New prospects against avian influenza pandemic
A live but weakened H5N1 avian influenza vaccine, which opens up the prospect of a new generation of vaccines that can fight off strains of viruses that have changed fro…
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It is people who spread avian influenza
Migratory birds are not the main factor causing bird flu spread to the global scope. The statement has just been made by UN experts in stark contrast to previous stateme…
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Avian influenza detection chip
Experts at the University of Colorado and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have successfully tried one