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Tracing the H5N1 virus by tracking birds through satellites
To understand the routes of migrating birds in Africa and the role of these wild birds in the spread of the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu, a group of French researcher…
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China, Indonesia: More people die from bird flu
On March 29, China and Indonesia announced new deaths from H5N1 bird flu. The affirmation rattles alarms in the community about national surveillance standards when deat…
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Southeast Asia actively protects against H5N1
Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam all want to produce avian influenza vaccines as soon as they find an appropriate technology partner to avoid dependence on Western pharma…
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Bird flu still makes Indonesia 'headache'
Indonesian officials yesterday (April 6) reported that a girl from the country had just died of H5N1 infection. So far, 73 Indonesians have died from bird flu.
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FAO calls for emergency bird flu aid
On February 7, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that the lack of capital and political will in some countries is making it difficult to…
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H5N1 virus in England breeds 99.96% virus in Hungary
According to British health officials, the H5N1 bird flu virus discovered in the country resembles the 99.96% bird flu virus found in Hungary, which means the virus has…
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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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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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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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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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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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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.