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Indonesia: Two more people die from bird flu
An Indonesian Ministry of Health official on August 13 confirmed a 29-year-old woman living on Bali tourist island and her 5-year-old daughter died of bird flu, bringing…
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Two more victims of bird flu
Bird flu continues to kill the lives of two victims in Indonesia and Cambodia. Yesterday, in a joint statement, the Cambodian Ministry of Health and the World Health Org…
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Egypt: The new hot spot of bird flu
Egyptian Ministry of Health officials announced on April 11 that a 15-year-old girl died of H5N1 virus infection, bringing the total number of deaths due to the pandemic…
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Avian flu broke out in many localities
The Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has just officially confirmed that the bird flu has re-emerged in a series of communes in…
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More Bac Giang and Hai Phong appear avian influenza
The report of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) in the afternoon of May 25 said that there were more Bac Giang and Hai Phon…
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Supervision of patients suspected of symptoms of influenza A / H5N1
On June 4, the Ministry of Health sent an urgent message to the Health Departments of Dong Thap, Can Tho, Ninh Binh, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Quang Nam, Hung Yen and…
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ASEAN establishes a stock of bird flu medicines
ASEAN member states have agreed to choose Singapore as a storage center for oseltamivir as an attempt to prepare for the possibility of bird flu in the region.
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Japan reviewed Tamiflu-related deaths
Japanese health officials will open a new investigation on the link between Tamiflu flu medication and unusual behavior in people who have used the drug after recent dea…
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Indonesia and WHO are tense around the avian flu vaccine
Tensions between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Indonesia on sharing bird flu virus samples have not shown signs of improvement. Indonesian Health Minister Siti…
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Indonesia: 2 more suspected deaths from bird flu
Indonesian Ministry of Health officials today said a teenager and a 22-year-old woman in the country were both suspected of being infected with bird flu. Preliminary tes…
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Asian rehearsal against bird flu
From 2 April to 3 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners in Asia will conduct an anti-bird exercise to test Asia's ability to cope with the evolutio…
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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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Kuwait: 4 people infected with bird flu
According to a Kuwaiti health official, initial tests on four Bangladeshi employees who participated in killing and destroying chickens in Kuwait gave positive results t…
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Indonesia: 2 more patients infected with bird flu
Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadillah Supari yesterday announced that two more Indonesians were identified with bird flu. Both are still alive. With these two new…
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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…