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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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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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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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Japan discovered a new outbreak of bird flu
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture today (29-1) confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu and the third outbreak in the country this month was discovered at a ranch in Taka…
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WHO: Tamiflu drug is expired
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), poor Asian countries are facing a dilemma about whether to store Tamiflu when their countries' drug depots are about to…
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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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Issue new guidelines for diagnosis and prevention of infection with influenza A (H5N1) in humans
The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on diagnosis, management and prevention of influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. This document replaces the guidelines…
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An Indonesian teenager infected with bird flu
Yesterday, the Indonesian Ministry of Health said a 14-year-old teenager was tested positive for bird flu and the country's first human case in the past two months.
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China detected new cases of bird flu
China's Ministry of Health yesterday (10-1) announced a 37-year-old farmer in Anhui province was confirmed to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. This is the first…
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H5N1 virus has a genetic variation
The public is worried about a global pandemic, as the World Health Organization's previous warning. But does this happen?
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The bird flu has spread to 7 provinces
The Animal Health Department's report said on January 14 there were positive results of H5N1 influenza virus infection on ducks in Tra Con B village, My Huong commune, M…
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Please check that the bird died despite vaccination
Yesterday afternoon 17-1, Department of Animal Health issued a letter to the Regional Animal Health Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong Veterinary Department and Long…
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H5N1 deformed in Egypt
The World Health Organization, WHO, said that in the last two cases of H5N1 human avian influenza in Egypt last month there was a deformed virus that reduced the effecti…
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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…