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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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Hungary warns of bird flu
After a series of Asian countries, recently Central European countries - Hungary found 5 dead geese at a farm in the south of this country suspected of being infected wi…
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Drugs against bird flu
Thailand's government-run pharmaceutical organization (GPO) has announced that it has produced a very effective and safe anti-viral drug in the fight against bird flu.
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The first person in Nigeria died of bird flu
A female victim, died after suffering from flu symptoms. Tests showed she was infected with the deadly H5N1 virus. This is the first case of bird flu death in sub-Sahara…
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Indonesia: Avian flu is a national disaster
Indonesian Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said on Monday that the country will declare a bird flu as a national disaster to help the government access special funds to…
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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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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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Bird flu is complicated in Asia
Avian influenza is continuing to cause concern in Asia after Indonesia has more people died of bird flu and many are hospitalized for suspected infection. Meanwhile, Jap…
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The new flu pandemic could kill 62 million people
A similarly dangerous influenza virus that once caused the Spanish flu in 1918 could kill 62 million people in the world if it breaks out again, Crawl researchers
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Egypt is puzzled by the evolution of bird flu
In just four days, Egypt witnessed 3 deaths from bird flu, bringing the total number of people killed by H5N1 virus in the country to 10 and causing concerns about the s…
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No vaccine against H5N1 has been detected in Vietnam
A H5N1 strain of resistant to all vaccines was discovered in Chinese poultry, potentially causing a new pandemic. In Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan a…
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South Korea detected suspected cases of bird flu
About 6,000 chickens died on a farm in Iksan City, southern Korea, raising concerns about the country's first bird flu outbreak in three years. Authorities said it would…
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Korea destroyed poultry
Korean epidemiological sanitation officials will destroy 236,000 poultry, after an outbreak of influenza caused by the H5N1 virus was discovered in the country.
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FAO: H5N1 can cause domino effect
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is concerned about a chain collapse effect once it is available
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From August 20, vaccination for bird flu across the country
Yesterday afternoon (August 17), Mr. Hoang Van Nam - Deputy Director of Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that the central…