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Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus
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Breeding environment is full of H5N1 virus

Recent tests of the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis in Ha Tay show that nearly 100% of the swarms of geese carry the H5N1 strain. In some localities, typically…

December 14, 2018
Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1
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Thanh Hoa: A child died from H5N1

A 15-year-old patient in Hoang Hoa district (Thanh Hoa) died on August 3, on the way to the National Institute of Tropical Diseases and Infection. Test results positive…

December 14, 2018
Indonesia: Two more people die from bird flu
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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…

December 14, 2018
Two more victims of bird flu
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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…

December 14, 2018
Egypt: The new hot spot of bird flu
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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…

December 14, 2018
Avian flu broke out in many localities
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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…

December 14, 2018
ASEAN establishes a stock of bird flu medicines
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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.

December 14, 2018
Japan reviewed Tamiflu-related deaths
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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…

December 14, 2018
Indonesia: 2 more suspected deaths from bird flu
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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…

December 14, 2018
Asian rehearsal against bird flu
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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…

December 14, 2018