February 11, 2010

Bird Flu Fears Surface in Vietnam , Poultry Slaughtered

Thousands of ducks and chickens were slaughtered in Vietnam as the government put its best foot forward to control an outbreak of bird flu.

Poultry

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Birds may Not Have Caused the Spread of 1918 and 2009 H1N1 Flu

The 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics triggered by the two strains of the H1N1 influenza virus do not cause disease in birds.

The results of the

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October 27, 2009

India is Bird Flu Free

Concerted efforts to tackle the obstinate bird flu epidemic seem to have paid off. With the last of its cleaning and disinfecting drive in West Bengal

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August 22, 2009

Carcasses Of Buried Birds Continue To Host Bird Flu Virus For 2 Years

A new study has found that the bird flu virus can survive for up to two years in the carcasses of buried birds.

Dr. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, an environmental

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Bird Flu Virus Could Be Controlled By Cell-Signaling Protein, Interferon

The cell-signaling protein, interferon type 1, has the potential to reduce H5N1 influenza virus’ (bird flu virus) replication in mice, and can thus offer protection in the early stages of infection.

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Egypt Reports Third Bird Flu Death This Week

A 33-year-old woman died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the third death from the disease in Egypt this week, the health ministry announced.

The

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Bangladesh Culls 1,800 Birds Over Bird Flu Scare

More than 1,800 chickens have been culled in southeastern Bangladesh this week after avian flu was detected on a farm, an official said Tuesday.

Veterinary

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Airport Pandemic Influenza Screening System can be Improved by New Computer Model

A computer model that can help airport authorities screen passengers for pandemic influenza has been created by a team of scientists from four national laboratories in the U.

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Culling of Birds Completed in Nepal

The Rapid Response Teams (RRT) deployed to control bird flu in Sharanmati area Jhapa district has completed its culling operation on Wednesday.

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Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range of Flu Viruses Identified

The discovery of the molecule, an antibody known as CR6261, is good news for researchers who hope to design a flu vaccine that would give humans lifelong

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