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Thailand confirms second bird flu case (AFP)

Thursday 13 11 08

A girl feeds pigeons close to the Royal Palace in Bangkok in 2006. Thailand has confirmed a second case of bird flu in less than a week, a senior agriculture official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Thailand has confirmed a second case of bird flu in less than a week, a senior agriculture official said Thursday.


A New Way To Predict Outbreaks: Replikin Peptide Concentration In H5N1 Influenza Virus Genome As A Marker For Lethal Outbreaks

Thursday 13 11 08
WHO and CDC have stated that the predictive accuracy of their annual formulations for human influenza vaccines is "suboptimal" -- often correct less than 50% of the time, especially for seniors. Perhaps in part because we are not yet accurate in our predictions of upcoming influenza strains, approximately 36,000 people die each year of flu in the United States alone.

How avian flu dupes our immune system: study (AFP)

Thursday 06 11 08

An Indian health team holds a rooster during a cull after an outbreak of bird flu at the village of Sukna, on the outskirts of Siliguri in May 2008. The deadly H5N1 flu virus disarms the human immune system by hiding bits of genetic material that would normally trigger an infection alarm, according to a study published Thursday.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)AFP - The deadly H5N1 flu virus disarms the human immune system by hiding bits of genetic material that would normally trigger an infection alarm, according to a study published Thursday.


U.N. bird flu chief says compensation is key (Reuters)

Sunday 26 10 08
Reuters - Compensation for farmers affected by bird flu helps the early detection of new outbreaks, the U.N's avian influenza chief said on Sunday, but refrained from criticizing countries like Egypt that lack such programs.

Hope over 'quick' bird flu test

Thursday 14 08 08
UK experts developing a testing machine for bird flu say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to detect outbreaks.

Court fines bird flu case farmer

Friday 08 08 08
A farmer whose business was at the centre of a bird flu outbreak is fined £4,000 for breaching regulations.

Fresh bird flu outbreak in Nigerian poultry (Reuters)

Monday 28 07 08
Reuters - An outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in two Nigerian poultry markets, the first discovery in almost 10 months in Africa's most populous nation, the agriculture ministry said on Monday.

ASEAN states to test readiness on bird flu pandemic (AFP)

Wednesday 23 07 08

Health workers take part in a bird flu outbreak drill in Denpasar, on the resort island of Bali, earlier this year. Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said.(AFP/File/Sonny Tumbelaka)AFP - Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said Wednesday.


SKorea to start year-round monitoring for bird flu (AFP)

Tuesday 22 07 08

Quarantine officials in Seoul. South Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year's outbreak -- the country's worst -- began later than normal, the agriculture ministry said(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year's outbreak -- the country's worst -- began later than normal, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.


Bird flu control zones are lifted

Tuesday 08 07 08
A surveillance zone and the remaining control area restrictions following an outbreak of bird flu in Oxfordshire are lifted.
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