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West Nile Virus – Facts You Should Know

West Nile Virus – Facts You Should Know

As the warm season is here, the risk for mosquito-borne diseases has increased and West Nile virus...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 12:09
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Bird Flu Makes Another Victim In Indonesia

A 19-year-old Indonesian man died from bird flu, raising the country's world-leading death toll...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 11:31
Bangladesh Culls Thousands of Chickens over Bird Flu Concern

Bangladesh Culls Thousands of Chickens over Bird Flu Concern

The spread of deadly bird flu in Bangladesh has forced health authorities to slaughter about...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 14:03
Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm

Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm

According to the Interfax news agency, 153 birds have died from the H5N1 bird-flu virus, at the...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 20:27
Second Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Vietnam

Second Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Vietnam

According to the local press, Vietnam officials confirmed the second human case of avian flu in...
» read full story June 02nd, 2007 - 17:30
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News: Business

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company,...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 21:51
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Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

French officials announced Thursday that three swans have been found dead and carrying the deadly...
» read full story July 05th, 2007 - 12:24
Czech Republic Confirms New H5N1 Case In Poultry

Czech Republic Confirms New H5N1 Case In Poultry

State Veterinarian Administration confirmed a second case of bird flu among poultry on a farm in a...
» read full story June 27th, 2007 - 17:46
H5N1 Detected at Czech Poultry Farm

H5N1 Detected at Czech Poultry Farm

Laboratory tests have confirmed that the bird flu which affected turkeys at a Czech farm carried...
» read full story June 21st, 2007 - 16:57

Magpie Infected With H5N1 Virus Found In China

Hong Kong went into alert this week when a dead magpie found in an urban area of the region tested...
» read full story June 08th, 2007 - 15:48
Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat

Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat

Indonesian health officials say the country’s efforts to contain the deadly H5N1 virus have...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 15:49
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Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug

Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug

Roche is apparently discontent that sales of its Tamiflu influenza drug have dropped and seeks new...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 20:49
FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline Combination Vaccine

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline Combination Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a four-in-one vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline. The...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 22:25
CDC Head Warns of Complacency and Bird Flu

CDC Head Warns of Complacency and Bird Flu

Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned at a...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 18:45
West Nile Warning Stronger than Ever

West Nile Warning Stronger than Ever

Warm weather brings with it not only the joy of living but also waves of mosquitoes that could be...
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 11:10
Researchers Announce New Bird Flu Vaccine

Researchers Announce New Bird Flu Vaccine

Researchers have announced in this week's New England Journal of Medicine the development of a new...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 23:29
Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice

Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice

Bird flu virus is closer than ever to finding its enemy, as the first experimental bird flu...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 13:35
Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong over Bird Flu Threat

Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong over Bird Flu Threat

Just days after Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry after excrement samples tested...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 14:43
All Hong Kong Markets to be Inspected for Bird Flu Virus

All Hong Kong Markets to be Inspected for Bird Flu Virus

Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry on Saturday after excrement samples taken from...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 15:37
Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens

Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens

Routine blood tests conducted Friday on hens at Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 13:14
Bangladesh: Child Doing Well after Bird Flu

Bangladesh: Child Doing Well after Bird Flu

Bangladesh reported on Thursday that a child infected with bird flu had recovered...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 15:05
Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 10:46
WHO: ‘Threat of a Pandemic Influenza Has Not Diminished’

WHO: ‘Threat of a Pandemic Influenza Has Not Diminished’

During a conference held in Geneva on May 6, World Health Organization experts warned on the...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 16:37
Indonesia Reports Its 108th Bird Flu Victim

Indonesia Reports Its 108th Bird Flu Victim

Just days after Indonesian authorities organized a three-day bird flu crisis exercise, a...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 12:08
Extensive Indonesian Bird Flu Crisis Drill

Extensive Indonesian Bird Flu Crisis Drill

A major drill initiative is taking place in Indonesia, as authorities have prepared a three-day...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 16:18
South Korea Confirms Fourth Outbreak of Bird Flu Virus

South Korea Confirms Fourth Outbreak of Bird Flu Virus

A fourth outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed by the South Korean government, after...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 19:09
Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu Confirmed in China

Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu Confirmed in China

Chinese health officials confirmed the first case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu....
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 13:29
Thousands of Chickens to Be Culled in S Korea amid Bird Flu Alarm

Thousands of Chickens to Be Culled in S Korea amid Bird Flu Alarm

South Korean authorities have started culling thousands of chickens following a bird flu outbreak,...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 15:54
Indonesia Reports Two More Bird Flu Victims

Indonesia Reports Two More Bird Flu Victims

Two Indonesian children have died from bird flu, taking the confirmed death toll in the country...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 11:36
Concern over Flu Outbreak Shuts Hong Kong Schools

Concern over Flu Outbreak Shuts Hong Kong Schools

The Hong Kong’s government ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 10:27
China Reports Its Third Bird Flu Victim for 2008

China Reports Its Third Bird Flu Victim for 2008

A 44-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese province of...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 11:16
Indonesia Reports Its 105th Bird Flu Victim

Indonesia Reports Its 105th Bird Flu Victim

A three-year-old boy from the Indonesian capital Jakarta died last week of bird flu, the Health...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 14:58
Bird Flu Death Toll on the Rise in Indonesia

Bird Flu Death Toll on the Rise in Indonesia

Indonesia’s Health Ministry has added a new victim to the growing toll of bird flu deaths, as...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 11:11
Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Three more districts of Bangladesh have been affected by the avian influenza, raising the number...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 10:13
Another Indonesian Dies of Bird Flu; Threat Spreads in Asia

Another Indonesian Dies of Bird Flu; Threat Spreads in Asia

Another person has died of bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the country’s toll to 102, health...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 15:14
More than 100 Deaths From Bird Flu in Indonesia

More than 100 Deaths From Bird Flu in Indonesia

Indonesia reported its 101st death from bird flu on Wednesday, when a health ministry official...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 14:17
Indonesia Reports Its 100th Bird Flu Victim

Indonesia Reports Its 100th Bird Flu Victim

An Indonesia woman, 23, from East Jakarta has died from bird flu, raising the country’s death toll...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 17:43
Bird Flu Spreading Among Poultry in Bangladesh, India

Bird Flu Spreading Among Poultry in Bangladesh, India

Veterinary workers are hard at work in India and Bangladesh to collect and slaughter hundreds of...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 17:02
Indonesia Reports Its 95th Bird Flu Death

Indonesia Reports Its 95th Bird Flu Death

The death of a woman in West Java’s Banten province has brought Indonesia’s human death toll from...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 12:00
Chinese Man Likely Infected with Bird Flu from His Son

Chinese Man Likely Infected with Bird Flu from His Son

A Chinese man who became infected with H5N1 likely from his son, died, although there is no...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 10:24
Pet Birds in PetSmart Stores Tested Positive for Bacterial Infection

Pet Birds in PetSmart Stores Tested Positive for Bacterial Infection

The Washington State Department of Health has issued a warning on Friday saying that some recently...
» read full story December 29th, 2007 - 19:36
Immune Responses in Sinovac Bird-Flu Vaccine

Immune Responses in Sinovac Bird-Flu Vaccine

This Monday, the Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. announced that its H5N1 flu vaccine...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 20:36
Four Indonesian Family Members Cleared of H5N1 Suspicions

Four Indonesian Family Members Cleared of H5N1 Suspicions

Indonesian representatives announced on Friday a possible human-to-human spread of the H5N1 bird...
» read full story December 22nd, 2007 - 10:18
Epidemiologists on Alert: Bird Flu Strikes Africa

Epidemiologists on Alert: Bird Flu Strikes Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that bird flu is starting to spread again,...
» read full story December 17th, 2007 - 16:10
Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

The Ministry of Health in Myanmar announced on Friday the first case of bird flu in a...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 13:15
China Warns Of Bird Flu in Winter Time

China Warns Of Bird Flu in Winter Time

Chinese authorities released a warning of a “very high” possibility of outbreaks of bird flu in...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 11:21
Victim’s Father Recovers from Bird Flu

Victim’s Father Recovers from Bird Flu

According to official Xinhua news agency, the father of the 24-year-old Chinese man who died...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 13:38
Benin Reports Two Cases Of Bird Flu

Benin Reports Two Cases Of Bird Flu

Late this Thursday, there were discovered two cases of bird flu among poultry, believed to be the...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 18:32
China Reports its 17th Bird Flu Death

China Reports its 17th Bird Flu Death

A 24-year-old man from China’s Jiangsu province has been reported dead of the H5N1 strain of bird...
» read full story December 03rd, 2007 - 15:32
Bird Flu Outbreaks in South Korea

Bird Flu Outbreaks in South Korea

South Korean authorities killed thousands of ducks at four southern farms, after they have...
» read full story November 26th, 2007 - 13:06
Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Hits British Poultry Farm

Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Hits British Poultry Farm

The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the presence of the...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 19:50
Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu

Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu

Indonesia reported its 87th death from bird flu Monday, saying a 44-year-old woman from Sumatra...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 14:41
Bird Flu Strain in Canada; Not H5N1

Bird Flu Strain in Canada; Not H5N1

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Thursday that a bird flu strain has been found at a...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 10:39
Detecting H5N1 in Less Than 30 Minutes

Detecting H5N1 in Less Than 30 Minutes

Researchers in Singapore have invented a handheld device that can detect the H5N1 bird flu virus...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 15:56
China Struggling with Bird Flu Threat

China Struggling with Bird Flu Threat

The recent outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the southern city of Guangzhou has determined...
» read full story September 19th, 2007 - 16:15
H5N1 Scare In Germany; 160,000 Geese Slaughtered

H5N1 Scare In Germany; 160,000 Geese Slaughtered

German health officials were quick to react when the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was discovered at a...
» read full story August 27th, 2007 - 15:10
Germany Takes Measures To Combat Bird Flu

Germany Takes Measures To Combat Bird Flu

According to German officials, 160,000 birds will be slaughtered on Sunday after the presence of...
» read full story August 26th, 2007 - 10:51
First Bird Flu Death In Bali

First Bird Flu Death In Bali

Indonesian health officials have confirmed the death of one person in Bali from bird flu, the first...
» read full story August 13th, 2007 - 16:12
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