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U.N. bird flu expert to battle N. Korea outbreaks
• Flu • Mar 30 05
A top United Nations bird flu expert has flown to North Korea to help assess and contain outbreaks of the disease in poultry in…
Bird flu kills quail in Indonesia’s Central Java
• Flu • Mar 28 05
The bird flu virus has killed thousands of quail on Indonesia’s main island of Java since February, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. H.R.…
Loteprednol effective for hay fever
• Flu • Mar 28 05
Loteprednol etabonate nasal spray, at a dose of 400 micrograms daily, is more effective than placebo in controlling the symptoms of hay fever, or…
S. Korea ready to help North contain bird flu
• Flu • Mar 28 05
South Korea can offer medicine and technology to help North Korea contain its bird flu outbreak, government officials said on Monday, and a local…
Bird flu kills Cambodia man
• Flu • Mar 24 05
Bird flu has killed a 28-year-old Cambodian man, officials said on Thursday as authorities in neighbouring Vietnam tested dozens of people in a village…
U.S. starts human tests of avian flu vaccine
• Flu • Mar 24 05
U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they have started human tests of a vaccine against avian flu, which experts believe could kill tens of…
Myanmar asked to check bird flu report - FAO
• Flu • Mar 23 05
The United Nations food agency has asked Myanmar authorities to check a report of a possible outbreak of Asia’s deadly bird flu in the…
New method could halve flu vaccine time - study
• Flu • Mar 17 05
Using new methods to make influenza vaccines instead of the current egg-based approach could cut production time in half in case of…
Doctors suspect bird flu killed Vietnamese man
• Flu • Mar 15 05
A Vietnamese man who died over the weekend may have been killed by the bird flu virus that has claimed the lives of…
Scientist attacks Britain’s bird flu preparation
• Flu • Mar 14 05
A leading British scientist attacked the government on Sunday over its contingency plans to deal with a human bird flu pandemic, saying over two…
Bird flu clusters may signal virus change: WHO
• Flu • Mar 14 05
A cluster of human bird flu cases among relatives and possibly health workers in Vietnam may show the virus is changing into a form…
Thailand stockpiles anti-flu drugs for bird flu fight
• Flu • Mar 11 05
Thailand, a country on the frontline of the war against Asia’s bird flu, is stockpiling Tamiflu and considering producing a generic version of the…
Symptom-free bird flu cases pose low risk
• Flu • Mar 10 05
Two elderly Vietnamese who tested positive for the bird flu virus yet remained healthy pose no significant risk to other people, a World Health…
Vietnam checks if nurse caught bird flu from patient
• Flu • Mar 08 05
Vietnam’s latest bird flu case has prompted an investigation into whether a 26-year-old male nurse caught it directly from an infected patient, a top…
Hanoi says first bird flu vaccine tests successful
• Flu • Mar 04 05
Initial tests of a bird flu vaccine on monkeys in Vietnam have been successful, medical officials said on Friday, adding than tests in humans…
Flu cases rise in US, peak may be ahead: CDC
• Flu • Mar 03 05
The number of Americans with influenza has jumped since January, suggesting the worst of the 2004-2005 flu season may be ahead, federal health officials…
AIDS drugs might combat bird flu
• Flu • Mar 01 05
The anti-HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors may be effective against the bird flu virus, according to an Italian researcher.
The H5N1 strain of…
Vietnam confirms 14-year-old girl has bird flu
• Flu • Mar 01 05
A 35-year-old Vietnamese poultry market cleaner and a 14-year-old girl, both in the north of the country, have contracted bird flu, which has killed…
UK and U.S. look to stockpile more Roche flu drug
• Flu • Feb 28 05
Britain and the United States are discussing buying extra stockpiles of antiviral drug Tamiflu to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic, Switzerland’s Roche…
Bird flu kills 47th Asian victim in Vietnam
• Flu • Feb 28 05
Bird flu has killed a 69-year-old Vietnamese man, the 47th Asian victim of a virus experts fear could unleash a global influenza pandemic…
Asian countries appeal for bird flu help
• Flu • Feb 25 05
Asian countries battling a bird flu virus that threatens to create a human pandemic that could kill millions need urgent help from the wealthy…
Experts debate effectiveness of bird flu vaccines
• Flu • Feb 24 05
As governments and researchers race to develop vaccines against Asia’s deadly bird flu, experts are debating their effectiveness against a versatile and resilient virus.
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Asian Bird flu raises risk of global flu pandemic
• Flu • Feb 23 05
Scientists fear the avian flu that has killed 46 people in Asia could be the strain that will cause the next global pandemic but…
Bird flu in flies no threat to animals, humans - expert
• Flu • Feb 23 05
Flies can carry the bird flu virus which has killed 46 people in Asia but there is no evidence they can spread the killer…
Battle against deadly bird flu far from won - U.N
• Flu • Feb 22 05
Bird flu experts from around Asia were gathering in Vietnam on Tuesday to figure out how to kill off a virus one leading…