WHO probes into siblings with bird flu in Egypt
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GENEVA, Apr 3 (Reuters) - Human to human transmission of the H5N1 virus between a brother and sister in Egypt cannot be ruled out yet, although both siblings seem to have been exposed to sick birds, the ... Rapid response crucial to containing 1918 flu pandemic: studies
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One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck different cities with varying severity. What made the difference, according to two independent studies funded ... WHO:Avian influenza-situation in Egypt-update 13
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2 April 2007
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced three new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The cases have been confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public ... Indonesian woman suspected of bird flu
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Initial laboratory test showed a 23-year old Indonesian woman had died of bird flu, Indonesian Health Ministry said Monday. The health officials were waiting for the result of a second laboratory ... OIE:Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Saudi Arabia
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Immediate ... Closing schools reduced flu deaths in 1918 (Reuters)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cities that quickly closed schoolsand discouraged public gatherings had fewer deaths from thegreat flu pandemic in 1918 than cities that did not,researchers reported on Monday.Decisive, ... British bird flu outbreak firm escapes legal action (AFP)
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LONDON (AFP) - The firm which owns a poultry processing plant hit by an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in February will not face prosecution, Britain's food watchdog said Monday.Nearly 160,000 ... FACTBOX-WHO figures for bird flu cases in humans
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April 2 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Monday three Egyptian children were being treated in hospital for bird flu. All three were in a stable condition, the WHO said. Egypt ... Bird flu outbreaks subsiding: FAO (AFP)
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ROME (AFP) - Bird flu" />Bird flu is on the decline around the world, the UN food agency said Monday, while warning that the potentially deadly disease is still spreading where containment is inadequate."There ... Likely low-path bird flu found in W. Virginia-USDA
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WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Turkeys at a farm in West Virginia have tested positive for what government officials believe is a low-pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus, the U.S. Agriculture Department ... Bird flu may spread from Indonesia,Egypt,Nigeria-FAO
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MILAN, April 2 (Reuters) - The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria to other countries as it continues to circulate in Africa and Asia, the U.N."e;s Food and ... More bird flu cases reported in Myanmar
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A total of 929 chickens at a farm in Yangon"e;s Mingaladon township were suspected to have died of H5N1 bird flu virus in three consecutive days during last week, said a statement of the Livestock ... Bird flu strikes again in Myanamar
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YANGON, April 2 (Reuters) - Birdflu has struck a fifth area on the outskirts of Yangon, probably spread by farmers moving fowl to market, the official New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday. Officials ... Kuwait confirms 5 more bird flu cases in chickens
submitted by wanglh at Apr, 1, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0192916.htm)
KUWAIT, April 1 (Reuters) - Kuwait confirmed on Sunday five more cases in chickens of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, bringing to 101 the total number of infected birds in the Gulf Arab country this ... Four-year-old girl 32nd case of bird flu in Egypt (AFP)
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CAIRO (AFP) - A four-old-girl girl has become the 32nd case of bird flu reported in Egypt, the fifth child afflicted in the North African country during the past week.The health ministry said late on Saturday ... Myanmar, Thailand to cooperate in bird flu prevention
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Myanmar and Thailand will draw a plan for cooperation in prevention against bird flu and other infectious diseases in the their border regions, sources with the Myanmar Health Ministry said on Sunday. ... Bird flu re-emerges in Vietnam, kills ducks
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HANOI, April 1 (Reuters) - Bird flu has been found on a duck farm in southern Vietnam, the first outbreak of the disease in the country since early March, the Agriculture Ministry"e;s Animal Health ... Bird flu reoccurs in Vietnam"e;s southern province
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Bird flu has reoccurred in Vietnam"e;s southern Ca Mau province, killing 65 ducks since March 22, according to a local veterinary agency on Saturday. Specimens from the ducks in two farms in Tran Van ... 'Random' bird flu baffles Indonesian scientists (AFP)
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JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian scientists said they remained baffled by the "random" behaviour of the bird flu virus afflicting the country, after a top-level meeting here.About 40 scientists from ... Indonesia supports formation of bird flu data exchange center
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The Indonesian government supports the formation of the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Database (GISAID) which aims to facilitate the exchange of data on avian influenza, a minister said. ... 4658 items, 20/Page, Page[188/233][|<<] [|<] [181] [182] [183] [184] [185] [186] [187] [188] [189] [190] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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