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3 dead in bird flu outbreak Indonesia

MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Three people have died and 13 have been admitted to hospital with symptoms of bird flu in Indonesia, a nurse treating the patients said Wednesday. Officials and residents in… [[ This is a …
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Anthrax scare’s unexpected cause shows media and public too quick to jump to conclusions, when the most to fear is fear itself

US army scientist was behind 2001 anthrax attacks, not Islamic terrorists After the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, numerous countries, starting with the United States but including New Zealand, experienced multiple panics when “white powder” was found in letters, bags and other …
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It may or may not be H5N1

Not all the patients were believed to have had contact with fowl, which is the most common way of contracting the virus, but Ginting said some chickens in the area had died suddenly and were found to have had the deadly H5N1 virus. …
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13 Suspected bird flu cases Indonesia

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thirteen people from a village in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province have been hospitalized after suffering symptoms of bird flu, a media report said on Wednesday. Sinar… …
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13 Suspected bird flu cases Indonesia

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thirteen people from a village in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province have been hospitalized after suffering symptoms of bird flu, a media report said on Wednesday. Sinar… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Suspected bird flu cases in Indonesia village-report

JAKARTA, Aug 6 - Thirteen people from a village in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province have been hospitalised after suffering symptoms of bird flu, a media …
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All eyes on suspected Medan, Indonesia bird flu outbreak

… hospital with symptoms of bird flu in Indonesia, a nurse treating the patients said on Wednesday. Officials and residents in Asahan district of North Sumatra province said villagers began showing symptoms of avian flu after a large …
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What is avian flu ?

Avian flu is the general term for any kind of flu virus that spread among birds and chickens. These kinds of flu result in huge economic losses and health concerns regarding outbreak since histories of avian flu in 1918 and 1919 as well …
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Pandemic flu drug stockpile to be doubled - Telegraph.co.uk

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