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BIRD FLU: Strain Transferable in Mammals
is caused by a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds, but may infect several species of mammals. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide. A strain of the H5N1-type of…
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H5N1 and dioxins
Via The Coming Influenza Pandemic, a post in a forum called Health and Wellness News: Don’t Believe the Hype about the Bird Flu Pandemic. The argument of the post is that …
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Nigeria working to educate on H5N1
Via allAfrica.com, a story from This Day in Lagos: ‘Avian Influenza, Deadlier Than HIV/Aids.’ Excerpt: The Gombe State Public enlightenment committee on Avian Influenza has described the disease as more dangerous and deadlier…
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ILO organizes training for Thai businesses
Via the UN’s bird-flu page, a story from the International Labour Organization dated August 13: ILO organizes training for Thai businesses. Excerpt: Training to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect their…
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No increase in live chicken imports before Mid-Autumn Festival
Live chicken imports from the Mainland would not be increased for the period before the Mid-Autumn Festival and the daily live chicken import would be maintained at a ceiling of 16000 chickens, a spokesman for the Food and…
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Lunatique Fantast… - San Francisco, CA
Chicken Stock is the uncanny story of avian influenza as seen through the eyes of domesticated birds and migratory water fowl. Using newspaper, …
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Fears that health centres won't cope with flu bug
A DEADLY flu-bug epidemic could overwhelm Basingstoke and Deane’s health centres and surgeries, it has emerged. The Government now ranks pandemic flu strains like bird flu as the biggest threat to the …
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Korea Regains 'Bird Flu-Free' Status
The government says the country is officially safe from the Avian Influenza virus, and it will request other countries to lift bans on Korean …
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Technology: Bird flu detection
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University are developing a machine that can detect an outbreak of bird flu in two hours. Dr Alex Densmore, …
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New Bird Flu Strain Detected In Nigeria-FAO Calls For Increased …
A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the …
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