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  • July 2008

    • Brits Warn of Devastating Pandemic

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Brits Warn of Devastating Pandemic

      (Newser) - The world is in danger of losing up to 50 million people to an "inevitable" flu pandemic, and global response agencies aren't ready for such a test, the British government warns. A report rates early-warning systems as "poorly coordinated" and calls for an overhaul of the World Health Organization, reports the Independent . More »

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      virus  • World Health Organization  • epidemic  • bird flu  • flu  • pandemic

  • May 2008

    • Pandemic Risk Real, Mounting

      Reuters  |  May 6, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Pandemic Risk Real, Mounting

      (Newser) - The danger of a worldwide bird flu epidemic is growing as the virus becomes established in the avian population, Reuters reports. World Health Organization experts today urged all nations to prepare in case the H5N1 virus mutates into a form easily transferable between humans. In birds, the strain has spread across Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. More »

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      birds  • World Health Organization  • epidemic  • bird flu  • influenza  • H5N1  • pandemic

  • April 2008

    • S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      (Newser) - South Korea has sent in soldiers to kill and bury birds as bird flu spreads rapidly throughout the country, Reuters reports. More than 3 million farm birds have been culled so far, but fresh cases continue to be reported and the disease is heading for the capital. The entire country has been put on its second-highest alert level, although no human infections have yet been reported. More »

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      South Korea  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull  • poultry

  • February 2008

    • Common Flu Exhibits Drug Resistance

      Time  |  Feb 1, 08 4:39 PM CST

      Common Flu Exhibits Drug Resistance

      (Newser) - A widespread strain of the influenza virus is proving to be resistant to a common treatment, Time reports. The H1N1 virus, a subtype of influenza A (not to be confused with H5N1, the avian or bird flu) has shown rates of resistance of up to 10% in Europe, Canada, and the US for the drug oseltamivir, sold as Tamiflu. More »

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      bird flu  • drug resistant  • influenza  • Tamiflu

  • December 2007

    • Flu Shot May Help Fight Off Bird Flu: Study

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 8:02 AM CST

      Flu Shot May Help Fight Off Bird Flu: Study

      (Newser) - A regular flu shot may offer at least some protection against the bird flu, a new study finds. Researchers tested the blood of 42 volunteers who'd recently gotten flu vaccines, exposing it to the deadly H5N1 avian flu, and found that in some of them, the immune system recognized the threat and responded with appropriate antibodies, Reuters reports. More »

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      virus  • immune system  • bird flu  • avian flu  • flu shot  • H5N1  • antibodies

    • Son May Have Passed Bird Flu to Father

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 8, 07 9:55 AM CST

      Son May Have Passed Bird Flu to Father

      (Newser) - A man in China was diagnosed with the deadly bird flu virus a day after his 24-year-old son died from the disease, raising fears of a strain that can pass from person to person, the Telegraph reports. Health officials don't know for sure if the father caught the virus from his son but said they can't rule out the possibility. A human-to-human strain raises the risk of a global pandemic. More »

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      China  • health  • World Health Organization  • bird flu

  • November 2007

    • Indonesia Still Won't Send WHO Bird Flu Samples

      Associated Press  |  Nov 25, 07 4:14 PM CST

      Indonesia Still Won't Send WHO Bird Flu Samples

      (Newser) - Indonesia won't send avian flu specimens to the World Heath Organization, it said today, continuing a months-long stalemate over assurances that resulting vaccines will be cheap enough for the developing world. The country’s health minister had been in Geneva to rebuild WHO’s virus-sharing system, the AP reports. More »

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      Indonesia  • World Health Organization  • bird flu

    • UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      BBC  |  Nov 14, 07 12:43 PM CST

      UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      (Newser) - Some 22,000 more birds are being killed in Britain after an outbreak of bird flu on a turkey farm in Suffolk, northeast of London. The cull has been extended to four nearby sites, although the disease has only been detected at the first farm. "This is a precautionary measure taken to prevent any spread of the disease," an official tells the BBC . More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull

    • Deadly Bird Flu ID'd on UK Farm

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 13, 07 4:57 PM CST

      Deadly Bird Flu ID'd on UK Farm

      (Newser) - The avian flu that decimated a British turkey farm is the dangerous H5N1 strain, which can spread to humans. Authorities are taking extreme precautions, reports the Telegraph, slaughtering about 6,000 birds and forbidding the transportation of poultry within a 6-mile "surveillance zone.” The H5N1 strain has killed more than 150 people worldwide. More »

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      England  • public health  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • Suffolk  • turkey

  • October 2007

    • Next Up, Locusts: Bird Flu Closes In on Humans

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 3:13 PM CDT

      Next Up, Locusts: Bird Flu Closes In on Humans

      (Newser) - A new mutation of bird flu virus H5N1 allows it to survive in humans, which have cooler body temperatures than birds. The virus doesn’t currently transmit between humans, but the ability to survive in our respiratory tract could start an epidemic, researchers warn. "I don't like to scare the public, but it is important to the scientific community to understand what is happening," said one. More »

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      epidemic  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1

  • September 2007

    • Scientists Devise 30-Minute Bird Flu Test

      AFP  |  Sep 24, 07 3:37 AM CDT

      Scientists Devise 30-Minute Bird Flu Test

      (Newser) - Researchers have developed a test that can identify bird flu in just 28 minutes, according to a study published this month in Nature Medicine . If bird flu mutates to a form readily passed among humans, rapid testing could be critical in identifying and containing an outbreak in its early stages. Current tests take between several hours and several days. More »

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      disease  • outbreak  • bird flu

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