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Bird flu jumps to pigs

postman — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:06 +0000

H5N1’s jump to pigs brings the virus a step closer to a human pandemic

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Precautions urged

postman — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:02:20 +0000

The death from bird flu of a 20 year-old woman from the Shubra Al-Kheima district of Qalioubiya governorate on 27 July, and of a 33 year-old woman from the same governorate on 29 August, brings the total death toll from avian flu in Egypt to 112 since the virus first appeared.

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Bird flu surveillance continues in ND

postman — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:05:23 +0000

State and federal wildlife agencies plan to continue testing wild birds in North Dakota for highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza, better known as bird flu.

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Bird and swine flu ‘super-lab’ at St Pancras site

postman — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:23:43 +0000

A maximum security laboratory next to St Pancras station will be at the front line of Britain’s fight against the next flu pandemic.

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Swine flu not over yet – virus expert

postman — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:55:11 +0000

A leading virus expert urged people to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected.

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Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

postman — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:41:24 +0000

A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak. 2009 flu pandemic – Pandemic – Influenza – Health – Infectious Diseases

Research provides new framework for quantifying risk of avian-borne diseases

postman — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:27:52 +0000

In 2005 an outbreak of the H5N1 ‘bird flu’ virus in South East Asia led to widespread fear with predictions that the intercontinental migration of wild birds could lead to global pandemic.

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Local author pens love and age of flu

postman — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:21:53 +0000

Local author pens love and age of flu

Flu pandemic revealed flaws

postman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:22:49 +0000

Just three weeks after World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan assured the world that the type A (H1N1) flu pandemic was over and had not been as severe as first feared, Thai virologists warned of a renewed threat. In interviews this week, they expressed fears the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain could soon re-emerge.

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Satellite Data Reveals Why Migrating Birds Have a Small Window to Spread Bird Flu

postman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:22:35 +0000

In 2005 an outbreak of the H5N1 ‘bird flu’ virus in South East Asia led to widespread fear with predictions that the intercontinental migration of wild birds could lead to global pandemic. Such fears were never realised, and now new research reveals why the global spread of bird flu by direct migration of wildfowl is unlikely, while also providing a new framework for quantifying the risk of …

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Satellite Data Reveals Why Migrating Birds Have a Small Window to Spread Bird Flu