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July 23, 2006

EU agency backs first avian flu vaccines for birds - Reuters AlertNet

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EU agency backs first avian flu vaccines for birds
Reuters AlertNet, UK - Jul 21, 2006
The decision means vaccines will be available to control avian flu in chickens and ducks in the high-risk autumn and winter 2006 period.
EU agency backs two avian flu vaccines for birds Reuters AlertNet
EU agency backs Akzo Nobel, Wyeth flu vaccines for birds MarketWatch
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July 15, 2006

5/29/2006 Beat Bird Flu News

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Avian influenza (bird flu)
29 May 2006 at 8:45am
Bird flu, or avian influenza, is an infectious disease of birds which is caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. There

Toledo Zoo prepares for threat of bird flu Toledo Blade
Wis. lab is 'border patrol' for flu in migrant birds AZ Central.com
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Bird-Flu Trail Leads Medical Detectives Back to Poultry Farms
29 May 2006 at 7:24pm
The fight to stop the spread of deadly bird flu is leading back to farms, health experts say. Officials looking to contain the avian influenza virus that may

UN agencies to hold international conference on bird flu Monsters and Critics.com
UN: Humans more likely spreaders of avian influenza INQ7.net
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Donors to give Bangladesh $2 mln as bird flu aid
29 May 2006 at 4:45am
No bird flu cases have been reported in Bangladesh so far. late on Sunday said the aid was part of the World Bank's Global Programme for Avian Influenza (GPAI

World Bank To Support Bangladesh's Avian Flu Program All Headline News
Bangladesh to get $2m from donors to fight bird flu The Daily Star
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July 11, 2006

Senior sought for avian flu vaccine test - Belleville News-Democrat

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Senior sought for avian flu vaccine test
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 9 hours ago
St. Louis University is looking for senior citizens to help test a potential vaccine for the avian flu. Vaccines protect against

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Nation's emergency-care system at 'breaking point,' report says - Kentucky.com

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Nation's emergency-care system at 'breaking point,' report says
Kentucky.com, KY - 10 hours ago
It's a sobering symptom of how the nation's emergency-care system is overcrowded and far from ready to handle the mass casualties that a bird flu epidemic or

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July 3, 2006

When Fluffy Catches the Bird Flu

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As medical research links house pets to SARS and bird flu, public health officials have something new to worry about: the risk that poodles and parakeets will need to be quarantined during an outbreak. The worst-case scenario? A runaway epidemic that can only be stopped by dispatching pets to that …

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