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December 31, 2006

Flu pandemic could kill up to 81 million people

Filed under: Bird Flu — Administrator @ 4:14 pm

1918:  Nurses care for victims of a Spanish influenza epidemic outdoors amidst canvas tents during an outdoor fresh air cure, Lawrence, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)A flu virus as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish flu could kill as many as 81 million worldwide if it struck today, a new study estimates.


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December 27, 2006

Federal Pandemic Preparedness Six Month Progress Laudable, TFAH Says - SpiritIndia

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Federal Pandemic Preparedness Six Month Progress Laudable, TFAH Says
SpiritIndia, India - Dec 18, 2006
LONDON (Reuters) - A first-generation experimental bird flu vaccine for use in humans from GlaxoSmithKline Plc has won outline support from European

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December 20, 2006

Epidemic threat triggers special laws

Filed under: Bird Flu — Administrator @ 12:40 am

Authorities now have special powers to deal with a serious epidemic.The vote yesterday was unanimous on the third readings of a set of bills, and Health Minister Pete Hodgson said all the parties had worked together to get the…

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December 15, 2006

9/27/2006 Beat Bird Flu News

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Bird Flu Vaccine Additive May Stretch Supply
27 Sep 2006 at 11:34am
The H5N1 flu is what is commonly meant when talking of "bird flu" or "avian influenza". It is a viral disease that causes illness in many species including …

Additive In Bird Flu Vaccine May Stretch Supply Medical News Today (press release)
Bird flu vaccine supply might be stretched United Press International
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BioCryst Shares Rise on Bird Flu Study
27 Sep 2006 at 12:34pm
research at the University of Texas funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases showed the drug's effectiveness on avian flu in mice

Bird flu man may have been drug courier
27 Sep 2006 at 6:34am
A man who sparked a bird flu scare when he became ill on a flight to Sydney at St George Hospital showed it was very unlikely he had the deadly avian influenza

Bird flu fear quelled Melbourne Herald Sun
Bird flu fears shot down Daily Telegraph
Passenger on flight from Vietnam quarantined as bird flu risk ABC Online
CattleNetwork.com - newswire.co.nz
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December 7, 2006

Polymyalgia rheumatica - ITP.net

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Polymyalgia rheumatica
ITP.net, United Arab Emirates - Nov 7, 2006
often describe these symptoms as being “flu-like”), making criteria found the guidelines developed by Bird et al patients are able to remain symptom-free.

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December 3, 2006

Bird flu fear as 100 ducks die in Vietnam

Filed under: Bird Flu — Administrator @ 8:06 pm

MORE than 100 ducks have died suddenly in southern Vietnam in a suspected new bird flu outbreak.

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