Few U.S. companies are prepared for bird flu outbreak – Yahoo! News
Few U.S. companies are prepared for bird flu outbreak
By Del Jones, USA TODAY Mon May 1, 7:14 AM ET
In Asia, where the bird flu threat is real and people have more to fear than in the USA, companies have taken to […]
Study suggests ’silent’ flu spreaders less important than thought The proportion of viral shedding from flu infections that are preclinical or asymptomatic may be less important in the spread of influenza than previously thought, according to a Hong Kong study published online today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases . The study is notable in that it included subjects with naturally acquired …
A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported , but the World Health Organization said the case did not signal a new public health threat.
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A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman has been infected with bird flu and is in serious condition, the World Health Organization said.
