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STMicro, Singapore Partner Chip Away at Bird Flu  -  25 Mar 2008
BusinessWeek...by Vivian Yeo The new VereFlu chip combines two existing molecular testsâ€”Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and microarrayâ€”a "world first", according to

US officials launch bird flu stockpile in Thailand  -  25 Mar 2008
AFPJohn MacArthur, infectious diseases advisor with USAID, warned that bird flu remained a serious threat in the region around the Mekong river,

New chip identifies bird flu in humans  -  25 Mar 2008
The Tech Herald,...by Stevie Smith - Mar 25 2008, 15:37 With the ongoing spread of bird flu leading many commentators to claim that a global pandemic is just around the bend,

Vietnam tests bird flu vaccines on first volunteers  -  25 Mar 2008
People's Daily Online,Vietnam is testing its bird flu vaccines on 10 first volunteers with encouraging results, according to local newspaper Youth on Tuesday.

FOX Files - Bird Flu Drug  -  25 Mar 2008
MyFox Saint Louis,By Paul Schankman Despite those dire predictions, there has yet to be a single case of Bird Flu in the United States . But scientists say there is still a

Bird flu confirmed in Bengal, no humans affected  -  25 Mar 2008
Commodity Online,Earlier, the government had culled 3.9 million chickens and ducks in West Bengal last month to control and prevent the spread of the bird flu virus from

Bird flu recurrence in WB, Orissa put on caution  -  25 Mar 2008
Newindpress,BHUBANESWAR: The recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal has triggered apprehensions in Orissa once again. The State has been keeping a strict vigil along the

Bird flu: Two lakh chickens culled during last two weeks  -  25 Mar 2008
The New Nation,Bird flu has caused losses of about 45 billion taka to the poultry sector, which accounts for 1.6 per cent of the domestic product, according to the

Culling over in Malda, target scaled down by about half  -  25 Mar 2008
Hindustan Times,PTI Mopping up operation was on in two bird flu-hit areas of Malda district on Tuesday as the animal resource development authorities declared the culling

Killer flu: It's a disaster in the making  -  25 Mar 2008
Orlando Sentinel,So far, the only way humans can catch bird flu is from birds. If the avian virus mutates so that it can spread by human-to-human contact, it could easily

Peacock deaths cause flu scare  -  25 Mar 2008
Howrah News Service,24: The inexplicable sudden death of 13 adult peacocks have predictably set off another Bird Flu scare in Haryanaâ€™s Jind district.

ARD reduces culling figure post survey in Malda  -  25 Mar 2008
The Statesman,...â€œIn fact many private poultry farms in English Bazaar did not rear poultry fearing fresh outbreak of Bird Flu in the country. So, finally the figure was

Your food fears..  -  25 Mar 2008
Mirror.co.uk,HERE WE SORT FOOD FACTS FROM FICTION Bird flu in poultry, hormones in our meat, genetically modified "Frankenstein" foods - at times you wonder if it's safe

Indonesia limits sharing of bird flu samples  -  Mar 24, 2008
Reuters India,JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will not fully share bird flu virus samples with the World Health Organization until a new global mechanism is in place,

Bangladesh kills 200000 fowl to stop bird flu  -  Mar 24, 2008
ReutersIndustry officials said bird flu has caused losses of about 45 billion taka ($650 million) to the poultry sector, which accounts for 1.6 percent of the poor

Girl's death in bird flu-hit district reignites fear  -  Mar 24, 2008
Sify,Behrampore (WB): Although culling of chickens has officially been declared complete two weeks after bird flu resurfaced in several blocks of Birbhum

Bird Flu Scientists Say Mallards May Carry Virus Long Distances  -  Mar 23, 2008
BloombergBy Jason Gale March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Scientists in the Netherlands tracking the spread of bird flu in wild ducks say mallards may be the best long-distance

Turkey quarantines village after bird flu confirmed  -  Mar 22, 2008
ReutersThe report did not specify the strain of the bird flu virus. Private broadcaster CNNTurk said close to 1000 chickens had been culled in the province of

Report: Bird flu detected in Turkish village, all poultry culled  -  Mar 22, 2008
International Herald Tribune,AP ISTANBUL, Turkey: Authorities detected bird flu in chickens at a village in northwestern Turkey and culled 1000 birds, state-run media said Saturday.

China intensifies efforts to prevent further bird flu outbreaks  -  Mar 21, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China is intensifying the monitoring of bird migration to prevent any further outbreaks of bird flu, Xinhua learnt from the

Tests bring positive results for Iomai's bird flu vaccine  -  Mar 21, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Iomai Corp. scored in clinical trials that showed that a single dose of bird flu vaccine, coupled with its skin patch, was enough to protect patients from

Indian state begins fresh bird flu cull  -  Mar 21, 2008
AFPKOLKATA (AFP) â€” Health workers in India's West Bengal state have begun culling poultry after a fresh outbreak of deadly bird flu, officials said.

Greek farms near Turkey on bird flu alert - report  -  Mar 21, 2008
Forbes,ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Authorities in northeastern Greece have been placed on alert after bird flu was detected among chickens in a Turkish border

Illegal chickens in northern area test positive for bird flu  -  Mar 23, 2008
Viet Nam News,Although no bird flu outbreaks have been reported in the province, the local Animal Health Department immediately vaccinated poultry in its bordering

Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese province  -  Mar 20, 2008
Xinhua,HANOI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has recently stricken poultry in the Vietnamese southern Ca Mau province, raising the total number of currently

India's West Bengal State Reports Outbreak of Bird Flu in Malda  -  Mar 20, 2008
BloombergBy MC Govardhana Rangan March 21 (Bloomberg) -- India reported detecting bird flu among poultry in the Malda district of West Bengal state, suggesting the

Nigeria: Bird Flu - Govt Pays N623m Compensation  -  Mar 21, 2008
AllAfrica.com,He said that the government had fully upgraded the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) Vom, to sustain the fight against bird flu.

India expands culling zone to contain bird flu  -  Mar 20, 2008
ReutersA fresh outbreak of bird flu was detected in West Bengal state's Malda district where about 1000 chickens had died in the past few days.

Bird flu in W. Bengalâ€™s Malda district  -  Mar 20, 2008
Hindu,KOLKATA: Culling operations began on Thursday in and around a State poultry farm in West Bengalâ€™s Malda district. Over 800 chickens have died over the past

India Culls Thousands of Birds to Tackle Latest Bird Flu Outbreak  -  Mar 20, 2008
Voice of AmericaWest Bengal is struggling with recurrent bird flu infections. About 50000 birds were slaughtered earlier this month after an outbreak in Murshidabad

Travellers test negative for bird flu  -  Mar 20, 2008
Globe and Mail,Toronto got a glimpse yesterday of how health officials might respond to the arrival of bird flu in Canada as two people, who recently returned from abroad,

Bird flu alarm in Turkish village  -  Mar 22, 2008
Peninsula On-line,Three villages were quarantined and nearly 2000 birds culled last month after tests proved the presence of bird flu in another province in northwestern

Booster patch helps bird flu vaccine: study  -  Mar 20, 2008
Scientific AmericanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A skin patch helped boost a bird flu vaccine so well that people appear to be protected by a single dose, researchers at biotechnolgy

Avian (Bird) Flu Continues to Spread!  -  Mar 23, 2008
24-7PressRelease.com (press release).../24-7PressRelease/ - SANDY SPRINGS, GA, March 23, 2008 - Program Director Dan Weiner announced today that with the continued concern about the potential

Indonesia accuses US of abusing bird flu virus  -  Mar 19, 2008
Xinhua,JAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadhilah Supari has accused the United States of abusing Indonesian bird flu virus for

That bird flu scare? Never mind...  -  Mar 19, 2008
National Post,Bird flu hysteria came to Toronto briefly today, after an erroneous report that an elderly couple had been quarantined due to fears they had returned from

Hospital downplays bird flu threat  -  Mar 19, 2008
Toronto Star,A Toronto hospital says there's no reason to believe any of its patients have bird flu amid media speculation that a couple who returned from Bangladesh

Fresh Bird Flu confirmed in Malda  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Statesman,...â€œWe are listing the areas identified as Bird Flu affected zone within a radius of 3 to 5 km from the epicentre,â€? said the Malda SDO.

India culls chickens to stop bird flu spreading  -  Mar 19, 2008
Reuters India,KOLKATA (Reuters) - Authorities in West Bengal on Wednesday started culling thousands of chickens, fearing the spread of bird flu in another district after

Indonesia 'needs bird flu help'  -  Mar 19, 2008
BBC News,Indonesia needs more help to rein in the bird flu virus, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has said. The human death toll from bird flu in the

UN warns bird flu fight failing in Indonesia  -  Mar 19, 2008
Scotsman,Indonesia: Efforts to contain bird flu are failing, increasing the possibility that the virus may mutate into a deadlier form, the leading UN veterinary

UN: Indonesia Failing in Bird Flu Fight  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Associated PressJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) â€” Efforts to contain bird flu are failing in Indonesia, increasing the possibility that the virus may mutate into a deadlier form,

Ministry of Health: No bird flu in Lebanon  -  Mar 22, 2008
Ya Libnan,Beirut - The Ministry of Health issued a warning on Saturday against spreading any rumors of bird flu in Lebanon . In a statement the ministry said the

Lebanon Has No Bird Flu  -  Mar 22, 2008
Naharnet,The Health Ministry on Saturday warned against spreading false reports about a confirmed human case of bird flu in Lebanon. The ministry, in a statement,

Bird Flu Hits WBâ€™s Malda Region; Culling Operation Begins  -  Mar 22, 2008
TopNews,More than 800 fowls had died over the last few days with the highly pathogenic bird flu virus in the district. In the eastern state, poultry sales went down

'Bird flu deeply entrenched in Indonesia, situation grave'  -  Mar 18, 2008
Hindu,New York (PTI): The situation in Indonesia -- the country worst hit by bird flu -- remains "grave" despite major efforts to control the outbreak of the

Culling in bird-flu hit town to be completed Sunday  -  Mar 22, 2008
Thaindian.com,Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) The slaughtering of 44000 poultry birds in West Bengalâ€™s bird flu-hit Malda district is expected to be completed by Sunday,

China lifts bird flu quarantine in southwest  -  Mar 18, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua)-- China has lifted a bird flu quarantine in southwestern province of Guizhou on Tuesday after no new cases were reported for 21

Bird flu: West Bengal allots more funds  -  Mar 18, 2008
Hindu,KOLKATA: Amid fears of a fresh outbreak of bird flu, the West Bengal government has proposed a nearly three-fold increase in allocation for the Animal

Free-range ducks pose bird flu risk in Mekong Delta  -  Mar 21, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,The Mekong Delta provinces risk a massive bird flu recurrence because of free-range duck farming and the inadequate control of poultry transport and trade.

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