In H5N1 - Posted 22 hours ago

I've just discovered OIE's World Animal Health Information Database. It looks like a very useful resource.For example, you can go to Disease Informati...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Via Pacific Magazine.net: Regional Experts To Gather For Pacific Pandemic Task Force Meeting. Excerpt:Next week, the Pacific Avian and Pandemic Influe...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Via Reuters, an IRIN report: EGYPT: Contingency planning for an avian flu pandemic . Excerpt:Egypt, the country hit hardest by avian flu in the Middle...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Via CIDRAP: Report says pandemic will threaten coal, power supplies href= http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/biz-plan/news/nov2008c...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Thanks to Chen Qi for the link to this story in Science Daily: Common Cold Virus Came From Birds About 200 Years Ago. It deals with the history of hum...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 day ago

Via The Mainichi Daily News: Bird lovers' feathers ruffled after being told not to feed migratory birds. Excerpt:This spring, after the deadly avian i...

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In H5N1 - Posted 2 days ago

I confess: I find vaccine stories dull. But this one from IrishTimes.com caught my interest: Malaria one-two could stop bird flu. Excerpt:A researcher...

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In Lancet Blog - Posted 3 days ago

The following will appear in the Nov 22 issue of The Lancet:Clinical guidelines The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have...

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In H5N1 - Posted 4 days ago

Via Xinhuanet: Jakarta to combat bird flu by restricting poultry sales_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_1037...

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In H5N1 - Posted 4 days ago

Created by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the href= http://www.aitoolkit.org/Default.aspx Avian Influenza Toolk...

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