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Scores of Chickens Die in Largest Chicken Farm, Possible Cause Bird Flu?
Monday, May 15, 2006 7:03:00 PM
Since April 2006, a large number of chickens have died in a one month period in China's largest chicken farm - Dalian Hanwei Enterprises Group Co. in Dalian city. Although local residents believe ...   Full Story
 

Indonesian Toddler Dies of Bird Flu
Sunday, May 14, 2006 8:04:00 PM
An Indonesian toddler who had tested positive for bird flu according to local tests died on Sunday, a senior health ministry official said.   Full Story
 

APEC Leaders Drafting Regional Flu Plan
Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:25:00 PM
Senior officials from 21 Asia-Pacific countries are meeting in Vietnam to draft a regional plan to cope with a potential new influenza pandemic. Officials hope the plan can prevent a particularly d ...   Full Story
 

USDA Readies Human Pandemic Plan for Bird Flu
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 6:10:00 PM
WASHINGTON - If a bird flu pandemic breaks out the U.S. Agriculture Department could stagger work shifts and close down day-care centers to help keep operations running, the department's coordinat ...   Full Story
 

Pakistani Capital Shaken, Stirred over Bird Flu
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:00:00 AM
ISLAMABAD - "Bird Flu Restricted Area" read the sign in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Islamabad.Shopkeeper Mohammad Afzul wasn't going beyond that point."I'm scared of virus. I hav ...   Full Story
 

WHO Confirms 12 Human Cases of Bird Flu in Egypt
Friday, April 21, 2006 9:03:00 PM
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Friday that there have been 12 human cases of bird flu in Egypt, four of them fatal.This took the global total to 113 deaths out of 204 cas ...   Full Story
 

We Can't Afford Bird Flu Plans, Hospital Heads Say
Friday, April 21, 2006 6:05:00 PM
The U.S. government may be urging local officials and hospitals to get ready for a bird flu pandemic, but top hospital executives said Tuesday they cannot do everything that is being called for.   Full Story
 

China Confirms 12th Human Bird Flu Death
Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:10:00 PM
BEIJING - A man in central China has died of bird flu, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, reporting the country's 12th H5N1 virus death since November.There have been more than 3 ...   Full Story
 

Fourth Egyptian Woman Dies of Bird Flu
Friday, April 14, 2006 8:05:00 PM
CAIRO — Egypt said on Thursday a fourth woman had died after being infected with the bird flu virus, the state MENA news agency said.The latest victim was an 18-year-old woman from a province north ...   Full Story
 

Myanmar fighting 100 Bird Flu Outbreaks
Monday, April 10, 2006 8:11:00 PM
BANGKOK - Bird flu is spreading fast in secretive, military-ruled Myanmar, which is now battling more than 100 outbreaks in poultry since the virus was first reported a month ago, U.N. agriculture off ...   Full Story
 

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