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Bird flu again found in Seoul; chickens and ducks culled
marketwatch.com May 11, 2008
SEOUL (AFP) -- A second bird flu case was found in the South Korean capital Sunday, less than a week after the first one was detected, the agriculture ministry said. More than 8,000 ducks and chickens were immediately culled at an illegally-run farm in Seoul's southeastern district of Songpa...
Second Bird Flu Case Found in Seoul
farminguk.com May 12, 2008
The government said it found a new case of bird flu in Seoul Sunday, less than a week after the high... ... The government said it found a new case of bird flu in Seoul Sunday, less than a week after the highly virulent form of bird flu struck the capital. Over 8,000...
Bird flu hot topic at disease conference
abc.net.au May 11, 2008
Australia's readiness to deal with an outbreak of bird flu will be one of the key areas under discussion today at a conference of infectious disease experts. ... As the nation's stockpile of antiviral drugs for flu nears its use-by date, delegates at the second Pandemic...
A second B2B H5N1 outbreak in Seoul
typepad.com May 11, 2008
Via Xinhuanet: New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Seoul. Excerpt: The South Korean government on Sunday confirmed a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu among live poultry in the capital city of Seoul. The Agriculture... ... Via Xinhuanet: New outbreak of...
New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Seoul
xinhuanet.com May 11, 2008
SEOUL, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government on ... ... SEOUL, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government on Sunday confirmed a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu among live poultry in the capital city of Seoul. The Agriculture Ministry said...
Japan's plans for a pandemic
typepad.com May 11, 2008
An editorial in The Japan Times: Coping with new strains of flu. Excerpt: The Diet has passed revisions to the Infectious Disease Law and the Quarantine Law to effectively cope with a possible outbreak of new types of influenza. There... ... An editorial in The Japan...
South Korea to boost avian flu drug stockpile
menafn.com May 10, 2008
South Korea to boost avian flu drug stockpile ... SAN FRANCISCO (Menafn - The South Korean government plans to boost its stockpile of drugs to fight avian flu, securing enough to treat 2.5 million people, the Office of the President said Saturday. The statement didn't...
Kit developed to quickly diagnose lethal bird flu virus in humans
keralanext.com May 10, 2008
TOKYO — The International Medical Center of Japan said Friday that it has developed a diagnostic kit... ... TOKYO — The International Medical Center of Japan said Friday that it has developed a diagnostic kit that can determine in 15 minutes if a person has been infected...
WHO Seeks More Collaborative Research on Bird Flu
epochtimes.com May 9, 2008
GENEVA-The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic.Cur... ... GENEVA—The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more...
WHO seeks more collaborative research on bird flu
thestar.com.my May 9, 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic. ... GENEVA (Reuters) - Global Influenza Programme Coordinator Keiji...
WHO seeks more collaborative research on birdflu
alertnet.org May 9, 2008
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 9 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and ... ... By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 9 (Reuters) - Current...
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Infections, Epidemic, Influenza, Bird Flu, Yonhap, Hoffmann-La Roche, South Korea, Seoul