Virginia: Effort to Contain Avian Flu
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The state banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July after avian flu antibodies were discovered in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm.
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WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger if it mutates in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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Outfitting swans with super-light Teflon backpacks containing solar-powered GPS satellite transmitters is the latest way scientists and researchers are trying to fight the spread of avian influenza.
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A case of avian influenza that killed an 11-month-old girl in Vietnam this month has alarmed health officials around the world.
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RICHMOND, March 2 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Friday that he has decided to sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to get immunized against a virus that causes cervical cancer if their parents don't object.
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The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of bird flu, amid warnings that it poses a significant threat.
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Hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, biologists working in the frosty marshes of Alaska's North Slope are keeping a lookout for migratory birds that might bring a deadly avian flu strain to the United States.
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Even as avian flu has faded from the headlines, the lethal viral illness continues to strike in certain corners of the world and, in an especially ominous development, health authorities said they believe it has reemerged in Vietnam, where control measures had stopped its spread for more than a year.
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Warnings of a possible worldwide flu outbreak have local health officials spreading the word: Get in early for a vaccination. County health officials say preparation is essential since the Centers
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Tests on birds in Dorset will continue as vets try to contain the virulent form of bird flu found at a bird sanctuary.
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U.S. officials are looking in the wrong place to stop bird flu, suggests a new study, which questions the usefulness of testing Alaskan birds migrating from Russia.
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The World Health Organization is urging drugmakers including GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Sanofi-Aventis SA and Chiron Corp. to join in developing a vaccine to stop Asia&#39;s deadly bird flu virus from triggering a pandemic.
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The freeze on air traffic after the   September 11 attacks delayed the 2001-2002 flu season, and   researchers were able to confirm what many had long suspected   -- air travel could help spread a bird flu pandemic very   efficiently.
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A fragment of a human protein that blocks influenza viruses -- including avian flu -- from attaching to and infecting cells holds promise if laboratory experiments are borne out, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Turkeys at a farm in Virginia do not appear to have been exposed to the highly deadly strain of avian flu seen in other parts of the world, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.
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Poultry farmers who participate in a   program to prevent the spread of diseases would be fully   compensated for loss of birds and equipment if low-pathogenic   strains of avian influenza are found, the U.S. Agriculture   Department said on Friday.
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Southeast Asian countries have approved a plan to combat bird flu that aims to curb the spread of the disease and reduce the likelihood it will lead to a more deadly human pandemic.