Flu viruses survive frozen in lakes, study finds
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Influenza virus can live for decades and perhaps even longer in frozen lakes and might be picked up and carried by birds to reinfect animals and people, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Airline travel has a significant effect on the spread of influenza, a new study reports.
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County health officials yesterday reported the first case of flu in the region this season, but they were quick to say it was not a sign that San Diego County is headed for a severe flu season.
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The H5N1 bird flu virus may sometimes stick to surfaces or get kicked up in fertilizer dust to infect people, according to a World Health Organization report published on Wednesday.
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BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The discovery of a deadly  bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast  Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international  health experts said on Friday.
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Dec 29, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Vietnam and Thailand have continued to battle avian influenza in recent weeks, with a total of 19 outbreaks reported in a dozen provinces, according to health officials of the two countries.
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The annual influenza vaccine can protect against illness even if it isn't perfectly attuned to the flu strain going around, researchers said in a finding that may have implications for protecting people against bird flu.
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New scientific findings show that avian influenza H5N1, or âbird fluâ, can be spread to other species such as cats. It was first reported in February that cats in Thailand were infected and three died.
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SEATTLE Oct. 3, 2004 - Four military recruits died in the past year and thousands others were sickened by a flu-like virus that the military once had a vaccine program for but abandoned to save money.
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has told the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District that avian flu (bird flu) has been ruled out as the cause of death of about 375 ducks at Metro's treatment plant since early January.
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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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Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in wild mute swans in Michigan &#151; but it does not appear to be the most worrisome, highly pathogenic strain, the White House announced Monday.
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The flu season may be starting out slowly, but experts say New Yorkers shouldn&#39;t let their guard down. New York and Delaware are the only states to report significant flu outbreaks this
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(Lansing, October 13, 2004, 12:14 pm) State officials outlined their plan Wednesday in Lansing to battle the flu in Michigan. They expect to have about half the doses needed to combat the flu this year.
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(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
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Recent studies have shown that waterfowl are a crucial link in the spread of East Asia's avian influenza epidemic.
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ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test will help scientists quickly detect a fast-spreading aquatic virus that threatens the Great Lakes fishing industry, according to its developers at Cornell University.