Study suggests possible bird flu immunity
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Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China  said on Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu  infections in humans within hours, which could give health  officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.
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Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported on Monday.
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Preliminary results from an early clinical trial of a vaccine for pandemic bird flu suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated and may prove effective against divergent strains of the disease, Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday .
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A Chinese-developed vaccine against the H5N1 strain of bird flu in humans has been found safe in the first round of tests, a government news agency reported Monday.
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LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - Britain's Health  Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had developed two  diagnostic tests to detect bird flu in case the outbreaks seen  in poultry spread to humans.
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Scientists have said a woman who died of bird flu probably contracted the disease from her daughter.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China said on Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.
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Five people in Japan may have been infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in February, but there is no risk they will develop symptoms and no chance of more infections, the government said on Saturday.
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An international team of scientists isolates antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans.
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Chinese scientists have developed a new vaccine to prevent the spread of bird flu, according to state media.
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Five people in Japan may have been  infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among  chickens in February, but there is no risk they will develop  symptoms and no chance of more infections, the government said  on Saturday.
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The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu which has killed at least 148 people is showing signs of being able to mutate and develop resistance to the most effective anti-viral drugs and any possible vaccines yet to be produced, a WHO scientist said Thursday.
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Scientists in China have developed a bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the deadly virus and help stop its spread, the China Daily newspaper said on Monday.
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In an effort to combat a possible pandemic of Asian bird flu, researchers have developed a new test that can detect the virus in humans within hours.
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The bird flu virus that can kill humans has the potential to be spread by cats, scientists have found.
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Scientists believe they have found some of the steps needed for bird flu to turn into a pandemic strain.