Why bird flu has been kept at bay
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Scientists say they have found a key reason why bird flu has so far not posed a widespread threat to humans.
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Tens of thousands of turkeys are gassed at a Suffolk farm as efforts continue to prevent bird flu from spreading.
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Health and veterinary workers in Bangladesh have culled nearly 25,000 fowls after bird flu was confirmed at three poultry farms in the country, officials said on Thursday.
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This year, bird flu seems all but forgotten. But scientists say that the virus is as dangerous and unpredictable as ever.
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Poultry farmers around Europe were on guard Monday against the possible spread of bird flu across the North Sea from infected Britain
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An international team of scientists isolates antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans.
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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.
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The World Bank has approved a $13 million grant to help combat the threat of the deadly bird flu in the West Bank and Gaza, the development institution announced Friday. The money will be used to help minimize any threats of the bird flu posed to people from the area's domestic poultry industry, it said.
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A Malaysian veterinarian and her three children have received a clean bill of health after tests for bird flu, leaving no suspected human cases of the deadly virus after an outbreak among poultry, the government said on Monday.
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An outbreak of bird flu on a big English turkey farm should pose no risk to the public or to the poultry industry, a government minister said Monday as investigators continued trying to identify the source of the infection.
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Asian nations have vowed to work together to combat bird flu after warnings it could lead to a human influenza pandemic that could kill millions and make nearly a third of the world ill.
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WHILE fears of a major bird flu pandemic proved unfounded last year - when only 32 people died â-ealth experts believe it may have been the precursor to a serious outbreak
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PENANG, Malaysia  - A Malaysian veterinarian and  her three children have received a clean bill of health after  tests for bird flu, leaving no suspected human cases of the  deadly virus after an outbreak among poultry, the government  said on Monday.
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Poultry farms around Moscow were under tight control on Saturday when two cases of bird flu near the capital were confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain.
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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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New York (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against a possible transmission of bird flu from human to human. The organisation is studying the case of a Thai woman allegedly contracting H5N1 virus from her sick daughter.
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UK scientists have developed two tests for avian flu to safeguard against an outbreak.