Bird Flu Is Back, Raising Fear of Spread Among Humans
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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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A farmer in China's southeastern province of Fujian has been infected with the H5N1 form of bird flu, state media said on Thursday, the first human case in the country in about seven weeks.
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Bird flu may be the tip of the iceberg. Experts meeting in Mali say the deadly H5N1 virus is just one of a plethora of diseases threatening animals and people around the world as global warming, intensive farming, increased travel and trade help dangerous microbes breed and spread.
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The risk of a flu pandemic remains high despite possible public fatigue with the issue, but the World Health Organization is hopeful the bird flu virus will do less damage than in past years during Asia's upcoming colder months, an official said Sunday.
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Vietnam may face fresh outbreaks of the  deadly H5N1 bird flu virus next month as poultry is transported  around the country ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in  February, the World Health Organization said.
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Bird flu has been found in chickens near the Cambodian capital, officials said Sunday, raising fears about the spread of the deadly virus in a country with little to no health system.
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The World Health Organisation confirmed that it was examining a &quot;probable&quot; first full case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Thailand, raising fears of a deadly global flu pandemic.
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move, with Pakistan reporting South Asia's first human infections and Myanmar logging its first human case.
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The World Health Organisation has warned that a global Bird Flu pandemic is now inevitable. Officials say they fear the virus will spread globally within weeks, affect up to 30 per cent of the world&#39;s population and kill between two and 7 million people.
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Scientists find a potential reason to explain why bird flu is so deadly for people.
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China ordered strengthened poultry disinfection measures yesterday under a bird flu alert during the wildfowl migration season and as Thailand announced its first probable case of human-to-human transmission.
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The eight individuals in Pakistan who are suspected to have bird flu probably have a combination of infections from poultry and limited person-to-person transmission from close contact, a top World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday. Keiji Fukuda, coordinator of WHO's global influenza program, said while unconfirmed, any human-to-human spread seemed similar to previous outbreaks in Thailand and Indonesia -- affecting close family members caring for sick loved ones.
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Theresa Torres, Reporter. Sharing its neighborsâ fears of a bird-flu pandeÂ­mic after the first probable case of human-to-human infection was reported in Thailand, the Philippine government on Wednes
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Vietnam, fearing new cases of the bird  flu virus that killed more than 30 people across Asia last year  and ravaged the region's poultry industry, is urging consumers  to exercise caution in buying chicken.
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SOUTHEAST Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus which has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic, global health experts warned here Monday.
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The World Health Organization is warning countries experiencing outbreaks of bird flu (H5N1) in poultry to be aware that domestic ducks may be infecting humans, as well as other poultry with the bird flu virus.