Bird Flu causes concern
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Health officials are concerned about a Bird Flu outbreak they say could kill millions of people. The World Health Organization says as many as seven million people could die and billions of others could get
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Bird flu will hit the United States &amp;#151; it&#039;s only a matter of time &amp;#151; and not all states are ready to respond to the deadly virus, the Homeland Security Department&#039;s top doctor warns.
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PENANG (MALAYSIA), AUG 23: The deadly H5N1 strain of Bird Flu will take several years to contain, the WHO warned on Monday, adding that claims in China that the virus was found in pigs is a worrying new development.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday voiced concern about the spread of bird flu in Vietnam, but said it was not considering warning against travel there as the risk of human infection was low.
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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 since it is mutating in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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While most health experts agree that the bird flu virus represents a grave danger and is highly likely to spread unless urgent steps are taken, some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.
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Studies of flu outbreaks in Indonesia and Turkey found that waiting for laboratory confirmation of an avian flu outbreak causes potentially dangerous treatment delays.
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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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The strain of bird flu which killed 2,600 turkeys in Suffolk has been identified as the H5N1 virus.
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The bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk may be linked to imports from the firm's plant in Hungary, the government has said.
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Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States &#151; in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie &#151; but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared.
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Fears of a flu pandemic originating from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus were overblown, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health said Thursday.
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A global crisis of bird flu will threaten animal and human life in the near future, UN agencies warn.
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Another outbreak of bird flu was suspected in southern Japan on Tuesday after 23 chickens were found dead at a farm, fueling concern about a string of cases in the country's poultry industry.
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The strain of bird flu which killed 2,600 turkeys on a UK farm is identified as the H5N1 virus.
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Ducks also spread bird flu, increasing the risk to humans from a virus that has killed 32 people in Thailand and Vietnam this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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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.