HK eyes regional steps in bird flu battle
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Hong Kong is keeping a close watch on the bird flu situation and will recommend measures to collaborate with health agencies across the region in the prevention and control of the disease, according to a local government report released yesterday.
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The World Health Organization warned here Saturday that a pandemic of avian influenza is likely to occur unless Asian countries intensify preventative efforts.
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The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of bird flu, amid warnings that it poses a significant threat.
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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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YANGON, Myanmar  - Southeast Asian nations agreed  on Friday to set up a task force to coordinate the fight  against a deadly bird flu which has killed 31 people and  ravaged poultry flocks across the region.
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Health News, Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
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The Department of Health is setting up a surveillance system against bird flu to aid health workers to manage possible cases of the disease among humans, it was learned Saturday.
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The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of blu flu.
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Experts urged governments on Thursday to do more to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic and beef up surveillance on the spread of bird flu in all animals and humans.
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New methods are employed around Britain to check for possible outbreaks of bird flu in at-risk areas.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China said 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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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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China is touting the pre-emptive measures it has taken to cooperate with the world&#39;s public health establishment in fighting bird flu.
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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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Thailand faces a long battle against  the virulent bird flu virus, a top minister said on Wednesday,  a day after the country announced its first probable case of  human-to-human transmission.
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Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to  change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the  deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during  the northern winter, a senior minister said on Thursday.
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Malaysia may take the  unprecedented step of placing an entire state under quarantine  if an outbreak of bird flu that has killed at least 28 people  in the region worsens, officials said on Wednesday.