Bangladesh bird flu situation alarming, says science adviser
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The spread of bird flu among poultry has become "alarming" in Bangladesh as three more districts reported outbreaks at the weekend, leaving almost half the nation affected, an official said.
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ASIA&#39;S bird flu epidemic remained &quot;a crisis of global importance&quot;, the United Nations warned yesterday as Thailand went on national alert amid fears that the first human-to-human transmission had taken place.
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Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.
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SINGAPORE (dpa) - An Asean taskforce set up to deal with the bird flu threat targeted on Tuesday eight &quot;action areas&quot; including drawing up emergency preparedness plans to respond quickly to new outbreaks.
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BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The discovery of a deadly bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international health experts said on Friday.
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Thai and international health officials  were due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to review a  case in which there is a "very remote possibility" bird flu was  passed from human to human, a senior WHO official said.
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A case of bird flu in Thailand sparks fears of human to human transmission.
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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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India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said.
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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.
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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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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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MIAMI - The world is at great risk of a new pandemic of deadly bird flu, but is ill-prepared to handle it, a top World Health Organization official said at an international conference in Miami on Monday.
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The unexpected discovery of a deadly  bird flu strain in Malaysia after summer cases elsewhere in  Southeast Asia indicated a major winter outbreak was likely,  international health experts said on Friday.
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Scientists find a potential reason to explain why bird flu is so deadly for people.
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An Indian state said it had brought the country's worst ever bird flu outbreak under control on Saturday, just as neighbouring Bangladesh reported the virus was spreading.
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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.