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Idaho bird farm quarantined after virus found - San Jose Mercury News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:42:49 GMT

Idaho bird farm quarantined after virus found
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 22 hours ago
AP BOISE, Idaho—A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after two birds there were found to have a bird flu virus, but Idaho Department of ...
Southwestern Idaho bird farm quarantined after bird virus found - IdahoStatesman.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:04:26 GMT

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Southwestern Idaho bird farm quarantined after bird virus found
IdahoStatesman.com, ID - 11 hours ago
AP A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after a bird there was found to have a low-pathogenic bird flu, but Idaho Department of Agriculture ...
Bird flu strain found at Caldwell bird farm KTVB
Idaho officials monitor farm where pheasants got sick IdahoStatesman.com
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Bird flu vaccine gives strong protection in mice - Reuters Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:23:59 GMT

Bird flu vaccine gives strong protection in mice
Reuters - Sep 1, 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An experimental bird flu vaccine that uses DNA from various strains of the H5N1 virus appears to trigger a strong immune response in ...
New strain of bird flu virus reported in Africa - Hindu Business Line Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:42:09 GMT

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New strain of bird flu virus reported in Africa
Hindu Business Line, India - Aug 11, 2008
Tests conducted by Nigeria and by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show the new bird flu virus strain -- which is similar to strains ...
Nigeria Battles New Bird Flu Strain Voice of America
New bird flu strain found in Nigeria, UN's FAO says Reuters South Africa
New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria: FAO AFP
This Day - News24
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1918 flu survivors' antibodies helpful for anti-bird flu fight - Xinhua Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:56:20 GMT

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1918 flu survivors' antibodies helpful for anti-bird flu fight
Xinhua, China - Aug 17, 2008
American scientists studied 32 people who lived through the 1918 flu, and found all had antibodies in their blood to kill the virus with surprising ...
Antibodies of 1918 Flu Pandemic Survivors May Help Fight Bird Flu TheMedGuru
1918 Flu Survivors' Antibodies May Help Fight Bird Flu TopNews
Centenarian Immune Systems Remember How to Fight the 1918 Flu Discover Magazine
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Scientists Say H9N2 Strain Poses New Bird Flu Threat - AHN Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:43:26 GMT

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Scientists Say H9N2 Strain Poses New Bird Flu Threat
AHN - Aug 13, 2008
... from previous African outbreaks. Scientists have so far focused on the H5N1 bird flu virus and H7 avian flu viruses as candidates for the next pandemic, ...
Bird flu hits UK newspapers Nature.com (subscription)
Portable test for bird flu promises to save many lives News-Medical.net
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New flu vaccine approach hopeful, Novavax says - Reuters Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:07:55 GMT

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New flu vaccine approach hopeful, Novavax says
Reuters - Aug 26, 2008
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new type of bird flu vaccine that uses a mock version of the virus appears to protect ...
Novavax Claims, Its New Bird Flu Vaccine Is Promising eYugoslavia.com
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Nigeria: Ghana, Togo, Benin Parley over Bird Flu - This Day Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:09 GMT

Nigeria: Ghana, Togo, Benin Parley over Bird Flu
This Day, Nigeria - Aug 13, 2008
Ghana's Veterinary Services Directorate, alarmed at the resurgence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Nigeria, is seeking a meeting with its eastern ...
Ghana calls for urgent meeting to control avian flu afrol News
Health Experts, Security Personnel Meet Over Bird Flu New Era
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New strain of bird flu found in Africa - PRESS TV Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:10:16 GMT

PRESS TV
New strain of bird flu found in Africa
PRESS TV, Iran - Aug 13, 2008
Scientists claim they have stumbled upon a new strain of avian flu, the H9N2 virus, which could lead to a possible bird flu pandemic. ...
Another New Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise - HealthNews Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:00:30 GMT

HealthNews
Another New Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise
HealthNews, CA - Aug 28, 2008
The virus is quickly spreading through poultry in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and it is believed the bird flu could mutate into a form more ...