Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
Too often, it has taken a tragedy for Cambodian villagers to realize they've even had an outbreak of bird flu.
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Many Cambodians in the dark about bird flu.
Expert says bird flu no imminent threat.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
Even if bird flu does arrive on U.S. shores on the wings of a migratory bird, the virus is unlikely to makes the inroads in poultry - or in people - that it has in less developed countries.
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UK’s bird tests may be missing flu virus.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
When France reported its first case of H5N1 bird flu in February, the UK's response was adamant: samples had been taken from more than 3500 wild birds, and those tested so far showed the disease was not yet in the UK.
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Bird flu swan was from outside UK.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
A dead swan found in Fife which tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was a whooper swan, DNA tests by government scientists have found.
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Bird flu plan underfunded, state officials say.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
Commissioners of several state departments and House Democrats warned Tuesday that Minnesota's preparations for the H5N1 strain of avian flu are in danger of being shortchanged.
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Bird flu is guaranteed to reach us.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
Here in America, we're getting justifiably anxious about the bird flu. Our public health institutions still don't have their acts together on educating the public as to what to do in preparation, or what to expect.
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Bird flu: Things to know, not fear.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 3:00 pm
While only 1 in 3 Americans in a recent poll fear an infection from "bird flu," health officials in the USA are working under the assumption that the virus will reach our shores, though not necessarily with disastrous results.
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Expert Says Bird Flu No Imminent Threat (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 10:23 am
Even if bird flu does arrive on U.S. shores on the wings of a migratory bird, the virus is unlikely to make the inroads in poultry — or in people — that it has in less developed countries, the nation's top avian influenza expert says.
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Restoring wetlands key to curbing bird flu – report.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 9:00 am
Restoring wetlands and clearing poultry farms from migratory flyways could help curb the spread of bird flu by stopping wild birds from mixing with domestic fowl, a U.N.-commissioned report said.
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Environmental factors triggering rise of avian influenza.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 9:00 am
Restoring tens of thousands of lost and degraded wetlands could go a long way towards reducing the threat of avian flu pandemics.
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A new fear about bird flu.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 9:00 am
Since 2002, mask makers have been targeted by workers seeking redress for lung ailments caused by exposure to asbestos and silica.
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Looking to nature for help against bird flu.
Wednesday April 12th 2006, 9:00 am
The maverick approach popped up in a presentation Tuesday by Orlando-based VaxDesign Corp., a biotechnology company developing molecules that push the body to produce more-potent immune responses to viruses.
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