Monday February 12th 2007, 8:43 pm
Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible.
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Study suggests possible bird flu immunity (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Study suggests possible bird flu immunity (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Monday February 12th 2007, 8:16 pm
Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? An animal study published on Monday suggests it is theoretically possible.
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Most bird flu victims under 40, WHO analysis finds (CNN.com)
Monday February 12th 2007, 6:16 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Ninety percent of the people infected with bird flu have been under the age of 40, and 60 percent of them have died, according to the latest analysis from the World Health Organization.
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Avian Influenza In Cats Should Be Closely Monitored - So Far No Sustained Virus Transmission In Cats Or From Cats To … (Medical News Today)
Monday February 12th 2007, 12:04 pm
Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus, but at present there is no scientific evidence to suggest that there has been sustained transmission of the virus in cats or from cats to humans, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) said in a statement today. [click link for full article]
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Disease policy failings put industry at risk.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
This bird flu business is beginning to stink, and the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is very unlikely to emerge from the mess smelling of roses.
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Ministers didn’t stop imports of turkey from area hit by bird flu.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
Turkey from Hungary was still allowed into Britain even though it was suspected to be the source of the bird flu outbreak.
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Meat from bird-flu farm ‘went abroad.’
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
Last night it was claimed lorry loads of meat had been transported to Hungary, the country at the centre of investigations into how the strain came to Britain.
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Unruffled.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
The relentless westward march of avian flu from its Asian home had, until last week, left Britain mostly untouched.
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Bernard Matthews Ltd risks prosecution over ’safety breaches’.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
Bernard Matthews's company could face prosecution for safety breaches leading to Britain's first outbreak of bird flu, a government minister said yesterday.
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Bird flu farm ‘continued exports’.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
Cooked turkey products were exported from the Suffolk site where bird flu was found after the virus had broken out, Hungary's chief vet has claimed.
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Meat from bird-flu farm “was sent abroad.”
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
An investigation was under way last night after claims that poultry meat was exported from the Suffolk farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak after the disease was identified.
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New twist in bird flu saga.
Monday February 12th 2007, 11:00 am
The Government last night admitted poultry products from the Suffolk farm at the centre of the British bird flu outbreak could have been moved out of the restricted area.
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