Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt (Middle East Times) An Egyptian worker cleans at a chicken farm near Jamasa city, 170 kms north of Cairo. A young Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, becoming the 20th victim of the deadly virus in Egypt over the past two years, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. [News Source]

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country (The Star) CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the deadly virus arrived in the country in early 2006, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt (TODAYonline) An Egyptian worker cleans at a chicken farm near Jamasa city, 170 kms north of Cairo. A young Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, becoming the 20th victim of the deadly virus in Egypt over the past two years, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. [News Source]

Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News) A young Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, becoming the 20th victim of the deadly virus in Egypt over the past two years, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. [News Source]

GSK bird flu vaccine shows broad cross protection. A vaccine designed by GlaxoSmithKline to protect people against the H5N1 bird flu may be effective in warding off a few different sub-types of the virus, the company said on Sunday. [News Source]

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (Adds another new case, changes source) CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the deadly virus arrived in the ... [News Source]

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the virus arrived in the country in early 2006, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 20th in country (AlertNet) Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman aged 25 has died of bird flu, the 20th death in Egypt from the disease since the virus arrived in the country in early 2006, the state news agency MENA ... [News Source]

Reports Of Increased Survival In Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu (Medical News Today) Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir). These data reinforce the World Health Organization (WHO) advisory that Tamiflu is the only antiviral strongly recommended for the treatment of humans infected with the H5N1 virus. [News Source]

Budget’s crores to battle bird flu (The Telegraph) Ranchi, March 3: The state government today sought another Rs 377 crore through third supplementary budget, which includes Rs 9.67 crore, to purchase anti-bird flu medicines, renovate veterinary hospitals and pay salary in animal husbandry department. [News Source]

SMS helped check bird flu in Orissa (Calcutta News) Sending alerts, monitoring poultry birds and communicating with field staff, Orissa managed it all through the humble SMS, effectively using the messages to prevent the spread of bird flu, which had resulted in the loss of Rs.5 billion in the neighbouring state of West Bengal. [News Source]

SMS helped check bird flu in Orissa (New Kerala) By Jatindra Dash, Bhubaneswar, March 4 : Sending alerts, monitoring poultry birds and communicating with field staff, Orissa managed it all through the humble SMS, effectively using the messages to prevent the spread of bird flu, which had resulted in the loss of Rs.5 billion in the neighbouring state of West Bengal. [News Source]