Latest Bird Flu News

Glaxo to market bird flu vaccine in EU (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 9:21 pm

GlaxoSmithKline says it has received permission from European medical regulators to market a human bird flu vaccine it has already sold to several governments. [News Source]

Glaxo gets approval for bird flu vaccine (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 7:38 pm

GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Monday that it has received permission from European medical regulators to market a human bird flu vaccine it has already sold to several governments to stockpile in preparation for a pandemic. [News Source]

EU licenses first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 7:05 pm

European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine, Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline , its maker said on Monday. [News Source]

EU licenses first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 7:04 pm

European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine, Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, its maker said on Monday. [News Source]

Korean bird flu gets new look (JoongAng Daily)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 1:06 pm

The bird flu strain that has swept through Korea over the past six weeks is not the same strain that has infected humans, government authorities found over the weekend. [News Source]

SKorea mobilises troops for bird flu fight (TODAYonline)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 5:54 am

South Korean quarantine officials catch wild birds in a lake in Seoul on May 7 after the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus hit a nearby aviary. [News Source]

SKorea mobilises troops for bird flu fight (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday May 18th 2008, 5:19 am

South Korea on Sunday mobilised army soldiers for the second time to help battle an outbreak of bird flu, which has already led to the culling of more than seven million poultry, officials said. [News Source]