Sunday August 17th 2008, 7:45 pm
Scientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments.
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Bird flu hopes from 1918 victims (BBC News)
Uganda: New Strain of Bird Flu Poses a Major Threat (AllAfrica.com)
Sunday August 17th 2008, 4:21 am
Scientists in Uganda and their colleagues elsewhere are worried that human beings could contract a new strain of bird flu.
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South Korea to declare itself free of bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday August 17th 2008, 3:25 am
South Korea plans to declare itself free of bird flu this week, more than three months after a series of outbreaks led authorities to slaughter nearly 8.5 million birds, an official said Sunday.
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