Jharkhnad issues alert as bird flu hits bordering West Bengal (New Kerala) Sahibganj (Jharkhand), Feb 6. : In the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in bordering West Bengal, the Jharkhand Animal Husbandry Department is taking preventive measures against the flu in bordering villages as issued an alert. [News Source]

Special investigation: The men who made a killing out of swine flu while we wasted £1bn and were exposed to harmful drugs. In Britain, the Chief Medical Officer predicted that 65,000 people could die of the virus, putting the very fabric of society at risk. The Government, desperate to be seen to be doing something, responded in a way that has become all too familiar: pouring out taxpayers' money. [News Source]

Most Americans think swine flu pandemic is over, a Harvard poll finds. Most Americans do not intend to get the swine flu vaccine, assume the pandemic is over and think the flu threat was overblown, according to a poll released Friday by the Harvard School of Public Health. [News Source]

Swine flu still out there, officials caution. H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday. [News Source]

Swine flu cases down, but virus keeps spreading. Fewer people are getting sick with the swine flu than is typical for influenza rates this time of year - but public health officials still aren't ready to say the pandemic is over. [News Source]

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