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Don't Count On A Bird Flu Vaccine, Count On A Nanomask
You've no doubt seen the news reports about Bird Flu, a deadly airborne virus. And you no doubt feel at risk and vulnerable. A Bird Flu vaccine is months and months away from production, and production will be a problem since health officials believe it will take at least 1 year to make enough for all citizens. Even then, it may not be...

Humans Can't Get Bird Flu From Humans: But That Could Change Soon
Bird flu, or avian flu, is an influenza virus strain that typically infects birds - including wild birds like ducks and domestic birds like chickens. There are many forms of bird flu, and most are relatively harmless, producing mild symptoms or even no symptoms. However, several strains of bird flu produce a highly contagious disease that kills...

Bird Flu – Answers to 10 Important Questions
Most people know that bird flu is beginning to emerge as a serious health threat to the world. There are real concerns and in this article we give answers to 10 questions which many individuals are asking about bird flu. 1. What is Bird Flu? Avian influenza or 'bird flu' is a highly contagious disease of birds, caused by influenza A...



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Bird-flu outbreak likely in Quang Ninh province (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – A likely bird flu outbreak is threatening Lien Hoa commune, in Quang Ninh province's Yen Hung district.

Battelle a major fighter of swine flu (The Columbus Dispatch)
When federal health experts sent a strain of the swine-flu virus to Battelle in May, it was to help researchers test new antiviral products.

Hong Kong finds 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant A(H1N1) flu virus (The Malaysian Insider)
HONG KONG, July 3 — Hong Kong’s health department said today it had detected a case of human swine influenza virus that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a pandemic is under way from the new H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. “This is the first time Tamiflu resistance in HSI virus (was) found in Hong Kong,� a spokesman for ...