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Photo from Yahoo! SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears
AFP - South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday.
Yahoo!  –  May 10, 2008 3:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! New outbreak of bird flu hits India: minister
AFP - Bird flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of eastern India which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year, a minister said Saturday.
Yahoo!  –  May 10, 2008 06:40 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! SKorea confirms first H5N1 bird infection in capital city
AFP - South Korea's capital Seoul on Wednesday confirmed that the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu had been detected in an aviary in a first outbreak in the city, officials said.
Yahoo!  –  May 7, 2008 06:05 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Bird flu spreads to South Korean capital
AFP - Bird flu has spread to South Korea's capital Seoul despite a massive nationwide cull that saw the slaughter of six million ducks and chickens in recent weeks, officials said Tuesday.
Yahoo!  –  May 6, 2008 4:05 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Risk of bird flu pandemic probably growing
Reuters - The risk of a human influenza pandemic remains real and is probably growing as the bird flu virus becomes entrenched in poultry in more countries, health officials warned on Tuesday.
Yahoo!  –  May 6, 2008 2:26 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
South Korea's bird flu outbreak spreads to Seoul
Reuters - South Korea's worst outbreak of bird flu has spread to the capital with agriculture ministry officials saying on Tuesday four dead birds raised at a Seoul district government office had tested positive.
Yahoo!  –  May 6, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Learning From The Influenza Virus' Tricks
Influenza is currently a grave concern for governments and health organisations around the world. The worry is the potential for highly virulent bird flu strains, such as H5N1, to develop the ability to infect humans easily. New drugs and vaccines to halt the spread of the virus are badly needed.
Medical News Today  –  May 5, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Japan confirms another bird flu case in swan
AFP - A dead swan tested positive for bird flu in northern Japan on Monday, the environment ministry said, less than a week after officials announced the first detection of the deadly virus in 13 months.
Yahoo!  –  May 5, 2008 10:25 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Bird flu spreading in SKorea, officials say
AFP - Bird flu outbreaks have spread to six of South Korea's nine provinces despite a massive cull which saw the slaughter of more than five million chickens and ducks last month, officials said Saturday.
Yahoo!  –  May 3, 2008 7:56 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Thailand free of bird flu: ministry
AFP - Thailand on Friday declared itself free of bird flu after no outbreaks of the deadly virus were reported over the past 90 days.
Yahoo!  –  May 2, 2008 4:02 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?