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Ron Atlas: Publication of H5N1 Research (MWV57)

In episode 57 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Vancouver, BC Canada on February 18, 2012, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Ron Atlas Ph.D., Chair of ASM's...

H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Patented by Medimmune Back in 2008

H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Patented by Medimmune Back in 2008New York : According to Dr T Ott the Swine Flu patent is owned by none other than Medimmune who stands to profit around $151 million dollars from US...

Why Not to use a Medical Mask during this H1N1 (swine flu) hype

I recently noticed many people wearing "Medical Masks" at places like Airports and Malls. I have even noticed people wearing them out in the open, as they stand with no one around. Because of this, I would like...

Egyptian woman dies of H5N1 bird flu

A woman in Egypt has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, just one day after a six-year-old boy died of the disease. The twenty-five year old woman was the 25th person to die of the disease in Egypt. She died in a Cairo hospital of respiratory failure. Another four-year-old boy...

Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

When I saw this story on a website some days ago, but was unable to find any one else writing about it, I thought it might just be another of the whirlwind of unproven stories that find a home on the internet.  Now, the Toronto Sun has picked up on the story." The...

Bird flu confirmed in western Canada

A strain of the bird flu virus has been detected on a poultry farm in the western Canadian province of British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Saturday. "The CFIA confirmed "the presence...

Bird Flu Is Back

Local radio station CKNW is reporting that a turkey barn in Abbotsford, BC is in quarantine. They are reporting that the birds testing positive for bird flu antibodies.  The flock numbers approximately 50...

Spanish Flu Finally Figured Out Researchers Say

More great news from Washington. Researchers there claim now to finally understand what made the Spanish flu so deadly in 1918-1920. This period is now known today as the, Spanish Flu Pandemic.Depending on who they were, or where they lived, that is to say, "depending on...

Bird Flu Cases Declining In Indonesia, But Prevalence Still Seen High Interna...

"It is a debatable question if we wish to see the progress made by Indonesia in eradicating the fatal bird flu virus (H5N1 in this largest archipelagic country. It depends on where we start in seeing the progress and performance of eradicating the bird flu virus. At national...

Japan suspends imports of British poultry due to bird flu

Japan has second time suspended imports of British poultry due to concerns about bird flu in last 7 months. " Japan said Wednesday that it was suspending imports of poultry from Britain after a...

H7 strain of bird flu could cause global pandemic

""A few H7 strains of the flu virus have started to evolve some of the traits they would need to infect people easily, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta has discovered.

Teenager becomes Indonesia`s 104th bird flu fatality

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 16-year-old boy from Indonesia's central Java province died of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, bringing Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 104, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.The Indonesian health ministry said on it's website...

Family of Indonesian bird flu victim files police complaint

""There are indications of a failure to comply with professional and procedural standards," lawyer Nober Siregar, from the Health Legal Aid Association, told AFP.Siregar, who accompanied the brother to file the complaint, said that the hospital in Tangerang had misdiagnosed...

Indonesian dies of bird flu, doves might be source

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 32-year-old Indonesian man who had tested positive for bird flu has died, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, adding the victim might have picked up the virus from doves in his neighbourhood.The man, from Tangerang west of Jakarta, died on...

Indonesia bird flu death toll hits 100

"A 23-year-old Indonesian woman from East Jakarta has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll to 100, according to a report from Indonesia's bird flu information centre on Monday.The woman died on Sunday and two separate laboratory tests confirmed she contracted...

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