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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...Bird flu cases in Indonesia down, health minister says
"Minister of Healthy Siti Fadilah Supari said that in the last 6 months the number of cases of bir dflu on human beings in Indonesia had declined significantly.In the beginning of the second semester of 2008 the number of the bir dflu cases on human beings had dropped, and...
23 people die and 123 are hospitalised after being given flu vaccine
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Twenty-three people have died in the past five years
after a routine flu jab.
Official figures show that a further 123 people given
the winter vaccine suffered a suspected reaction so severe... Hong Kong slaughters all poultry in prevention of Bird Flu
241 people has died from bird flu outbreaks around the world. The killing of all poultry is a prevention of an outbreak that could mutate into a easily transmistted person to person virus. " Hong Kong has... 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 bird... RI evaluating US proposal to extend period of NAMRU-2 operations
""The US government has sent us a proposal to extend the period of their NAMRU-2 operations in Indonesia. The proposal id being evaluated thoroughly," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said on her arrival at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Saturday, after attending the 61st World...Bird flu resurfaces in eastern India
Deadly Bird Flu has revisted in the eastern part of India and the latest outbreak takes the number of infected districts in the state to 15. WHO called this outbreak in West Bengal "India's worst", especially because...Canadian Teen Science Whiz Makes Flu-Diagnosing Molecule
'BioGENEius' sounds like exactly the right term for 17-year old Maria Merziotis."A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections.Maria...Bill Gates to explore bird flu vaccine development in Indonesia
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Owner and founder of the giant company Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, will discuss the development of bird flu vaccine with the Indonesian government during his visit here on May 8 and 9, 2008."The Indonesian government and Bill Gates will talk...65 million Indonesians at risk if bird flu mutates: official
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - More than 60 million Indonesians could be infected with deadly bird flu if the virus mutates into a form transmissible between humans, an official said Friday.Indonesia is the country worst hit by bird flu, with 107 people known to have died from the...Seasonal flu starts in Asia: study
"Seasonal flu starts in Asia: studyWashington (ANTARA News) - Viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia migrate around the world and "seed" outbreaks of the most common strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2), a study released Wednesday found."The ultimate goal of our...Seasonal flu starts in Asia -- study
Next time you go down with that nasty flu--hopefully not the H5N1 strain--think about the thousands of kilometers those viruses (what ever happenedto 'virii'?) have traveled to get to your system. " Viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia migrate around the...US health minister in Jakarta to strengthen bilateral cooperation
"On Monday morning, Leavitt and his entourage visited the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the office of Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie where he also met Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari...We know the world will face another influenza pandemic.
US Dept of State published today the Opening Remarks from the Institute of Medicine's Public Meeting of the Committee on Transforming the Case for U.S. Commitment to Global Health Washington, DC March 24, 2008 It...China reports human-to-human bird flu transmission
"Chinese doctors have reported that human-to-human transmission likely occurred in a small family cluster of H5N1 avian flu cases in China late last year.A 52-year-old man from Jiangsu province fell ill with the virus after helping care for his son, 24. The younger man died...
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