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German H1N1 flu cases double in a week The H1N1 swine flu has by no means loosed its grip on Germany, with "more than 15 000 reported new cases per week" now posing a new challenge to the country. Full Story... |
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Bird flu survivors could face brain disease Survivors of bird flu may not be out of the woods once the fever and cough are gone, experts have warned. Full Story... Australia moves to quell swine flu fears Australian authorities urged parents not to panic after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu. Full Story... Swine flu strategy slated The Department of Health is under fire for its "tardy response" to the swine flu pandemic in the wake of South Africa's first case. Full Story... Toddler contracts bird flu A three-year-old boy from north Egypt has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Full Story... Woman contracts bird flu in Egypt The health ministry is faced with another case of the H5N1 strain of the disease. Full Story... Bird flu claims another victim in Egypt A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died from respiratory failure caused by the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Full Story... Toddler treated for bird flu An Egyptian toddler has contracted bird flu - the African country's third case in a week. Full Story... |
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Toddler gets bird flu 2009-04-20 11:10:44 An Egyptian toddler has reportedly contracted bird flu in the country's third reported case in a week. Full Story... Egyptian woman 'critical with bird flu' 2009-04-18 13:09:20 An Egyptian woman has contracted bird flu in the second case in the country, the state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. Full Story... Green light for 40-minute flu test 2009-04-09 11:19:24 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a test that is able to diagnose the human strain of avian flu within 40 minutes. Full Story... 62nd case of birdflu grips Egyptian toddler 2009-04-03 22:03:32 The second case of bird flu has emerged in one week in Egypt - this time with a 21 month-old child as the victim. Full Story... Egyptian woman contracts bird flu 2009-03-23 18:17:36 A 38-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu and is in a stable condition, the World Health Organisation has said. Full Story... 58 case of bird flu reported in Egypt 2009-03-11 10:32:34 An 18-month-old Egyptian girl is reportedly in a stable condition after contracting bird flu. Full Story... Scientists develop new bird flu vaccine 2009-03-02 13:38:27 Hong Kong and US scientists have developed a new vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus which could be cheaper and more effective than its predecessors Full Story... Experts fight bird flu with smallpox vaccine 2009-03-01 18:50:35 Scientists in Hong Kong and the United States have developed an experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine for people by piggybacking it on the smallpox vaccine. Full Story... Bird flu claims another life in Vietnam 2009-02-27 07:33:40 A 32-year-old man in Vietnam has becoming the country's second fatality from the virus in 2009, a medical official said. Full Story... Woman dies of bird flu in Vietnam 2009-02-22 11:17:01 Health officials in Vietnam have confirmed that a woman succumbed to the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus this weekend. Full Story... Another outbreak of bird flu hits Nepal 2009-02-21 12:09:51 Nepalese authorities have confirmed the second outbreak of bird flu in the eastern part of the country. Full Story... Hong Kong confirms H5N1 virus in dead birds 2009-02-09 19:55:40 Health officials in Hong Kong have confirmed that the H5N1 avian flu virus was present in seven birds that perished in the territory last week. Full Story... Egyptian toddler contracts bird flu 2009-02-09 11:31:02 Egypt's health ministry says that the 18-month-old boy has contracted the bird flu virus is the 55th reported since the first outbreak of the disease in the country in 2006. Full Story... Fears of bird flu outbreak in China 2009-02-05 08:58:03 Dead birds washed up on Hong Kong beaches have sparked concern that China is hushing up a large outbreak of bird flu. Full Story... World 'modestly prepared' to tackle bird flu 2009-02-04 15:14:45 Pharmaceutical giant Roche says 220 million doses of bird flu vaccine are available worldwide for a first line treatment of the virus. Full Story... 'I am so excited' 2009-02-04 09:54:28 The father of a three-year-old Chinese girl has expressed his gratitude after his daughter has become the youngest person in the nation to survive bird flu. Full Story... 'Indonesian woman dies of suspected bird flu' 2009-01-28 08:08:25 She reportedly had breathing difficulties, high fever and lost consciousness... Full Story... No connection between bird flu deaths - WHO 2009-01-27 09:28:35 The World Health Organisation says a rise in the number of deaths from bird flu in China - although small - is cause for concern, but there is no need for panic. Full Story... Flu-hit Nepal begins culling chickens 2009-01-23 10:36:16 Health workers killed more than 20 000 chickens and ducks in southern Nepal after authorities detected the country's first known instance of bird flu. Full Story... Chickens culled as Nepal battles bird flu 2009-01-22 09:55:41 Nepalese health authorities have culled more than 18 000 fowl in the east of the country, where bird flu was discovered in chickens. Full Story... China warns of 'grim' fight 2009-01-21 05:16:04 China's health minister says that the country faces a "grim" situation in preventing and controlling human cases of bird flu. Full Story... Bird flu threat in China rises 2009-01-21 00:29:02 A 16-year-old boy has became the third person to die of bird flu in China. Full Story... China confirms third bird flu death of 2009 2009-01-20 09:56:50 Chinese health officials have announced the death of a teenager in Huaihua. Full Story... Boy dies from bird flu in China 2009-01-20 08:34:18 The boy, surnamed Wu, died in Huaihua city in Hunan province. Full Story... China scrambles to stamp out bird flu 2009-01-19 06:17:51 China is scrambling to stamp out a revived bird flu threat after a second person died at the most dangerous time of the year. Full Story... Nepal reports first H5N1 bird flu outbreak 2009-01-17 13:01:33 For the first time the deadly virus has surfaced in the Himalayan nation, prompting culling operations in the country's southeast. Full Story... Turkeys culled in bird flu outbreak 2009-01-15 19:33:13 Around half a million turkeys have been culled in a bird flu outbreak sweeping an area of northern Germany. Full Story... Egyptian baby contracts bird flu: WHO 2009-01-15 15:37:00 Most of the victims have been young girls or women, who are generally charged with looking after poultry in the countryside, and 23 have died of the disease. Full Story... Fears of mystery virus dismissed 2009-01-14 13:50:25 The deaths forced the closure of primary schools and kindergartens and brought the return of the face mask... Full Story... Vietnam finds bird flu in smuggled chickens 2009-01-13 06:43:43 Vietnamese authorities have found the H5N1 bird flu virus in a batch of chickens smuggled over the border from China. Full Story... Vietnam girl tests positive 2009-01-07 12:48:27 The first reported human case of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country since early last year has been confirmed. Full Story... New study sheds light on deadly virus 2009-01-08 09:25:00 Dutch researchers have made a breakthrough that could help in the battle against SARS. Full Story... Medics monitor baby with rare flu strain 2008-12-30 15:52:26 Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that an infant is infected with the H9N2 bird flu strain - only the fifth human case in the city since 1999. Full Story... Bird flu found in poultry in northern Vietnam 2008-12-28 12:21:50 Bird flu has resurfaced in poultry in northern Vietnam after many months without any cases, killing ducks and chickens at two farms. Full Story... Tests prove bird flu in India: official 2008-12-15 19:37:30 Laboratory tests have found the H5N1 bird flu virus in dead poultry in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a senior state government official said. Full Story... Cambodia probes new bird flu case 2008-12-12 14:58:14 A new outbreak of bird flu in Cambodia has reportedly infected a 19-year-old local man. Full Story... Bird flu: 'Constant vigilance is the key' 2008-12-11 16:31:43 A World Health Organisation official has urged Asian governments not to let down their guard against bird flu. Full Story... Indonesia's 113th bird flu fatality 2008-12-10 11:39:31 A two-year-old girl has reportedly died of bird flu after being exposed at a live bird market. Full Story... India slaughters after bird-flu outbreak 2008-12-01 16:01:30 Authorities in India's north-eastern Assam state are culling poultry in their thousands as news of an outbreak of bird flu spread. Full Story... If not bird flu... then what? 2008-11-13 15:40:22 Tests on an Indonesian girl reported to have died of bird flu have proved negative for the deadly strain of the virus, the Indonesian health minister has said. Full Story... Browse the [Bird Flu] Archive |
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