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- 'Study: Vaccine Best to Counter Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The most effective way to combat an outbreak of bird flu in people would require a rapid and aggressive vaccination campaign as soon as the outbreak began, even if the vaccine wasn't a perfect match, a study concludes.
'Bird flu measures benefit public health: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
No one knows if the H5N1 bird flu virus will spark a human pandemic but the money and measures being put in place in case it does will benefit public health, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
'Seventh case of bird flu detected in Czech Republic (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A seventh case of H5 bird flu was detected in a dead swan in the Czech Republic, veterinary authorities said.
'Simulation to test Britain's bird flu plans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain was to test its plans for coping with a bird flu outbreak with a two-day real-time simulation starting Wednesday, the environment ministry said.
'Travel bans won't stop bird flu: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Travel restrictions and school closures will do little to stop a pandemic of bird flu from marching across the United States, but they may slow it enough to distribute drugs and vaccines, according to a new study published on Monday.
'Burkina becomes 5th African state with bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Burkina Faso has detected the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry on the outskirts of its capital Ouagadougou, making the West African country the fifth nation on the continent to report the disease.
'UN wants China to teach world about bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations' top official on bird flu urged China to share its experience with other countries on how to tackle the disease.
'Cel-Sci Up on Bird Flu Claim, Patent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Cel-Sci Corp. jumped Tuesday after the tiny biotech said its vaccine enhancement candidate could serve as a stopgap measure to protect people during the period it takes for a bird flu vaccine to take effect.
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