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- 'China plans mass production of bird flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China plans to mass produce a vaccine to protect humans against the deadly bird flu virus after initial tests indicated it was safe, state media have said.
'Vietnam: Ducks Test Positive for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Vietnam's government detected the bird flu virus in live ducks at a market and has banned any further hatching of ducks after Friday in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading, officials said Wednesday.
'PM urges cross-border vigil to prevent bird flu spread (Viet Nam News)
HA NOI ? Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked provinces in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to step up cross-border supervision to prevent the return of bird flu to the country.
'H5 bird flu virus found in ducks in Hanoi (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam has said the H5 strain of bird flu virus had been detected in a flock of ducks in a Hanoi suburb, raising fears of a resurgence of the deadly H5N1 virus in the communist country.
'Biodiem And Nobilon Join Top Us Science Facility In Race To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine (Medical News Today)
In a major boost to the fight against the world bird flu pandemic threat, Melbourne based pharmaceutical development company BioDiem Ltd (ASX:BDM) today announced it had signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a cell culture candidate vaccine against avian influenza H5N1. [click link for full article]
'New Vaccine Against Bird Flu (Medical News Today)
A new vaccine against bird flu being developed by an Australian company is a step closer today with the announcement that CDC Atlanta will conduct pre-clinical trials on a candidate vaccine developed by Melbourne biotechnology company BioDiem and Dutch company Akzo Nobel's Nobilon. The flu virus changes every season. [click link for full article]
'U.S. Migratory Bird Testing Reveals No High Threat (U.S. Department of State)
More than 13,000 wild migratory birds have been tested in the United States without detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain that has caused the deaths of more than 200 million birds worldwide. The U.S. departments of Agriculture (USDA) and the Interior (USDOI) announced the progress of the expanded bird-testing program August 29, achieved through cooperation between federal,
'Two more suspected human bird flu patients treated in Indonesia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two more people from a bird flu-hit area in Indonesia's West Java have been admitted to hospital on suspicion of contracting avian influenza, health officials have said.
'UN food body issues bird flu guide for Latin America (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations food and agriculture agency has said it had produced a booklet preparing small-scale poultry producers in Latin America and the Caribbean for the possible arrival of bird flu.
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