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- 'Bird Flies 2,500 Miles for Baby's Food (AP via Yahoo! News)
Talk about a working mother. A Christmas Island frigate bird named Lydia recently made a nonstop journey of just over 26 days and covering nearly 2,500 miles ? across Indonesian volcanoes and some of Asia's busiest shipping lanes ? in search of food for her baby.
'WHO Asks China to Release Bird Flu Samples (ABC News)
Senior Health Official at World Health Organization Calls on China to Release Bird Flu Samples
'WHO official calls on China to release bird flu samples (San Diego Union-Tribune)
BEIJING, 5:20 a.m. Dec. 23 (AP): A senior World Health Organization official appealed to China to hand over samples of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying Friday that Beijing has failed to release any samples from its dozens of outbreaks in poultry this year.
'WHO says China has not shared enough information on bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organisation urged China to share more data on bird flu outbreaks among poultry, saying it was crucial for the global fight against the deadly disease.
'Bird Flu Drug May Not Be so Effective (RedNova)
A "frightening" report has cast fresh doubts over the drug used to combat bird flu, after two people died after failing to respond to the treatment.
'WHO urges China to share bird flu samples (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization urged China on Friday to share samples from its bird flu outbreaks in animals and warned that human cases could be going unreported because of its weak healthcare system.
'WHO wants China bird flu samples (CNN.com)
BEIJING, China (AP) -- A senior United Nations health official Friday called on China to provide the world body with samples of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying that the country was the key to the global war against the disease.
'Bird flies 2,500 miles for baby's food (USA Today)
Talk about a working mother. A Christmas Island frigate bird named Lydia recently made a non-stop journey of just over 26 days and covering nearly 2,500 miles across Indonesian volcanoes and some of Asia's busiest shipping lanes in search of food for her baby.
'WHO Asks China to Release Bird Flu Samples (AP via Yahoo! News)
A senior World Health Organization official complained Friday that China has not shared with his agency any samples of a deadly bird flu virus strain from its dozens of outbreaks, saying the country was key to the global war against disease.
'WHO official complains China has not shared bird flu samples with agency (USA Today)
A senior World Health Organization official complained Friday that China has not shared with his agency any samples of a deadly bird flu virus strain from its dozens of outbreaks, saying the country was key to the global war against disease. The lethal H5N1 strain has killed at least 71 people in Asia since 2003.
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