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- 'Cepheid Gets Bird Flu Test CDC Contract (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Genetic analysis systems maker Cepheid said Tuesday it received a $14.9 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a quick test for bird flu and other types of influenza.
'Study: Look south for bird flu (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Birds from Latin America -- not from the north -- are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to continental United States, researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.
'Bird Flu Watch Is Said to Focus On Wrong Area (Washington Post)
The federal government has been looking in the wrong direction for signs that bird flu has arrived on the U.S. mainland, research suggests.
'Bird imports may spread bird flu: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Infected poultry imported by Brazil, Canada or Mexico is the most likely route for bird flu to spread into the Americas, a group of researchers predicted on Monday.
'More funds sought as bird flu experts worry for Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International health experts gather in Mali this week for a bird flu conference amid warnings that Africa risks becoming a permanent host to the virus that has triggered concerns of a global pandemic.
'Cepheid Gets Bird Flu Test CDC Contract (KiplingerForecasts.com)
(AP) SUNNYVALE, Calif. Genetic analysis systems maker Cepheid said Tuesday it received a $14.9 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a quick test for bird flu and other types of influenza.
'Scientists Criticize Bird Flu Search (News 8 San Diego)
Birds from Latin America _ not from the north _ are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main U.S., researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.
'Bird flu most likely to spread to U.S. from south, study says (The Columbus Dispatch)
WASHINGTON ? Birds from Latin America ? not from the north ? are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the U.S. mainland, researchers said yesterday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.
'Bird flu study: U.S. should look south (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Birds from Latin America - not from the north - are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main United States, researchers said yesterday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.
'Scientists criticize bird flu search (AP via Yahoo! News)
Birds from Latin America ? not from the north ? are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main U.S., researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.
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