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- 'Hong Kong Tests Three People for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Three Hong Kong residents were tested for bird flu and isolated in a hospital Thursday after coming in contact with an infected chicken that was smuggled from mainland China.
'Kazakhs, Russia prepare for likely bird flu return (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Kazakhstan and Russia, which share the world's longest land border, are gearing up for fresh outbreaks of bird flu, saying on Thursday migratory flocks may bring back the disease in coming months.
'Iraqi teen died last month of bird flu: WHO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tests carried out by a British laboratory on samples taken from a dead Iraqi teenager have confirmed that she had bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
'U.S. Researchers Use Cold Virus to Make Model Bird Flu Vaccine (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. researchers used a common cold virus to create a vaccine that protected mice from the deadly bird flu, an approach that may help pandemic preparations, according to a report published by the medical journal Lancet.
'Travel to bird-flu infected areas still safe, doctors say (International Herald Tribune)
Experts agree that bird flu is overwhelmingly an animal disease and not a problem for human travelers.
'Bird flu vaccine works in mice (CNN.com)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Scientists have produced a vaccine against deadly H5N1 strains of bird flu that has protected mice, using a genetic engineering technique that can be easily scaled up for stockpiling to prepare for a pandemic.
'Tests confirm Iraqi girl died of bird flu-report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tests carried out by a British laboratory on a dead Iraqi teenager have confirmed that she died of bird flu, the New Scientist magazine reported on its Web site on Thursday.
'3 in Hong Kong Test Negative for Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Three Hong Kong residents who came in contact with an infected chicken smuggled from China tested negative for bird flu but remained isolated at a hospital Thursday pending further tests.
'WHO chief says bird flu still little understood (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday the death of an Iraqi girl believed to have had bird flu showed how little was known about the disease.
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