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- 'Global fight against bird flu needs stepping up: Lancet (AFP/File via Yahoo! News)
Worldwide efforts to control the spread of bird flu reportedly need to be ramped up, as does the funding to support them.
'US government expands bird flu tests in Alaska (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Alaska, the resting spot for many migratory birds from Asia, will be the target of expanded tests to detect whether bird flu has reached North America, a government official said on Thursday.
'Tamiflu maker underlines need for speed in bird flu treatment (AFP/File via Yahoo! News)
The Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche underlined that treatment of virulent bird flu in humans must be undertaken rapidly and probably with higher doses of the drug Tamiflu than for seasonal influenza.
'Tamiflu works against deadly bird flu strain: Roche (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tamiflu, the drug which many governments have stockpiled to ward off a deadly bird flu pandemic, appears to be an effective treatment for the disease if administered early enough, its maker Roche Holding AG said.
''Bird flu secrecy' angers Turkey (BBC News)
Turkey says neighbouring countries are hampering its fight against bird flu by refusing to declare outbreaks of the virus.
'Turkey Accuses Nations of Hiding Bird Flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Turkey's agriculture minister accused several neighboring countries Friday of concealing bird flu outbreaks and hampering efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
'Turkey says neighbors hushing up bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey accused its neighbors on Friday of hushing up outbreaks of bird flu, complicating the fight against a virus that has killed four Turkish children.
'Hong Kong Reports Positive Bird Flu Test (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hong Kong officials said Thursday that a dead robin had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus ? the first such case in a year.
'Tamiflu works against deadly bird flu strain: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tamiflu, the drug which many governments have stockpiled to ward off a deadly bird flu pandemic, appears to be an effective antidote to the disease if administered early enough, its maker Roche Holding AG said.
'Turkey says its neighbors covering up bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Turkey said on Friday its battle against a bird flu outbreak in people and poultry was being made harder by the failure of neighboring countries to admit to having the deadly H5N1 virus.
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