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- 'H5N1 bird flu found on poultry farm in Laos (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed more than 2,000 chicken on a poultry farm in Laos, the government and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.
'Drug Maker Touts Tests on Bird Flu Vaccine (Los Angeles Times)
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline reported this week that it had achieved good results on an experimental human vaccine for bird flu and said mass production might be possible by 2007.
'India set to declare itself bird flu free (AP via Yahoo! News)
With no new cases of bird flu in three months, India will soon declare itself free of the deadly virus, officials said Friday.
'FAO appeals for more than 1.6 billion dollars for bird flu fight (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International donors still need to give more than 1.6 billion dollars to aid the global fight against bird flu, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said in New Delhi.
'Asian officials make pact to tackle bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Asian countries hit by bird flu made plans on Friday to join forces to fight the H5N1 virus, which killed a teenager in Thailand and was found in chickens in Laos this week.
'First success reported with small-dose bird flu vaccine (CNN.com)
A British company announced this week that it has developed the first effective small-dose bird flu vaccine.
'Indonesian sleuths go after bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia, the world's latest hot spot for bird flu, appears to be taking steps at last to beat back the spread of the disease in its poultry flocks.
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