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- 'Asia-Pacific nations to test bird flu pandemic response (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Major countries in the Asia-Pacific region will Wednesday take part in an exercise to test their response to an outbreak of a bird flu pandemic, officials said Tuesday.
'Agriculture secretary: Test could spot bird flu (USA Today)
Scientists have a new test that can tell within four hours if a bird is possibly infected with bird flu but it still will take about a week to know if that suspect case is truly sick with the deadly Asian strain, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Tuesday.
'Scientist urges review of Chinese bird flu measures (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China needs to improve its efforts to control bird flu, a leading Chinese expert on the disease said, adding to voices anxious about the country's preparedness.
'Bird flu testing quick in birds, not fast enough in people, officials say (WALB News 10)
WASHINGTON A new test lets scientists know within four hours if a bird is potentially infected with bird flu. But it'll still take about a week to know for sure, according to America's agriculture secretary.
'Tests rule out bird flu in Indonesian nurses: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four nurses who were feared to have caught bird flu after caring for victims of the potentially fatal H5N1 virus in Indonesia have been cleared, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed.
'Bird flu testing quick in birds, not fast enough in people, officials say (ABC 7 El Paso)
WASHINGTON A new test lets scientists know within four hours if a bird is potentially infected with bird flu. But it'll still take about a week to know for sure, according to...
'Ag secretary says bird flu easily found (AP via Yahoo! News)
Scientists have a new test that can tell within four hours if a bird is possibly infected with bird flu ? but it still will take about a week to know if that suspect case is really sick with the deadly Asian strain, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Tuesday.
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