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- '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.
'Bird flu 'high risk' in South Asia (CNN.com)
South Asia is a high-risk region for bird flu and a consequent economic recession because of the large role that poultry plays in the lives of many people there, the World Bank has warned.
'Leavitt: States will ration bird flu vaccine (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States will get to decide how to ration scarce vaccine if bird flu triggers a worldwide epidemic, the nation's health secretary said Tuesday -- a decision that means where someone lives could determine his or her protection.
'EU, World Bank set up trust fund to help boost bird flu preparedness in developing world (KVOA Tucson)
VIENNA, Austria A trust fund's been set up by the European Commission and the World Bank aimed at helping developing countries boost their preparedness for bird flu.
'Indonesia Is Struggling to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she is struggling to warn of the danger of bird flu, which has killed three of every four people it has infected in the world's fourth-most-populous nation.
'Officials warn of scarce bird flu vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
States will get to decide how to ration scarce vaccine if bird flu triggers a worldwide epidemic, the nation's health secretary said Tuesday ? a decision that means where people live could determine their protection.
'Bird Flu Is `Risk' for South Asia, World Bank Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu is a ``high risk'' for India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries because of the number of poultry kept in the region, where a spread of the virus among humans would cause a recession, the World Bank said.
'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.
'Sauerkraut, Face Masks Won't Stop Bird Flu, May Help Retailers (Bloomberg.com)
June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sauerkraut won't cure bird flu. That isn't dissuading concerned consumers from buying the German dish or other alternative treatments as the virus spreads on three continents.
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