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- 'WHO issues plan to limit bird flu outbreak in humans (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a step-by-step plan on Tuesday, including the rapid mass use of the antiviral Tamiflu, for containing a bird flu outbreak if the virus starts to spread rapidly among humans.
'Indonesian boy tests positive locally for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A 15-year-old Indonesian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu, a senior health ministry official said on Wednesday, citing results of a local laboratory.
'Mystery, Iraqi Sheikh Cloud Hungary's Bird-Flu Shot (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary says it has invented an effective human vaccine against bird flu. The trouble is, the country can't seem to prove it.
'Tests: Bird flu killed Indonesian teen (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu killed a 15-year-old boy in Indonesia, a health official said Wednesday citing local tests, as the country struggled to get a grip on a recent spike in cases.
'Wild bird role in flu 'unclear' (BBC News)
The role of swans and other wild birds in spreading bird flu is still unclear and uncertain, according to scientists.
'Countries under-report bird flu (BBC News)
China, Indonesia and Africa are under-reporting bird flu, says the World Organisation for Animal Health.
'Scientists in Rome to discuss bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
Three years after the first outbreaks of bird flu in Asia, experts are still puzzling at how the disease spread across three continents so quickly and how wild birds have helped disseminate the deadly virus.
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