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- 'EU remains on bird flu alert as tests continue (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission welcomed test results showing no signs so far of bird flu in Romania, but said the EU remains on alert for the potentially deadly virus after an outbreak in Turkey.
'Vietnam asks donors to help battle bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam plans to lay out for donor nations an emergency six-month plan to battle bird flu, amid fears of a new outbreak of the deadly disease and delays in a poultry vaccination scheme.
'Bird flu vaccine could take months, U.N. says (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Drug firms could take six months to manufacture adequate stocks of bird flu vaccine, far too long to stem damaging fallout if the virus triggers a human pandemic, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday.
'No quick fix for bird flu, experts caution (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If vaccines and drugs are available too late to stop bird flu, then what can be done to battle H5N1 avian influenza if it spreads to people? Not a lot, experts say.
'Turkey completes mass slaughters to combat bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Turkey said that it had completed the mass slaughter of fowl to combat a bird flu outbreak in this northwestern village, and while confident the disease had not spread the area remained strictly quarantined.
'EU says no bird flu found in Romania (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission said that tests for bird flu in Romania have so far proved negative, adding that it therefore has no plans to ban imports from the country.
'Vietnam asks donors to help battle bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam presented donor nations an emergency six-month plan to battle bird flu, amid fears of a new outbreak of the deadly disease and delays in a poultry vaccination scheme.
'British lab could report on Turkish bird flu virus by Friday (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A British laboratory tasked with analysing the bird flu virus found in northwest Turkey will likely issue its report on Friday on whether or not it is the highly dangerous H5N1 strain, an official said.
'EU hopes Romania has escaped bird flu so far (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bird flu does not so far appear to have hit Romania, according to test results released on Wednesday by the European Commission, raising hopes that the highly contagious disease has not yet reached Europe.
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