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- 'Man cleared of bird flu after scare in Adelaide (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There has been a bird flu scare in Adelaide, with a man reporting flu-like symptoms after returning from China. The 50-year-old man was taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital this afternoon complaining of flu-like symptoms.
'China reports first bird flu outbreak in over six weeks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has reported its first outbreak of bird flu in over six weeks after poultry were found dead in the far north of the country.
'China reports new H5N1 bird flu outbreak (AP via Yahoo! News)
A new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu killed 985 chickens in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia, a state news agency reported Saturday.
'New drug boosts bird flu survival in animals (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A drug being developed to fight bird flu and seasonal flu helps animals to survive H5N1 avian flu infection, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Saturday.
'Low-grade Bird flu found in Ill. (The Herald News)
CHICAGO -- Tests have found suspected bird flu in wild, migratory ducks in Illinois, but federal officials said Friday it's not likely to be the deadly Asian subtype they fear could reach North America.
'Docs fear world not ready for bird flu pandemic (PhysOrg)
The specter of a bird flu pandemic haunts epidemiologists who said Saturday US and world preparedness falls short, should the H5N1 virus become transmissible between humans.
'Psychologist: Bird likely 'traumatized' for rest of her life (Pensacola News Journal)
Janelle Bird doesn't fit the psychological profile of a teacher who seduces her underage student. Experts say that a woman who commits such a crime often does so because she wants to shape and mold an impressionable young man.
'Flu shot may help vs. bird virus (Chicago Sun-Times)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A leading flu expert says an encouraging but small study in mice gives more reason to hope that ordinary flu shots might help protect people if bird flu starts spreading among humans and causes a pandemic.
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