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- 'New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain (EurekAlert!)
Bogota, Colombia, (October 6, 2006) -- A new bird to science was recently discovered on an unexplored mountain range in northern Colombia by a team supported by the BP Conservation Programme. It was named "Yariguies Brush-Finch," with the scientific name Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum.
'Baxter says bird flu vaccine safe in early trial (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday preliminary results from an early trial of its vaccine for pandemic bird flu using modern cell-based manufacturing techniques suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated.
'Bird flu vaccine shows promise in early tests (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A preliminary trial of a bird flu vaccine suggested it was well-tolerated and could prove effective in combating several types of the H5N1 virus, US pharmaceutical firm Baxter International said.
'Indonesia to help develop rapid bird flu test (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian government has teamed up with a Singaporean firm to develop an early diagnostic bird flu test kit for humans, the health minister said on Thursday.
'Indonesia's Bird Flu Variant Shows No Major Changes (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The bird flu virus that's killed one person a week in Indonesia this year hasn't mutated to become more contagious to people, the country's agriculture ministry said, citing an analysis of virus samples.
'Baxter produces bird flu vaccine for several strains (Chicago Tribune)
Baxter International Inc. on Wednesday said it has produced a vaccine for humans effective against several strains of the bird flu virus at low dosages.
'West Nile Found In Dead Bird (KXAN 36 Austin)
Tuesday, officials said that a dead blue jay has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Travis County. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services Web site , so far this year we have had four mosquitoes, one bird and one person in Travis County test positive for West Nile. The human survived.
'Who Killed Sandy Bird? (Los Angeles Times)
The Rev. Tom Bird Has Served 20 Years for Murdering His Wife. Have a Newspaper Story and Hollywood Movie Unfairly Kept Him in Prison?
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