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- 'Sanofi bird flu vaccine may offer wider protection (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis said on Wednesday tests on its experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine show it offers protection against more strains of the virus than initially thought.
'Kenya Deluged by Polio, Bird Flu Scare (Voice of America)
Worried health officials in Kenya are trying to determine whether the country's first reported case of polio in decades has its origins in Kenya or in neighboring Somalia. Officials there are also on high alert, following a recent outbreak of bird flu, near Kenya's northern border.
'Swiss place first order for Glaxo bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Switzerland on Wednesday became the first country to order a stockpile of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's experimental bird flu vaccine for humans.
'Rare bird (The Mining Journal)
MUNISING ? A small brownish bird jumped into view from the beach grasses near Sand Point on Sunday, and within minutes birdwatchers miles away were headed in that direction.
'Australia as ready as it can be for bird flu outbreak : minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia is as prepared as it can be for an outbreak of bird flu, its health minister said, after a drill simulating the arrival of an Asian airliner carrying "infected" passengers.
'Egypt minister warns of winter bird flu upsurge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egyptian Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali said he feared a fresh spate of human bird flu cases in the coming weeks.
'EU pledges more bird flu aid (Nutraingredients.com)
10/18/2006 - Concerns that bird flu may return to ravage the poultry industry and humans have prompted the EU to invest ?28m in new research to better spot and control outbreaks.
'Governments still dither on bird flu, study finds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A third of countries trying to plan for a possible bird flu pandemic have not made any decision on who would be first in line for scarce vaccinations and antiviral drugs, U.S. and Israeli researchers said on Tuesday.
'Bird flu vaccine may hit many strains (AP via Yahoo! News)
Human trials indicate an H5N1 bird flu vaccine developed using a virus isolated in Vietnam can neutralize antibodies from H5N1 viruses found in other countries, the vaccine's manufacturer said Wednesday.
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