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- 'Australia Tests Bird Flu Defenses (Voice of America)
One-thousand people in Australia have conducted a four-day bird flu exercise that simulated the arrival of a planeload of flu-stricken passengers at Brisbane's international airport. The drill included customs officers, the police, and health workers.
'Potential pandemic vaccine protects against different H5N1 bird flu strains (USA Today)
Human trials indicate an H5N1 bird flu vaccine can neutralize antibodies from H5N1 viruses found in different countries, the vaccine's manufacturer said Wednesday. The preliminary trial results raised hopes that vaccines based on older H5N1 bird flu strains might prove effective against future variants of the virus.
'UK wild bird population increases (BBC News)
The wild bird population in the UK is on the increase, according to latest government statistics.
'UN praises Cambodia for tackling bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations has praised Cambodia for its rapid action in preventing the spread of bird flu, which has killed six people in the kingdom.
'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.
'Eutelsat Awards Contract to Deliver HOT BIRD(TM) 10 Broadcast Satellite to Astrium (SYS-CON Media)
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that Astrium will build the HOT BIRD(TM) 10 broadcast satellite which will be launched in first quarter 2009 and positioned at the Group's 13 degrees East location. Following HOT BIRD(TM) 8 and 9, it is the third high-power broadcast satellite based on Astrium's Eurostar E3000 platform that will be located at Eutelsat's premium video
'INTERVIEW-OIE chief urges world bird flu compensation fund (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By David Evans PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The head of the World Animal Health body OIE said on Thursday an international fund to compensate farmers in poor countries for bird flu culls was urgently ...
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