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- 'China inoculates over 46 mn doemstic fowls to contain bird flu (New Kerala)
Beijing, Oct 22: A total of 42.6 million domestic fowls in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have received mandatory inoculations following an outbreak of bird flu in the region last month, a report said today.
'Vical stock rises after company's bird flu vaccine shown effective in ferrets (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Shares of Vical Inc. (Nasdaq: VICL, News) climbed Friday after the gene-therapy drug developer said its lead bird-flu vaccine candidate provided 100 percent protection in ferrets against a lethal strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
'Bird-flu alert not over, health experts caution (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Deadly bird flu not forgotten by U.S health officials.
'UN praises Myanmar's efforts against bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United Nations has praised Myanmar's efforts against bird flu as "impressive" as the military-run country declared itself free from the deadly virus after reporting no human infections.
'Bird flu: Who?s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh)
In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity.
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