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- 'Philippines prepares in case of bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vets and disease experts are gathering in the Philippines to discuss plans in case bird flu outbreaks from neighbouring Indonesia and Vietnam reach the country.
'Bird Plus Plane Equals Snarge (Wired News)
It's a bird; it's a plane; it's a snarge. That's what Smithsonian scientists call the result of a collision between a bird and a plane. Analyzing snarge DNA could lead to less snarge. By Jeff Rice.
'Indonesia says world must cooperate on bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia's president said on Friday it was vital the international community fought bird flu together, adding his government was doing all it could to halt a virus that has killed four people in the vast Asian country.
'Australian firm to start trials of bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australian company CSL Ltd will begin human trials of a bird flu vaccine next month as the government warned travelers on Thursday about an outbreak of the deadly virus in parts of Asia.
'Vietnamese bird flu survivor relives disease 'hell' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nguyen Thanh Hung, 42, is one of just a few people in the world who came down with bird flu, stared death in the face, yet lived to tell the tale.
'Indonesia says 16 under observation for bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The number of Indonesians under observation for bird flu symptoms has risen to 16, the Health Ministry said on Friday, but added that tests confirmed a five-year-old girl who died this week did not have the virus.
'WHO cautious over Indonesia bird flu outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia announced a new case of human bird flu on Thursday but U.N. health experts said the growing number of people with possible symptoms did not mean the outbreak was worsening.
'Top bird flu scientist warns against antiviral abuse (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A top scientist warned on Thursday against misusing oseltamivir, the antiviral drug that governments are stockpiling to fight a possible human pandemic caused by the H5N1 bird flu, saying that could lead to resistance.
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