Regular flu vaccine may help against H5N1: study (Reuters)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Reuters - Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters - Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu (Reuters)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Reuters - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, Egypt's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
German chicken tests positive for H5N1 flu strain (Reuters)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Reuters - A third case of a chicken testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the northeast German state of Brandenburg was confirmed by state authorities on Wednesday.
Indonesian woman dies from bird flu (Reuters)
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Reuters - An Indonesian woman who bought a live chicken from a market died from bird flu on Christmas Day, the Health Ministry bird flu centre said on Wednesday, taking the total number of deaths from the disease in Indonesia to 94.
Vietnam suspects bird flu killed young child (Reuters)
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Reuters - Doctors suspect bird flu may have killed a four-year-old child in northern Vietnam, state-run radio said on Wednesday.
China reports good progress in human bird flu vaccine (AFP)
Monday, December 24th, 2007AFP - China has made good progress in developing a human vaccine against the deadly bird flu virus, with a second phase of tests showing it to be safe and effective, state press reported Monday.
Pakistan still probing human transmission in bird flu: ministry (AFP)
Monday, December 24th, 2007AFP - Pakistan's health ministry said Monday it was still investigating whether there was human transmission in the country's first death from bird flu.
Polish government says new H5N1 flu confirmed (AFP)
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007AFP - A new outbreak of the potentially lethal H5N1 avian flu has been detected in northern Poland where cases have already been reported, the Polish Agriculture Ministry said Saturday.
WHO investigates bird flu in Pakistan (AP)
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007AP - Limited human-to-human bird flu transmission may have occurred in Pakistan, but no new infections have been reported for two weeks and there appears to be no threat of further spread, a top World Health Organization official said.
WHO says mass bird flu vaccinations not necessary (AFP)
Friday, December 21st, 2007AFP - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday there was no need for a massive vaccine campaign against the bird flu virus (H5N1) because it has not been proven that it would become a pandemic.