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Aus approves bird flu vaccine (News 24 South Africa)
Found on 17 Jun 2008 14:37 GMT
Australia has approved a locally made bird flu vaccine that researchers hope will provide some protection if the current virus mutates.

Deadly bird flu strain found in Nigeria, first case in Africa
DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-08-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria A worrisome strain of the bird flu virus has killed 40,000 birds on a large commercial poultry farm in Nigeria, the first documented case in Africa, authorities said Wednesday. The Paris-based World

Publication: AP Worldstream

Scientists fear bird flu is racing across Siberia to Europe, Africa
JUDITH INGRAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-20-2005 Scientists fear bird flu is racing across Siberia to Europe, Africa - Virus found in poultry south of Moscow By JUDITH INGRAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 10-20-2005, Thursday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions MOSCOW -

Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

Pandemic risk rises as bird flu spreadsLack of health facilities in Africa me...
Elisabeth Rosenthal and Donald G. McNeil Jr. International Herald Tribune 02-13-2006 As bird flu outbreaks have cropped up in Nigeria, Azerbaijan and Iraq over the past week countries that are ill-prepared to battle the fast-moving virus scientists have said that the new pattern of spreading

Publication: International Herald Tribune

Roundup: S. Africa rushes to prepare for possible bird flu amid criticism
Roundup: S. Africa rushes to prepare for possible bird flu amid criticism JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) - Fearing a killer avian flu may strike, South Africa's health authorities now rush to have an anti- flu medicine registered as a method of preparation. But critics say the government's action

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

S.Africa keeps close eye on Asian bird flu
S.Africa keeps close eye on Asian bird flu JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) - The South African government and the poultry industry are keeping a close watch on the outbreak of bird flu in southeast Asia but are confident that the virus has not reached South African shores, according to a report

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Containing bird flu in Africa a huge job.
Byline: Laurie Goering Feb. 17-JOHANNESBURG - Bird flu has spread to Africa, and experts fear that containing it will be a major problem on a continent where back-yard chickens are the norm, health infrastructure is weak and many governments have little in the way of funding or plans to deal with

Publication: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)

Bird flu hits Africa as deadly strain kills 40,000 chickens
A deadly strain of the bird flu virus has killed 40,000 birds on a commercial farm in northern Nigeria, raising fears that the disease has already spread across Africa. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed yesterday that the first recorded case of H5N1 bird flu in Africa had

Publication: Belfast Telegraph

Bird flu hits Africa as deadly strain kills 40,000 chickens.(News)
Byline: Meera Selva Africa Correspondent A deadly strain of the bird flu virus has killed 40,000 birds on a commercial farm in northern Nigeria, raising fears that the disease has already spread across Africa. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed yesterday that the first

Publication: The Independent (London, England)

Experts fear uncontrollable spread of bird flu in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Bird flu has spread to Africa, and experts fear that containing it will be a major problem on a continent where backyard chickens are the norm, health infrastructure is weak and many governments have little in the way of funding or plans to deal with an avian flu

Publication: Charleston Gazette

Africa may face serious bird flu risks, especially East Africa: UN
Africa may face serious bird flu risks, especially East Africa: UN NAIROBI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) - After the confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza in Romania and Turkey, the risk of bird flu spreading to the Middle East and African countries has markedly increased, especially East Africa, UN Food and

Publication: Xinhua News Agency