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China reports third bird flu outbreak; bypass of patents urged to mass produc...
MERAIAH FOLEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-26-2005 Dateline: SYDNEY, Australia As China reported its third outbreak of bird flu in a week, public health groups urged officials to bypass patent laws and mass-produce generic versions of potentially lifesaving anti-viral drugs. More than

Publication: AP Worldstream

bird flu drugs go on ebay for [pounds sterling]104; Panic buying drives up pr...
Byline: REBECCA SMITH A DRUG that combats the effects of bird flu in humans is being sold on eBay as panic mounts over the spread of the disease. Tamiflu first appeared on the online auction site for [pounds sterling]1 - and 24 hours later bidders had pushed the price up to [pounds sterling]104.

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)

Bird flu a threat to UK, chief vet warns; Government continues to stockpile a...
Byline: By Caroline Gammell THE government was today continuing to stockpile anti-viral drugs after Britain's chief vet warned that bird flu posed a threat to the UK. Dr Debby Reynolds, the UK's chief veterinary officer sounded the alert after a deadly strain of the virus was detected in Turkey.

Publication: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

Fed: CSIRO flu drugs works against bird flu
AAP General News (Australia) 02-20-2004 Fed: CSIRO flu drugs works against bird flu CSIRO scientists have found their flu drug Relenza works against the deadly bird flu sweeping across Asia. Laboratory tests have pitted Relenza against a sample of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. The bird flu has has

Publication: AAP General News (Australia)

China reports third bird flu outbreak; bypass of patents urged to produce ant...
MERAIAH FOLEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-26-2005 Dateline: SYDNEY, Australia China reported its third outbreak of bird flu in a week on Wednesday, as public health groups urged officials to bypass patent laws and mass-produce generic versions of potentially lifesaving anti-viral

Publication: AP Worldstream

WHO says Asia must consider stockpiling antiviral drugs in face of bird flu o...
EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer AP Worldstream 01-30-2004 Dateline: BANGKOK, Thailand Countries around the world should immediately consider stockpiling antiviral drugs in case the bird flu striking Asia's poultry becomes equally contagious among people, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Publication: AP Worldstream

Experimental drugs touted in the battle against bird flu
JEREMY MANIER, CHICAGO TRIBUNE The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-28-2005 Experimental drugs touted in the battle against bird flu - Last-ditch effort would target minimizing damage to lungs By JEREMY MANIER, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Date: 12-28-2005, Wednesday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions Early

Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

CSIRO based drug effective against bird flu.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 February 2004-CSIRO: CSIRO based drug effective against bird flu(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02192004 Drugs based on CSIRO's research into the influenza virus have been shown to be effective, in laboratory tests, against a sample of an H5N1 influenza virus currently

Publication: M2 Presswire

Bird flu drugs are taking on second lives
Andrew Pollack International Herald Tribune 10-08-2005 Growing fears of a global bird flu pandemic are revitalizing drugs like peramivir, a flu treatment that BioCryst Pharmaceuticals gave up on three years ago. Peramivir had failed in clinical trials, in part because not enough of it got into the

Publication: International Herald Tribune

Uganda imports bird flu drugs, partially lifts poultry import ban
Uganda imports bird flu drugs, partially lifts poultry import ban KAMPALA, March 17 (Xinhua) - As an emergency measure in case of a bird flu outbreak in Uganda, the government has imported 1, 000 doses of Tummy Flu, the drug that treats bird flu among humans, local media reported Friday. William

Publication: Xinhua News Agency