New Zealand keeps close watch on bird flu risks
New Zealand keeps close watch on bird flu risks WELLINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) - New Zealand is keeping a close eye on the outbreak of bird flu in Asia, a Health Ministry official has said. Indonesia was confirmed Monday as the sixth country to have outbreaks of the avian flu wreaking havoc in
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South Korea, New Zealand stockpile antivirals against bird flu; Laos kills ch...
TED ANTHONY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-11-2004 Dateline: BEIJING South Korea and New Zealand announced plans Wednesday to boost stocks of antiviral medicine to gird against Asia's bird flu as China moved to keep homing pigeons _ potential virus carriers _ out of the skies. The
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South Korea, New Zealand stockpile antivirals against bird flu; Vietnam says ...
TED ANTHONY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-11-2004 Dateline: BEIJING South Korea and New Zealand announced plans Wednesday to boost stocks of antiviral medicine to gird against Asia's bird flu as China moved to keep homing pigeons _ potential virus carriers _ out of the skies. The
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WHO: New Zealand has good chance of controlling a bird flu pandemic
AP Worldstream 02-27-2006 Dateline: WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand has a better chance than most Asia-Pacific nations of controlling a possible bird flu pandemic, a top World Health Organization official said Monday. WHO Regional Director Dr. Shigeru Omi said "very aggressive and prompt
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New Zealand to financially help Vietnam combat bird flu
New Zealand to financially help Vietnam combat bird flu HANOI, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) - New Zealand has pledged to grant Vietnam 1.5 million U.S. dollars to help it combat bird flu, localnewspaper Investment reported Monday. Under a deal signed between New Zealand's International Aid andDevelopment
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New Zealand lists bird flu as notifiable disease
New Zealand lists bird flu as notifiable disease WELLINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) - The New Zealand government has decided to list avian influenza, which has caused the potentially dangerous bird flu outbreak in Asia, as a notifiable disease. "We have made highly pathogenic avian influenza
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NZ scientist fears fatal bird flu could spread to New Zealand
NZ scientist fears fatal bird flu could spread to New Zealand WELLINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) - The fatal bird flu that has hit several Asian countries and killed 12 of the humans it has so far infected, could spread to New Zealand, a leading epidemiologist has said. Professor Roger Morris of Massey
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New Zealand expert to help in bird flu fight
New Zealand expert to help in bird flu fight WELLINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - A professor at the Massey University of New Zealand will join other experts at a World Health Organization meeting in China's Hong Kong next month to discuss the bird flu pandemic, the New Zealand Press Association
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New Zealand poultry industry confident of keeping free of bird flu
New Zealand poultry industry confident of keeping free of bird flu WELLINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) - New Zealand's poultry industry, which earns 700 million NZ dollars (about 469 million US dollars) a year, is confident it can keep its flocks free of the bird flu that is sweeping Asia. Some countries
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Iconic native New Zealand birds including kiwi to be vaccinated against bird flu
AP Worldstream 03-24-2006 Dateline: WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand's iconic flightless birds, the kiwi and the near-extinct kakapo, will be vaccinated against bird flu if the virus is detected anywhere near this isolated South Pacific nation, a conservationist said Friday. New Zealand has
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