Philippines free from deadly strain of bird flu, officials say
JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 07-18-2005 Dateline: MANILA, PhilippinesA low-risk version of bird flu has been found at a Philippine duck farm but the country remains free of the deadly strain that has ravaged other Southeast Asian poultry industries, officials said MondayThe
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Philippines establishes fund to prepare for potential bird flu threat
Philippines establishes fund to prepare for potential bird flu threat MANILA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) - A total of 250 million pesos (4.46 million US dollars) was funded to address the potential bird flu threat to the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Agriculture Secretary
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New Zealand leader announces US$340,000 contribution for bird flu detection i...
AP Worldstream 03-16-2006 Dateline: MANILA, PhilippinesNew Zealand's prime minister on Thursday pledged US$340,000 (euro283,000) to help the Philippines detect and combat bird flu, as she wrapped up a four-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.Prime Minister Helen Clark said the money would go to
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SUMMIT SEEKS TO BOOST BIRD FLU PREPAREDNESS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
MANILA, Oct 5 Asia Pulse - Manila is the venue for a summit of Philippine municipal mayors to help prepare local governments against the threat posed by avian influenza and other emerging infections. The summit, which started Wednesday, is the culminating activity of an Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Philippines intensifies monitoring after suspected bird-flu carrier found
Philippines intensifies monitoring after suspected bird-flu carrier found MANILA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) - The Philippines has intensified monitoring measures on possible bird flu presence in the infection- free country after a migratory bird suspected of being a carrier of the virus was found dead last
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Hungary wants to produce bird flu vaccine in Philippines: report
Hungary wants to produce bird flu vaccine in Philippines: report MANILA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) - Hungary wants to cooperate with the Philippines in producing a bird flu vaccine developed by the Hungarian Health Department, said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in its latest website posting.
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PHILIPPINES CONFIDENT IT CAN AVERT BIRD FLU THREAT.
MANILA, Sept 30 Asia Pulse - Philippine Presidential Palace Malacaang is confident that authorities shall be able to avert an outbreak of bird flu in the Philippines. "Our successful handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak should be ample assurance that other threats such as bird
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Philippines Bird Flu
An agent of the National Bureau of Investigation looks at exotic birds seized in a raid in Davao province in southern Philippines prior to being culled Monday July 9, 2007. More than 100 exotic wildlife, allegedly illegally imported from Indonesia were seized in the raid but authorities had to cull
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VOA NEWS: VIETNAM SAYS BIRD FLU CONTAINED; PHILIPPINES STEPS UP VIGILANCE
The Voice of America issued the following story: Vietnam's agriculture minister Cao Duc Phat says the most recent bird flu outbreak in his country has been contained, but warns the risk of reocurrence is high. Vietnam has had no human cases of bird flu since late 2005, but the virus re-emerged on
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Philippines to screen SEAG athletes for bird flu detection
Philippines to screen SEAG athletes for bird flu detection MANILA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) - As a measure to detect and prevent the spread of bird flu in the country, Philippine Health Department Thursday said that they would screen participants competing in next month's Southeast Asian Games. Health
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