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Indonesia bird flu death hits 78 Xinhua News Agency - JAKARTA, May 31 (Xinhua) — A 45-year Indonesian man, who died on Monday in Central Java, was positively infected by avian influenza, bringing the country’s death toll to 78 out of 98 cases, the Health Ministry said Thursday. The man had historical
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Developments to WatchBusinessWeek - The gel can be stamped with tiny holes shaped exactly like a target to be trapped, such as an influenza virus. The bugs then become lodged as they pass through the gel. Researchers so far have carried out in vitro tests on plant viruses and on a
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Matsuzaka feels better after stomach flu FOXSports.com - “I still haven’t figured out exactly what happened (Friday night),” Matsuzaka said in a statement read by an interpreter Saturday. “But fortunately I feel better. I think above all else I need to focus on getting game ready for my next start. I also
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Government money helps math geniuses find common ground on terror and CJAD - BURNABY, B.C. (CP) - Canada’s top mathematicians have been handed $1.1 million from the federal government in an attempt to find common denominators on issues such as the spread of avian flu and SARS and terrorist threats. The money from […]

Indonesia confirms 76th bird flu deathDisaster News Network - A 26-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, raising the death toll in Indonesia from the H5N1 virus to 76, officials reported Monday. The woman, who was pregnant, had eaten an infected chicken a week before becoming ill. Her death was
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