The Flu News Blog

Wednesday’s News in Brief - June 27Mexia Daily News - of this meeting is to have continued planning for a drive-through flu vaccine clinic to be conducted in the fall. This clinic is a practice, in preparation for a response to a national disaster derived from a possible spread […]

Latest NewsdBusinessNews.com - We now know that our broad spectrum drug candidates are capable of attacking H5N1 bird flu viruses of both Clade 1 and Clade 2 varieties, common influenzas, rabies, and also cytomegalovirus, said NanoViricides CEO Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH.
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Asia steps up oversight of food from ChinaWashington Times - After a bird-flu case was found in the nearby Chinese city of Shenzhen, imports of live poultry, day-old chicks and pet birds were suspended for 21 days. Japan inspects 40 types of food from China, more than imports from any other country.
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U.S. leads bird flu preparation efforts - reportReuters - WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The United States has pledged more than a quarter of all the funds being used to prepare the world for an influenza pandemic, but is still having trouble identifying which countries need the most help, according to a
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Bird smugglers under tight watch to stop deadly virus Hong Kong Standard - Measures to combat bird flu are being stepped up, including a crackdown on the smuggling of birds into Hong Kong from the mainland, health chief York Chow Yat-ngok said. Speaking at a two-day meeting among Hong Kong, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and […]