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May 08, 2006

May 08, 2006

WHO confirms 25th avian flu death in Indonesia

May 08, 2006

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a 30-year-old man who died in late April was Indonesia's 25th avian influenza fatality.

Sep 20, 2006

Sep 20, 2006

OIE launches Japan-funded project to fight avian flu

Sep 20, 2006

(CIDRAP News) – A new project to help improve control strategies for avian influenza has been initiated in eight Asian countries, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced yesterday.

Oct 26, 2006

Oct 26, 2006

SPECIAL REPORT: When avian flu control meets cultural resistance

Maryn McKenna
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Oct 26, 2006

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part special report on bird flu in Vietnam. Part one, "Vietnam's success against avian flu may offer blueprint for others," appeared Oct 25.

(CIDRAP News) – HANOI, Vietnam – Nguyen Van Tich's farm lies at the end of a narrow dirt road that runs under the tall edges of rice paddies and snakes between old bomb craters turned into fish ponds.

Mar 11, 2010

Mar 11, 2010

FAO claims progress in avian flu preparedness

Robert Roos
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Mar 11, 2010

(CIDRAP News) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said this week that "substantial progress has been made in the preparedness and response mechanisms" for battling H5N1 avian influenza around the world.

Feb 21, 2012

Oct 29, 2012

Feb 26, 2015

Feb 26, 2015
Waterfowl and kids

WHO warns about influenza co-circulation, bird outbreaks

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News
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Feb 26, 2015

The WHO notes signs that flu strains, especially avian ones, are co-circulating at unprecedented levels.

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