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Research on a deadly flu that does not often infect humans, and that does not often transmit between them when it does, will be published in the coming months. The publication will come despite fear the information could be used by terrorists.
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Washington -
Recently some science researchers controversially created a form of bird flu that was easily transmissible by air. This weekend it was announced that the research has been halted.
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Thousand of ostriches on farms in South Africa have been culled since the middle of 2011 following an outbreak of bird flu, the worst so far in the country.
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A group of scientists are trying to publish a paper on how they created a new flu virus that could wipe out all humanity. The study that produced the virus is the subject of raging controversy, with some scientists saying it should never have been done.
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Scientists operating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an antiviral drug that promises to end infections from virtually all known viruses, from the common cold to exotic hemorrhagic fevers.
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Rome -
The H5N1 bird flu virus is showing signs of a “major resurgence” and a mutant strain of the virus has appeared in China and Viet Nam, able to avoid protection offered by current vaccines, with health risks linked to the variant virus being unpredictab
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With the ongoing threat of a global influenza pandemic as a backdrop, the World Health Organization announced that it is working with a large pool of nations to more readily share viral samples to help avert more widespread infection.
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Seoul -
Seven new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in five cities were reported in the country of South Korea on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 74.
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One of the most virulent and deadly influenza species, H5N1 - known commonly as bird flu - is on the rise, according to markers identified by a vaccine producer implementing unique predictive modeling.
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Reports are coming from Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam of bird flu outbreaks resulting in the deaths of thousands of birds thus far. Egypt is reporting more human cases of illness caused by the disease.
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Bird flu Headlines
Experts have delayed a decision on whether controversial research into the H5N1 bird flu virus should be released.
Hong Kong is culling 17,000 chickens after three birds were confirmed to have died from the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in the past week.
 A World Health Organization meeting into controversial bird flu studies has concluded the scientific papers should be published in full, but after a delay.
 A panel of U.S. biosecurity experts is withdrawing its objections to the publication of two controversial bird flu studies.
Scientists who created a potentially more deadly bird flu strain to study the virus's spread halt work amid fears it could be used by terrorists.
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