Bird flu death, fresh outbreaks in Asia

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HANOI (AFP) - Health experts are investigating Vietnam's first suspected human bird flu case in 18 months, a WHO official said Wednesday, as Indonesia confirmed its 77th death and Pakistan reported a fresh outbreak among poultry.

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The World Health Organisation is looking into the suspected bird flu case in Vietnam following a series of new outbreaks on poultry farms, a WHO spokeswoman said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/hl_afp/healthfluasia;_ylt=AosGXDoz3iyKfQlO0U_pdh4E1vAI

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Vietnam confirms human bird flu case
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070525/wl_asia_afp/healthfluvietnam;_ylt=Ao4sAFsDMiUfPig8Kvxxa0sE1vAI

Bird flu confirmed in Wales
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/wl_uk_afp/healthflubritain;_ylt=AiknGzW5p60v2aAiyzANE14E1vAI

Nigeria reports bird flu outbreak
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/hl_afp/healthflunigeria;_ylt=AqCfumISUWn_jr5KJQzLMvcE1vAI

[Joseph The Carpenter]

Here we go again

[Lazarus]

:fear

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WASHINGTON - Blood donated by four survivors of bird flu seems to harbor a potent protection against the deadly virus.

Scientists have long suspected that culling immune-system molecules from survivors could provide a new therapy for the hard-to-treat H5N1 flu strain. Monday, an international team of researchers reported the first evidence, albeit from tests in mice, that it really may work :yeah
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18911006/wid/11915773?GT1=10008