InFocus | Bird Flu
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Sunday May 3
Quarantine centre at UAE-Oman border
A new quarantine centre will be set up at the UAE-Oman border post near Al Ain to prevent the H5N1 bird flu virus from entering the country.
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Sunday May 3
Bird flu drug not for teens
Japan's Health Ministry said yesterday it had ordered the importer of the bird flu drug Tamiflu to warn doctors against giving it to teenagers after two new cases of abnormal behaviour were reported.
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Sunday May 3
UAE geared to block bird flu
Steps to prevent the deadly bird flu from entering the UAE are in place, with officials advising calm following reports of an outbreak in neighbouring Kuwait.
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Sunday May 3
Kuwait confirms 20 cases of bird flu
Kuwait has confirmed 20 cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in falcons, chickens and turkeys, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Sunday May 3
American official says weak bird flu vaccine still useful
A bird flu vaccine that is even less effective than previously thought could still play an important role in protecting against the increased likelihood of a pandemic, a US government health official said yesterday.
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Sunday May 3
Domestic poultry faces risk from virus
Prevention of infection of domestic poultry is most important in averting a bird flu outbreak in the UAE, warns a regional bird expert, who also advises the public to be vigilant.
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Sunday May 3
Scientist says body of British diplomat may help fight bird flu
Scientists want to exhume the body of a British diplomat who died of "Spanish flu" during a pandemic in 1919 in hopes of discovering clues to fight a possible future global outbreak sparked by H5N1 bird flu.
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Sunday May 3
Bird flu scare tests levels of readiness
UAE's bird flu emergency response plan went into high gear on Thursday as an Indonesian housemaid got sick after handling dead birds in her employer's yard.
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Sunday May 3
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, hours after tests confirmed she and two other members of her extended family had been suffering from the highly pathogenic virus.
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Sunday May 3
Mass pig culling in South Korea
Thousands of pigs were slaughtered on Sunday by quarantine workers in South Korea in a move to stem the spread of bird flu.
