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CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.

Bird flu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avian influenza, influenza endemic to birds. Influenzavirus A, the causative agent for bird flu; the genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family. of viruses to ...

Key Facts about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A ...
May 7, 2007 ... Provides information on this disease in birds, human infection with avian influenza viruses and human health risks during the H5N1 outbreak.

WHO | Avian influenza (" bird flu")
Jan 16, 2006 ... Avian influenza (" bird flu"). February 2006. The disease in birds; The role of migratory birds; Countries affected by outbreaks in birds ...

What Consumers Need to Know About Avian Influenza
May 20, 2009 ... Questions and Answers on Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Food Safety; about bird flu, infected birds, eating eggs, FDA advises against eating ...

WHO | Avian influenza
Fact sheet about the disease and its risk to humans.

Bird Flu: MedlinePlus
Also called: Avian flu, Avian influenza, H5N1. Birds, just like people, get the flu. Bird flu viruses infect birds, including chickens, other poultry and ...

WHO | Avian influenza frequently asked questions
Avian influenza, or “bird flu”, is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. ...

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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Bird flu is an infection in birds that humans have no immunity to.

Avian Influenza
This outbreak was linked to chickens and classified as avian influenza A (H5N1). Since the Hong Kong outbreak, the bird flu virus has spread across Asia, ...

How Did Bird Flu Start - HealthCentral
Avian Influenza A (called bird flu) was first detected in humans in 1997 in China and the region of Hong Kong. Bird flu... Read more » ...

Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline Will Donate Influenza Vaccines to ...
Jun 18, 2009 ... Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline Will Donate Influenza Vaccines to WHO ... a total of 100 million doses of swine flu and bird flu vaccines, ...

Is The Bird Flu Caused By A Virus Or Bacteria? - HealthCentral
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)Although the risk of lethal viruses is generally low, scientists are greatly concerned... Read more » ...

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Bird flu; H5N1. Symptoms: Symptoms of avian flu infection in humans depend ... If you think you have been exposed to avian influenza, call your health care ...

Diabetes - Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and diabetes
Sep 14, 2009 ... The news reports about the H1N1 influenza pandemic (popularly known as ... It has information about bird flu, swine flu, and "routine" flu. ...

Colds and the Flu - Highlights
In February 2006, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved a new, faster test for diagnosing strains of avian influenza (bird flu) in people suspected ...

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Looming H5N1/H1N1 flu amalgamation
AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ho-chun The potential amalgamation between the two viruses H1N1 (Swine Flu) and H5N1 (Bird Flu) has troubled the sleep of leading flu ...

What You Need To Know About The Swine Flu Virus, The Simple Precautions That ...
Today we are ever more at a greater risk from the various strains of the flu virus than we have for a very long time. We had concerns over bird flu, ...

Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable
Public health officials across the nation generally assumed that they would be battling avian or bird flu, not a new virus made up of genes from birds, ...

According to Dr. Rick Nappi, "Swine Flu and H1N1, Move Over for the H5N1! Bird ...
This is called, 'Antigenic Drift' and supports why we see influenza strains coming at us over and over again. The flu is almost never the same, ...