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Indonesia reports new bird flu case; Taiwan wants to produce Tamiflu drug

CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 11-26-2005 Dateline: JAKARTA, IndonesiaIndonesia reported a new bird flu infection in a human on Saturday, while Taiwan joined other Asian governments in announcing that it wants to produce the anti-viral drug Tamiflu.Countries around the world ...

TAIWAN, BRITISH EXPERTS TO MEET ON BIRD FLU DISPUTE: MOFA.

TAIPEI, Nov 18 Asia Pulse - Taiwan will send veterinary epidemiologists to Britain to sort out government sceptisism of a report by British authorities that the virulent H5N1 bird flu strain was found in Taiwan-exported silver-eared mesias, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said Thursday. Liao ...

CHINA CONCEALING BIRD FLU CASES: TAIWAN PRESIDENT.

TAIPEI, Feb 24 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday that China has been concealing avian flu cases in the country, making it a "hole" in the global health protection net. In the president's latest e-letter posted on his Web site, Chen noted that from the start of 2003 to mid-February ...

Bird flu claims another human victim in Vietnam as Taiwan begins culling 35,000 chickens

TINI TRAN, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 01-17-2004 Dateline: HANOI, VietnamVietnam on Saturday reported five more suspected human bird flu cases, as the World Health Organization confirmed that a fourth death was caused by the disease and Taiwan began culling 35,000 chickens at an ...

TAIWAN'S COA TO MONITOR BIRD DROPPINGS TO KEEP AVIAN FLU AT BAY.

TAIPEI, Sept 29 Asia Pulse - The Council of Agriculture (COA) has stepped up efforts to keep avian flu at bay, including monitoring excrement dropped by migratory birds visiting Taiwan, COA Minister Lee Chin-lung said Wednesday. Fielding questions at the Legislative Yuan Economics and Energy ...

TAIWAN ON DEADLY BIRD FLU ALERT

United Press International 12-20-2003 Taiwan on deadly bird flu alertTAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 20, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Taiwan has banned the importation of birds and related products from South Korea because of an outbreak of deadly bird flu.The Taipei Times said Saturday the ...

URGENT NEW BIRD FLU TESTS; TAIWAN IMPORTS DIE AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH PARROT.

Byline: REBECCA SMITH GOVERNMENT vets are carrying out urgent tests for avian flu on more dead birds. A South American parrot died from the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease which it is thought to have contracted from nearby birds while in quarantine. The parrot was kept in the same airspace as a ...

Thailand plans to embed microchips in fighting cocks to curb bird flu spread, while Taiwan orders new cull

DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-24-2004 Dateline: BANGKOK, ThailandThailand plans to insert identifying microchips in up to 200,000 fighting cocks and force them to undergo regular health checks because of fears they could spread bird flu, while Taiwan on Tuesday ordered ...

Facing threat of bird flu, Taiwan wants in at WHO.

Byline: Seth Rosen, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Taiwanese Health Minister Dr. Sheng-Mou Hou last week spoke to reporter Seth Rosen of The Washington Times about the threat of an avian-flu outbreak in Asia and the consequences of Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization (WHO): Question: The ...

Taiwan demands Britain explain allegation Taiwan birds passed flu

Taipei, Oct 25 -- Taiwan's representative in Britain demanded Tuesday that a British health official explain her supposition that Taiwan birds passed avian flu to a parrot that was in quarantine in Britain. "Debby Reynolds saying before test results were out that the Taiwan birds carried H5N1 has ...

The Global Bird Flu Riddle

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:30:52 +0200

Bird flu patients die of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). What causes ARDS and what makes it fatal? Read it here …