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Scientists find 'likely' human-human H5N1 spread

Human-to-human transmission of H5N1 is likely to have occurred between a father and son in China, according to a new study.

10 April 2008 | EN | 中文

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China approves its first human H5N1 vaccine

China has approved production of a H5N1 vaccine for humans, the first of its kind in the developing world.

8 April 2008 | EN | 中文

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Bird flu update: 7 April 2008

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

7 April 2008 | EN

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South Asia News in brief: 1–15 March 2008

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

20 March 2008 | EN

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Bird flu update: 3 March 2008

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

3 March 2008 | EN

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Bird flu update: 4 February 2008

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

4 February 2008 | EN

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Bird flu update: 7 January 2008

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

7 January 2008 | EN

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Countries 'ill prepared' as bird flu risk continues

The risk of a global influenza pandemic has not decreased since mid-2005, when the first cases emerged, warns a UN report.

7 December 2007 | EN | 中文

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Bird flu update: 4 December 2007

A roundup of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

4 December 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 5 November 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

5 November 2007 | EN

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H5N1 'more invasive than thought'

Post mortems on bird flu victims have shown that the H5N1 virus infects more organs and cells than previously thought.

2 October 2007 | EN | 中文

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Bird flu update: 1 October 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

1 October 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 3 September 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

3 September 2007 | EN

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Method 'extends' stockpile of bird flu vaccine

Scientists have designed a method to extend current stockpiles of bird flu vaccine, meaning more people could be vaccinated in an outbreak.

20 August 2007 | EN | 中文

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Scientists mutate H5N1 in vaccine search

Scientists have mutated a H5N1 protein to identify variants that could one day pass between humans — and be used as vaccines.

10 August 2007 | EN | 中文

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Bird flu update: 6 August 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

6 August 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 9 July 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

9 July 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 2 July 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

2 July 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 25 June 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

25 June 2007 | EN

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Bird flu update: 18 June 2007

A round-up of the latest news on the spread of the bird flu virus and the threat to human health.

18 June 2007 | EN