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* Another H5N1 death reported in Indonesia   07/18/2008

* Reports examine high H5N1 death rate in Indonesia   07/17/2008

* Expert warns Hong Kong's avian flu vaccine is waning   07/10/2008

* Hong Kong places curbs on market poultry   06/30/2008

* H5N1 virus resurfaces in Pakistan   06/23/2008

* UN official: Bird biosecurity lapses could worsen food crisis   06/20/2008

* Indonesia confirms 2 recent avian flu deaths   06/19/2008

* UN: Pandemic preparedness pays off, but threat remains   06/18/2008

* China reports H5N1 outbreak in Guangdong   06/17/2008

* Indonesian government mum as AP reports H5N1 case   06/13/2008

* Hong Kong finds more H5N1, culls all market poultry   06/11/2008

* Hong Kong reports H5N1 at poultry market   06/09/2008

* UK avian flu virus identified as H7N7   06/05/2008

* Indonesia quits offering prompt notice of H5N1 cases   06/05/2008

* H7 avian flu hits UK; US chickens exposed to H7N3   06/04/2008

* USDA releases sequences of 150 avian flu viruses   06/02/2008

* WHO confirms Bangladesh's first H5N1 case   05/28/2008

* Some avian flu H7 viruses growing more human-like   05/28/2008

* Indonesia claims wide support for virus-sharing stance   05/27/2008

* H5N1 outbreaks in Korea, Japan seen as linked   05/23/2008

* Bangladesh reports its first human H5N1 case   05/22/2008

* Experts welcome Indonesia's vow to share H5N1 data   05/19/2008

* H5N1 plagues Seoul, causes outbreaks in other cities   05/12/2008

* India, South Korea, Vietnam confirm H5N1 outbreaks   05/09/2008

* WHO begins pandemic guidance update   05/06/2008

* South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds   05/05/2008

* Toronto officials approve antivirals for city workers   04/29/2008

* Indonesian boy dies of avian flu; Japan confirms H5N1 in swans   04/29/2008

* HHS adds H5N1 clade 2.2 vaccine to stockpile   04/29/2008

* Japan finds H5 virus in swans; India, Vietnam cite outbreaks   04/28/2008

* Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples   04/23/2008

* HHS official reports on Southeast Asia issues   04/22/2008

* South Korea raises H5N1 culling target to 5.3 million   04/21/2008

* Boy's illness raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 50   04/18/2008

* HHS secretary blogs on impasse with Indonesia   04/17/2008

* South Korea raises H5N1 alert as outbreak reports rise   04/17/2008

* Japan set to begin prepandemic vaccination   04/15/2008

* H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia   04/14/2008

* Egypt reports another H5N1 death   04/11/2008

* Chinese man probably caught H5N1 from son   04/09/2008

* 19-year-old Egyptian dies of avian flu   04/07/2008

* India, South Korea, China report H5N1 outbreaks   04/07/2008

* H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry   04/04/2008

* Two more H5N1 cases from Pakistan cluster verified   04/03/2008

* China approves its first H5N1 vaccine   04/03/2008

* Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132   03/31/2008

* Swiss find H5N1 in wild duck; India has new outbreak   03/27/2008

* Ducks, rice, people add up to risk of H5N1 outbreaks   03/26/2008

* US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia   03/25/2008

* Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry   03/19/2008

* Vietnamese boy dies of avian flu   03/18/2008

* FAO: H5N1 levels in Indonesia raise pandemic risk   03/18/2008

* Face up to socioeconomic toll of H5N1, experts urge   03/18/2008

* Avian, human flu coinfection reported in Indonesian teen   03/17/2008

* H5N1 infects another Egyptian boy   03/10/2008

* India, Vietnam report more H5N1 outbreaks   03/10/2008

* WHO confirms two H5N1 cases in Egypt   03/05/2008

* Indonesia: Recent H5N1 viruses show no mutation   03/05/2008

* New case raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 45   03/03/2008

* FAO praises India's H5N1 response, urges vigilance   02/28/2008

* H5N1 infections reported in China, Vietnam, Egypt   02/26/2008

* China, Pakistan, and Vietnam report fresh H5N1 outbreaks   02/25/2008

* CDC expecting H5N1 samples from Indonesia   02/22/2008

* More H5N1 cases reported in Vietnam, China   02/21/2008

* H5N1 cases rise in China, Indonesia, Vietnam   02/18/2008

* Pakistan reports another H5N1 outbreak   02/18/2008

* Man's death raises Vietnam's H5N1 fatalities to 50   02/15/2008

* Vietnam reports two new H5N1 cases, one fatal   02/14/2008

* USDA seeks more funds for food defense   02/13/2008

* Daughter of Indonesian H5N1 patient infected   02/12/2008

* H5N1 strikes birds in Laos   02/12/2008

* Report urges USDA to tighten oversight of pandemic planning   02/11/2008

* Bangladesh, Pakistan report fresh H5N1 outbreaks   02/05/2008

* WHO: H5N1 strikes two more Indonesians   02/05/2008

* Indonesia's H5N1 death toll rises to 102   02/01/2008

* Saudi Arabia, Tibet report H5N1 outbreaks   01/30/2008

* Indonesia logs 4 H5N1 cases; death toll reaches 100   01/28/2008

* H5N1 spreads to more districts in India, Bangladesh   01/28/2008

* Cambodian study hints at subclinical H5N1 cases   01/25/2008

* FAO: Spate of H5N1 outbreaks warrants stronger controls   01/24/2008

* WHO confirms H5N1 deaths in Vietnam, Indonesia   01/24/2008

* Vietnam reports H5N1 fatality   01/23/2008

* More H5N1 outbreaks in India; virus hits Turkish poultry   01/22/2008

* Indonesia reports another H5N1 case   01/22/2008

* WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system   01/22/2008

* Deaths raise Indonesia's H5N1 fatality count to 97   01/18/2008

* H5N1 reappears in Ukraine; India battles outbreaks   01/18/2008

* Avian flu resurfaces in Iran, sparks worries in India   01/17/2008

* Exposure source unclear in 25% of human H5N1 cases   01/16/2008

* H5N1 strikes poultry in India again   01/15/2008

* Study refines view of H5N1 virus's binding preferences   01/14/2008

* Indonesia reports its first H5N1 death of 2008   01/14/2008

* Woman's illness raises Indonesia's H5N1 total to 117   01/11/2008

* OIE chief's downplaying of pandemic risk draws fire   01/11/2008

* H5N1 hits mute swans at British tourist site   01/10/2008

* Israel among countries reporting new H5N1 outbreaks   01/03/2008

* WHO: initial analysis of Pakistani H5N1 suggests no dangerous mutations   01/03/2008

* Egypt reports three more H5N1 deaths   12/31/2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 cases in Egypt, Vietnam   12/28/2007

* European countries report more H5N1 in poultry   12/27/2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 case in Pakistan cluster   12/27/2007

* Avian flu deaths reported in Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam   12/26/2007

* New swine flu virus supports 'mixing vessel' theory   12/20/2007

* FAO reports downturn in H5N1 outbreaks for 2007   12/19/2007

* Reports of potential H5N1 cases rise in Pakistan   12/18/2007

* Benin confirms its first H5N1 outbreaks   12/17/2007

* Possible H5N1 family cluster probed in Pakistan   12/17/2007

* WHO confirms Myanmar's first human avian flu case   12/14/2007

* Players in H5N1's debut ponder a decade's lessons   12/14/2007

* Pakistan suspects first human H5N1 cases   12/14/2007

* Indonesia reports 115th human H5N1 case   12/12/2007

* Four countries report avian flu outbreaks   12/12/2007

* Woman's death raises Indonesian H5N1 toll to 92   12/11/2007

* Reports suggest common source in family H5N1 cases   12/10/2007

* Study says 3 H5N1 variants reached Germany   12/10/2007

* Father of Chinese H5N1 fatality has infection   12/07/2007

* Donors pledge $406 million to fight avian flu   12/07/2007

* H5N1 hits turkeys in Poland; stores sold tainted meat   12/03/2007

* Chinese man dies from H5N1 infection   12/03/2007

* UN: H5N1 responses improving, but threat persists   11/30/2007

* UK: H5N1 outbreak may be linked to wild birds, lax biosecurity   11/29/2007

* H5N1 strikes poultry in Romania, Saudi Arabia   11/28/2007

* Virus-sharing pact eludes WHO group, but work will continue   11/26/2007

* H5N1 hits second farm in UK   11/19/2007

* Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas   11/16/2007

* H5N1 suspected at second British farm   11/15/2007

* British officials confirm H5N1 in turkey outbreak   11/13/2007

* UK reports H5 flu outbreak in turkeys   11/12/2007

* Avian flu claims another Indonesian life   11/12/2007

* Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces   11/09/2007

* Woman's death raises Indonesian H5N1 toll to 90   11/05/2007

* H5N1 hits poultry in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam   11/02/2007

* Indonesia reports H5N1 case in 3-year-old   10/30/2007

* FAO warns H5N1 may be lurking in Europe   10/26/2007

* Indonesian child is latest H5N1 fatality   10/24/2007

* Study says H5N1 has varied effects in small land birds   10/18/2007

* Indonesian boy succumbs to avian flu   10/15/2007

* Indonesia has another avian flu case   10/11/2007

* Indonesia reports 108th H5N1 case   10/08/2007

* H5N1 mutation that could help spark pandemic identified   10/05/2007

* Report: H5N1 virus targets include organs, placenta, fetus   10/02/2007

* Man's death pushes Indonesia's H5N1 fatality toll to 86   10/01/2007

* Bangladesh, Thailand report H5N1 in poultry; Canada finds H7N3   09/27/2007

* Avian flu strikes ducks near Hong Kong   09/17/2007

* Germany finds H5N1 in frozen duck meat   09/10/2007

* Man's death raises Indonesia's H5N1 toll to 85   09/06/2007

* Avian flu hits Russian farm; Asian officials discuss surveillance   09/04/2007

* WHO confirms 5 Vietnam H5N1 cases, lists lab test criteria   08/31/2007

* Germany, Vietnam battle H5N1 in poultry   08/27/2007

* Second H5N1 case reported on Bali; CDC tests samples   08/22/2007

* H5N1 strikes Pakistan poultry again   08/21/2007

* Indonesia: H5N1 sample on its way to WHO   08/17/2007

* Indonesia reports another H5N1 death   08/16/2007

* Vietnam, France report more H5N1 in birds   08/15/2007

* Woman's death marks Bali's first H5N1 case   08/13/2007

* Researchers create H5N1 mutations to pave way for new vaccines and treatments   08/10/2007

* Vietnamese teenager dies of avian flu   08/08/2007

* WHO: Indonesia's withholding of viruses endangers world   08/07/2007

* WHO working group grappling with virus-sharing issues   08/01/2007

* Pregnant woman is Vietnam's latest H5N1 victim   07/31/2007

* India finds H5N1 in poultry after 1-year hiatus   07/25/2007

* Researchers warn H5N1 reassortment can occur beyond winter months   07/25/2007

* Egypt has latest H5N1 case   07/23/2007

* USDA lab confirms low-path H5N1 strain in Virginia turkeys   07/17/2007

* Study: Inhibiting cytokine response might not reverse H5N1 infections   07/16/2007

* USDA: Turkeys may have been exposed to mild H5N1   07/12/2007

* Virginia turkeys show signs of H5 avian flu exposure   07/09/2007

* Indonesian boy is latest H5N1 fatality   07/09/2007

* US poll shows waning concern about avian flu   07/06/2007

* France finds H5N1 in wild birds   07/05/2007

* WHO confirms two of Vietnam's latest H5N1 cases   06/29/2007

* FAO says avian flu entrenched as new outbreaks appear   06/27/2007

* GAO assesses avian and pandemic flu planning   06/27/2007

* H5N1 found in wild birds in Germany   06/25/2007

* Human H5N1 cases confirmed in Egypt, Indonesia   06/25/2007

* Togo confirms its first H5N1 outbreak   06/22/2007

* FLU CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Animal-health experts fear loss of interest in avian flu
  06/21/2007

* Study: Vets show signs of past avian flu infections   06/21/2007

* Czechs report first poultry H5N1 outbreak   06/21/2007

* Vietnam reports 43rd H5N1 death   06/18/2007

* Indonesia reports 100th human H5N1 case   06/15/2007

* Vietnam reports two H5N1 cases   06/13/2007

* Many Americans confused about avian flu and food safety   06/12/2007

* Another Egyptian H5N1 case reported   06/11/2007

* Human antibodies protect mice from H5N1 virus   06/08/2007

* Asian leaders vow to share H5N1 samples as outbreaks continue   06/08/2007

* Egypt reports new H5N1 case   06/08/2007

* Indonesia suspects ominous H5N1 mutations   06/06/2007

* Vietnam reports H5N1 case; Chinese patient dies   06/04/2007

* Indonesian teen is latest H5N1 victim; Chinese samples reach WHO   06/01/2007

* Indonesia reports fatal H5N1 case   05/30/2007

* Chinese soldier treated for H5N1   05/29/2007

* Welsh officials announce four H7N2 flu cases, suspect human-to-human transmission   05/29/2007

* Mild avian flu hits Welsh farm; Nigeria has H5N1 outbreak   05/24/2007

* H5N1 hits birds in Vietnam, Ghana, Pakistan   05/23/2007

* China confirms another H5N1 outbreak in birds   05/21/2007

* OIE says wild bird deaths from H5N1 may be cyclical   05/21/2007

* WHO confirms backlog of 15 Indonesian H5N1 cases   05/16/2007

* CDC, CSTE release online H5N1 readiness course   05/15/2007

* Virus sharing high on agenda as WHO meeting begins   05/14/2007

* Indonesia reports 76th fatal H5N1 case   05/14/2007

* Indonesia reports 75th avian flu death   05/07/2007

* US to test fewer wild birds for avian flu this year   05/07/2007

* Ghana reports its first H5N1 outbreak   05/02/2007

* WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients   04/20/2007

* UK: Cause of first H5N1 outbreak still uncertain   04/19/2007

* FDA approves first H5N1 vaccine   04/17/2007

* China said to be withholding H5N1 virus samples   04/16/2007

* Bangladesh, Cambodia battle new H5N1 outbreaks   04/16/2007

* WHO confirms fatal H5N1 cases in Egypt, Cambodia   04/11/2007

* Indonesia, Egypt report H5N1 cases   04/09/2007

* Cambodia, Egypt report H5N1 cases; Indonesia demands vaccine   04/06/2007

* Tests exclude H5N1 cases in Kuwait, confirm 1 in Indonesia   04/05/2007

* Indonesia blames death on H5N1; Kuwait has suspected cases   04/04/2007

* NIAID unveils multicenter flu research initiative   04/04/2007

* Indonesia considers autopsies for H5N1 victims   04/03/2007

* FAO sees good and bad news as avian flu persists   04/02/2007

* Three new H5N1 cases push Egypt's count to 32   04/02/2007

* Mild avian flu virus suspected in West Virginia turkeys   04/02/2007

* Indonesian doctor has possible H5N1 symptoms   03/30/2007

* Indonesia suspects two more H5N1 cases   03/29/2007

* International network to study high-dose Tamiflu   03/29/2007

* Child's H9N2 flu case probably from birds   03/28/2007

* China, Egypt report new H5N1 cases   03/28/2007

* Egypt has 2 more H5N1 cases; Indonesia suspects 3   03/27/2007

* Egypt reports 27th case of avian flu   03/26/2007

* WHO, Asian leaders discuss virus sharing, vaccine access   03/26/2007

* Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia report first H5N1 outbreaks   03/23/2007

* Thailand joins Indonesia in withholding H5N1 strains   03/22/2007

* WHO: Six developing countries may get flu vaccine plants   03/22/2007

* Baby in Hong Kong infected with H9N2 avian flu   03/20/2007

* Indonesia reports H5N1 deaths; Egypt cites new case   03/19/2007

* USDA vows to boost avian flu prevention efforts   03/15/2007

* Egypt reports another H5N1 case   03/15/2007

* Indonesia wants legal pact on sharing H5N1 samples   03/14/2007

* Egypt, Indonesia report human H5N1 cases   03/12/2007

* H5N1 death in Laos confirmed; Chinese reject research report   03/08/2007

* WHO says Lao death likely caused by H5N1   03/05/2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 cases, still seeks virus-sharing pact   03/01/2007

* Human H5N1 cases reported in Laos, Egypt, China   02/28/2007

* FDA panel supports H5N1 vaccine approval   02/27/2007

* Kuwait reports H5N1 outbreaks in birds   02/26/2007

* Afghanistan confirms new H5N1 outbreaks   02/23/2007

* NIH: 2,000 flu viruses sequenced, data published   02/22/2007

* FAO: Nigeria needs stricter avian flu controls   02/20/2007

* H5N1 outbreaks confirmed near Moscow   02/19/2007

* Egypt reports 13th avian flu death plus new case   02/16/2007

* WHO cites more evidence of H5N1's bias toward young   02/14/2007

* Egypt reports 3rd H5N1 case of 2007   02/14/2007

* Indonesia reports 2 H5N1 deaths   02/12/2007

* Turkey has avian flu; UK, Hungary outbreaks may be linked   02/09/2007

* Indonesia reports two avian flu cases   02/06/2007

* System for global pandemic vaccine development challenged   02/06/2007

* England reports first H5N1 poultry outbreak   02/05/2007

* Nigeria confirms its first human case of avian flu   01/31/2007

* Avian flu resurfaces in Russian poultry   01/29/2007

* Girl's death raises Indonesia's H5N1 toll   01/25/2007

* Avian flu crops up in Europe again   01/24/2007

* FAO: recent spread of H5N1 doesn't match last year's   01/23/2007

* WHO chief issues H5N1 warning amid new deaths   01/22/2007

* Asian countries struggle to contain avian flu   01/19/2007

* Tamiflu-resistant H5N1 strain surfaces in Egypt   01/18/2007

* H5N1 hit Indonesian mother, son, but not father   01/16/2007

* Japan, Thailand face H5N1 in birds again   01/16/2007

* H5N1 virus continues to strike humans, poultry   01/12/2007

* Avian flu prevention puzzle: linking knowledge, action   01/11/2007

* Possible H5N1 case cluster reported in Indonesia   01/11/2007

* China has first avian flu case in months   01/10/2007

* H5N1-infected bird found in Hong Kong   01/08/2007

* Indonesia reports 2 avian flu cases   01/08/2007

* Three H5N1 deaths push Egypt's case count to 18   12/27/2006

* Vietnam, South Korea, Nigeria battle avian flu   12/22/2006

* Vietnam reports new H5N1 outbreaks in poultry   12/20/2006

* Expert says late antiviral treatment may still help H5N1 patients   12/12/2006

* Agencies to seek accord on naming of H5N1 strains   12/11/2006

* Donors pledge $475 million for global avian flu fight   12/08/2006

* Study: Poultry most likely to bring H5N1 to Americas   12/05/2006

* CDC funds work on rapid tests for avian flu   12/04/2006

* Cost of battling avian flu rising, World Bank says   12/04/2006

* WHO urges careful investigation of H5N1 cases   11/29/2006

* Rumors of H5N1 case in Canada dismissed   11/29/2006

* Indonesia reports 57th avian flu death   11/28/2006

* H5N1 hits second South Korean poultry farm   11/28/2006

* South Korea has H5N1 in poultry after 3-year lull   11/27/2006

* Reports show difficulty of diagnosing H5N1 cases   11/22/2006

* Study finds 2 mutations that help H5N1 infect humans   11/21/2006

* HHS awards 3 contracts for more H5N1 vaccine   11/20/2006

* OSHA updates guidance on avian flu   11/15/2006

* Indonesia reports two avian flu cases   11/13/2006

* Chinese promise H5N1 samples, deny claim of new strain   11/10/2006

* Feds change plan for reporting avian flu in wild birds   11/03/2006

* Study says new H5N1 strain pervades southern China   11/03/2006

* WHO report calls H5N1 vaccine stockpiling premature   11/02/2006

* WHO: H5N1 cases in Turkey targeted children, youth   10/31/2006

* Egypt reports 7th avian flu death   10/30/2006

* SPECIAL REPORT: When avian flu control meets cultural resistance   10/26/2006

* Study: Wood ducks could be sentinel for H5N1   10/25/2006

* SPECIAL REPORT: Vietnam's success against avian flu may offer blueprint for others   10/25/2006

* Tests reveal mild avian flu in ducks in 2 states   10/18/2006

* WHO confirms 3 H5N1 cases in Indonesia   10/16/2006

* FAO launches disease crisis center   10/12/2006

* Egypt, Indonesia each report an avian flu case   10/11/2006

* Pigs, cats in Indonesia infected with H5N1   10/10/2006

* Indonesia reports H5N1 in healthy chickens   10/06/2006

* Mild flu virus found in Illinois ducks   10/02/2006

* Injectable drug seen as potential treatment for flu, both seasonal and avian   10/02/2006

* Indonesia reports 69th H5N1 case   09/29/2006

* Two latest H5N1 cases push WHO count to 251   09/27/2006

* Thailand reports 25th H5N1 case   09/26/2006

* H9N2 flu vaccine looks good in clinical trial   09/26/2006

* WHO confirms 2 more H5N1 cases in Indonesia   09/25/2006

* USDA to help farms cover costs of avian flu   09/25/2006

* Indonesia reports its 66th avian flu case   09/22/2006

* Mild H5 flu virus found in Montana ducks   09/22/2006

* Five Koreans had H5N1 virus but no illness   09/21/2006

* OIE launches Japan-funded project to fight avian flu   09/20/2006

* WHO confirms Iraq's third avian flu case   09/19/2006

* Human-to-human transmission possible in Indonesia's 65th avian flu case   09/14/2006