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* Low-pathogenic avian flu hits Idaho game farm  Sep 5, 2008

* H5N1 turns up at Benin poultry market  Aug 27, 2008

* Rhode Island reports H7N3 in swans  Aug 25, 2008

* Researchers find trends in study of Indonesia's H5N1 cases  Aug 18, 2008

* Indonesia rules out H5N1 case cluster in Sumatra  Aug 13, 2008

* FAO says H5N1 situation in birds has improved  Aug 11, 2008

* Indonesia reports new H5N1 death  Aug 4, 2008

* Nigeria finds H5N1 in bird markets  Jul 25, 2008

* Another H5N1 death reported in Indonesia  Jul 18, 2008

* Reports examine high H5N1 death rate in Indonesia  Jul 17, 2008

* Expert warns Hong Kong's avian flu vaccine is waning  Jul 10, 2008

* Hong Kong places curbs on market poultry  Jun 30, 2008

* H5N1 virus resurfaces in Pakistan  Jun 23, 2008

* UN official: Bird biosecurity lapses could worsen food crisis  Jun 20, 2008

* Indonesia confirms 2 recent avian flu deaths  Jun 19, 2008

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

* China reports H5N1 outbreak in Guangdong  Jun 17, 2008

* Indonesian government mum as AP reports H5N1 case  Jun 13, 2008

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

* Hong Kong reports H5N1 at poultry market  Jun 9, 2008

* UK avian flu virus identified as H7N7  Jun 5, 2008

* Indonesia quits offering prompt notice of H5N1 cases  Jun 5, 2008

* H7 avian flu hits UK; US chickens exposed to H7N3  Jun 4, 2008

* USDA releases sequences of 150 avian flu viruses  Jun 2, 2008

* WHO confirms Bangladesh's first H5N1 case  May 28, 2008

* Some avian flu H7 viruses growing more human-like  May 28, 2008

* Indonesia claims wide support for virus-sharing stance  May 27, 2008

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

* Bangladesh reports its first human H5N1 case  May 22, 2008

* Experts welcome Indonesia's vow to share H5N1 data  May 19, 2008

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

* India, South Korea, Vietnam confirm H5N1 outbreaks  May 9, 2008

* WHO begins pandemic guidance update  May 6, 2008

* South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds  May 5, 2008

* Toronto officials approve antivirals for city workers  Apr 29, 2008

* Indonesian boy dies of avian flu; Japan confirms H5N1 in swans  Apr 29, 2008

* HHS adds H5N1 clade 2.2 vaccine to stockpile  Apr 29, 2008

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

* Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples  Apr 23, 2008

* HHS official reports on Southeast Asia issues  Apr 22, 2008

* South Korea raises H5N1 culling target to 5.3 million  Apr 21, 2008

* Boy's illness raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 50  Apr 18, 2008

* HHS secretary blogs on impasse with Indonesia  Apr 17, 2008

* South Korea raises H5N1 alert as outbreak reports rise  Apr 17, 2008

* Japan set to begin prepandemic vaccination  Apr 15, 2008

* H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia  Apr 14, 2008

* Egypt reports another H5N1 death  Apr 11, 2008

* Chinese man probably caught H5N1 from son  Apr 9, 2008

* 19-year-old Egyptian dies of avian flu  Apr 7, 2008

* India, South Korea, China report H5N1 outbreaks  Apr 7, 2008

* H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry  Apr 4, 2008

* Two more H5N1 cases from Pakistan cluster verified  Apr 3, 2008

* China approves its first H5N1 vaccine  Apr 3, 2008

* Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132  Mar 31, 2008

* Swiss find H5N1 in wild duck; India has new outbreak  Mar 27, 2008

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

* US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia  Mar 25, 2008

* Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry  Mar 19, 2008

* Vietnamese boy dies of avian flu  Mar 18, 2008

* FAO: H5N1 levels in Indonesia raise pandemic risk  Mar 18, 2008

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

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

* H5N1 infects another Egyptian boy  Mar 10, 2008

* India, Vietnam report more H5N1 outbreaks  Mar 10, 2008

* WHO confirms two H5N1 cases in Egypt  Mar 5, 2008

* Indonesia: Recent H5N1 viruses show no mutation  Mar 5, 2008

* New case raises Egypt's H5N1 count to 45  Mar 3, 2008

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

* H5N1 infections reported in China, Vietnam, Egypt  Feb 26, 2008

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

* CDC expecting H5N1 samples from Indonesia  Feb 22, 2008

* More H5N1 cases reported in Vietnam, China  Feb 21, 2008

* H5N1 cases rise in China, Indonesia, Vietnam  Feb 18, 2008

* Pakistan reports another H5N1 outbreak  Feb 18, 2008

* Man's death raises Vietnam's H5N1 fatalities to 50  Feb 15, 2008

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

* USDA seeks more funds for food defense  Feb 13, 2008

* Daughter of Indonesian H5N1 patient infected  Feb 12, 2008

* H5N1 strikes birds in Laos  Feb 12, 2008

* Report urges USDA to tighten oversight of pandemic planning  Feb 11, 2008

* Bangladesh, Pakistan report fresh H5N1 outbreaks  Feb 5, 2008

* WHO: H5N1 strikes two more Indonesians  Feb 5, 2008

* Indonesia's H5N1 death toll rises to 102  Feb 1, 2008

* Saudi Arabia, Tibet report H5N1 outbreaks  Jan 30, 2008

* Indonesia logs 4 H5N1 cases; death toll reaches 100  Jan 28, 2008

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

* Cambodian study hints at subclinical H5N1 cases  Jan 25, 2008

* FAO: Spate of H5N1 outbreaks warrants stronger controls  Jan 24, 2008

* WHO confirms H5N1 deaths in Vietnam, Indonesia  Jan 24, 2008

* Vietnam reports H5N1 fatality  Jan 23, 2008

* More H5N1 outbreaks in India; virus hits Turkish poultry  Jan 22, 2008

* Indonesia reports another H5N1 case  Jan 22, 2008

* WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system  Jan 22, 2008

* Deaths raise Indonesia's H5N1 fatality count to 97  Jan 18, 2008

* H5N1 reappears in Ukraine; India battles outbreaks  Jan 18, 2008

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

* Exposure source unclear in 25% of human H5N1 cases  Jan 16, 2008

* H5N1 strikes poultry in India again  Jan 15, 2008

* Study refines view of H5N1 virus's binding preferences  Jan 14, 2008

* Indonesia reports its first H5N1 death of 2008  Jan 14, 2008

* Woman's illness raises Indonesia's H5N1 total to 117  Jan 11, 2008

* OIE chief's downplaying of pandemic risk draws fire  Jan 11, 2008

* H5N1 hits mute swans at British tourist site  Jan 10, 2008

* Israel among countries reporting new H5N1 outbreaks  Jan 3, 2008

* WHO: initial analysis of Pakistani H5N1 suggests no dangerous mutations  Jan 3, 2008

* Egypt reports three more H5N1 deaths  Dec 31, 2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 cases in Egypt, Vietnam  Dec 28, 2007

* European countries report more H5N1 in poultry  Dec 27, 2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 case in Pakistan cluster  Dec 27, 2007

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

* New swine flu virus supports 'mixing vessel' theory  Dec 20, 2007

* FAO reports downturn in H5N1 outbreaks for 2007  Dec 19, 2007

* Reports of potential H5N1 cases rise in Pakistan  Dec 18, 2007

* Benin confirms its first H5N1 outbreaks  Dec 17, 2007

* Possible H5N1 family cluster probed in Pakistan  Dec 17, 2007

* WHO confirms Myanmar's first human avian flu case  Dec 14, 2007

* Players in H5N1's debut ponder a decade's lessons  Dec 14, 2007

* Pakistan suspects first human H5N1 cases  Dec 14, 2007

* Indonesia reports 115th human H5N1 case  Dec 12, 2007

* Four countries report avian flu outbreaks  Dec 12, 2007

* Woman's death raises Indonesian H5N1 toll to 92  Dec 11, 2007

* Reports suggest common source in family H5N1 cases  Dec 10, 2007

* Study says 3 H5N1 variants reached Germany  Dec 10, 2007

* Father of Chinese H5N1 fatality has infection  Dec 7, 2007

* Donors pledge $406 million to fight avian flu  Dec 7, 2007

* H5N1 hits turkeys in Poland; stores sold tainted meat  Dec 3, 2007

* Chinese man dies from H5N1 infection  Dec 3, 2007

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

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

* H5N1 strikes poultry in Romania, Saudi Arabia  Nov 28, 2007

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

* H5N1 hits second farm in UK  Nov 19, 2007

* Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas  Nov 16, 2007

* H5N1 suspected at second British farm  Nov 15, 2007

* British officials confirm H5N1 in turkey outbreak  Nov 13, 2007

* UK reports H5 flu outbreak in turkeys  Nov 12, 2007

* Avian flu claims another Indonesian life  Nov 12, 2007

* Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces  Nov 9, 2007

* Woman's death raises Indonesian H5N1 toll to 90  Nov 5, 2007

* H5N1 hits poultry in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam  Nov 2, 2007

* Indonesia reports H5N1 case in 3-year-old  Oct 30, 2007

* FAO warns H5N1 may be lurking in Europe  Oct 26, 2007

* Indonesian child is latest H5N1 fatality  Oct 24, 2007

* Study says H5N1 has varied effects in small land birds  Oct 18, 2007

* Indonesian boy succumbs to avian flu  Oct 15, 2007

* Indonesia has another avian flu case  Oct 11, 2007

* Indonesia reports 108th H5N1 case  Oct 8, 2007

* H5N1 mutation that could help spark pandemic identified  Oct 5, 2007

* Report: H5N1 virus targets include organs, placenta, fetus  Oct 2, 2007

* Man's death pushes Indonesia's H5N1 fatality toll to 86  Oct 1, 2007

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

* Avian flu strikes ducks near Hong Kong  Sep 17, 2007

* Germany finds H5N1 in frozen duck meat  Sep 10, 2007

* Man's death raises Indonesia's H5N1 toll to 85  Sep 6, 2007

* Avian flu hits Russian farm; Asian officials discuss surveillance  Sep 4, 2007

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

* Germany, Vietnam battle H5N1 in poultry  Aug 27, 2007

* Second H5N1 case reported on Bali; CDC tests samples  Aug 22, 2007

* H5N1 strikes Pakistan poultry again  Aug 21, 2007

* Indonesia: H5N1 sample on its way to WHO  Aug 17, 2007

* Indonesia reports another H5N1 death  Aug 16, 2007

* Vietnam, France report more H5N1 in birds  Aug 15, 2007

* Woman's death marks Bali's first H5N1 case  Aug 13, 2007

* Researchers create H5N1 mutations to pave way for new vaccines and treatments  Aug 10, 2007

* Vietnamese teenager dies of avian flu  Aug 8, 2007

* WHO: Indonesia's withholding of viruses endangers world  Aug 7, 2007

* WHO working group grappling with virus-sharing issues  Aug 1, 2007

* Pregnant woman is Vietnam's latest H5N1 victim  Jul 31, 2007

* India finds H5N1 in poultry after 1-year hiatus  Jul 25, 2007

* Researchers warn H5N1 reassortment can occur beyond winter months  Jul 25, 2007

* Egypt has latest H5N1 case  Jul 23, 2007

* USDA lab confirms low-path H5N1 strain in Virginia turkeys  Jul 17, 2007

* Study: Inhibiting cytokine response might not reverse H5N1 infections  Jul 16, 2007

* USDA: Turkeys may have been exposed to mild H5N1  Jul 12, 2007

* Virginia turkeys show signs of H5 avian flu exposure  Jul 9, 2007

* Indonesian boy is latest H5N1 fatality  Jul 9, 2007

* US poll shows waning concern about avian flu  Jul 6, 2007

* France finds H5N1 in wild birds  Jul 5, 2007

* WHO confirms two of Vietnam's latest H5N1 cases  Jun 29, 2007

* FAO says avian flu entrenched as new outbreaks appear  Jun 27, 2007

* GAO assesses avian and pandemic flu planning  Jun 27, 2007

* H5N1 found in wild birds in Germany  Jun 25, 2007

* Human H5N1 cases confirmed in Egypt, Indonesia  Jun 25, 2007

* Togo confirms its first H5N1 outbreak  Jun 22, 2007

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

* Study: Vets show signs of past avian flu infections  Jun 21, 2007

* Czechs report first poultry H5N1 outbreak  Jun 21, 2007

* Vietnam reports 43rd H5N1 death  Jun 18, 2007

* Indonesia reports 100th human H5N1 case  Jun 15, 2007

* Vietnam reports two H5N1 cases  Jun 13, 2007

* Many Americans confused about avian flu and food safety  Jun 12, 2007

* Another Egyptian H5N1 case reported  Jun 11, 2007

* Human antibodies protect mice from H5N1 virus  Jun 8, 2007

* Asian leaders vow to share H5N1 samples as outbreaks continue  Jun 8, 2007

* Egypt reports new H5N1 case  Jun 8, 2007

* Indonesia suspects ominous H5N1 mutations  Jun 6, 2007

* Vietnam reports H5N1 case; Chinese patient dies  Jun 4, 2007

* Indonesian teen is latest H5N1 victim; Chinese samples reach WHO  Jun 1, 2007

* Indonesia reports fatal H5N1 case  May 30, 2007

* Chinese soldier treated for H5N1  May 29, 2007

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

* Mild avian flu hits Welsh farm; Nigeria has H5N1 outbreak  May 24, 2007

* H5N1 hits birds in Vietnam, Ghana, Pakistan  May 23, 2007

* China confirms another H5N1 outbreak in birds  May 21, 2007

* OIE says wild bird deaths from H5N1 may be cyclical  May 21, 2007

* WHO confirms backlog of 15 Indonesian H5N1 cases  May 16, 2007

* CDC, CSTE release online H5N1 readiness course  May 15, 2007

* Virus sharing high on agenda as WHO meeting begins  May 14, 2007

* Indonesia reports 76th fatal H5N1 case  May 14, 2007

* Indonesia reports 75th avian flu death  May 7, 2007

* US to test fewer wild birds for avian flu this year  May 7, 2007

* Ghana reports its first H5N1 outbreak  May 2, 2007

* WHO warns against steroids for H5N1 patients  Apr 20, 2007

* UK: Cause of first H5N1 outbreak still uncertain  Apr 19, 2007

* FDA approves first H5N1 vaccine  Apr 17, 2007

* China said to be withholding H5N1 virus samples  Apr 16, 2007

* Bangladesh, Cambodia battle new H5N1 outbreaks  Apr 16, 2007

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

* Indonesia, Egypt report H5N1 cases  Apr 9, 2007

* Cambodia, Egypt report H5N1 cases; Indonesia demands vaccine  Apr 6, 2007

* Tests exclude H5N1 cases in Kuwait, confirm 1 in Indonesia  Apr 5, 2007

* Indonesia blames death on H5N1; Kuwait has suspected cases  Apr 4, 2007

* NIAID unveils multicenter flu research initiative  Apr 4, 2007

* Indonesia considers autopsies for H5N1 victims  Apr 3, 2007

* FAO sees good and bad news as avian flu persists  Apr 2, 2007

* Three new H5N1 cases push Egypt's count to 32  Apr 2, 2007

* Mild avian flu virus suspected in West Virginia turkeys  Apr 2, 2007

* Indonesian doctor has possible H5N1 symptoms  Mar 30, 2007

* Indonesia suspects two more H5N1 cases  Mar 29, 2007

* International network to study high-dose Tamiflu  Mar 29, 2007

* Child's H9N2 flu case probably from birds  Mar 28, 2007

* China, Egypt report new H5N1 cases  Mar 28, 2007

* Egypt has 2 more H5N1 cases; Indonesia suspects 3  Mar 27, 2007

* Egypt reports 27th case of avian flu  Mar 26, 2007

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

* Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia report first H5N1 outbreaks  Mar 23, 2007

* Thailand joins Indonesia in withholding H5N1 strains  Mar 22, 2007

* WHO: Six developing countries may get flu vaccine plants  Mar 22, 2007

* Baby in Hong Kong infected with H9N2 avian flu  Mar 20, 2007

* Indonesia reports H5N1 deaths; Egypt cites new case  Mar 19, 2007

* USDA vows to boost avian flu prevention efforts  Mar 15, 2007

* Egypt reports another H5N1 case  Mar 15, 2007

* Indonesia wants legal pact on sharing H5N1 samples  Mar 14, 2007

* Egypt, Indonesia report human H5N1 cases  Mar 12, 2007

* H5N1 death in Laos confirmed; Chinese reject research report  Mar 8, 2007

* WHO says Lao death likely caused by H5N1  Mar 5, 2007

* WHO confirms H5N1 cases, still seeks virus-sharing pact  Mar 1, 2007

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

* FDA panel supports H5N1 vaccine approval  Feb 27, 2007

* Kuwait reports H5N1 outbreaks in birds  Feb 26, 2007

* Afghanistan confirms new H5N1 outbreaks  Feb 23, 2007

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

* FAO: Nigeria needs stricter avian flu controls  Feb 20, 2007

* H5N1 outbreaks confirmed near Moscow  Feb 19, 2007

* Egypt reports 13th avian flu death plus new case  Feb 16, 2007

* WHO cites more evidence of H5N1's bias toward young  Feb 14, 2007

* Egypt reports 3rd H5N1 case of 2007  Feb 14, 2007

* Indonesia reports 2 H5N1 deaths  Feb 12, 2007

* Turkey has avian flu; UK, Hungary outbreaks may be linked  Feb 9, 2007

* Indonesia reports two avian flu cases  Feb 6, 2007

* System for global pandemic vaccine development challenged  Feb 6, 2007

* England reports first H5N1 poultry outbreak  Feb 5, 2007

* Nigeria confirms its first human case of avian flu  Jan 31, 2007

* Avian flu resurfaces in Russian poultry  Jan 29, 2007

* Girl's death raises Indonesia's H5N1 toll  Jan 25, 2007

* Avian flu crops up in Europe again  Jan 24, 2007

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

* WHO chief issues H5N1 warning amid new deaths  Jan 22, 2007

* Asian countries struggle to contain avian flu  Jan 19, 2007

* Tamiflu-resistant H5N1 strain surfaces in Egypt  Jan 18, 2007

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

* Japan, Thailand face H5N1 in birds again  Jan 16, 2007

* H5N1 virus continues to strike humans, poultry  Jan 12, 2007

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

* Possible H5N1 case cluster reported in Indonesia  Jan 11, 2007

* China has first avian flu case in months  Jan 10, 2007

* H5N1-infected bird found in Hong Kong  Jan 8, 2007

* Indonesia reports 2 avian flu cases  Jan 8, 2007

* Three H5N1 deaths push Egypt's case count to 18  Dec 27, 2006

* Vietnam, South Korea, Nigeria battle avian flu  Dec 22, 2006

* Vietnam reports new H5N1 outbreaks in poultry  Dec 20, 2006

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

* Agencies to seek accord on naming of H5N1 strains  Dec 11, 2006

* Donors pledge $475 million for global avian flu fight  Dec 8, 2006

* Study: Poultry most likely to bring H5N1 to Americas  Dec 5, 2006

* CDC funds work on rapid tests for avian flu  Dec 4, 2006

* Cost of battling avian flu rising, World Bank says  Dec 4, 2006

* WHO urges careful investigation of H5N1 cases  Nov 29, 2006

* Rumors of H5N1 case in Canada dismissed  Nov 29, 2006

* Indonesia reports 57th avian flu death  Nov 28, 2006

* H5N1 hits second South Korean poultry farm  Nov 28, 2006

* South Korea has H5N1 in poultry after 3-year lull  Nov 27, 2006

* Reports show difficulty of diagnosing H5N1 cases  Nov 22, 2006

* Study finds 2 mutations that help H5N1 infect humans  Nov 21, 2006

* HHS awards 3 contracts for more H5N1 vaccine  Nov 20, 2006

* OSHA updates guidance on avian flu  Nov 15, 2006

* Indonesia reports two avian flu cases  Nov 13, 2006

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

* Feds change plan for reporting avian flu in wild birds  Nov 3, 2006

* Study says new H5N1 strain pervades southern China  Nov 3, 2006

* WHO report calls H5N1 vaccine stockpiling premature  Nov 2, 2006

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

* Egypt reports 7th avian flu death  Oct 30, 2006

* SPECIAL REPORT: When avian flu control meets cultural resistance  Oct 26, 2006

* Study: Wood ducks could be sentinel for H5N1  Oct 25, 2006