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Biodefense Panel Chairman Admits Bird Flu Data Will “Get Out”

(Global Security Newswire) Scientific data on how the avian flu can be altered to more easily pass between humans will eventually “get out,” despite efforts to contain the information so it cannot be misused by terrorists seeking to produce a biological weapon, a leading U.S. biodefense expert told the London Independent . National Science Advisory Read More »

February 9, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Public Health, and Research
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Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

(CIDRAP News) Animal health officials in Nepal yesterday reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in the eastern part of the country, while Vietnam and India reported more detections in poultry. Following massive poultry deaths on …

February 8, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Bioethics Commission To Investigate Ways To Protect Kids From Bioterrorism, Anthrax

(Slate Magazine) The U.S. administration will weigh the potential risks and benefits surrounding ways to shield children from bioterrorism and methods to treat them after an attack. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is set to tackle the issue in the spring, after a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Read More »

February 8, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Bird flu on the rise as cold weather lingers in Vietnam

(The Hindu) At least four provinces across the country have reported re-occurrences of the H5N1 virus this year. About 4000 birds have been destroyed, including 1700 infected ones. Many birds were transported across the country for the lunar New Year holiday …

February 7, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found

(AFP) KATHMANDU — Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said Sunday. “We sent samples for investigation to London after …