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H5N1 Virus Claims 9th Victim in Indonesia This Year – Medical Daily

Medical DailyH5N1 Virus Claims 9th Victim in Indonesia This YearMedical DailyLaboratory tests showed that the man was positive on having the H5N1 virus, making the total death toll to 159 out of 191 total cases since the avian flu began spreading in the country in 2005. The ministry said that the man who had lived Read More »

August 13, 2012
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H5N1 Virus Claims 9th Victim in Indonesia This Year – Medical Daily

Medical DailyH5N1 Virus Claims 9th Victim in Indonesia This YearMedical DailyLaboratory tests showed that the man was positive on having the H5N1 virus, making the total death toll to 159 out of 191 total cases since the avian flu began spreading in the country in 2005. The ministry said that the man who had lived Read More »

August 13, 2012
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Mail Carrier Med Delivery Exercise Has 95% Success Rate

(Global Security Newswire) U.S. Postal Service workers were able to deliver empty tablet containers to roughly 95 percent of the homes included in a May biological attack response exercise in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported on Thursday. On May 6, participating mail distribution personnel dropped Read More »

August 10, 2012
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Scientists describe antibodies that protect against large variety of flu viruses

(EurekAlert)A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and Crucell Vaccine Institute in the Netherlands describes three human antibodies that provide broad protection against Influenza B virus strains. The same team had previously reported finding broadly neutralizing antibodies against Influenza A strains. The isolation of the new broadly neutralizing antibodies, which was reported Read More »

August 10, 2012
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update

The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.

August 10, 2012
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