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Saudi Arabia Imposes a Ban on Imports of Poultry Meat and Egg Products From Canada
May 5, 2015Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on imports of poultry meat and egg products from the Canadian province of Ontario over the detection of avian influenza at three farms. Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the ...
Tags: Poultry Imports, poultry meat
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Two More Flocks of Minnesota Turkey Is Infected Lethal Avian Flu
Apr 8, 2015The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 6 that two more flocks of commercial Minnesota turkey have been infected with the lethal avian flu, out of which one flock is already in an quarantine zone. According to the USDA, ...
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Hong Kong Has Banned The Import of Certain Poultry and Poultry Products From The US
Dec 25, 2014Hong Kong has banned the import of certain poultry and poultry products from the US due to an avian flu virus outbreak in the country. Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
Tags: US Poultry, Flu Virus, poultry products
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It's Still Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot
Feb 14, 2014It's still not too late to get a flu shot, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Flu activity often peaks in January or February and can last well into May, and a flu shot protects you as long as flu viruses are ...
Tags: flu shot, circulating viruses, drug
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The Liquid Form of The Flu Drug Tamiflu Is in Short Supply Because of Early Strong Demand
Jan 10, 2014The liquid form of the flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply because of early strong demand.But the shortage is expected to be brief, lasting only through mid-January, according to its manufacturer, Genentech. Doctors typically give the ...
Tags: Tamiflu, Tamiflu Shortage, Health News
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The H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Does Not Yet Have The Ability to Easily Infect People
Dec 26, 2013The H7N9 bird flu virus does not yet have the ability to easily infect people, a new study indicates. The findings contradict some previous research suggesting that H7N9 poses an imminent threat of causing a global pandemic. The H7N9 ...
Tags: H7N9 viruses, bird flu virus, infect people
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People with Cancer Face a Higher Risk for Serious Flu-Related Complications
Dec 26, 2013People with cancer face a higher risk for serious flu-related complications, so getting vaccinated should be at the top of their to-do list this winter, an expert says. "The flu shot is recommended annually for cancer patients, as it is ...
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Texas Was Hard Hit with More Than a Dozen Critically Ill and Six Dead
Dec 21, 2013For the week ending Dec. 14, U.S. influenza increased nationwide, but Texas was hard hit with more than a dozen critically ill and six dead, officials say. The influenza strain H1N1 -- the same strain that caused the 2009 pandemic -- ...
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Dec 19, 2013Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments: Chinese Woman Killed by cNew to Humans A Chinese woman has died from a bird flu strain that has never before affected humans, and the World Health Organization called the ...
Tags: Health News, Health Highlights, Bee Deaths
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One of The Most Persistent Flu Myths Is That The Influenza Vaccine Can Give a Person Flu
Dec 16, 2013A U.S. infectious disease expert says one of the most persistent flu myths is that the influenza vaccine can give a person the flu -- it cannot. Dr. Jorge Parada, medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control Program at Loyola ...
Tags: flu, influenza vaccine, health, contradict a rumour
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Egg Allergies and Fear of Needles Are No Longer Arguments to Avoid Getting The Flu Vaccine
Dec 10, 2013Egg allergies and fear of needles are no longer arguments to avoid getting the flu vaccine, thanks to improvements available this year, a U.S. expert says. Dr. Jorge Parada, the medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control ...
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GlaxoSmithKline's Flulaval Quadrivalent Got FDA's Approval
Aug 20, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's Flulaval Quadrivalent (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the active immunization of people three years of age and more to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza ...
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Birds Have Been Culled in North Korea to Limit Bird Flu Outbreak Caused by H5n1 Virus
May 23, 2013Nearly 1,65,000 birds have been culled in North Korea in order to limit a massive bird flu outbreak caused by a toxic strain of H5N1 virus. The mass culling was carried out after authorities identified that the ducks in the Tudan Duck ...
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Price of Chinese Agricultural Products Declined
May 14, 2013According to National Bureau of Statistics of China, Chinese agricultural products' price in 36 major Chinese cities declined for the third consecutive week. The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that the average wholesale price ...
Tags: vegetables, cucumbers
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H7N9 Is a Serotype of The Species Influenzavirus A
Apr 11, 2013H7N9 is a serotype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). H7 normally circulates amongst avian populations with some variants known to occasionally infect humans. An H7N9 virus was first reported to have ...
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