China has culled all poultry at Huhuai produce market in Songjiang district of Shanghai in order to limit a bird flu outbreak caused by a new strain of H7N9 virus. The culling was carried out after authorities from the China's Ministry of ...
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An estimated 582,000 chicken across seven farms have been affected by the bird flu virus outbreak in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The virus was confirmed after security laboratory technicians of high security laboratory of the ...
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A case of H5N1 bird flu has been identified during initial tests at a duck farm in state of Brandenburg, Germany, a development which has led to the culling of 14,000 ducks. The bird flu was identified following tests conducted by the ...
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Yes, for several reasons. First, unless you were tested for the flu virus it's possible that your symptoms actually stemmed from the common cold, sinusitis, or some other respiratory illness. And even if you're certain you had the flu, this ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the FDA approval of four-strain seasonal influenza (flu) virus vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to immunize adults and children of three years age and more, in the US. The intramuscular vaccine is ...
Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and other poultry from Taiwan after global animal health authorities confirmed that the country is free of the bird flu virus. The ban has been lifted on the ...
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