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Here are the top Bird Flu stories for this month, August 2008 - (more news on our main web-site)

Note: Alerts are the top, daily news headlines, with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). These are from major news organizations all over the world. We have sorted these in month pages since January 2006.

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28 August » Novavax Moves Closer to Licensing Bird Flu Vaccine
Washington Post - United States
Of the patients who received the highest dosage, 94 percent produced antibodies to neutralize H5N1, an Indonesian strain of bird flu that emerged in 2005 …

27 August » Bird flu strain in India, Bangladesh similar
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: The bird flu virus, that caused India’s worst Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak this year, has been found to be “a lot similar” to the one that …

26 August » Campaigns take bird flu education to villages
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Red spaghetti, a chicken roll and hot chili fried eggs replaced the usual banners, posters and stickers in a bird flu campaign here Sunday. …

25 August » UAE takes strict precautionary measures against bird flu
Xinhua - China
24 (Xinhua) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gearing up for a battle against bird flu as the season of birds’ migration approaches with strict …

24 August » VN-made bird-flu vaccine effective
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
Blood samples of volunteers were collected over time for testing, and results showed effective immunisation against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, …

23 August » Hendra virus mutation fear
Courier Mail - Australia
Considering that this represents a FAR greater danger to all of us in SEQld than any overhyped potential outbreak of H5N1 Avian Influenza, due to the fact …

22 August » Internet Abuzz: Avian Flu Weaponized?
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Since Natural Solutions Foundation first used the phrase “Weaponized Avian Flu” on its www.HealthFreedomUSA.org Internet site, on July 19, 2008, …

21 August » WHO-LINKED CENTRE LAYS PATENT CLAIM ON BIRD FLU VIRUS
Grain - Barcelona,Spain
The patent application claims a new vaccine against influenza, particularly for Bird Flu (H5N1). The vaccines incorporate one to four genes from a H5N1 …

20 August » Flu pandemic survivors retain immunity
Healthcare Republic - USA
US scientists discovered that antibody-producing B-cells isolated from survivors, are effective in protecting mice from the lethal H5N1 infection. Bird flu …

19 August » Bacteria played a role in 1918 pandemic flu deaths, scientists say
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
A similar overkill response has been seen in deaths from the ongoing avian flu outbreak that began in Asia. Capable of jumping the species barrier, the H5N1 …

18 August » South Korea to declare itself free of bird flu
International Herald Tribune - France
The OIE has been at the forefront of global efforts to monitor and fight the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which scientists have tracked because they fear it may …

17 August » Long march of Chinese demand for chicken’s feet
Scotsman - United Kingdom
The threat to human health from the virulent strain of avian flu – H5N1 – remains a major concern and China is taking steps to ensure that imported poultry …

16 August » Scientists Say H9N2 Strain Poses New Bird Flu Threat
AHN - USA
Scientists have so far focused on the H5N1 bird flu virus and H7 avian flu viruses as candidates for the next pandemic, but new circumstantial evidence …

15 August » Hope over ‘quick’ bird flu test
BBC News - UK
So far, tens of millions of birds have died or been slaughtered as a result of bird flu in Asia and beyond. At the moment, the H5N1 strain, while highly …

14 August » Ghana seeks meeting with neighbours on Nigeria bird flu detection
Afrique en ligne - Angers,France
Kumasi, Ghana - Ghana’s Veterinary Services Directorate, alarmed at the resurgence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Nigeria, is seeking a meeting with its …

13 August » New bird flu strain found in Africa
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Washington - A new strain of H5N1 bird flu has shown up among birds in Africa in a worrying development, the United Nations Food and Agriculture

12 August » New Bird Flu Strain Detected in Nigeria
Stackyard - Carlisle,UK
Since the avian influenza epidemic caused by the H5N1 strain started five years ago in Asia, the disease has affected over 60 countries; the vast majority …

11 August » Contact With Birds Not Required to Contract Bird Flu Infection
Natural News.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it may be possible to contract the avian flu without coming into direct contact with …

10 August » Indonesian villagers test negative to bird flu
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The local husbandry office has taken preventive action this week by slaughtering and burning some 400 chickens and ducks. The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu …

09 August » 13 People Hospitalized With Bird Flu Symptoms
TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Officials have found some dead chickens with H5N1 bird flu virus. In May 2006, 7 people died in the Karo district of North Sumatra province due to bird flu. …

08 August » Suspected bird flu cases in Indonesia village: report
Reuters UK - UK
Although bird flu remains mainly an animal disease, experts fear the H5N1 virus might mutate into a form easily passed between humans, causing a pandemic.

07 August » Pandemic flu drug stockpile to be doubled
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Experts say it is only a matter of time until another flu pandemic sweeps the world killing millions. Most believe H5N1 bird flu is the most likely strain …

06 August » NIGER-NIGERIA: Border on high-alert for bird flu
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Birds have been sent to laboratories in Italy to determine if the H5N1 avian flu virus is responsible. Two years ago, a bird flu outbreak in Nigeria spread …

05 August » Bacteria were the real killers in 1918 flu pandemic
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
The H5N1 bird flu strains jetting around the world seem to kill humans without the aid of bacteria, but those viruses aren’t fully adapted to humans, …

04 August » Indonesian man dies of bird flu, official says
The Associated Press -
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian factory worker died of bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country worst hit by the virus to 112, …

03 August » CDC Says Bird Flu Becoming More Contagious
UKMedix Health News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Nevertheless it is worth noting that if an H7 bird flu virus mutates it is likely that the H5N1 variant of the virus will also be able to follow suit. …

02 August » South Korean Cat Had The H5N1 Bird Flu
UKMedix Health News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
The city of Gimje had been particularly badly hit by the H5N1 bird flu virus earlier this year and millions of poultry had to be culled to contain the virus …

01 August » Avian Flu Weaponized? Press Release Censored
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Avian Flu May Already be Weaponized. Natural Solutions Foundation alerts world to startling evidence that H5N1 virus may already have been genetically …

Alerts are the top, daily news headlines with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). Since our goal is to forecast or calculate, we view these headlines as interesting indicators. Scanning over the whole year gives you a broad picture of what is going on in the world.

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