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Here are the top Bird Flu stories for this month, October 2006 -

31. October » Egypt bird flu toll reaches 7
News24 - South Africa

30. October » Bird flu warning prevents world pandemic
Spero News - USA

29. October » Agencies talk about flu pandemic
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA

28. October » Would Americans Panic In A Flu Pandemic?
CBS News - New York,New York,USA

27. October » Study warns US of avian influenza perils
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK

26. October » Tanzania: Zanzibar destroys Poultry Eggs to prevent bird flu
SomaliNet - USA

25. October » Flu Preparedness at the New York Academy of Sciences
American Council on Science and Health - New York,NY,USA

24. October » Researcher Lawrence Broxmeyer onThe Hush-Hush Epidemic of 2006
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA

23. October » All domestic fowls inoculated in Inner Mongolia for bird flu …
People’s Daily Online - Beijing,China

22. October » Vical announces successful tests for bird flu vaccine
San Diego Union Tribune - United States

21. October » Studying the virulence of bird flu in humans
WorldPoultry.net - Doetinchem,Netherlands

20. October » Australia Tests Bird Flu Defenses
Voice of America - USA

19. October » Kenya Deluged by Polio, Bird Flu Scare
Voice of America - USA

18. October » More tests confirm low-risk bird flu in Illinois
Reuters - USA

17. October » Vaccine for 1918 flu could mean help in future
Chicago Tribune - United States

16. October » Indonesia Confirms 53rd Human Bird Flu Death
Medical News Today - UK

15. October » Flu pandemic ‘outbreak’ to test response
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

14. October » Europeans Encouraged to Improve Hygiene to Reduce Flu Threat
Bloomberg - USA

13. October » FAO Launches Rapid Response Center for Bird Flu
Voice of America - USA

12. October » Bird flu case in Thai dog raises questions about infection
Globe and Mail - Canada

11. October » Egypt detects new human H5N1 bird flu case
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK

10. October » New Drug Blocks Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus
MedIndia - India

09. October » Final tests confirm bird flu strain in Montana-USDA
Reuters - USA

08. October » Cats can carry bird flu, study says
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia

07. October » Bird Flu Virus Infects Pigs in Bali
Tempo Interaktif - Jakarta,Indonesia

06. October » New anti-viral even blocks bird flu
United Press International - USA

05. October » FluWrap: West Java goes own way
Science Daily (press release) - USA

04. October » Norfolk is ready for a flu pandemic
Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK

03. October » Nobel-winning technology already an industry
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK

02. October » Health Experts Urge EU to Prepare for More Bird Flu Cases
Deutsche Welle - Germany

01. October » Handling game with care means wearing gloves
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA

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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