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Officials in southern Vietnam have confirmed that the recent bird flu outbreak is the lethal H5N1 strain.
And, experts say a fresh outbreak of avian influenza in Nigeria is more widespread than thought.
Meanwhile, the University of Maryland School of Medicine will begin testing its cell-based bird flu vaccine in January in preparation for a possible flu pandemic in the near future although it is still too early to build up stockpiles of bird flu vaccine in preparation for a human flu pandemic, flu experts say.
French authorities say they cannot rule out bird flu after 4,000 chickens died on a French farm on Saturday, 16 December 2006 and scientists are out in force in effort to identify deadly strain believed to be Avian Influenza in Delaware, USA.
Sure, CBS can publish columns from Michael Fumento and other ostriches who want to bury their heads in the sand and claim the extra money spent on health care has not strengthened the global system for the future, and true, alarmists are equally to blame trying to make a buck on this or at least get their moment of fame. What we really need is a wise balance and to pull together to help all the world. Every time I go to Sudan and see how little is done and how hard it is to help, I wonder why we aren’t further advanced in our 21st Century.
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