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Asia's toll from bird flu rises to 22 *
Two four-year-old boys became the latest victims of the bird flu virus sweeping Asia, bring the human death toll to 22 on Wednesday.
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Bird flu in Asian chickens since April, WHO says *
The bird flu sweeping across Asia has been in chickens in the region since at least April, tests conducted by the World Health Organization revealed, giving reassurance the virus has not been very successful at jumping to humans so far.
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Bird flu killing 70 per cent of victims, doctor says *
Up to 70 per cent of people who contracted avian flu in the Asian outbreak died of the virus, about twice the level of the 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong, a doctor from the territory said yesterday.
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Bird flu not being spread by people, WHO says *
Genetic evidence shows bird flu is not being passed from person to person in Vietnam, reassuring news that suggests the outbreaks that have killed 18 people have not become an epidemic, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
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Bird flu strain crosses to pigs *
A Chinese laboratory said Friday that a deadly strain of bird flu has been found in pigs, expanding the number of species that can be infected with the disease.
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Bird flu toll rises to 20 *
A 13-year-old boy died of bird flu in Thailand on Saturday, an official said, bringing to 20 the human death toll from the disease that's also killed millions of chickens and ducks across Asia and is now feared to have jumped to other animals.
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Bird flu toll rises to seven *
Thailand's prime minister said Saturday the bird flu epidemic could hurt the country's giant chicken export sector, as the virus claimed another life in Vietnam, bringing Asia's death toll to seven.
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China reports bird flu in three more provinces *
China said yesterday the bird flu virus that has killed 10 people in Asia had struck in three provinces, and further cases were suspected, including one in Shanghai.
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Germany checks woman for bird flu after Thai trip *
Doctors in Germany are examining a woman suspected of contracting bird flu during a recent trip to Thailand, officials in Hamburg said Monday.
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Japan bans Thai chickens over fears of avian flu *
Thailand swore yesterday that it is not covering up cases of bird flu, but Japan suspended imports from the huge Thai chicken industry until it is sure there are none.
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Poultry disease threatens Thailand's exports *
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra invited foreign reporters to join his cabinet for a chicken lunch yesterday as he tried to soothe public fears after an outbreak of poultry cholera.
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Six countries hit by bird flu *
Deadly disease spreads in Asia, emerges as threat to health, markets.
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Sofitel Exotic Tropical Escapes *
If your idea of a winter vacation includes the beach and lots of sun, Sofitel also offers “Dream Packages” for exotic, warm-weather getaways to Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Thailand.
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Swift drive considered to avert flu pandemic *
With a rising death toll in Vietnam and almost daily warnings that an influenza pandemic is imminent, a number of flu experts are wondering whether a pandemic could be averted with swift and decisive action.
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Thailand confirms human cases of bird flu *
A man suspected of having bird flu died Friday and two boys have been infected, the Thai government said, while Cambodia became the sixth Asian nation with a confirmed outbreak of the disease.
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Transfer of bird flu between humans suspected *
An unnamed 31-year-old man in northern Vietnam has emerged as "patient zero" in the first suspected human-to-human transmission of the deadly bird-flu virus that is sweeping through Asia.
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Two more die from avian flu *
Two four-year-old boys were confirmed yesterday as the latest victims of the bird flu virus sweeping Asia, bringing the human death toll to 22.
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Two sisters who died of bird flu may be first human-to-human transmission *
Two Vietnamese sisters who died of bird flu may have caught the disease from their brother, the World Health Organization said Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first known case of human-to-human transmission of the virus during the current outbreak sweeping Asia.
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WHO plays down fears after bird flu found in cats *
The World Health Organization played down fears yesterday that the discovery in cats of a bird flu that has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and Vietnam poses increased risks for humans.
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WHO urges isolation, not travel bans, for bird flu sufferers *
The World Health Organization said Friday that people hit by the bird flu outbreak sweeping Asia should be quarantined to avoid contact with sufferers of regular influenza, because a combination of the two viruses may accelerate the spread of the disease.
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'Guess what? Sex is beautiful' *
When Thai massage mogul Chuwit Kamolvisit declared war on the police, no one dreamed he could make a government embarrassed by the flesh trade consider making it legal. CHRIS TENOVE reports from Bangkok.
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Asia's latest celebrity hotspot *
In the beginning was Angelina. Then came Minnie, Ashley, Jackie, Rupert, Roger and Cliff.
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Bird flu death toll hits 15 *
Asia's human death toll from bird flu rose to 15 on Wednesday while China addressed its broadening zone of infected poultry with a new bird flu headquarters and Singaporeans turned in pet chickens for slaughter.
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Bird-flu blueprint sees up to 58,000 deaths *
Health Canada's preparedness document says pandemic would hit children, elderly.
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Indonesia seventh country to confirm bird flu *
Indonesia became the seventh country in Asia to confirm an outbreak of deadly bird flu, as the World Health Organization warned Sunday the virus could be resistant to basic human influenza drugs.
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Vietnamese girl 5th bird-flu victim *
An eight-year-old girl has become the fifth confirmed death from bird flu in Vietnam, the World Health Organization said yesterday as Asia went on alert against the chicken-borne virus.
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