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| Jan.27 |
Hong Kong |
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 Hong Kong culls chickens over H7N9 Hong Kong has begun culling 20,000 chickens after the H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China
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| Apr.10 |
China |
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Bird flu fears hit KFC China profits
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| Apr.5 |
Shanghai |
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20,000 birds slaughtered as bird flu death toll rises Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu
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| Apr.3 |
Southern China |
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China reports 4 more cases of unusual bird flu
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| Jan.12 |
New York |
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New York declares flu emergency
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| Jan.11 |
USA |
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US flu outbreak becomes epidemic
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| Oct.8 |
Hong Kong |
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Flu strain, not SARS, behind health scare
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| Jan.20 |
USA |
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Mutant bird flu research halted
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| Dec.21 |
Hong Kong |
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HK gathers chickens after bird flu found
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| Dec.20 |
USA |
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Terror fear over bird flu reports
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| Sep.20 |
India |
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Poultry culling after bird flu outbreak
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| Mar.23 |
Venezuela |
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H1N1 outbreak in Venezuelan state
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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Former PM Thatcher hospitalized Margaret Thatcher was admitted to a hospital Tuesday evening after a recent spell of the flu
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| Nov.27 |
Global |
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 Jump in number of global swine flu deaths WHO: The number of swine flu deaths has jumped by more than 1,000 in a week. At least 7,826 people are now known to have died
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| Nov.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Flu kills four pilgrims A teenager and three elderly people for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus
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| Nov.6 |
Global |
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H1N1 is now world's dominant flu virus
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| Sep.9 |
China |
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China set to provide first swine flu vaccine WHO: China has developed a vaccine for swine flu and is set to become the first country in the world to begin mass inoculations
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| Sep.7 |
Ecuador |
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Security chief dies from H1N1 flu
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| Aug.30 |
Colombia |
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President has H1N1 virus
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| Jul.29 |
USA |
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Swine flu vaccine for 'half US'
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| Jul.21 |
China |
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Group of 22 U.S. students quarantined |
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| Jul.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
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 Swine flu threatens Muslim Hajj season| Two Hajj pilgrims from Iran, 57-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, have contracted the H1N1 virus | |
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| Jun.15 |
Scotland |
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First flu death outside Americas| Jacqueline Fleming, 38, with swine flu died, marking the first known death of a swine flu patient outside of the Americas | |
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| Jun.11 |
Global |
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic
| 30,000 cases globally and 141 deaths with figures rising daily. The swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile
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| Jun.10 |
UN |
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UN set for swine flu crisis talks
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| Jun.9 |
Australia |
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Australia flu 'may tip pandemic'
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| May.22 |
US Georgia |
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Candidate virus for H1N1 vaccine arrives
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| May.20 |
Global |
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Swine flu tops 10,000 cases worldwide| World Health Organization: The H1N1 worldwide sickened 10,176 people and caused at least 80 deaths, mostly in Mexico | |
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| May.19 |
Global |
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Number of H1N1 cases nears 10,000
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| May.8 |
Hong Kong |
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'Flu' hotel guests free
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| May.6 |
Philippines |
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'Pacman' to return home despite flu fears
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| May.5 |
Texas |
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U.S. marks second swine flu-linked death
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San Diego |
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US navy halts aid vessel over flu
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| May.4 |
Mexico |
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Mexico to start China flu airlift| A Mexican plane has gone to collect dozens of Mexicans who have been quarantined because of fears they were infected with swine flu | |
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Washington |
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'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu'
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UN |
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U.N. wary of second wave of swine flu U.N. health officials that a second wave of the swine flu virus could 'strike with a vengeance'
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Mexico |
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Mexico to begin lifting flu curbs
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| May.3 |
Cairo |
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Farmers protest swine slaughter Pig farmers threw rocks at police in Cairo, as health workers gathered the farmers' herds for slaughter as a precaution against the swine fl...
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Global |
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WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787| The number of swine flu cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico. The pigs may have been infected by a Canadian fa... | |
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| May.2 |
Global |
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Number of confirmed H1N1 cases soars World Health Organization: The number of confirmed cases of swine flu across the globe jumped to 615
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| May.1 |
Hong Kong |
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'Flu' hotel sealed off About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case
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| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
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Mexico bid to contain deadly flu
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| Jan.25 |
Southern China |
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 China confirms 6th bird flu case this month  Map of Guizhou China| A 29-year-old man in southwest China is in critical condition after testing positive for bird flu, making him the country's sixth confirmed case | |
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| Jan.19 |
China |
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China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year Map of Hunan China 16-year-old boy, who had fallen ill on January 8, died in the city of Huaihua in the central Hunan province
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| Mar.12 |
Hong Kong |
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 Schools close amid flu fears| All kindergartens and junior schools have closed early for their Easter holiday, after a flu-like illness killed 3 children | |
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| Feb.5 |
England |
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Bans on UK poultry amid flu cull  | Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as UK pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys | |
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| Jan.27 |
Texas |
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Bluesman BB King leaves hospital| Blues legend has been discharged from hospital after a bout of flu, and his management says he is 'back to his old self' | |
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| Dec.21 |
England |
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Flu 'could wipe out 62 million'
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| Jul.26 |
London |
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Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough'
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| Jul.25 |
Thailand |
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Thailand records bird flu death A 16-year-old boy, from the province of Pichit, is the 15th person to die of the virus in the country
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| Mar.16 |
Mumbai |
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5 more nations hit by bird flu| Afghanistan, India and Myanmar had confirmed H5N1 caused recent outbreaks | |
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| Mar.15 |
Sweden |
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Deadly bird flu strain hits Sweden| The EU's reference laboratory has confirmed Sweden's outbreak of the deadly H5N1 | |
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| Mar.12 |
Myanmar |
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Burma reports first bird flu case Map of Mandalay Myanmar| The virus H5N1 was detected after more than 100 chickens died near Mandalay earlier this month | |
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| Feb.26 |
France |
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France vaccinates poultry flocks| Nearly a million free range ducks and geese in France are set to be inoculated against bird flu | |
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| Feb.24 |
France |
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France confirms bird flu strain
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| Feb.21 |
Jakarta |
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Bird flu tests for death The woman who died in Jakarta had been in contact with chickens infected with the virus
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Hungary |
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 Hungary, Croatia confirm bird flu| The H5N1 strain was confirmed in Hungary and Croatia as the deadly virus spread around the globe | |
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| Feb.20 |
European Union |
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EU and India fight bird flu spread| Europe is stepping up efforts as Indian officials and farm workers cull hundreds of thousands of chickens | |
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| Feb.19 |
Germany |
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German alarm over bird flu spread| Chancellor Merkel has termed as serious an outbreak in the north of the country | |
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| Feb.18 |
France |
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France confirms presence of H5N1| The deadly strain of bird flu has continued to spread around the world | |
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| Feb.17 |
Egypt |
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Bird flu cases confirmed in Egypt| Tests done on dead birds had confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain | |
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| Feb.15 |
Hungary |
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Crisis meeting as bird flu spreads Hungary has become the 5th EU nation to detect the deadly strain of in wild birds
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| Feb.12 |
Nigeria |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans| Nigerian health officials waited anxiously for test results on 2 children feared to be the first Africans infected | |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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 Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe| The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece | |
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull A large-scale cull is being planned at a farm where thousands of chickens have died from bird flu
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
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Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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| Jan.27 |
Switzerland |
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Davos: Gates triples TB research funding| Health experts urged renewed caution against the spread of bird flu | |
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| Jan.25 |
Western China |
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China bird flu death toll hits 7 A woman in southwestern China has died from bird flu
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| Jan.17 |
Beijing |
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Donors to boost bird flu effort| Donor countries meeting are preparing to pledge up to $1.5bn to fight bird flu worldwide | |
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European Union |
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EU bird flu funding rises to $120m| The Union is increasing its funding in the battle against a possible pandemic | |
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| Jan.16 |
Global |
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Donors asked for bird flu funding| Talks are under way at a key conference aiming to raise more than $1bn to halt the spread | |
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| Jan.12 |
Turkey |
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Pandemic warning as bird flu spreads Turkey has reported more human cases as the WHO said the threat of a pandemic was growing daily
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| Jan.11 |
UN |
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UN calls for $1.5bn bird flu fund The UN has called to help implement programs to fight bird flu and prepare for a pandemic in humans
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| Jan.7 |
Turkey |
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Turkish bird flu is deadly strain| A teenage sister and brother who died of bird flu were infected with the H5N1 strain of the virus | |
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| Nov.21 |
Global |
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Global moves to combat flu threat| China, the US, Canada, Japan and North Korea all taking action to help stop the disease spreading | |
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| Nov.17 |
South Korea |
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APEC leaders gather amid protests Bush and leaders of 20 countries convene with trade, terrorism, bird flu and N. Korea ambitions on the agenda
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| Nov.7 |
Beijing |
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Beijing shuts live poultry markets| China conducted door-to-door searches for chickens and ducks as it toughened its efforts to fight bird flu | |
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Switzerland |
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WHO: Human flu pandemic inevitable The suffering will be 'incalculable' unless the world is ready
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| Nov.1 |
Washington |
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 Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy The plan calls for investing in technology for vaccine production and breaking down barriers to bring it quicker
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| Oct.30 |
Queensland |
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Australia hosts bird flu summit Map of Brisbane Australia| Brisbane is hosting a summit from 21 Asia-Pacific states focussing on how to manage a potential pandemic | |
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| Oct.27 |
France |
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Tourist 'not carrying H5N1'| A 43-year-old man at first thought to have possibly been infected with the deadly bird flu virus | |
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| Oct.19 |
Thailand |
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New avian flu death| A man has died of bird flu, raising Thailand's death toll from the virus to 13 | |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
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 Official: World not ready for flu Mike Leavitt, the U.S. secretary of health says the world is 'woefully unprepared' to respond to a pandemic
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| Jul.6 |
China |
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Avian flu moves among wild geese| An outbreak in wild geese has raised fears that the virus responsible could soon spread | |
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| May.18 |
Vietnam |
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WHO to warn on changing avian flu| The WHO is to announce that the pattern of the flu in Vietnam is consistent with human-to-human infection | |
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| Apr.12 |
Global |
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Labs ordered to destroy flu virus 4,000 laboratories in 18 countries have been asked to destroy samples that were accidentally included in testing kits
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
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 Pope back in hospital with flu John Paul II is suffering a recurrence of the flu that forced him to be hospitalized for 10 days earlier this month
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| Feb.6 |
Vatican |
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Sick Pope makes public appearance John Paul II waved to pilgrims after appearing at the window of his hospital where he is recovering from flu
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital| Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu | |
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| Feb.3 |
Rome |
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Urgent bird flu summit Health experts are meeting as fears rise the illness may have reached Europe
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| Dec.13 |
USA |
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Flu epidemic fears lengthen vaccine lines| Before sunrise, thousands across the country had staked a place in lines outside malls, supermarkets and clinics | |
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| Mar.15 |
Southeast Asia |
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  Alert issued as flu fears grow| The World Health Organisation is issuing an emergency travel advisory amid fears that a virus may be spreading | |
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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  First alert over SARS Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam
| Health officials have issued a global warning about the flu and pneumonia. The precise origin of the infection is unknown
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