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bird flu outbreak reported in Lhasa

China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) confirmed Sunday a new outbreak of bird flu in Lhasa, southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region. The national bird flu ...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/20/content_7693416.htm
April 20, 2009
China Daily

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Baby girl confirmed with bird flu in Egypt
... experts fear that the bird flu virus may mutate into a form that could be easily transmitted from person to person, causing a global pandemic.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20090420/121199834.html
April 20, 2009
RIA Novosti

Safety of bird flu drug Tamiflu in children questioned
A prominent Japanese researcher reporting on the bird flu drug Tamiflu says the drug may not be safe for children. Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) ...
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48485
April 20, 2009
News-Medical.net

Abnormal risks tied to flu drug?
To prevent a flu pandemic, Singapore is spending about S$50 million to stockpile 1.7 million courses of Tamiflu and 50000 courses of another drug, Relenza. ...
http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090420-136260.html
April 20, 2009
AsiaOne

检验检疫要求高度重视非洲猪瘟传入中国
与我国接壤的俄罗斯去年发生了大面积的流行和扩散，仅北高加索地区奥塞梯共和国八个地区中就有四个地区爆发了非洲猪瘟，病死猪1076头，3500头猪被淘汰。 生猪生产的安全关乎国计民生，2007年我国发生的猪蓝耳病疫情，是导致我国2007年、2008年生猪价格大幅上涨的重要因素。因此南京检验检疫局建议各相关部门高度重视非洲猪瘟疫情，采取有力 ...
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Inspection and quarantine requirements attached great importance to African swine fever into China
Bordering Russia and China have taken place in last year's large-scale and spread of the epidemic, just North Ossetian Republic of the Caucasus region in eight districts in four regions will have an outbreak of African swine fever,病死猪1076, 3500 pig out. Pig production, the people's livelihood security concerns, China in 2007 occurred in the blue ear pig disease epidemic, is the result of 2007, prices of live pigs in 2008 an important factor in rising. Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Nanjing therefore recommended that the relevant departments attach great importance to African swine fever epidemic, and take effective ...
http://news.aweb.com.cn/2009/4/20/117200904200957200.html
April 20, 2009
农博网

新型インフル「流行前ワクチン」接種対象拡大に慎重論
新型インフルエンザが流行する前に、あらかじめ接種しておく「プレパンデミック(大流行前)ワクチン」。 厚生労働省研究班は今月6日、医療関係者など約6000人に接種した臨床研究の結果を受け、「ワクチンとして有効であり、安全性にも問題はない」と発表した。 ...
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INFURU new "vaccine before the epidemic," caution that the expansion of vaccination
Before the avian flu epidemic, you have pre-vaccination "PUREPANDEMIKKU (before the epidemic) vaccine." Ministry research team On Wednesday, about 6,000 medical professionals and clinical research on the results of the vaccination, "as the vaccine is effective and it is not safe." ...
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/iryou/news/iryou_news/20090419-OYT8T00332.htm
April 20, 2009
読売新聞

KDDIら、新型インフルエンザ対策の在宅勤務システム提供へ
三井住友海上火災保険のグループ会社であるインターリスク総研とKDDIは4月20日、新型インフルエンザの大流行(パンデミック)時においても在宅勤務による事業継続を行なうためのソリューションサービスの提供を開始した。 新型インフルエンザの世界的な流行が懸念される ...
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KDDI them to offer telecommuting system against avian flu
Risk Research and the Inter KDDI group companies of the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., April 20, outbreaks of avian flu (pandemic) has started to provide business solution services by continuing to do work at home and at the time. It is feared that the global epidemic of avian flu ...
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/410/410982/
April 20, 2009
ASCII.jp

Canada planning to change breakdown of flu drugs in pandemic stockpile
TORONTO - Canada will adjust the mix of antiviral drugs in an emergency pandemic stockpile this year, a response to concerns over the vulnerability of the ...
http://www.eastottawa.ca/article-cp175242129-Canada-planning-to-change-breakdown-of-flu-drugs-in-pandemic-stockpile.html
April 20, 2009
Orleans Star