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Five Thorny Questions to Ask When Planning for an Avian Flu Pandemic
College Student Affairs Journal; 10/1/2006; Ostroth, D David; Frias, Mary Lou; Turrentine, Cathryn G; 3444 words
; ... project a strong possibility that an avian flu pandemic will occur in the next 4 ... that should be preparing now for an avian flu pandemic. This article suggests five ... must address as they prepare their avian flu plans. This article presents information ...
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AMBIENT VOICES THE AVIAN FLU
The Manila Times; 10/23/2005; Ongpin, Ma Isabel; 683 words
; NEWS are replete with stories on avian flu, thought to be of Asian origin and flaring up now and then in places such as Hong Kong and China. Some human beings in avian-flu countries have been contaminated and have died. The usual measure that is taken, besides care of human victims, has been ...
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U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA) U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA) DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE WOODROW WILSON CENTER ON AVIAN FLU
Washington Transcript Service; 12/7/2005; 6578 words
; ... appropriations bill up, I sent a modified avian flu plan, modified in that we had more ... president went to NIH to announce an avian flu plan. I watched it and listened ... Republicans removed every dime of the avian flu funding from our bill. House Majority ... Roy Blunt was quoted by ...
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Analysis: Preventing avian flu from creating a pandemic
Talk of the Nation Science Friday (NPR); 1/28/2005; JOE PALCA; 4957 words
; ... 01-28-2005 Analysis: Preventing avian flu from creating a pandemic Host ... NATION/SCIENCE FRIDAY from NPR News, and I'm Joe Palca. Later in the ... pandemics including the 1918 Spanish flu that claimed the lives of nearly ... will occur. The latest threat is avian influenza, a kind of flu ...
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Zoo on forefront of avian flu fight; Officials develop; four-level protocol to combat outbreaks
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/27/2006; KATHARINE OTT; 724 words
; ... about visiting the zoo even if avian flu gets closer, said Donald Janssen ... sick with the H5N1 virus strain of avian flu , but it is very difficult for ... Janssen said. "H5N1 is very bad news for birds, not people." No cases of avian flu have been found in North America ... cases ...
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BAYH URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC
Capitol Hill Press Releases; 9/29/2005; 1084 words
; ... Immediate Action to Prepare for Possible Avian Flu Pandemic Contact: Dan Pfeiffer (202 ... funds to prepare for a potential avian flu outbreak. Bayh, a leader in the effort ... in January of 2004. "We know that avian flu is a real killer, and we shouldn ...
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FLAT-FOOTED ON FLU; 'Nobody is prepared' for avian outbreak-and that includes Chicago.(News)
Crain's Chicago Business; 10/10/2005; Singh, Shruti Date; 813 words
; ... DATE SINGH With rising fears of an avian flu pandemic, state and local officials ... in the country is prepared for an (avian flu) pandemic,'' says Georges Benjamin ... displaying symptoms that pointed to avian flu, he or she would be monitored and ...
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Chicken farmers cluck at 'hysteria' over avian flu. BGU researcher: Exaggeration over disease is grotesque
Jerusalem Post; 10/21/2005; JUDY SIEGEL; 1020 words
; ... farmers cluck at 'hysteria' over avian flu. BGU researcher: Exaggeration over ... JUDY SIEGEL Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 04 Friday, October 21, 2005 ... about the worldwide "hype" over avian flu, recommend that the public take ... for 45 years. "I got my regular flu injection as ...
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Risk avian flu poses to humans remains hard to determine.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 10/31/2005; Dorning, Mike; 1534 words
; Byline: Mike Dorning WASHINGTON _ News reports on avian flu have taken on alarming tones as the virus has spread from chickens and ducks in Asia to swans in Croatia and, most recently, a ... a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projected deaths in a range between 89,000 and 207,000 ...
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AVIAN FLU Q&A.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 10/15/2005; 475 words
; ... Sentinel What is pandemic flu? What is avian flu? Are they the same? No, they are ... natural immunity to the novel virus. Avian flu is a specific influenza virus that ... These days, when people talk about avian flu, they usually are referring to the ...
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