Bird Flu Arrives in the Heart of Riyadh (Arab News)
What If You Get the Flu? But even if you steer clear of sneezers and you wash your hands regularly, you still might get the flu. At the doctor's office, the doctor will ask you how you've been feeling and examine you. He or she might use a long cotton swab to get a sample of the gunk in your nose or throat. Testing this sample in a lab can determine, for sure, that you have the flu. But usually this isn't necessary. Based on your symptoms, your doctor can usually tell if you have the flu, especially during times when a lot of flu is going around your town.
Bird Flu Arrives in the Heart of Riyadh (Arab News)
RIYADH, 20 November 2007 — A poultry market in the Aziziyah district of Riyadh was cordoned off after inspectors identified four cases of bird flu there yesterday during a random inspection.
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Staff at bird flu farm yet to be vaccinated (Daily Telegraph)
The handling of the bird flu outbreak has come under fire as it emerged that vaccinations for poultry workers will not be completed for another two months.
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Bird flu case is of a lethal strain: govt (Gulf Times)
LONDON: The farm ministry yesterday said that a bird flu outbreak on a turkey farm in eastern England was the deadly H5N1 strain.
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Bird flu cull begins (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Officials began slaughtering thousands of turkeys on Tuesday after finding bird flu at a farm in eastern England, with scientists carrying out urgent tests to see if it was the dangerous H5N1 strain.
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Britain begins bird flu cull, awaits strain tests (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Peter Apps LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Officials began slaughtering thousands of turkeys on Tuesday after finding bird flu at a farm in eastern England, with scientists carrying out urgent tests ...
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Flu season hits Lower Hudson (The Journal News)
Flu season has begun in the Lower Hudson Valley with at least one case reported yesterday in Westchester County, the state Health Department says.
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Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia confirmed Saturday that a 31-year-old man from Sumatra island who died last week was infected with bird flu, raising the toll in the worst-hit nation to 91.
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Indonesia confirms 91st bird flu death (TODAYonline)
A roadside livestock vendor waits for customers sitting among his chickens in Jakarta, April 2006. Indonesia confirmed Saturday that a 31-year-old man from Sumatra island who died last week was infected with bird flu, raising the toll in the worst-hit nation to 91.
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In Briefs (Việt Nam News)
HCM CITY — Duxton Sai Gon Hotel gave away on Thursday scholarships worth US$500 (VND8 million) each to 117 first year students studying in technology, economics and social sciences and humanities universities in HCM City.
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A new plague: The epidemic is coming (Independent)
We're in for another epidemic. You probably don't want to hear that; we've had enough with bluetongue, foot-and-mouth and bird flu in animals. We're only just beginning to calm down as the bird flu threat to humans apparently recedes, but mad cow disease seems only yesterday and our hospitals are cesspits of MRSA and C.difficile. Haven't we had enough? And how can I be so sure that we're due for ...
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Bird Flu Arrives in the Heart of Riyadh (Arab News)
The flu is a contagious virus that is spread from one person to another through tiny droplets that are released into the air when a person infected with the flu coughs or sneezes. Sometimes, people can become infected by touching their nose or mouth after touching something infected by the flu virus.
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