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...scope of the American continent there are far more concerning matters involving global survival that took place in the last week. On Sept. 19, government officials in Jakarta, Indonesia shut down the Ragunan Zoo when tests on 27 exotic birds revealed that 19 were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza, better known as the bird flu virus. According to authorities a woman in the area also died of the illness, while four children lay in hospital after appearing to contract the deadly disease. Perhaps even more concerning, the zoo hosted tens of thousands of guests this past weekend even while...
...again that the world is more compassionate and hopeful when we act together," he said. Bush used the word "freedom" 13 times in 25 minutes, saying, "Across the world, hearts and minds are opening to the message of human liberty as never before." He announced an International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, which requires participating nations to immediately share information when facing an outbreak, and to provide samples to the World Health Organization. And yet still, the audience response was skeptical and hostile...
...York It is time for China to place greater importance on one of the hidden costs of its economic rise: the lack of adequate health care for much of its population. Another influenza pandemic capable of killing tens of millions of people is inevitable, especially as the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus is plaguing many parts of Asia today...
...experts agree. "I find it slightly scary that there are people around who are taking it so lightly," says John Oxford, a professor of virology at Queen Mary School of Medicine in London, who studies the avian flu virus. Oxford argues the Netherlands' response is a more effective way to reduce the risk of wild birds transmitting the virus. The Dutch learned their lesson the hard way two years ago; then a milder virus strain led to the death or destruction of 31 million birds at a cost of more than j780 million. The virus also infected 83 people, most...
ANTHONY FAUCI, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tempering his otherwise upbeat announcement that scientists have successfully tested in humans a vaccine to protect against avian...