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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40 GMT

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Avian influenza is the scientific name for bird flu.
H5N1 is the version of bird flu that can pass from bird to human.

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H5N1 controversy: The NSABB states its case

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01 GMT

Via Nature , a long statement by the NSABB: Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern .

India: Northern Odisha on bird flu alert

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47 GMT

Three days after 37,000 pure-bred birds were culled at the Central Poultry Development Organisation of the country's eastern region in Odisha, its northern counterpart is on high alert.

WHO: Update on the latest H5N1 case in Vietnam

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:37 GMT

The case was a 26 year-old pregnant female from Soc Trang province. She developed symptoms on 23 January 2012, and was admitted to hospital on 25 January.

Bird flu: Details of deadly H5N1 will inevitably leak, says bioterrorism expert

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:32 GMT

Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of bird flu recently suspended their studies because of concerns the virus could be used as a terror weapon or accidentally escape the lab.

Four options for resolving bird flu research debate

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:32 GMT

In this Scientific American opinion piece , author and former staff writer at Scientific American John Horgan examines "a bitter debate" among scientists over the publication of controversial H5N1 research, writing, "Research involving the bird-flu virus H5N1 poses an especially knotty dilemma, in which scientists' commitment to openness -- and to ... (more)

Fish processing plant underway

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:32 GMT

The factories, covering an area of eight ha, are being built in Dong Thap Province's Binh Thanh Industrial Park, which is located in Tam Binh District.

H5N1 controversy: Video clips from before the NYAS debate

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:13 GMT

On 2 February, scientists and public health officials squared off in a panel discussion at the New York Academy of Sciences.

No way of stopping leak of deadly new flu, says terror chief

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:53 GMT

The bioterrorism expert responsible for censoring scientific research which could lead to the creation of a devastating pandemic has admitted the information "is going to get out" eventually.

Doomsday Flu decision time. "Last year, two flu research...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:53 GMT

DOOMSDAY FLU decision time. "Last year, two flu research groups created what could be extremely dangerous viruses through their research into bird flu.