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- New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic (Los Angeles Times)
Jan 3, 2009 - Hong Kong, believed to have been free of H5N1, is forced to cull thousands of poultry after an outbreak. Two avian flu deaths are reported in Egypt and Indonesia. Just when you thought you could scratch bird flu off your list of things to worry about in 2009, the deadly H5N1 virus has resurfaced in poultry in Hong Kong for the first time in six years, reinforcing warnings that the threat of a ... - West Bengal reports fresh bird flu outbreak (The Economic Times)
Jan 3, 2009 - Health and veterinary workers culled poultry in densely populated West Bengal after a fresh outbreak of H5N1 bird flu. - India's West Bengal reports fresh bird flu outbreak (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Jan 3, 2009 - Health and veterinary workers culled poultry in a densely populated eastern Indian state on Saturday after a fresh outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, officials said. - Flu resistance causes concern (The Augusta Chronicle)
Jan 3, 2009 - What might be an emerging strain of flu resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu could affect plans to respond to a bigger flu pandemic, one flu expert said. - Scientists Isolate Genes That Made 1918 Flu Lethal (Medical News Today)
Jan 2, 2009 - By mixing and matching a contemporary flu virus with the "Spanish flu" a virus that killed between 20 and 50 million people 90 years ago in history's most devastating outbreak of infectious disease researchers have identified a set of three genes that helped underpin the extraordinary virulence of the 1918 virus. - Secrets revealed into devastating 1918 flu pandemic (News-Medical-Net)
Dec 30, 2008 - The secrets of why the 1918 flu pandemic was such a deadly one have been revealed by team of Japanese and American scientists. - Dr. Sullivan advised Rotarians of pandemic flu (Hot Springs Village Voice)
Dec 30, 2008 - With the flu season upon us, more and more people want to know about the necessity, as well as the effectiveness, of having a flu shot. Chad O'Kane, St. Joseph's Mercy Health System's Health Services Liaison for Hot Springs Village, introduced Dr. Sarah Sullivan, at the Rotary Club's breakfast meeting Thursday. - Scientists isolate genes that made 1918 flu lethal (CBC)
Dec 30, 2008 - A set of three genes helped to make the 1918 flu pandemic strain so deadly by giving the virus the ability to copy itself in lung tissue, scientists have found in ferrets. - Scientists isolate genes that made 1918 flu lethal (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Dec 30, 2008 - A set of genes helped to make the 1918 flu pandemic strain so deadly by giving the virus the ability to copy itself in lung tissue, scientists have found. - Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Dec 30, 2008 - Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia.