Bird flu


HONG KONG - Hong Kong officials Thursday stepped up checks on markets and chicken farms after the first human case of bird flu in the city since 2003 was diagnosed.

LONDON - A flu jab, to be given just once in a lifetime, can fight off all strains of flu, and should be available within the next five years, scientists say.

Dubai, Nov 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a temporary ban on the imports of birds and their by-products from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

BEIJING - A 22-year-old pregnant woman died from a bird flu infection in China's Hubei province, the ministry of health has said.

DHAKA - Bangladesh imposed a ban on the import of poultry from India due to reported cases of bird flu in the country, an official said here Wednesday.
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