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Follow the news of avian flu outbreaks around the world, and attempts by scientists, public health experts, policy makers, and governments to control its spread.
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Migratory Birds
Bird flu: On border patrol
The United States has embarked on a huge effort to try to track the H5N1 avian flu virus in birds migrating into the country. But is surveillance more urgently needed elsewhere? Erika Check reports.
Nature- Published:
- 26 July 2006
- Keywords:
- Ducks
- Epidemiology
- Geese
- H5n1 Virus
- Migratory Birds
Doubts hang over source of bird flu spread
How did H5N1 spread to Africa and the European Union?
Nature- Published:
- 15 February 2006
Migration threatens to send flu south
Researchers fear that the bird flu virus's next stop will be Africa, where dependence on poultry means that the consequences could be even worse than in southeast Asia. Tom Simonite reports.
Nature- Published:
- 26 October 2005
- Keywords:
- Africa
- H5n1 Virus
- Migratory Birds
Bird flu: crossing borders
Despite recent reports from governments that bird flu is under control, it continues to spread through Asia's poultry and claim lives — there are even signs of human-to-human transmission. Declan Butler tracks the disease's inexorable spread.
Nature- Published:
- 20 July 2005
- Keywords:
- Avian Flu
- China
- Epidemiology
- Geese
- H5n1 Virus
- Migratory Birds
- Poultry
Flu in wild birds sparks fears of mutating virus
Experts pressure China for samples that can be analysed.
Nature- Published:
- 01 June 2005
- Keywords:
- China
- H5n1 Virus
- Migratory Birds
