Bulgaria said on Thursday it had detected bird flu in three farms in a village in the south of the country near the Turkish border and suspected it was the feared H5N1 strain of the virus. "It's proven that it's

A public health coordinator for the state warned a Pine Bluff civic club on Wednesday that the public should get prepared for an influenza epidemic that may be triggered by the bird influenza virus, even though the virus does not

Bulgarian authorities reported Thursday the first case of bird flu with domestic fowl on the territory of the country - in the village of Slanchogled (sunflower), near Kurdzhali. Veterinaries have undertaken checks of local fowl after birds were found to

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Thursday another case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Indonesia which was fatal. The case brings the total in Indonesia to 54. Of these cases, 42 have been fatal. Here is

Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Takes Measures over Bird Flu Case in Southern Bulgaria A bird flu case has been registered in a village in southern Bulgaria. Samples were taken after a great number of poultry was found death

Roche beat expectations with a 37 percent jump in first-half net income on Thursday, boosted by strong growth in cancer drugs, prompting the Swiss group to raise its forecast for 2006 profit growth. Drug sales grew more than three times

U.S. scientists using the Newcastle Disease virus — a common poultry disease — say they have developed a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome. The University of Maryland-College Park researchers say their vaccine, in early National Institutes of Health trials,

Some medical experts say a deadly bird flu pandemic is not a matter of if, but when. And because of our wild bird migrations, the Puget Sound region could be especially vulnerable to a bird flu outbreak. KIRO 7 Consumer

A severe bird flu outbreak in the United States would strain states beyond their ability to cope unless they reform their response systems, a new report says. Governors would have a tough time just keeping basic services going, the report

A vaccine for avian influenza has been developed by the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory. This discovery brings India on par with China, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand. The vaccine used killed H5N1 virus and can be used during a

Britain should opt to vaccinate poultry rather than slaughter flocks in order to tackle the threat of the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu, according to a report issued on Wednesday by an organic research centre. "Bio-security measures are an

Governors are collaborating with each other to combine to try to stop an avian flu breakout in case a pandemic does strike. According to the report, the pandemic would have a major impact on hospitals, stores, schools, power plants, and

Novartis AG on Tuesday said it will invest $600 million to build the first plant in the United States to develop flu vaccines using advanced, cell-culture techniques. The Swiss drugmaker's investment comes as companies rush to develop faster techniques for

At least six states plan to buy smaller quantities of antiviral drugs than the federal government has offered them, a setback for part of the government's bird flu pandemic plan.Comments from state officials who replied to USA TODAY queries highlight

Health officials and emergency responders from Lake, McHenry and Winnebago counties took stock in their ability to deal with an outbreak of bird flu during a day-long simulation exercise Monday. The "tabletop exercise" was held at the Holiday Inn in

Governors should make sure they have the legal powers they need to impose quarantines, close schools and keep utilities and transport running in case of a bird flu pandemic, according to new primer from the National Governor's Association published on

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If the nation hopes to avoid the worst of a severe bird flu outbreak, states need to act now to build a network of workers, create public-private relationships and make the time to train, the nation's governors say in a

South Africa's department of agriculture said on Tuesday that an outbreak of a less virulent strain of avian flu among ostriches in the Western Cape province was under control. "Following the detection of the H5N2 strain of avian influenza ...

A bird flu pandemic could inflict hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses within a year, an assistant director-general of the World Health Organization said Monday. Margaret Chan said the virus was mutating to spread to humans and could