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Chile ditches 90K turkey eggs in swine flu measure

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Chilean authorities say they have destroyed 90,000 turkey eggs since swine flu was detected in the birds two weeks ago.


Envoy criticizes flu 'discrimination' of Mexicans

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Nations need common rules for responding to flu outbreaks to prevent discrimination and unfair trade restrictions, Mexico's U.N. envoy said Friday, complaining that Mexican citizens and exports were being unfairly ...


Mexico swine flu death toll rises to 42

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created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Mexican health officials say that testing of backlogged cases has increased the confirmed swine flu death toll from 31 to 42. That includes three new deaths in the past two days.


Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review (AP)

Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review

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created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Germany confirmed three cases of swine flu on Wednesday, becoming the third European country hit by the disease that has upended life in Mexico. New Zealand's swine flu total rose to 14 and the World ...





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IIJ releases quarantine for corporate PCs

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created Nov 08, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet Initiative Japan has come up with a product that will automatically detect and quarantine network computers vulnerable to viruses.


Ice storm tree damage offers chance to detect emerald ash borer

Ice storm tree damage offers chance to detect emerald ash borer

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood debris from January ice storms in Southern Indiana and Kentucky provides an opportunity for emerald ash borer detection, said one Purdue University expert.


Man dies from plague in China, 11 others infected

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created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- Thousands of people have been placed under quarantine in a town in northwest China after a man died of pneumonic plague and 11 others were confirmed infected with the deadly lung infection, health authorities said.


World edges towards official swine flu pandemic

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health authorities edged towards global swine flu pandemic status Wednesday as the virus wreaked havoc with Australian sports scheduling and Colombia reported its first death.


Birds quarantined at Texas pet stores

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created Mar 01, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PetSmart Inc. has reportedly offered to quarantine birds at its Texas stores after two of them began showing signs of a bacterial infection.


Asia on alert after flu threat spreads

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created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Asian health officials went on alert Sunday as a flu strain that has killed dozens of people in Mexico appeared to have spread to New Zealand, underscoring warnings of a potential pandemic.


New report: Light brown apple moth classification for eradication and quarantine was justified

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is within its broad regulatory authority to classify California's invasive ...


British airlines blocking swine flu travellers

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created Jul 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British airlines on Sunday stepped up restrictions on suspected swine flu carriers, as a report said four more British students quarantined in China have had infections confirmed.


Pandemic flu models help determine food distribution and school closing strategies

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created Oct 12, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The 1918 flu pandemic killed more than 40 million people worldwide and affected persons of all age groups. While it is difficult to predict when the next influenza pandemic will occur or how severe it will be, researchers ...


Japan reports bird flu outbreak on quail farm

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created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported on a quail farm in central Japan but no animals have died and no humans have been infected, the agriculture ministry said Friday.



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