Inside U.N. Agency, flu data sparked a tense debate

Article Abstract:

An outbreak of avian influenza in February in Vietnam has seen the deaths of 60 people and may have been the beginning of a pandemic. Cases of the disease in humans have been limited to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, while avian influenza has started to appear in live birds in Romania, Turkey and possibly Greece. The United States has increased production of vaccines and antiviral medications.

United States, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, International aspects, World Health Organization

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Europe braces as Turkey confirms flu variant

Article Abstract:

Deadly avian influenza has killed 60 people in Asia and has been discovered in Romania via poultry imports from Turkey. The European Union has banned imports of poultry and untreated feathers from Turkey. There is a limited supply of vaccines and medication to treat avian influenza in European countries should the outbreak turn into a pandemic.

Government domestic functions, Romania, Turkey, Influenza vaccines, European Union, Mass casualties, Health policy

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Threat of bird flu spreads to Europe

Article Abstract:

Avian bird flu that originated in Asia is progressing westward from Siberia to the Ural Mountains of Russia. Experts are worried that migrating birds could easily carry the virus to Western Europe.

Western Europe, Russia

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