·Eating smartly reduces risk of contracting bird flu

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·Worried about bird flu? Wash your hands

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·Avian flu (bird flu)

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·Doctor: Bird flu twice as deadly as last outbreak

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·Suspected and confirmed bird flu cases in the Chinese mainland

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·WHO says properly cooked chicken, eggs not risky

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·Basics about bird flu

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·What is avian influenza (bird flu)?

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·Is there evidence of human-to-human transmission now?

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·Does human infection with H5N1 happen often?

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·What are the control measures in birds?

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·What are the consequences of outbreaks in poultry?

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·How do outbreaks of avian influenza spread within a country?

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·How does the disease spread from one country to another?

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·What is the present situation?

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·Why so much concern about the current outbreaks?

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·Are all of the currently reported outbreaks in birds equally dangerous for humans?

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·Can a pandemic be averted?

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·Is it reassuring that so few human cases have occurred?

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·Are the right control measures being applied?

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·Apart from H5N1, have other avian influenza viruses ever infected humans?

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·Is there a vaccine effective against H5N1 in humans?

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·Are there drugs available for prevention and treatment?

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·Chief agricultural expert explains bird flu

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