Indonesia open to sharing bird flu samples under U.N. agreement

(The Jakarta Post)

JAKARTA(AP): Indonesia's health minister saidSaturday the country will share bird flu samples after the U.N. health agency approved an agreement it hopes will strengthen efforts to combat the ...

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China shares bird flu sample, first time in year

(Khaleej Times)
1 June 2007



GENEVA (Reuters) China has shared human bird flu samples for the first time in more than a year, giving a boost to international efforts to track the deadly H5N1 virus and develop vaccines, the World Health Organisation said on ...

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Plotting avian flu scenarios to improve preparedness
(Eldis)
Bloom, E.; de Wit, V.; Carangal-San jose, M.J. / Asian Development Bank (ADB) , 2005
This briefing looks at the possible economic consequences for Asia of a mutation of avian flu leading to human-to-human transmission, using different assumptions about the duration and virulence of the flu pandemic. The analysis looks at a relatively mild outbreak, and focuses on the short-run impact of a pandemic on aggregate economic activity. It finds that a pandemic will likely slow or halt economic growth in Asia and lead to a significant reduction in trade, particularly of services. In the long run, potential economic growth will be lower and poverty will ...

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