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China seeks help testing for bird flu
Nov 6 2005 11:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China said Sunday it had asked for outside help to test three possible cases of bird flu in people, while scientists and government representatives prepared for a strategy session in Geneva amid fears of a possible worldwide flu pandemic among humans.
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Supporters: Cockfight bill could stem flu
Nov 6 2005 9:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A cockfighting bill aimed at stemming the spread of bird flu to the U.S. has stalled despite support from the Bush administration and the poultry industry.
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States look to Nebraska tracking program
Nov 6 2005 6:03PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Rural health care worries in Nebraska have sparked a unique program officials say can speed responses to a variety of needs, from the flu to a terrorist attack. Wyoming is instituting a similar program based on the Nebraska model.
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FEMA assessing damage to La. hospitals
Nov 6 2005 5:00PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The head of Louisiana's charity hospital system says both of New Orleans' public hospitals were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and need to be replaced, but a key official says it's too early to assume the federal government will pay for a new institution.
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Pakistani-U.S. translators help doctors
Nov 6 2005 3:11PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Two days after arriving in Pakistani Kashmir last month to treat victims of the massive earthquake, U.S. Army surgeons performed their first amputation, cutting off Yaseeb Muhammad's left leg below the knee.
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China turns to WHO for bird flu help
Nov 6 2005 8:42AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China said Sunday it had asked the World Health Organization to help it determine whether the death of a 12-year-old girl last month was caused by bird flu. If it is confirmed, it would be China's first known human death from the lethal and virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed at least 62 people across Southeast Asia.
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