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Australia working on swine flu vaccine
Australian researchers started working hard to develop a vaccine to counter the deadly disease swine influenza.

More cases of hepatitis D reported from Sabarkantha in Gujrat
Nearly dozen fresh cases of Hepatitis-D were reported from 3 different blocks of Sabarkantha district in Gujrat, where the liver disease has claimed 57 lives.

New bird flu outbreak at Karachi poultry farm, Pakistan
A new outbreak of the avian flu in Pakistan reported by the Pakistani authorities, and authorities took steps to cull a large number of birds at a poultry farm in the Karachi city, where 5,500 chickens died of the deadly disease earlier this week.

3 m birds culled in West Bengal, India
Nearly 3 million birds culled in most of the 13 Bird flu affected districts of West Bengal, India. Animal Resources Development Minister Anisur Rahaman told PTI in Berhampore that 27 lakh birds had been culled and the remaining one lakh would be destroyed by today.

Culling of birds in West Bengal, India - update
Unseasonal rains hampered culling in Indian state West Bengal with the operations yet to begin in Purulia and Howrah districts where outbreak of avian influenza has been confirmed. Culling operations delayed by a few hours in Purulia due to bad weather.

Delayed action led to bird flu spread in India
The Indian Central Govt. hinted that the West Bengal government's delayed action contributed to the rapid spread of bird flu even as it allayed fears about the disease spreading to humans in the state.

Bird flu situation improving, says Indian minister
Bird flu situation in West Bengal, eastern India, had not worsened, instead it is showing signs of "overall improvement", said state Animal Resources Minister Anisur Rehman, "the state had set a target to cull 4,00,000 chickens within seven days of which 60,000-70,000 had already been culled".

India-China Joint Medical Mission
A joint Medical Mission from India and China will offer free consultations to several poor areas in the two nations under an MoU signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit.

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