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In fact, President Bush himself appointed numerous czars in order to deal with various public crises and controversies, including a “cybersecurity czar,” “regulatory czar,” “AIDS czar,” “bird-flu czar” and “Katrina czar.”
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"Special Economics" and "The Effect of Centrifugal Forces" concern bird-flu pandemics in the former, a young heroine battles a Chinese biotech company that has acquired tyrannical power in the plague's aftermath.
Rapt in Translation; Zombie Zoology Sam Sacks 2011
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Hong Kong health officials said a dead chicken at a wholesale market tested positive for the bird-flu virus.
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Two other prefectures — Kagoshima and Aichi — reported bird-flu outbreaks in January, with nearly 160,000 birds being culled in total.
Bird Flu Spreads in Japan Miho Inada 2011
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Before Christmas, a dead bird found in the New Territories tested positive for the bird-flu virus; days earlier, health authorities had culled all 17,000 live poultry in a wholesale market after a dead chicken there tested positive for H5N1.
Hong Kong Urges Bird-Flu Vigilance Yvonne Lee 2012
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The U.S. asked scientists not to reveal all the details of how to make a lab-bred bird-flu virus, citing terror concerns.
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The NIH is seeking to curb access to bird-flu studies due to concerns the data could be used in bioterrorism.
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While 80% of mice infected with the bird-flu strain died, the vaccine prolonged their lives by about two days, a protection level equivalent to commercial anti-viral drugs, researchers said.
Predicting ADHD Risk From Birth Ann Lukits 2011
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FSA to test bird-flu readiness with dummy run for disaster
City authorities plan 'war game' based on Olympic cyber attack scenario 2011
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Associated Press A shopkeeper with his wares in Hong Kong Thursday The bird-flu patient, who ' s in serious condition at Princess Margaret Hospital, traveled in mainland China for 10 days before returning to Hong Kong Nov. 1.
Bird-Flu Case Puts Hong Kong on Alert Alice Truong 2010
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