Bird flu Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reactivated its avian flu watch following news cases in neighbouring countries.
Deputy director-general of Health, Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman, said the Health Ministry was looking out for people with symptoms in the wake of cases in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Avian Influenza

Bird flu"similar to "swine flu," "dog flu," "horse flu," or "human flu" in that it refers to an illness caused by any of many different strains of influenza viruses that have adapted to a specific host. All known viruses that cause influenza in birds belong to the species influenza A virus. All subtypes (but not all strains of all subtypes) of influenza A virus are adapted to birds,

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