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With the outbreak of the swine flu, there is some concern about consuming pork products. But, pig farmers in Iowa say they are taking every precaution to make sure the swine herd in the United States does not become contaminated.
HEADLINE: First Person: Iowa pig farmers taking precautions
CAPTION: With the outbreak of the swine flu, there is some concern about consuming pork products. But, pig farmers in Iowa say they are taking every precaution to make sure the...
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WHO warnings as Pakistan reports new birdflu infections; investigators arrive
Kakul village, Abbotabad district
1. Pan from wide of mountains to Ijaz Shah Poultry Farm building, one of the farms at the centre of the recent bird flu outbreak
2. Exterior of empty poultry farm coop
3. Pan from man working on door to...
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TALKING POINT Economic impact of turkey cull with Xmas approaching
Redgrave
1. Wide of Redgrave Park, the affected farm
2. Lake within farm complex, wild birds on water
3. Wide of police guarding entrance to farm
4. Close of Redgrave Park sign on wall
5. Mid of police at entrance
6. Wide of farm...
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WHO says avian flu could spark human epidemic, poultry in market
1. NIGHT SHOT Exterior of Metropole hotel, location for World Health Organisation press conference
2. Journalists at press conference, then pan to speakers seated at table
3. Mid shot of speakers
4. Cutaway of journalists
5. Close-up of...
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WHO comments on pig-borne disease in China
1. Exterior World Health Organisation (WHO) office
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Dietz, WHO spokesman:
"WHO does not accept the fact that it's solely this one bacteria, this streptococcus suis type 2, which is causing all these illnesses....
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Flu widespread across US for third straight week
U.S. health officials say the flu blanketed the U.S. again last week for the third straight week.
Only Hawaii has been spared.
"We've been following and talking with the state health departments asking them...
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Flu Continues To Spread Throughout US
U.S. health officials say the flu blanketed the U.S. again last week for the third straight week.
Only Hawaii has been spared.
"We've been following and talking with the state health departments asking them...
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CDC: Flu Season Far From Over
Health officials say flu season continues to get worse, and there are weeks of suffering ahead.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that 42 states had heavy flu-related patient traffic last...
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CDC: This year's flu strain affects children more
The Center for Disease Control says most of the pediatric flu-related deaths nationwide this year appear to be from a strain of influenza B that affects children more.
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Cruise Ship Docks At Mexico Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Authorities in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands turned the ship away after it reported a crew member was sick with the flu.
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Ex CDC head: We're at the beginning of virus 'storm'
The former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday warned the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. will "get worse before it gets better."
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Doctors Warn About Challenges Ahead Of A 'Twindemic'
Health experts are worried a surge of flu and COVID-19 cases is ahead.
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Health Secretary pledges NHS changes to tackle ‘future storms’
Steve Barclay tells the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool the health service is about to experience a tough winter with coronavirus and flu and discusses plans to address pay and delayed discharge issues.
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Bird flu spreads to Azerbaijan
1. Wide shot of border check-point
2. Van crossing border, border-guard standing nearby
3. Sanitary worker spraying truck
4. Close up of fumigator hose
5. Sanitary worker spraying truck wheels
6. Wide shot of truck passing sprinkling...
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MOFA on bird cull in Mongolia after suspected bird flu outbreak
1. Chinese Foreign ministry spokesperson Kong Quan walks into the room
2. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Foreign ministry spokesperson Kong Quan
(In response to a question about bird flu in Inner-Mongolia.)
"After receiving a report of the...
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Restaurants and other businesses reopen after swine flu
1. Various of traffic on street
2. Various of people getting on buses, many wearing masks
3. Mid of newspaper seller
4. Close of newspaper
5. Various of people buying and eating "tamales"
6. People leaving subway station
7. SOUNDBITE...
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Indonesia confirms 5 dead from bird flu, US promises aid
1. Exterior of the Indonesian Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare's office
2. Various of ministers meeting with team from Centre for Disease Control (CDC) USA
3. Wide pan of meeting
4. Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadila Supari,...
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FRANCE: TRAVELLERS FROM ASIA WARNED ABOUT RISKS OF BIRD FLU
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French airport authorities are warning passengers coming back from Asia about the risks of a mysterious 'bird flu' which has already killed at least three people in Hong Kong.
The virus - transmitted from birds and poultry -...
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UN Food and Agriculture newser on re-emergence of bird flu
Bangkok, Thailand, 23 January 2007
1. Wide of news conference by officers of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
2. Wide of Hiroyuki Konuma, Juan Lubroth, and Laurence Gleeson of the UN FAO
3. Close-up of FAO...
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Missing sample of deadly flu virus located
1. Wide shot Beirut international airport
2. Interior arrivals at airport
3. Pan Ministry of Health building
4. Close-up ministry's sign
5. Set up of Dr. Walid Ammar
6. Cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr. Walid Ammar, Director General,...
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Munich airport bird flu measures
1. Turkish passengers at luggage carousel, pan to carousel
2. Sign announcing the arrival of a flight from Istanbul
3. Luggage on carousel
4. Man and woman waiting for luggage
5. Close-up of animal disease risk sign
6. Various of...
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Parents are finding more and more pharmacies are out of children's Tamiflu. But some of the smaller drugstores are having success making their own suspension to treat the flu.
HEADLINE: Pharmacies see a run on flu medications
CAPTION: Parents are finding more and more pharmacies are out of children's Tamiflu. But some of the smaller drugstores are having success making their own suspension to treat the flu....
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Jackie Chan Bird Flu
Jackie Chan warns children about the dangers of bird flu in a public service ad.
AP Television
1 Aug 2006, Hong Kong
2. Various set-up shot of Jackie Chan
3. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Jackie Chan:
"I don't know if it (the ad) can bring...
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal officials recognize that dealing with the spread of the swine flu virus will be 'a marathon, not a sprint.'
HEADLINE: Napolitano: 'ultimate scope' of outbreak unknown
CAPTION: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal officials recognize that dealing with the spread of the swine flu virus will be 'a marathon, not a sprint.'...