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WHO blasts Chinese government for not sharing samples of new bird flu strain
FILE - October 22, 2005 - Inner Mongolia, China
1. Men in protective suits putting birds into bags
2. Men putting bags containing culled birds onto back of truck
3. Bags being dumped into hole in ground
4. Bags burning
November 2,...
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USA: BREAKTHROUGH IN TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA CANCER
English/Nat
The diagnosis of multiple myeloma is a death sentence for those who receive it.
It is a cancer of the bone marrow which causes severe pain, bone fractures and usually death within four years.
More than fifty thousand people...
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US-Argentine study into gene that protects from AIDS
1. Exterior of Juan Garrahan children's hospital
2. Doctors walking into news conference
3. Pan from media to doctors
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Andrea Mangano, chief HIV researcher, Garrahan Hospital:
"We wanted to learn why some people...
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WHO: new strain of bird flu appears to spread more easily from birds to humans than previous strain
1. Wide of World Health Organisation (WHO) and Chinese health officials at briefing
2. Cutaway of cameras
3. Mid of officials at briefing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Keiji Fukuda, Assistant Director-General, Health, Security and...
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Nigeria screens farm workers for bird flu virus, UN reax
Jaji, Nigeria
1. Doctor examining young farm worker
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Gajere, doctor running the Jaji tests:
"yes actually, what we are doing is to make sure that the workers on the farm are healthy. But this (indistinct...
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HONG KONG: 2 CHILDREN FALL ILL WITH NEW BIRD FLU VIRUS
English/Nat
Two children have fallen ill with a new bird flu virus in Hong Kong.
But doctors say they have no reason to believe the virus is as dangerous as one that killed six people in 1997 and which led to a mass slaughter of chickens...
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Thailand - AIDS vaccine trials
On September 24th 2009 researchers in Thailand announced that for the first time, an experimental vaccine prevented infection with the AIDS virus - a surprising result and a watershed event in the battle against the deadly epidemic....
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Camel milk products set to go global
AP Television
January 27th, 2013 - Camelicious Farm, Dubai
1. Wide camels being milked
2. Mid of camels being milked
3. Close of camels being milked
4. Wide of camels with gate closing
5. Camels being fed carrots
6. Close of camels...
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COVID-19 vaccine testing in people gets underway
U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.
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Francis Crick Institut to carry out virus tests
A research laboratory in Britain was repurposed on Thursday to process an estimated 500 COVID-19 tests a day by next week.
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Study shows healthy-looking people spread virus
More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms, complicating efforts to gain control of the pandemic.
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India braces for virus as Holi festival approaches
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COVID-19 vaccine testing in people gets underway
U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.
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Are Booster Shots The Best Defense Against COVID-19?
Christian Bryant explores the latest information regarding a COVID-19 booster shot ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting.
Bloomberg
There's No Evidence That Omicron Is Less Deadly, U.K. Virologist Says
University of Brighton Virologist Sarah Pitt discusses the omicron variant, vaccine efficacy and the risk that the U.K.'s National Health Service could be overrun due to the rate that cases are increasing. Pitt speaks on "Bloomberg...
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WHO comments on deadly new virus that spread from patients to medical staff in Saudi Arabia
1. Wide exterior of World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva
2. Mid of Glenn Thomas, WHO Media and Communications Officer, entering WHO building
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Thomas, WHO Media and Communications Officer:
"We...
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SOUTH AFRICA: CALM CALLED FOR AFTER FIRST CASE OF EBOLA VIRUS
English/Nat
South African President Nelson Mandela has urged South Africans to remain calm following the first reported case of Ebola virus in the country.
A spokesman for Mandela said on Monday the president was satisfied with how the...
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USA: DEADLY EBOLA VIRUS CONFIRMED IN CENTRAL AFRICA
English/Nat
The World Health Organization has confirmed the deadly Ebola virus is to blame for scores of deaths in central Zaire, as an aid group said the death toll has reached 170.
The W-H-O is also investigating a possible second...
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CHINA: ILLEGAL BLOOD SALES BRING AIDS RISK
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Two years ago a medical researcher in China visited a village with a history of illegal blood selling, and found that 90 percent of blood samples he took tested positive for the H-I-V virus.
More than 10 people from that...
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ZAIRE: KIKWIT: EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK: UPDATE
English/Nat
Doctors in the Zairean town of Kikwit are working round the clock to contain the outbreak of the rampant virus, Ebola.
Meanwhile, in the capital city Kinshasa, fears are growing that the disease is spreading.
The Red Cross...
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The U.N. Ebola chief says the world "will before long see an end to this outbreak." Dr. David Nabarro, the U.N. special envoy on Ebola, said that while West Africa is still in a serious struggle with Ebola, progress is being made. (Jan 15)
The U.N. Ebola chief says the world "will before long see an end to this outbreak."
Dr. David Nabarro, the U.N. special envoy on Ebola, said that while West Africa is still in a serious struggle with Ebola, he believes progress is being...