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British scientists at Acambis in Cambridge have developed an all encompassing flu shot, two injections of which could provide immunity against a wide variety of flu viruses, including the avian flu.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) want to stop any import of poultry from countries with confirmed avian flu virus until the source of the British outbreak is established.

The avian flu has taken the life of a 26 year old Egyptian man living in the Gharbia province near the Nile Delta.

Avian flu is quickly spreading through many regions of Nigeria. Unfortunately, the country lacks the resources and a centrally coordinated disease control strategy to adequately contain the lethal H5N1 virus.

Dead wild swans, confirmed as having the avian flu, have appeared in Italy and Greece.

Scientists are currently working to develop an effective avian flu vaccine.

The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the rapid spread of the avian flu virus throughout Turkey.

A vaccine to combat avian flu is being developed by the Sanoft-Pasteur pharmaceutical company.