southeast asia

Outbreaks of the most common type of influenza virus A, are seeded by viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia and migrate around the world, new research has found.

This discovery may help to further improve flu vaccines and make the evolution of the virus more predictable.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Intensive rice farming and large duck populations - not the number of chickens raised - may be the best predictors of where bird flu might develop in Southeast Asia, according to researchers reviewing outbreaks in Vietnam and Thailand....

This fact sheet provides basic information about noni—common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information.

Noni is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows throughout the tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Australia and especially in Polynesia.