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Thousands of Recent Bird Flu
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Quote from Chinese
article: 10/21/2005
"In Indonesia, possible
clusters of bird flu among members of one family have raised concerns among
health experts that this feared mutation may already be happening."
[emphasis mine]
The World Health Organization said in
a statement last week it has ``no convincing evidence'' of sustained
human-to-human transmission, though it suspects ``limited
transmission between humans'' in cases in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Story
confirms Chinese cover-up of human bird flu cases.
Star
Anise recommended for bird flu
Chinese
herbalist recommends star anise against bird flu
129
people quarantined in China
Could this be it?
Sauerkraut
could be bird flu treatment
In
some Tibetan prescriptions, the star anise is used to cure influenza.
From China Daily Star
Anise recommended for Bird Flu
From China Daily News comes a report of herbalists' use of this Tamiflu
ingredient as a direct treatment.
Officials
are lying about the facts in Thailand
French have a different story
Bird
flu passed between humans
This is a BBC story from January 2005 and
the study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Here
is a suspected human to human transmission.
Another BBC story from last winter (Jan
2005).
Another
apparent human to human transmission with Tamiflu(c) resistance
CTV.ca News Staff ....Reported 10/14/2005
As
was postulated by this report, Star Anise is an effective flu remedy
10/18/2005
Another
report on the efficacy of Star Anise
10/18/2005
Silver
Nanoparticles (True Colloidal Silver) kills germs
Free Market News Network
12/26/2005
Treatment
for human infection of bird flu developed
China Daily - China
By Yu Zhong (China Daily). A new treatment for human infections of bird
flu claimed to be more effective than Tamiflu has been developed by
Chinese scientists. ...
BIRD
FLU FIGHT BOOST
Glasgow Daily Record -
Glasgow,Scotland,UK
China plans to make one billion doses of a bird flu vaccine
designed to speed up efforts to inoculate farm stock. It can be injected ...
Old
Christmas Trees to be used to make Avian Bird Flu Vaccine
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
... The acid is usually harvested from the star anise
tree in China. ... The reason for the increase in cost has been the
time it takes to grow the star anise tree. ...
Killer
bird flu takes off
The Canberra Times -
Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
The inevitability of the threat of a global avian flu pandemic
was finally aknowledged after a United Nations health official warned it
could happen at any ...
Avian
flu: India opts for prevention rather than cure
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Indian Red Cross Society and its 700 branches are ready with a draft plan
where 25,000 volunteers would be trained to sensitise people on avian
flu risk and ...
Bayh
sees flu pandemic threat
Indianapolis Star - United States
... The Indiana Democrat and possible 2008 presidential contender has
gained attention recently for the concern he has expressed about avian
flu and his efforts to ...
China
says it has developed new, more efficient bird flu vaccine
New Straits Times -
Persekutuan,Malaysia
China has developed a new and more efficient bird flu vaccine
which can also protect its massive poultry population against another
poultry killer known as ...
POINT
OF VIEW/ Fight against bird flu begins in health centers
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
... largest producer of broiler chickens among all prefectures in
Japan, and there has been relatively high awareness of the threat posed by bird
flu among people ...
EPA
implements bird flu measures
Taipei Times - Taiwan
In an effort to step up defenses against bird flu, the
Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has implemented measures to
regulate staff and to provide ...
No
virus in migrant birds--anti-avian flu task force member
INQ7.net - Philippines
... Since October, tests conducted on the birds by the Department of
Agriculture have yielded negative results for any bird flu
strain, said Pelayo. ...
Bird
flu -- How serious a threat is it?
Poughkeepsie Journal -
Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... H5N1, commonly referred to as bird flu, can
reproduce in our cells, but can't yet move easily from person to person. If
it gains ...
China
produces live bird flu vaccine
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... The vaccine has proved effective in protecting mice and other
mammals against bird flu. It could help the development of a
vaccine ...
China
Accelerates Reseach on Bird Flu Vaccine
CRI - Beijing,China
China will step up its research and development of the bird flu
vaccine along with medicine to fight against the highly contagious viral
disease. ...
12/25/2005
China
develops first live vaccine against bird flu
China Daily - China
Chinese scientists have produced the world's first live vaccine against bird
flu and Newcastle disease - two killer infections for poultry, the
Ministry of ...
More
bird flu detected in Romanian poultry
Forbes - USA
BUCHAREST (AFX) - Bird flu was detected in poultry in a third
village in Romania's southeastern department of Ialomita, and the birds were
quickly slaughtered ...
Life
goes on after bird flu causes major losses
China Daily - China
... year. But instead, the highly pathogenic bird flu
hit the county in November, causing severe consequences for its farmers.
More ...
China
to begin mass production of bird flu live vaccine - report
Forbes - USA
BEIJING (AFX) - China has approved a new bird flu live vaccine
for mass production, with one bln shots expected to be produced by the end
of the month, the ...
Defence
against bird flu
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... other developing countries. The drug is seen as a particularly
effective in the treatment of bird flu in humans. This piece
of news ...
Four
more provinces declared bird flu-free for three weeks
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
HA NOI -- Bird flu has not been reported from four more
provinces during the past 21 days, bringing the total free of the virus to
13, says the Animal Health ...
Bird
flu scare bars chickens from Polish nativity scenes
Turkish Press - Plymouth,MI,USA
... Christmas nativity scenes, which often include live animals, are
without chickens, doves or other winged creatures this year because of
worries about bird flu. ...
Polish
Christmas creches exclude poultry due to bird flu worries
Xinhua - China
25 (Xinhuanet) -- Concerns of bird flu outbreaks haveled to
the exclusion of poultry and other winged creatures in Poland's Christmas
nativity tableaux this ...
Farm
given the all-clear on avian flu
Queensland Sunday Mail -
Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
... believed to be the first in Australia because of a bird flu
scare, sparked ... by the CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory
have ruled out avian influenza as ...
Defence
against bird flu
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... for India surrounds Bangladesh on all three sides and there have
been reports about poultry birds in India getting infected by the avian
flu which has the ...
Canadian
co to extract bird flu drug from Christmas trees
Financial Express - Bombay,India
... company said. The acid is used in Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu and
is mainly extracted from star anise trees in China, Biolyse
said. ...
Virginia
Professor Says Flu Pandemic Is Inevitable
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 -
Norfolk,VA,USA
... Hayden says that some researchers think it's unlikely avian
flu will ever develop the ability to spread rapidly from human to
human. ...
12/24/2005
A
setback to bird flu battle
Norman Transcript - Norman,OK,USA
Scientists are baffled over the case of two bird flu patients
in Vietnam. Both patients died after developing resistance to Tamiflu ...
Bird
flu again detected in Romania
Turkish Press - Plymouth,MI,USA
BUCHAREST - Bird flu was detected in poultry Saturday in a
third village in Romania's southeastern department of Ialomita, and the
birds were quickly ...
PM
Khai requires sectors to resolutely prevent bird flu in 2006
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
... work has been making progress, ministries, agencies and
localities must maintain their preventive measures because the risk of bird
flu outbreaks remains high ...
Bird
flu again detected in Romania
TODAYonline - Singapore
Bird flu was detected in poultry in a third village in
Romania's southeastern department of Ialomita, and the birds were quickly
slaughtered. ...
What
you need to know about a flu pandemic
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St.
Louis,MO,USA
... Should you panic or just ignore the dire warnings? What is the
deal with bird flu and pandemics? ... Is bird flu
going to become the next pandemic? ...
Improving
farming key to fight bird flu
China Daily - China
Improving farming practice is pivotal to curb the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird
flu, which needs to be stressed more as a long-term solution, said a
senior ...
New
case of bird flu detected in Romania
Xinhua - China
24 (Xinhuanet) -- Another case of bird flu was discovered on
Saturday in southeastern Romania, where domestic birds were quickly killed,
the Mediafax news ...
Bird
flu becomes blip on tourism radar
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
... slowed. "We feel it has to do with bird flu,"
says Paul Tomasch of Indochina Services. "We don't know what else to
attribute it to.".
World
Prepares for Spread of Bird Flu
Korea Times - South Korea
Bird flu is spreading around the world as the virus has been
found in birds in Asian and European nations. And there are fears migrating ...
Farms
tighten security in fight against bird flu
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... In the age of bird flu, the ideal poultry or egg
farm would be more controlled than a prison, more sanitary than a hospital
and more remote than a desert island ...
Peck:
Bird flu evolution will require both science, faith
commercialappeal.com (subscription) -
Memphis,TN,USA
... The headline just before Christmas that two Vietnamese girls died
of the bird flu even after being given the anti-flu
medication Tamiflu provides stark and ...
Farming
practices change key to fight bird flu: Who
China Daily - China
... World Health Organization's regional director says China must
change its farming practices as a long-term solution to preventing outbreaks
of deadly bird flu. ...
Bird
flu scare passes
NEWS.com.au - Australia
Australia's bird flu scare is over with top veterinary
scientists saying tests show none of the virus has been found in a poultry
flock New South Wales. ...
Global
Flu Pandemic Stirs Plenty Of Fear, But Little Perspective
Investor's Business Daily
(subscription) - USA
... To companies in the human-resources and workplace environmental
field, the fear factor surrounding avian flu has become a
business opportunity to promote ...
China
claims first anti-bird flu vaccine
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
BEIJING, China (UPI) -- China says its scientists have produced the world`s
first live vaccine against bird flu and Newcastle disease,
both affecting poultry. ...
Sci-Tech
Development Key to Battle against Bird Flu
CRI - Beijing,China
... said here on Monday that China should insist on relying on the
development of science and technology to fight the highly pathogenic bird
flu more effectively. ...
Bird
flu seen as real problem in Indonesia
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
With bird flu already claiming at least 11 lives in Indonesia,
Jakartans are aware that the lethal virus is a problem, however they do not
appear to be overly ...
Quarantined
flock cleared of bird flu
NEWS.com.au - Australia
TOP veterinary scientists have confirmed that avian influenza, or bird
flu, was not present in a suspicious backyard poultry flock in
Wentworth, New South Wales ...
China
needs enhanced anti-bird flu efforts at grassroots level ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... They met with local health officials in Hunan and called for the
prompt and quick detection of human cases of bird flu and
enhancement of the reporting of ...
Cabinet
reviews measures to deal with bird flu
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
New Delhi: The spread of avian influenza (bird flu) is a cause
of concern for Governments across the world and the Cabinet on Thursday took
stock of the Health ...
Dow
AgroSciences to team up to create flu vaccine for birds
Indianapolis Star - United States
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dow AgroSciences will work with three Australian
institutions to develop a vaccine to prevent avian flu in
poultry, the Indianapolis company ...
WHO
chases samples of avian flu virus
Hamilton Spectator (subscription) -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
A senior World Health Organization official appealed to China to hand over
samples of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying yesterday that
Beijing has failed ...
State
hires bird flu pandemic consultant
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... Department of Public Health has contracted with a Colorado
consultant to develop emergency drills in preparation for the possibility of
an avian flu pandemic. ...
Vietnamese
teacher's death not from bird flu
WTOP - Washington,D.C.,USA
... Hu Thanh Uc, 36, is the third person to die in two months of a
fast-spreading lung infection that apparently was not bird flu,
Tu said. ...
NSW
flock cleared of bird flu
NEWS.com.au - Australia
A FEARED bird flu outbreak was yesterday dismissed as a false
alarm - but welcomed as a much-needed early test of Australia's response to
future outbreaks. ...
Vaccine
against Bird Flu and Newcastle Disease Developed
CRI - Beijing,China
China says it has developed a new type of vaccine that can prevent Newcastle
Disease and bird flu. National Chief Veterinary Officer ...
Review
2005: Bird flu flies the coop
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
THE deadly bird-flu virus H5N1 escaped the Asian henhouses
this year and headed west. A massive outbreak of a distinctive strain ...
Europe
braces for bigger bird flu outbreak this spring
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... this year, but health officials are scrambling to prepare for
what some believe is the certain arrival this spring of a deadly strain of bird
flu in migrating ...
Sick
chicken cleared of bird flu
ABC Regional Online - Australia
Tests show a sick chicken at a farm on the Victorian border has the common
Marek's disease, not bird flu. A chicken farm at Wentworth ...
Two
more avian-flu deaths in Indonesia
United Press International - USA
... The latest victims, an 8-year-old boy and a 39-year-old man, both
of whom had been previously reported as suspected avian-flu
cases, take the total number of ...
12/23/2005
All
About Tamiflu
Medical News Today (press release) -
UK
... of the Tamiflu production process, shikimic acid, is extracted
from the pods (the part which wraps the seeds, in the form of an octagon) of
the star anise. ...
Avian
flu scare at NSW farm
Brisbane Courier Mail - Queensland,
Australia
A NSW property has become the first in Australia to be locked down because
of bird flu fears after a chicken had a weak reaction to an avian
influenza test. ...
WHO
urges China to share bird flu samples
Reuters - USA
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Health Organization urged China on Friday to
share samples from its bird flu outbreaks in animals and
warned that human cases ...
CHRONOLOGY-Bird
flu developments
Reuters.uk - UK
(Reuters) - Indonesia has confirmed two more human deaths from bird flu,
the World Health ... Jan 8, 2004 - Vietnam says bird flu
found on poultry farms. ...
Pigs
also at risk if deadly bird flu reaches US
Reuters.uk - UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If deadly bird flu spreads to the
United States, the disease could have a sweeping impact on pig production
because the animals are ...
Romania
finds new bird flu case closer to capital
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Romania discovered a new outbreak of bird
flu in a village 80 km (50 miles) east of Bucharest, indicating avian
flu might be ...
Dow
AgroSciences researches bird flu
Indianapolis Star - United States
... based Dow AgroSciences announced today that it will collaborate
with an Australian university to develop a plant-made production systems for
a bird flu vaccine ...
All
About Tamiflu
Medical News Today (press release) -
UK
... of the Tamiflu production process, shikimic acid, is extracted
from the pods (the part which wraps the seeds, in the form of an octagon) of
the star anise. ...
WHO
official calls on China to release bird flu samples
INQ7.net - Philippines
... BEIJING--A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official
appealed to China to hand over samples of the deadly H5N1 bird flu
virus, saying Friday that Beijing ...
Avian
Flu False Hope: Tamiflu
Post Chronicle - USA
by Grant Swank. There were warnings not to stockpile Tamiflu because it just
might not be the vaccine to put down avian flu virus. ...
Christmas
trees will star in rush to make anti-flu drug
Hamilton Spectator (subscription) -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
... Most of the world's supply of the element comes the seed of the star
anise, the fruit of a tree grown in China. As demand for Tamiflu ...
Property
quarantined over bird flu fears
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New
South Wales,Australia
It is the first time Australian officials have isolated a property in
response to concerns about avian flu, which has killed more
than 70 people through Asia ...
Govt
informed of bird flu contingency plan
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... The contingency plan of the Health Ministry would deal with
detection of avian flu in birds and detection of avian flu
in humans, an official release said. ...
Indonesia
says 2 more avian flu cases confirmed
CIDRAP - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Dec 22, 2005 (CIDRAP News) -- Indonesia's human death toll from H5N1 avian
influenza rose to 11 today with the report that tests have confirmed that a
man and ...
Bird
flu virus resistance not a cause for alarm: WHO
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Signs that the H5N1 bird flu virus may be developing
resistance to frontline drug Tamiflu in some patients are not necessarily a
cause for alarm, a senior ...
New
bird flu death feared in Vietnam
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... Blood samples have been sent to Hanoi for testing for the H5N1 bird
flu virus that has so far killed 42 people in Vietnam. There ...
WHO
wants China bird flu samples
CNN International - USA
... China (AP) -- A senior United Nations health official Friday
called on China to provide the world body with samples of the deadly H5N1 bird
flu virus, saying ...
Property
quarantined over bird flu fears
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New
South Wales,Australia
... disease. Mr McGauran said tests had excluded the highly
pathogenic AI (HPAI) form of bird flu, of with the deadly H5N1
is a strain. He ...
Colombia
free of bird flu: official
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Colombia has been delcared clear of any kind of bird flu, the
country's agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday. A ...
Govt
informed of bird flu contingency plan
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... In case of avian flu in a bird, the action would be
confined to surveillance of the local community and monitoring the health
parameters of the cullers and the ...
12/22/2005
BIRD
FLU DRUG RESISTANCE FEARS
Special Broadcasting Service -
Australia
Indonesia's confirmed bird flu death toll has risen 11 as new
disturbing evidence emerges that the virus may be developing resistance to
Tamiflu, the only drug ...
The
bird flu drug race tightens
CNN - USA
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The race to become the leading bird flu
battler is getting tighter, with a little Alabama biotech gaining on the
front runner. ...
WHO
confirms 2 human bird flu deaths in Indonesia
Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan
... Health Organization reference laboratory in the United States has
confirmed two more deaths in Indonesia caused by the H5N1 strain of the bird
flu virus, a ...
$3.8
Billion OK'd For Bird Flu
CBS News - USA
(WebMD) The Senate agreed to more than $600 billion in health spending on
Wednesday night, voting to approve funding for bird flu
readiness but cutting some ...
Ulster
put on alert over bird flu virus
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
... A study of 13 Vietnamese patients infected with the H5N1 strain
of bird flu found two developed a rapid resistance to the
anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, which led ...
No
more bird flu in Russia - Agriculture Ministry
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti) - There are currently no known bird
flu cases in Russian agricultural enterprises and private farms, the
Russian agriculture ...
Bird
flu kills 2 in Vietnam despite Tamiflu
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... reports in today's New England Journal of Medicine that four of
eight patients treated with Tamiflu died, and that two had strains of the
H5N1 flu virus that ...
Russia
may produce bird flu antidote in early 2006
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti) - There are plans to start producing a
substance that can kill the bird flu virus in Russia in early
2006, the president of ...
Romania
confirms bird flu outbreak east of capital
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Romania said on Thursday suspected bird
flu cases found earlier in a village 100 km (60 miles) east of
Bucharest were of the H5 ...
Quarantine
lifted in central China's bird flu-hit area
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A 24-day quarantine ended Thursday morning in Yongzhou, central China's
Hunan Province, where a bird flu outbreak was reported in
November, the local ...
Avian
flu cases raise dosage query
London Free Press - Canada
TORONTO -- Researchers in Vietnam have reported two additional cases of H5N1
avian flu infection in which the virus developed resistance to
the antiviral drug ...
Two
avian flu patients die, despite Tamiflu treatment
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
Two Vietnamese patients who were stricken with avian influenza died
after their viruses ... with Tamiflu died, and that two had strains
of the H5N1 flu virus that ...
Romania
confirms bird flu outbreak east of capital
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Since October, Romania has found avian flu in 23
villages in or near the Danube Delta on the Black Sea where the deadly
strain was first discovered, some 300 ...
Quarantine
lifted in central China's bird flu-hit area
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
The avian flu outbreak, the second one reported in the central
province this year, hit Laobutou Village of Qilidian Township in Yongzhou
City on Nov. 18. ...
Bird
Flu Sends US Investors to Gilead, Roche: Taking Stock
Bloomberg - USA
... Avian flu, which has killed at least 71 people in
Asia since 2004, is fueling fears of a pandemic that the Geneva-based WHO
estimates may kill as many as 7.4 ...
OCD
12 leads efforts to avert avian flu in Soccsksargen
Philippine Information Agency -
Philippines
... with members of the Technical Working Group of the Regional Avian
Influenza Task ... as "highly vulnerable" to be affected
with the bird flu disease, especially ...
State,
city to study feasibility of building flu vaccine facility
Baltimore Sun - United States
... feasibility of an influenza vaccine production facility in
Baltimore, an idea that Mayor Martin O'Malley proposed in October when fear
of the avian flu peaked. ...
Tamiflu
could make avian flu pandemic worse
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
The only drug available against a threatened pandemic of avian flu
may be useless for many of those infected and could make the pandemic worse,
say scientists. ...
Christmas
Price Index up six percent; avian flu, energy prices are ...
Yardley News - Morrisville,PA,USA
Avian flu and energy prices are making it more difficult to
get that perfect Christmas gift for your True Love this year as evident in
the annual PNC Christmas ...
Bird
Flu Expands Worldwide in 2005
Voice of America - USA
... seasonal migrations. By year's end, birds with the deadly H5N1
form of avian flu had been detected in Europe and Canada. In
countries ...
Abra
organizes avian flu task force
Philippine Information Agency -
Philippines
BANGUED, Abra (23 December) -- Provincial Veterinary Office here is set to
create a Provincial Avian Flu Task Force to oversee preventive
measures against the ...
Tamiflu
resistance in avian flu victims sparks concern
CIDRAP - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... one of the study's authors, says Vietnamese health officials are
already recommending increasing the dosage of oseltamivir for avian flu
patients, according to ...
Africa
Faces Bird Flu, Pandemic with Special Challenges
Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
... So to a large extent, Africa's response to avian flu
will be influenced by what the international community supports as Africa's
response to the avian flu. ...
ITRI
announces breakthrough in anti-flu Relenza production
TMCnet - USA
... Relenza has become more popular in the medical community given
the threats of the avian flu in parts of Asia and Europe and
the fact some people have developed ...
Efforts
continue at keeping bird flu out of Guyana
GINA - Georgetown,Guyana
... In the last update issued on December 17, t he number of cases of
avian flu in human population continues to gradually rise,
with 138 cases recorded. ...
Tamiflu
still best hope against bird flu, says WHO
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Evidence that some people with bird flu in Vietnam rapidly
developed resistance against the drug Tamiflu and died was not necessarily a
cause for alarm, said ...
WHO
warns China of possible bird flu attack
China Daily - China
... He said bird flu outbreaks in December, January and
February, can be much more serious. ... It is crucial to detect the
occurrence of human cases of bird flu. ...
Bird
flu may have killed Vietnamese man
Reuters.uk - UK
HANOI (Reuters) - Bird flu may have killed a 36-year-old man
in the south of Vietnam, where the deadly virus remains in 10 of the
country's 64 provinces ...
Russia
free of bird flu: minister
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Russian Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev said on Thursday the country
has been cleared of bird flu cases in fowl. "No
industrial ...
Bird
Flu Expands Worldwide in 2005
Voice of America - USA
... The number of human deaths from bird flu more than
doubled in 2005 to over 70, according to World Health Organization numbers.
So ...
Latest
bird flu death prompts fears in poultry industry
ABC Online - Australia
There is fresh concern in the poultry industry that bird flu
could be becoming resistant to anti-viral drugs. The reported death ...
12/21/2005
Bird
flu pandemic may cost NZ dearly: report
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A bird flu pandemic would cost New Zealand 15 billion to 30
billion NZ dollars (10.5 billion to 21 billion US dollars) in the first
year, New Zealand ...
Jakarta
Residents Are Targets in Indonesia's Bird Flu Campaign
Bloomberg - USA
21 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's planned door-to-door bird-flu
surveillance will begin in Jakarta tomorrow, Agriculture Minister Anton
Apriantono said, bolstering ...
Turkey
sales survive bird flu
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By David Derbyshire, Consumer Affairs Editor. The bird flu
scare has failed to dent demand for Christmas turkeys, according to the
latest sales figures. ...
US
health official praises China for openness on bird flu
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
The Chinese government has been completely open about providing information
on Chinese bird flu cases, said US National Institutes of
Health Director Elias ...
EU
approves tighter measures to fight avian flu
Xinhua - China
20 (Xinhuanet) -- European Union farm ministers approved tighter controls on
Tuesday on lower-risk strains of avian flu virus and raised
compensation payments ...
Bird
flu, AIDS, provide contrast in reaction speeds
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Less than a year after the spectre of a global avian flu
epidemic first arose, the world's medical and political infrastructure was
in high gear to head off a ...
Another
avian flu case likely in Indonesia
CIDRAP - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... Indonesian officials also were still waiting for confirmation of
local tests indicating that a 39-year-old man who died Dec 13 had avian
flu. ...
China
starts human trials of bird flu vaccine
China Daily - China
China has begun human trials of its homegrown bird flu vaccine
with six volunteers receiving shots, the Xinhua news agency said on
Wednesday. ...
China
starts human trials of bird flu vaccine
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BEIJING, Dec 21 (Reuters) - China has begun human trials of its homegrown bird
flu vaccine with six volunteers receiving shots, the official Xinhua
news agency ...
North
Korea claims bird flu identification breakthrough
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
North Korea today said its scientists had developed a method of identifying
all types of bird flu viruses as the country stepped up a
nationwide campaign ...
Bird
flu, AIDS, provide contrast in reaction speeds
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... officials and United Nations experts, it's an open secret why
wealthier countries have paid greater and more immediate attention to bird
flu - which has killed ...
Romania
detects new suspected bird flu cases
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Romania has found new suspected bird flu
in hens in a village 160 km (100 miles) east of Bucharest and began culling
domestic ...
Detection
of Weak strains of bird flu virus -- Target of European ...
MedIndia - India
... influenza virus before it can mutate into more virulent forms, it
has been proposed to broaden the target of the European Union regarding the bird
flu threat. ...
Frist:
Flu threatens Orlando economy
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
The virus carries a disease called H5N1 Avian flu. ...
This has left America ill prepared for an outbreak of Avian flu
or any other fast-moving infectious disease. ...
Region
12 bumuo ng plano vs avian flu
Philippine Information Agency -
Philippines
... ang mga bayan dito sa rehiyon na hinihinalaang "highly
vulnerable" sa pagpasok ng mga "infected fowls" na siyang
carrier ng sakit na Avian Flu na nagdulot din ...
Christmas
turkey down on bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
... Turkey will once again be the most popular dish at Christmas
dinners this year but concern about the spread of a deadly strain of bird
flu may prompt some to ...
New
bird flu case in Romania
News24 - South Africa
Bucharest - A new outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in
Romania on Tuesday in poultry in the southeastern town of Chichinetu, an
official of the veterinary ...
Britain
identifies 18 websites illegally selling anti-flu drug ...
Forbes - USA
... Tamiflu, made by Swiss company Roche Pharmaceuticals, is
considered the most effective treatment available to counter the H5N1 strain
of bird flu, which has ...
The
psychological impact of bird flu
Manila Times - Philippines
More than the actual damages to livelihood and health security, it is the
psychological impact of a possible bird-flu outbreak that
threatens to cut the ...
Cuba
Prepared to Fight Avian Flu
Cuban News Agency - Cuba
Havana, Dec 21 (AIN) Cuba has sufficient qualified human resources to fight
the avian flu in case it enters the country, said the Cuban
vice minister of Public ...
OTA
begins Avian Flu contingency plan
Today's Trucking News - USA
TORONTO -- Recognizing that the threat of a pandemic outbreak of the avian
flu is, in the government's words, "a matter of when - not
if", the Ontario Trucking ...
First
for Beijing as bird flu samples are sent to WHO
The Standard - Hong Kong
... Omi said "hard work on the part of every country" is
crucial to preventing a large-scale bird flu outbreak,
according to the CDC statement. ...
Secretary
Johanns Asks for Bird Flu Funding
MSN Money - USA
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government needs billions of dollars from Congress to
better prepare for the possibility of a bird flu outbreak,
Agriculture Secretary ...
UN
addresses bird flu scare with worldwide preparation strategies
Newstarget.com - Taichung,Taiwan
United Press International discusses the most recent press releases from the
UN about what the organization is doing to prepare the world for bird
flu. ...
2
Who Died From Avian Flu in Vietnam Were Resistant to an ...
New York Times - United States
Two patients who died from avian influenza in Vietnam had developed
resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, scientists are reporting today. ...
Lack
of Human Immunity Makes Bird Flu More Worrisome
FOX News - USA
... Because the avian flu that's spreading rapidly
among birds in Asia and now parts of Europe is a never-before-seen strain of
H5N1, human beings have no ...
Tamiflu-resistant
avian flu cases raise concerns
Toronto Star - Canada
Researchers in Vietnam have reported two additional cases of H5N1 avian
flu infection in which the virus developed resistance to the
antiviral drug Tamiflu ...
FDA
Acts To Protect Public From Fraudulent Avian Flu Therapies
Pharmaceutical Processing -
Rockaway,NJ,USA
... warning letters to nine companies marketing bogus flu
products behind claims that their products could be effective against
preventing the avian flu or other ...
Strain
of bird flu resistant to Tamiflu kills two patients
USA Today - USA
Two Vietnamese patients have died after developing strains of bird flu
that were resistant to Tamiflu, the antiviral drug that nations around the
world are ...
UN
urges RI to anticipate bird flu pandemic
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
UN systems senior coordinator for avian and human influenza David Nabarro
said a pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu strain could occur at any
time and any place and ...
Sinovac
starts bird flu vaccine trial
BusinessWeek - USA
... said Wednesday that it started a human study of its vaccine for
the bird flu strain that scientists say has pandemic
potential. ...
Tamiflu
found ineffective in bird flu treatment
CTV.ca - Canada
Doctors say they have found more evidence that the H5N1 bird flu
virus can mutate into a form that can slip past the defences of Tamiflu --
the drug many ...
Bird
flu a notifiable disease in SA
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South
Wales,Australia
BIRD flu has been listed as a publicly notifiable disease in
South Australia, to ensure any cases are identified and isolated. SA ...
Lack
of Human Immunity Makes Bird Flu More Worrisome
FOX News - USA
Amidst all the frenzy over the bird flu virus that's raging
among poultry and has killed 71 people since its onset, the issue of human
immunity tops the list ...
12/20/2005
Turkey
gobbled up despite bird flu fears
Reuters.uk - UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of turkeys are strong in supermarkets, despite
concerns over bird flu, retailers said on Tuesday. Sainsbury's
...
CORRECTED:
French experts reduce possible bird flu death toll
Reuters.uk - UK
In PARIS story headlined "French experts reduce possible bird flu
death toll" please read in 4th paragraph ... a figure of 118,500 deaths
... instead of ... ...
EU
raises farmer compensation in battle on bird flu
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Reuters) - EU farm ministers agreed on Tuesday to increase
compensation payments to poultry owners for costs incurred in fighting
against bird flu and focus on ...
US
health agency says China open on bird flu
Boston Globe - United States
China and the United States are cooperating on efforts to understand bird
flu, a major shift from Beijing's handling of SARS, US National
Institutes of Health ...
EU
Will Tighten Bird Flu Rules to Target Weaker Virus Strains
Bloomberg - USA
... of wild birds to uncover illnesses before flocks begin dying, and
to take measures including culling poultry when outbreaks of mild bird
flu are uncovered. ...
Ethiopia
Says Bird Flu Tests Come Back Negative
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. Ethiopia says scores of birds found dead recently have tested
negative for the bird flu. A spokesman for Ethiopia's ...
Avian
vs. Pandemic Flu: Understanding the Threat
Pan American Health Organization -
Washington,DC,USA
... phenomena: (1) avian influenza in birds, (2) avian
influenza in people, and (3) pandemic influenza, that is, a mutated form of
an avian flu virus that has ...
DoD
on Avian Flu: We Guess The Best Defense is NOT a Great Offense
Yahoo! News - USA
Department of Defense Appropriations Bill -- which is otherwise noteworthy
for the steps taken to fund avian flu preparedness -- is some
language that piques ...
Bird
Flu Drugs Shipped into US Counterfeit
The Conservative Voice -
Kernersville,NC,USA
by Jim Kouri - With growing fears over a possible Avian Flu or Bird
Flu pandemic, countries throughout the globe are stockpiling a drug
believed to be capable ...
Fleet
surgeon spreads the facts about avian flu
Stars and Stripes -
Washington,D.C.,USA
... Human cases of the virus, called "H5N1," "avian
flu" and "bird flu," have popped up in
Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and China -- places ...
US
Agencies Target Phony Flu Drugs, Bogus Cures
Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
... "Could you imagine what could happen if counterfeit avian
flu medicine is being sent around the world and people are depending
on it to keep themselves ...
ETHIOPIA:
Birds test negative for avian flu
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
ADDIS ABABA, 20 December (IRIN) - Birds that were suspected of having
contracted avian flu in Ethiopia have tested negative for the
virus, an agriculture ...
Ethiopia
says bird flu tests are negative
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Tests for the deadly strain of bird flu
on 62 birds in Ethiopia are all negative, the Horn of Africa nation's
Agriculture ...
UN
offers Ukraine to help combat bird flu
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
KIEV, December 20 (RIA Novosti) - The United Nations has proposed Ukraine to
help combat the bird flu virus in the Ukrainian autonomy of
the Crimea near the ...
Bird
Flu Kills Russian Swans
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
... that the Russian Research Institute Animal Health Department
scientists conducted showed the swans died of the avian influenza, also
known as the bird flu. ...
UK
to end bird-flu ban on pigeon racing, bird shows
Reuters.uk - UK
... on Tuesday. The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has
killed millions of birds and more than 70 people in Asia since 2003. Bird
fairs, exhibitions ...
China
to Host Bird Flu Funding Summit in January, Official Says
Bloomberg - USA
... host World Bank and European Commission representatives in
Beijing in January for talks to coordinate the funding of measures to
counter bird flu around the ...
China
hands over bird flu virus strains to WHO
Xinhua - China
Two strains of bird flu isolated from human infections in
China were forwarded to Dr. Shigeru Omi, WHO western Pacific regional
director, by Wang Yu, director ...
UN
official challenges Indonesia to prepare for bird flu pandemic
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
The United Nations on Monday asked Indonesia to step up efforts to prevent
possible bird flu pandemic that may kill millions of people
and cause massive ...
Bird
flu could devastate NZ economy
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A New Zealand treasury briefing paper on possible consequences of bird
flu warns it could be the worst economic catastrophe since the Great
Depression of the ...
Bird
flu reoccurs in central Vietnam
Xinhua - China
20 (Xinhuanet) -- Quang Tri, one of nine localities of Vietnam meeting
criteria to announce an end to bird flu outbreaks, has once
again seen poultry die of ...
Bird-Flu
Bill Slammed as Loophole for Drugmakers
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
WASHINGTON -- Bird flu preparedness legislation headed for a
final vote in the Senate this week would create loopholes allowing vaccine
makers to avoid legal ...
Positive
developments in bird and human flu prevention
Nhan Dan - Hanoi,Vietnam
... and Rural Development and the Health Ministry to inform
ambassadors and representatives of international organisations about the bird
flu situation in Vietnam ...
Aid
for avian flu diagnostic lab upgrade
Sify - Taramani,Chennai,India
... APEDA) has offered financial support to the Namakkal-based
poultry exporters to upgrade the animal disease laboratory to handle avian
disease diagnosis. ...
County
prepares for bird flu
News 14 Charlotte - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Carolina ranks third in the nation in poultry production, Union
County leaders are making sure they're ready in the event of an outbreak of
the avian flu. ...
First
Avian flu Case Details
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers detail information about the first human
case of avian flu found in mainland China. Weizhong Yang ...
Indonesia
to begin bird flu surveillance in capital
Reuters.uk - UK
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will launch house-to-house surveillance of
poultry in Jakarta in a bid to halt the spread of deadly bird flu,
a minister said on ...
US
health agency says China open on bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States are cooperating on efforts
to understand bird flu, a major shift from Beijing's handling
of SARS, US National ...
Bird
flu virus in Crimea similar to strains in Far East
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, December 20 (RIA Novosti) - The bird flu virus
currently raging in the Crimea, southern Ukraine, has been identified as the
Group A H5N1 strain ...
China
to Hold Bird Flu Fund-raising Conference
CRI - Beijing,China
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang has announced a fund-raising
conference for bird flu control. He said on Tuesday that ...
12/19/2005
UPDATE
1-US House approves $3.8 billion for avian flu
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives early on
Monday approved $3.78 billion to begin preparations for a possible avian
flu epidemic. ...
AVIAN
FLU PANDEMIC POSSIBILITY INCREASES
American Daily - Stow,OH,USA
... speaking. The bottom line: the world community is "'losing
the battle.'" Avian flu in fowl is not lessening but
increasing. ...
Congress
cuts $3.46B from Bush's avian flu request
FCW.com - USA
Congress added $3.8 billion, $3.46 billion less than the Bush
administration's request, for avian flu preparedness to the
$403.5 billion Defense Department ...
Bird
flu cost estimated in billions
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
Treasury said today that a bird flu pandemic would cost the
New Zealand economy $15-30 billion in the first year and up to $40 billion
over four years. ...
Counterfeit
Asian bird flu drug seized
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States (UPI) -- US federal officials seized 51
shipments of counterfeit anti-bird flu drug that had been
shipped to an airmail ...
Xinhua - China
19 (Xinhuanet) -- If an avian flu pandemic spreads to Canada,
it could carve as much as 14 billion Canadian dollars (12 billion US
dollars) off the country's ...
Indonesian
Officials Report Human Bird Flu Death
Voice of America - USA
... the disease to eleven. So far, avian flu is known
to have killed nine people in Indonesia, and more than 70 in Asia since
2003.
Union
County To Host "Bird Flu" Seminar
WSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Monroe, NC -- Concerns about the Avian Flu or "Bird Flu"
have forced healthcare providers and governments all over the world to
prepare for this serious threat ...
WTO-SPECIAL:
The TRIPs Traps for Health and Knowledge
Inter Press Service (subscription) -
Rome,Italy
... and flu. The fruit of the star anise tree is the
starting point in the manufacture of this "modern" drug. Chinese
medical practitioners ...
Indonesian
Officials Report Human Bird Flu Death
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. Indonesian health officials say local tests show an
eight-year-old boy in Jakarta has died of bird flu. A World
Health ...
Romania
detects new suspected bird flu case
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Romania has found suspected bird flu
in hens in another village 100 km (60 miles) east of Bucharest, where an
outbreak was ...
Bird
flu could cost Canada $12b: report
Xinhua - China
... So far, the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu has
killed at least 71 people in Asia since 2003. Most cases have been linked to
contact with infected birds. ...
Inverness
test cleared to detect bird flu
BusinessWeek - USA
... said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration gave the
marketing clearance to include bird flu on the list of
influenza viruses covered by one of its tests ...
Bird
flu plan ready to fly
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
By JOANNA DAVIS. Canterbury health managers have called in a military
strategist to develop front-line battle plans to fight the expected global flu
pandemic. ...
Ukraine
Steps up Efforts in Fight Against Bird Flu
MOSNEWS - Russia
Ukraine's Ministry for Agriculture is set to impose bird flu
quarantine across Crimea, Ukraine said Monday. This measure may help ...
Counterfeit
Asian bird flu drug seized
Science Daily (press release) - USA
19 (UPI) -- US federal officials seized 51 shipments of counterfeit anti-bird
flu drug that had been shipped to an airmail facility from Asia to
San Francisco. ...
No
Deadly Bird Flu in Korea Yet
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
The ministry said 50 low-pathogenic bird flu infections were
found in about 3,000 bird feces samples from more than 20 migratory
routes nationwide and in ...
US
House approves $3.8 billion for avian flu
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives on Monday
approved $3.78 billion to begin preparing for a possible avian flu
epidemic, including ...
World
Is Losing Battle to Combat Bird Flu, UN Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
19 (Bloomberg) -- The world is ``losing the battle'' against avian flu
in poultry, increasing the risk the gradually mutating virus will become
more infectious ...
Flu
may cost economy $14 billion
Toronto Star - Canada
OTTAWA--If an avian flu pandemic spreads to Canada, it could
carve as much as $14 billion off the country's economy, say senior federal
Finance Department ...
University
of Florida poultry expert says avian flu scare is a ...
Online Journal - Silver Springs,FL,USA
... The difference between making a vaccine in 1976 and the current
rush to create an avian flu vaccine is that in 1976 they knew
what strain of flu the vaccine ...
PowderMed's
DNA-based Flu Vaccine Shows Cross Protective Immunity ...
Biotech Intelligence (press release) -
Courbevoie,France
... influenza. This technology is uniquely and easily adaptable to
treat avian flu and to address the pandemic threat. PowderMed
also ...
US
House approves $3.8 billion for avian flu
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab
Emirates
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Monday approved $3.78
billion to begin preparing for a possible avian flu epidemic,
including stockpiling ...
US
Congress seeks $3.8 billion for avian flu
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - US lawmakers on Sunday tentatively agreed to
earmark $3.78 billion to prepare for a possible avian flu
epidemic, about half what ...
Kirin
Brewery unit develops antibody that could cure bird flu
Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan
has developed an antibody for treating and protecting against flu
infections that could also prove effective in fighting avian influenza
including the deadly ...
Bird
flu outbreak could cost economy up to $14 billion, say ...
CBC News - Canada
... Generally, however, economists are finding it tough to calculate
the costs of a pandemic, since a bird flu outbreak is still
hypothetical. ...
Test
finds S. Jakarta man died of bird flu
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Spokesman and head of the bird flu surveillance unit of the
Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Ilham Patu, said that tests by the Ministry of
Health's laboratory ...
Tracking
bird flu
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Known as the "war room" or the "bunker", it is the
world's nerve-centre for tracking deadly diseases from Ebola haemorrhagic
fever to bird flu. ...
Organic
food takes seed in Asia after SARS, bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
... More recently, eating healthy has become increasingly important
due to worries of avian flu, which has killed more than 70 people
across Asia since 2003, and ...
1,000
join bird flu preparedness rehearsal
Saigon Times Daily - Ho Chi Minh
City,Vietnam
... SGT-HCMC) Around 1,000 representatives of the Ministry of Health,
HCMC and 20 other southern provinces yesterday took part in a bird flu
preparedness rehearsal ...
Swiss
Lift Ban on Outdoor Poultry as Flu Fears Wane
Planet Ark - New York,NY,USA
... Many European countries confined farm poultry to their pens in
the autumn after bird flu cases, apparently caused by
migrating birds, were detected in Russia ...
World
Is Losing Battle to Combat Bird Flu, UN Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
... Nabarro was appointed in September by UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan to coordinate UN efforts to fight bird flu and delay the
next pandemic. ...
Setting
compensation seen as key in bird flu fight
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Compensation for farmers whose poultry is culled
to contain bird flu needs to be high enough to encourage them
to report the disease ...
Poultry
raisers manage to make a living after bird flu scare
Xinhua - China
... I earned 10 yuan (1.2 US dollars) in just two hours." The
temperature of this morning has dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius in
Heishan, a bird flu-hit county ...
Bird
flu kills swans in southern Russia
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON, December 19 (RIA Novosti, Ilya Livada) - Bird flu
caused the death of 186 swans since late November in a southern Russian
region, a spokesman ...
Bird
Flu Kills Scores of Wild Swans in Central Russia
MOSNEWS - Russia
... republic of Kalmykia this month. Tests conducted by experts from
the Emergencies Ministry show that the birds died of bird flu.
...
Customs
Agents Seize Counterfeit Bird Flu Drug
Washington Post - United States
... agents have intercepted more than 50 shipments of counterfeit
Tamiflu, the antiviral drug being stockpiled in anticipation of a bird
flu pandemic, marking the ...
Kirin
develops antibody that may work for bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
Ltd., Japan's second-largest brewer, said on Monday that its US subsidiary
has developed an antibody that may be effective against bird flu,
sending its share ...
Flu
Virus Discovered in Bird Dropping in South Korea, Govt Says
Bloomberg - USA
19 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea discovered a virus that could mutate into a
deadly strain of bird flu in a dropping collected as part of
nationwide testing, a ...
12/18/2005
Bird
flu outbreak could cost economy up to $14 billion, say ...
CBC News - Canada
OTTAWA (CP) - If an avian flu pandemic spreads to Canada, it
could carve as much as $14 billion off the country's economy, say senior
federal Finance ...
Expert:
Bird Flu's Threat Is `Basically Zero'
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
GAINESVILLE -- Researchers and health agencies continue to sound the alarm
about avian flu, and Dr. Gary Butcher, an expert on poultry
medicine and disease at ...
Feverish
woman in Singapore cleared of avian flu
Xinhua - China
... A feverish woman who were isolated at Singapore's Communicable
Disease Center (CDC) following a recent trip to Vietnam has been cleared of avian
flu. ...
Feverish
woman in Singapore cleared of avian flu
Xinhua - China
... No bird flu case has now been reported in
Singapore, but as part of its 100 million Singapore dollars (about 59
million US dollars) plan against a possible ...
A
bird flu pandemic is possible
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
... Minnesota. A bird flu pandemic may arrive in a
neighborhood near you, and you probably aren't paying much attention.
Government ...
...As
Scientist Guides Govt., Farmers On Bird Flu
The Guardian - Nigeria - Lagos,Nigeria
He explained the zoonotic nature of disease, and warned that "there is
no known specific treatment for the avian bird's flu
infection." He emphasised that the ...
As
we plan for bird flu, don't forget AIDS fight
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
The world health community and many governments around the world are focused
on developing ways to combat a possible pandemic caused by avian influenza
virus. ...
Risky
experiment to give volunteers nasal bird flu vaccine
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
... hospital, up to 30 volunteers will participate this April in a
bold experiment: A vaccine made with a live version of the most notorious bird
flu will be ...
Expert:
Bird Flu's Threat Is `Basically Zero'
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... She acknowledged that speaking openly about a possible bird
flu pandemic can incite fear, but said it is the WHO's responsibility
to warn about the risks. ...
12/17/2005
Woman
isolated at CDC cleared of avian flu
Channel News Asia - Singapore
A 38-year-old woman who had recently returned from Vietnam and complained of
fever has tested negative for the H5N1 virus, which causes avian flu.
...
New
cases of bird flu reported in Romania
Xinhua - China
17 (Xinhuanet) -- Romania has detected new cases of bird flu
in domestic fowl in a village about 80 km east of Bucharest, bringing the
total number of bird flu ...
Preparing
To Beat Bird Flu
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
... advised the audience to avoid the dreaded contagious avian flu
through hygienic ... He added that members of the public should avoid
visiting bird farms either in ...
Twelve
more swans die from bird flu in Astrakhan region
ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia
ROSTOV ON DON, December 17 (Itar-Tass) -- The number of poultry killed by bird
flu in Russia's southern Astrakhan region continues to grow. ...
UK
Committee Warns on Food Shortages Due to Flu Epidemic
MedIndia - India
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has issued a warning
that if a bird flu pandemic were to hit Britain, there would
be a severe shortage of ...
More
cases of bird flu detected in Romania
Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan
BUCHAREST -- The 18th outbreak of bird flu has been detected
in chickens in Romania, an official speaking for the agriculture ministry
said Saturday. ...
Thai
bird-flu forum draws Tyson
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA
... & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World
Vision to discuss how their expertise in food safety and training can help
stem avian flu that's ...
Ukraine
considers full Crimea quarantine to halt bird flu
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... considered imposing a quarantine throughout the Crimea peninsula
to contain an outbreak of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu
affecting more than a ...
London
laboratory confirms bird flu in Crimea
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
KIEV, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - A London laboratory has confirmed the
presence of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus that is
extremely dangerous for ...
Thai
bird-flu forum draws Tyson
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA
... held talks in Bangkok this week with aid workers and government
officials to fight a burgeoning bird flu that risks damaging a
poultry industry worth $ 18 ...
Malawi
hit by avian flu scare
Independent Online - Cape Town,South
Africa
... South Africa is the only country in the SADC (Southern Africa
Development Community) region that has labs to detect avian flu,"
said Wilfred Lipita, director ...
Fight
avian flu with every department
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux
Falls,SD,USA
Game, Fish and Parks officers are going to join in a surveillance program to
detect a specific, dangerous strain of avian influenza -- bird flu.
...
Malawi
bird deaths fuel avian flu fears
ABC Online - Australia
The deaths of thousands of birds in the southern African country of Malawi
have raised fears of a bird flu outbreak. Malawi is the ...
China
reports 6th human case of bird flu
Times of India - India
BEIJING: China has reported the sixth human case of the deadly bird flu
in the eastern Jiangxi Province where a total of 319,600 domestic birds have
been ...
Bird
flu lurks as nations prepare for the inevitable
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
The public scrutiny of the spread of bird flu is a little less
intense than it was, but that does not mean the threat is any less real. ...
Malawi
bird deaths fuel avian flu fears
ABC Online - Australia
The deaths of thousands of birds in the southern African country of Malawi
have raised fears of a bird flu outbreak. Malawi is the ...
China
reports 6th avian flu case
CIDRAP - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... In Indonesia, initial tests have pointed to avian flu
in a 39-year-old man from South Jakarta who died Dec 13, according to Agence
France-Presse (AFP) and ...
Avian
flu originates where wildlife meets livestock
Earth & Sky - Austin,TX,USA
Steve Osofsky said, "We're working very hard to understand the role of
migratory birds in relationship to avian flu, and to
understand the intervention ...
China
reports 6th human case of bird flu
Times of India - India
... Friday. The National Avian Flu Reference Centre
confirmed it was the highly pathogenic bird flu known as H5N1.
Authorities have ...
Ottawa
firm tests new technique to fight avian flu virus
CBC Ottawa - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
A small Ottawa company is using a new technique to create a potential
vaccine against avian flu. The company, Variation
Biotechnologies ...
Researchers
edge closer to developing avian flu vaccine
ABC Online - Australia
The World Health Organisation Influenza Collaboration Centre (WHOICC) in
Australia says production of an avian flu vaccine has moved a
step closer with the ...
Malawi
in bird flu scare as thousands of birds die
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Malawi was on Friday hit with the country's major scare of bird flu
after thousands of birds mysteriously died in a hill in the central district
of Ntchisi ...
Romania
detects suspected new cases of bird flu
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Romania found suspected new bird flu cases in a village some
80 km from Bucharest on Thursday night, an official from the country's
Health Ministry told Xinhua ...
What's
Online Betting on Bird Flu
New York Times - United States
... is enough to give pause: according to the current betting line,
there is a 65 percent chance that someone in the United States will contract
bird flu by March. ...
Bird
flu-affected communes halved but threat still high
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
The number of communes afflicted with bird flu has halved in
the past two months, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem said in Hanoi
yesterday. ...
12/16/2005
Register
bid to beat avian flu
This Is Hertfordshire -
Hertfordshire,UK
POULTRY keepers are being urged by the Government to officially register
their birds to help the fight against avian flu. New
regulations ...
Is
avian-flu death rate tied to immune response?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... Avian flu also causes hemorrhagic pneumonia, and it
targets younger people, in contrast to regular seasonal flu, which
mostly kills the elderly. ...
US
Poultry Industry Works to Head Off Avian Flu
Voice of America - USA
By June Soh. As outbreaks in Asia have shown, avian flu takes
an enormous toll on the poultry industry. Birds not killed by the disease ...
Latest
bird flu cases in humans
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Dec 16 (Reuters) - China has reported a sixth person has become infected
with the potentially fatal bird flu virus. The latest victim ...
Tests
dash hopes of rapid production of bird flu vaccine
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
The results of first large-scale trials of a low-dose vaccine against H5N1 bird
flu have been announced -- and they are unexpectedly disappointing. ...
British
bird flu plans attacked
Independent Online - Cape Town,South
Africa
London - A British parliamentary committee on Friday urged the government to
do much more to help international efforts to prevent a bird flu
pandemic and said ...
Bird
flu control remains long-term task despite initial ...
Xinhua - China
16 (Xinhuanet) -- The prevention and control of bird flu is
still a long-term and arduous task for the Chinese people though initial
achievements have been ...
Bird
flu prevention work must go on: Deputy PM
Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam
16 (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem urged localities nationwide
to keep vigilant against bird flu even though the country has
seen positive ...
China
reports 6th human bird flu case
International Herald Tribune - France
... with the potentially deadly H5N1 virus after an outbreak was
reported in ducks in his village, making him the country's sixth human case
of bird flu, the state ...
Indonesian
Health Officials Report Human Bird Flu Death
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. Health officials in Jakarta say local tests show a 39-year old
Indonesian man has died from bird flu. If confirmed by ...
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Ukrainian villages hit by bird flu
Reuters.uk - UK
KIEV (Reuters) - The H5N1 strain of bird flu, potentially
dangerous to humans, has spread to birds in more villages in Ukraine's
Crimea peninsula, the ...
Indonesia
records 10th person death from bird flu
Xinhua - China
16 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesia local test showed the tenth person death from bird
flu, a director at the Health Ministry Hariadi Wibisono said here
Friday. ...
Bird
flu vaccine tests show promise
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The vaccine is based on the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu
which has killed at least 69 people in Asia since 2003. Experts fear |