Afghanistan: bird flu outbreaks confirmed as H5N1 strain
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 25, 2007 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070223/hl_afp/healthfluafghani)
Two outbreaks of bird flu in Afghanistan were caused by the highly pathogenic form of the H5N1 avian virus, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday.
The outbreaks occurred among ... China: dead bird tested positive for H5N1 in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 22, 2007 from HK Government (via http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/070221/htm)
A Common Kestrel found earlier at Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po has been confirmed to be H5N1 positive, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says. The bird's carcass was collected ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Laos
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 22, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 19/02/2007 from Mr Singkham Phonvisay
Summary Report type Immediate notification Start date 03/02/2007 Date ... Kestrel tests positive for bird flu in Hong Kong
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 18, 2007 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070217/hl_afp/healthfluhongkon)
Preliminary tests on a common kestrel found dead in Hong Kong have indicated it was infected with the milder H5 strain of bird flu.
The bird was found in Pak Tin estate on Tuesday, a spokesman for the ... Russia: H5N1 bird flu strain confirmed in Moscow
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 18, 2007 from Associated Press (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070217/ap_on_he_me/bird_flu)
Tests have confirmed the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain in poultry found dead in two suburban Moscow districts, an agriculture official said Saturday, in the first such outbreak to be recorded so ... Egyptian woman with bird flu dies: health official
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 16, 2007 from Reuters (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/hl_nm/birdflu_egypt_deat)
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman who tested positive for the bird flu virus has died in hospital, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 13, a government health official said on Friday. ... Two outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in farm geese, Hungary, January 2007
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 16, 2007 from Eurosurveillance weekly release (via http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ew/2007/070215.asp#2)
First outbreak On 21 January 2007, an increase in deaths among geese at a farm near Lapistó village (Csongrád county in southern Hungary) was reported to the Hungarian veterinary authorities. The breeding ... NCBI Influenza Virus Sequence Annotation Tool can take multiple sequences as an input now
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from NCBI (via http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/FLU/Database/annotation.)
The NCBI Influenza Virus Sequence Annotation Tool is a web application for user-provided sequences. It can predict protein sequences encoded by an input flu sequence and produce a feature table that can ... WHO: Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2007-2008 northern hemisphere influenza season
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations2007)
It is recommended that vaccines to be used in the 2007-8 season (northern hemisphere winter) contain the following:
— an A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like virus;— an A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-like ... Bird flu strikes Egyptian woman(37-year-old)
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 15, 2007 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and European officials on Wednesday debated whether they needed to take more action after an outbreak of the virus in British turkeys. ... U.K.: Final confirmation of avian flu virus strain
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2007 from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (via http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/animal-0213.htm)
Deputy chief vet Fred Landeg today (13 February) confirmed that the laboratory analysis of the Suffolk and Hungary H5N1 avian influenza viruses is now complete.
The Veterinary Laboratory Agency (VLA) ... Study suggests possible bird flu immunity
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2007 from Yahoo (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070213/sc_nm/birdflu_immunity_d)
Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible.
They found mice inoculated with a human virus known as H1N1 ... Warm spring could hamper China´s bird flu efforts
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 13, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK17897.htm)
China could face problems trying to control bird flu this spring due to abnormally high seasonal temperatures, the country's vice agriculture minister said.
"First, the spring season is usually prone ... Indonesia: the 20-year-old woman with bird flu dies
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 12, 2007 from Reuters (via http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK203470.htm)
A 20-year-old woman from West Java who tested positive for bird flu died on Sunday, a health official said.
Her death takes Indonesia's overall toll to 64 fatalities, the highest of any nation in the ... Pakistan: bird flu reported in the capital
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 11, 2007 from Yahoo news (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_on_he_me/pakistan_bir)
The deadly H5N1 stain of bird flu has been confirmed at a home in the Pakistani capital, the third such case in about a week. But the virus has not affected any one in the country, an official said Saturday.
The ... South Korea: Bird flu spreads to sixth farm
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070210/hl_afp/healthfluskorea)
Bird flu has spread to a sixth farm in South Korea, despite government efforts to contain the deadly virus by culling more than two million birds, officials have said.
A new outbreak has been discovered ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 09/02/2007 from Mr Evgueny A. Nepoklonov, Deputy Head, Orlikov per., 1/11, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, MOSCOU, Russia
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Start ... OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Turkey
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 10, 2007 from OIE (via http://www.oie.int)
Information received on 09/02/2007 from Dr H Sungur, Director General, Animal Health, General Directorate of Protection and Control, ANKARA, Turkey
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Start ... U.S.: OSHA Unveils New Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Influenza Pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from OHSA (via http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_tabl)
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today unveiled new workplace safety and health guidance that will help employers prepare for an influenza pandemic.Developed ... FAO: Cats Should Be Monitored For Avian Flu
submitted by kickingbird at Feb, 9, 2007 from Medical News Today (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=62622&)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that cats should be monitored for signs of bird flu or avian influenza.They said that cats, like humans, can become infected with the ... 4797 items, 20/Page, Page[169/240][|<<] [|<] [161] [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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