Egypt: new bird flu case in poultry reported
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 3, 2006 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060903/hl_afp/healthfluegypt)
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has been reported in a domestic poultry farm in southern Egypt, the first time the highly pathogenic virus was detected in the country in months.
The new case was reported ... U.S.: CONFIRMATORY TESTS BEING CONDUCTED ON PENNSYLVANIA WILD BIRD SAMPLES
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 3, 2006 from USDA and DOI (via http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printa)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 02, 2006 - The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior today announced that the presence of the H5 and N1 avian influenza subtypes in samples from wild mallard ducks in Pennsylvania. ... U.S. finds low-risk H5N1 bird flu strain in ducks in Maryland
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 2, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
Mallard ducks in Maryland have tested positive for bird flu, apparently a common, less pathogenic strain that poses no risk to humans, the U.S. Agriculture and Interior departments said on Friday.
The ... Indonesia launches national campaign against bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 1, 2006 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/01/content_5036088)
The Indonesian government launched Friday a national campaign against bird flu after more than two years of efforts to curb the disease, which has killed 47 people so far in the country.
"Bird flu will ... Expert calls for animal surveillance in Indonesia
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 1, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A leading bird flu expert urged Indonesia on Thursday to do more animal surveillance to curb the H5N1 virus, which has killed 46 people so far in the country, the highest death toll anywhere in the world. ... Thailand: Dog contracts avian flu
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 31, 2006 from Nation Multimedia (via http://nationmultimedia.com/2006/08/31/national/national_300)
Hospital vet calls on public not to panic or abandon pets after Suphan Buri case
A dog in Suphan Buri contracted bird flu after eating infected ducks, new findings show.
Prof Dr Yong Pooworawan, ... Tests find no H5N1 avian flu in Alaskan birds
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 31, 2006 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/)
No highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus has turned up in any of the 13,000 wild migratory birds that federal and state officials have tested since Apr 26, the US government announced yesterday. ... Research: Blood of bird flu survivors could treat other patients
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 31, 2006 from Xinhua (via http://english.people.com.cn/200608/31/print20060831_298390.)
Research has suggested that blood products taken from people who have recovered from bird flu could be useful for treating other patients in the event of a pandemic, national newspaper The Times ... US: H5N1 virus in Michigan swans was mild form
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 30, 2006 from USDA (via http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1RD?printa)
AVIAN INFLUENZA TESTS COMPLETE ON MICHIGAN MUTE SWANS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced final test results, which confirm that an H5N1 avian influenza ... WHO case definitions for human infections with influenza A(H5N1) virus
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 30, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/ca)
Background
Prompt and accurate reporting of H5N1 influenza cases to WHO is the cornerstone for monitoring both the global evolution of this disease and the corresponding risk that a pandemic virus might ... Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 29, 2006 from US CDC (via http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=19226)
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections ... Vietnam: H5N1 virus found on duck farm
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 28, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
Vietnam, which has been free of human bird flu cases this year, has found the H5N1 virus on a small duck farm, animal health officials said on Monday.
The discovery was made in the southern province ... US: CDC begins sharing flu virus genetic data
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 24, 2006 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/ne)
Aug 23, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the genetic blueprints for more than 650 influenza virus genes to launch a new data-sharing program intended ... Indonesia: a 6-year-old girl tests positive for bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 23, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A 6-year-old Indonesian girl tested positive for bird flu on Tuesday, a government official said, as the World Health Organization ruled out human transmission in a village with a series of confirmed and ... Avian influenza-situation in Indonesia-update 28
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 22, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/don/2006_08_21/en/print.html)
21 August 2006
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed the country's 59th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The case occurred in a 35-year-old woman from the remote ... Asia: Regional health meeting seeks bird flu strategy
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 21, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
South and southeast Asian countries met to discuss health strategies, including the fight against bird flu, in Bangladesh on Sunday ahead of a regional meeting of the World Health Organization.
The two-day ... Indonesia: a 35-year-old woman died of bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 20, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
A 35-year-old Indonesian woman who died last week was infected with bird flu, two local tests showed, and a possible new cluster case is being probed after her daughter died showing similar symptoms, officials ... Antigenic and genetic characteristics of H5N1 viruses and candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses developed for potential use as pre-pandemic vaccines
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 19, 2006 from WHO (via http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/h5)
This summary describes the current status of the development of new candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses and is meant to provide guidance for national authorities and vaccine companies on the selection of candidate ... Cambodia detects two new bird flu outbreaks
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 19, 2006 from AFP (via http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060818/hl_afp/healthflucambodi)
Cambodia has detected two new outbreaks of the deadly bird flu virus in ducks, just days after the disease resurfaced for the first time in more than four months.
"We have discovered two more outbreaks ... New bird flu strains blamed for S.E. Asia outbreaks
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 17, 2006 from Reuters (via http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=globalNe)
New strains of the H5N1 virus caused some of the fresh outbreaks of bird flu in Thailand and Laos and they appear to have spread from southern China, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday. ... 4719 items, 20/Page, Page[174/236][|<<] [|<] [171] [172] [173] [174] [175] [176] [177] [178] [179] [180] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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