24 more ducks found dead in Capitol Reflecting Pool

24 more ducks were found dead in the Capital Reflecting Pool. "The National Park Service says it removed 24 dead ducks from the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Saturday. Park Service spokesman Bill Line...

Bird Flu Cases Declining In Indonesia, But Prevalence Still Seen High Interna...

"It is a debatable question if we wish to see the progress made by Indonesia in eradicating the fatal bird flu virus (H5N1 in this largest archipelagic country. It depends on where we start in seeing the progress and performance of eradicating the bird flu virus. At national...

65 million Indonesians at risk if bird flu mutates: official

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - More than 60 million Indonesians could be infected with deadly bird flu if the virus mutates into a form transmissible between humans, an official said Friday.Indonesia is the country worst hit by bird flu, with 107 people known to have died from the...

We know the world will face another influenza pandemic.

US Dept of State published today the Opening Remarks from the Institute of Medicine's Public Meeting of the Committee on Transforming the Case for U.S. Commitment to Global Health Washington, DC March 24, 2008 It...

China reports human-to-human bird flu transmission

"Chinese doctors have reported that human-to-human transmission likely occurred in a small family cluster of H5N1 avian flu cases in China late last year.A 52-year-old man from Jiangsu province fell ill with the virus after helping care for his son, 24. The younger man died...

Tick, Tick, Tick | 107 Avian Flu Deaths In Indonesia :: MAXINE

"Chickens - Experts say the danger is the virus may evolve into a form that people can easily catch and pass to one another, in which case the transmission rate would soar, causing a pandemic in which millions of...

Bird flu in Indonesia could mutate into human form : UN agency

"Rome (ANTARA News) - The bird flu situation is "critical" in Indonesia, where the virus could mutate and cause a human pandemic, the UN food agency warned on Tuesday. "The prevalence of avian influenza in Indonesia remains serious despite (national and international)...

Bird flu could strike again in high risk areas, FAO

""The virus could still be present in the environment despite heavy slaughtering and extensive disinfection of affected areas, or it could be reintroduced from other countries," FAO`s Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenechhe said.But, India is to be commended for its...

Teenager becomes Indonesia`s 104th bird flu fatality

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 16-year-old boy from Indonesia's central Java province died of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, bringing Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 104, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.The Indonesian health ministry said on it's website...

Bird flu spreading in East Lampung

Bandarlampung, Lampung Province (ANTARA News) - Bird flu is on the rise in East Lampung, prompting local authorities to order back-yard farmers to keep their chickens inside their coops.The avian influenza virus had spread in eight sub districts in East Lampung District, head...

Swan No. 6 has Avian Flu

Sad to see that this is yet another outbreak that the authorities are struggling to contain.   "Defra has now confirmed that a sixth mute swan has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. The bird was one of several collected on 21 January as part...

FAO cooperates with Indonesia to monitor H5N1

"FAO said that 31 of 33 provinces in Indonesia, one of the countries hit hardest by avian flue, had been infected since 2004 and thus more investigations and better poultry vaccines were needed to fully protect the poultry from the virus in the country.It warned that despite...

Indonesia reports 98th bird flu death

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 30-year-old man has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Thursday, bringing the toll to 98 in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus."(The) total number of cumulative avian influenza human cases in Indonesia is 120 with 98 deaths," a release...

India struggles with bird flu

"Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called the outbreak of avian flu among...

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