Jakarta tightens poultry regulation
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The City Council endorsed Friday a bylaw to control poultry farming and distribution in response to avian influenza outbreaks in the city.
Speaking to reporters after the endorsement of the bylaw, deputy governor Fauzi Bowo said the issuance of the regulation was timely and that he hoped people would comply with it.
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Bird flu deadly in Cambodia
A teenage girl has died after becoming infected with bird flu in Cambodia.
Dateline: Kampong Cham province, Cambodia
Release Date: Monday, April 16, 2007
16 April 2007-A 13-year-old Cambodian girl is the latest victim of bird flu, according to a report by China’s Xinhua news service.
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced two new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The cases have been confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by the US Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 (NAMRU-3).
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Avian Flu
WHO standoff with Indonesia over bird flu samples indicates battle between rich and poor
DENPASAR (AP): Bird flu has largely flown off the radar of the Western world, but people are still dying from it nearly every week in Indonesia.
Since the first case was reported two years ago, government officials have reported 74 deaths from the H5N1 strain in Indonesia - more than a third of the world's total. And it's not just the virus this nation is battling. It's also struggling to ensure that poor countries get their fair share of any new vaccine developed to stem the spread of a possible global flu epidemic.
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Web Exclusive: FAO speaks out on H5N1 ‘hot spots’
By Dr. Terry Mabbett
An FAO report highlights weak links in Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria but praise is given to Turkey and Viet Nam.
10 April 2007-When it comes to H5N1 commentary on individual countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is usually guarded, preferring to encourage rather than to criticise. But recent events including surging number of human cases in Indonesia and Egypt, and first time appearance of human infection in West Africa, have clearly prompted the organisation into comment
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Avian influenza frequently asked questionsrevised 5 December 2005
What is avian influenza?
Which viruses cause highly pathogenic disease?
Do migratory birds spread the disease?
What is special about the current outbreaks in poultry?
Which countries have been affected by outbreaks in poultry?
What are the implications for human health?
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DENPASAR (AP): Bird flu has largely flown off the radar of the Western world, but people are still dying from it nearly every week in Indonesia.
Since the first case was reported two years ago, government officials have reported 74 deaths from the H5N1 strain in Indonesia - more than a third of the world's total. And it's not just the virus this nation is battling. It's also struggling to ensure that poor countries get their fair share of any new vaccine developed to stem the spread of a possible global flu epidemic.
Read more...
Web Exclusive: FAO speaks out on H5N1 ‘hot spots’
By Dr. Terry Mabbett
An FAO report highlights weak links in Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria but praise is given to Turkey and Viet Nam.
10 April 2007-When it comes to H5N1 commentary on individual countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is usually guarded, preferring to encourage rather than to criticise. But recent events including surging number of human cases in Indonesia and Egypt, and first time appearance of human infection in West Africa, have clearly prompted the organisation into comment
Read more...
Avian influenza frequently asked questionsrevised 5 December 2005
What is avian influenza?
Which viruses cause highly pathogenic disease?
Do migratory birds spread the disease?
What is special about the current outbreaks in poultry?
Which countries have been affected by outbreaks in poultry?
What are the implications for human health?
Read more...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
WHO vows vaccine stockpile for poor states
M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Responding to calls from developing countries for the fairer distribution of bird flu vaccines, the World Health Organization will create a global stockpile of vaccines for poor countries.
Director general of the WHO, Margareth Chan, said Wednesday the global vaccine reserve would be of great importance for developing countries in their fight against avian influenza
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Web Exclusive: Human ‘sentinels’ for H5N1 in poultry
By Dr. Terry Mabbett
Since 2004 Cambodia has recorded just 20 outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry compared with over 2373 in neighbouring Vietnam.
16 April 2007-Seven all-fatal cases (most recent 3 April 2007) have been identified in Cambodia. Vietnam has recorded 93 human cases (42 fatal), the last on 14 November 2005. Ratio of H5N1 disease outbreaks in poultry to identified human infections is 3:1 and 25:1 respectively for Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Avian influenza: a threat to rural livelihoods, agricultural production and human health
FAO forms task force to monitor crisis, sends technical support missions to affected countries, convenes urgent meeting
Avian influenza was first identified over 100 years ago during an outbreak in Italy. Since then, the disease has cropped up at irregular intervals in all world regions. In addition to the current outbreak in Asia, recent epidemics have occurred in Hong Kong in 1997-1998 and 2003, in the Netherlands in 2003, and in the Republic of Korea in 2003.
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M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Responding to calls from developing countries for the fairer distribution of bird flu vaccines, the World Health Organization will create a global stockpile of vaccines for poor countries.
Director general of the WHO, Margareth Chan, said Wednesday the global vaccine reserve would be of great importance for developing countries in their fight against avian influenza
More...
Web Exclusive: Human ‘sentinels’ for H5N1 in poultry
By Dr. Terry Mabbett
Since 2004 Cambodia has recorded just 20 outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry compared with over 2373 in neighbouring Vietnam.
16 April 2007-Seven all-fatal cases (most recent 3 April 2007) have been identified in Cambodia. Vietnam has recorded 93 human cases (42 fatal), the last on 14 November 2005. Ratio of H5N1 disease outbreaks in poultry to identified human infections is 3:1 and 25:1 respectively for Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Avian influenza: a threat to rural livelihoods, agricultural production and human health
FAO forms task force to monitor crisis, sends technical support missions to affected countries, convenes urgent meeting
Avian influenza was first identified over 100 years ago during an outbreak in Italy. Since then, the disease has cropped up at irregular intervals in all world regions. In addition to the current outbreak in Asia, recent epidemics have occurred in Hong Kong in 1997-1998 and 2003, in the Netherlands in 2003, and in the Republic of Korea in 2003.
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Monday, April 23, 2007
Avian Influenza
Avian Flu is ...
Avian flu (or avian influenza, and commonly known as bird flu) is an influenza type A virus that appears in many different sub-types classified according to the nature of the two components that make up the virus - haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). Haemagglutinin is a protein found on the surface of influenza viruses which is responsible for binding the virus to the cell that is being infected; neuraminidase is also found on the surface of influenza viruses.
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Indonesia Has the Most AI Case
RJ (mentioned as RY in previous press conference), a 15-year-old girl who lived in Central Jakarta, is positive of H5N1 virus and died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 05.10 p.m. She had her onset on March 28, 2007 and hospitalized in St Carolus Hospital, Central Jakarta since March 30, 2007 and in Sulianti Saroso Infection Hospital since April 2, 2007
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US,Indonesian scientists team up to tackle bird flu speread
American and Indonesian scientists have joined forces in a bid to halt the high number of bird flu deaths in Indonesia.
The US deputy undersecretary of agriculture, Charles Lambert, says the group will focus on stemming the spread of the virus in Indonesia's poultry industry.
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Avian flu (or avian influenza, and commonly known as bird flu) is an influenza type A virus that appears in many different sub-types classified according to the nature of the two components that make up the virus - haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). Haemagglutinin is a protein found on the surface of influenza viruses which is responsible for binding the virus to the cell that is being infected; neuraminidase is also found on the surface of influenza viruses.
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Indonesia Has the Most AI Case
RJ (mentioned as RY in previous press conference), a 15-year-old girl who lived in Central Jakarta, is positive of H5N1 virus and died on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 05.10 p.m. She had her onset on March 28, 2007 and hospitalized in St Carolus Hospital, Central Jakarta since March 30, 2007 and in Sulianti Saroso Infection Hospital since April 2, 2007
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US,Indonesian scientists team up to tackle bird flu speread
American and Indonesian scientists have joined forces in a bid to halt the high number of bird flu deaths in Indonesia.
The US deputy undersecretary of agriculture, Charles Lambert, says the group will focus on stemming the spread of the virus in Indonesia's poultry industry.
More...
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