Indonesian boy dies of bird flu: health ministry
( ANTARA News )
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A three-year-old Indonesian boy who died last week had bird flu, a health ministry official confirmed Wednesday, bringing the toll to 108 in the country worst hit by the disease.
S. Korea's bird flu outbreak spreading east
( YONHAP NEWS )
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A suspected case of bird flu case has been reported at a small chicken farm in Daegu, the government said Wednesday, raising concerns that the outbreak first confirmed early this month is spreading throughout the country.
Japan finds H5 virus in swans; India, Vietnam cite outbreaks
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in Japan were awaiting final tests on four wild swans that recently tested positive for an H5 strain of avian influenza, as authorities in Vietnam and India's Tripura state moved to quash new outbreaks caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Indonesia runs massive bird flu drill
( ANTARA News )
Tukad Daya, Bali (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of Indonesian villagers and health workers took part in a massive drill here Friday to prepare for a potentially devastating outbreak of human-to-human bird flu.
WHO urges New Delhi to watch bird flu outbreak
( Thaindian News )
Agartala, April 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked India to prevent further spread of bird flu from Bangladesh and voiced satisfaction over the way the avian influenza was tackled in West Bengal and Tripura.
Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 23, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – An Indonesian health official, responding to recent comments by the US health secretary, today denied that Indonesia wants financial compensation if it resumes sharing its H5N1 avian influenza virus samples.
( ANTARA News )
Tukad Daya, Bali (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of Indonesian villagers and health workers took part in a massive drill here Friday to prepare for a potentially devastating outbreak of human-to-human bird flu.
WHO urges New Delhi to watch bird flu outbreak
( Thaindian News )
Agartala, April 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked India to prevent further spread of bird flu from Bangladesh and voiced satisfaction over the way the avian influenza was tackled in West Bengal and Tripura.
Indonesia denies seeking payment for virus samples
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 23, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – An Indonesian health official, responding to recent comments by the US health secretary, today denied that Indonesia wants financial compensation if it resumes sharing its H5N1 avian influenza virus samples.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
HHS official reports on Southeast Asia issues
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – A US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official today shared wrap-up perspectives on HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt's recent trip to Southeast Asia, which included discussions on virus-sharing and restrictions on the US Navy laboratory in Indonesia, updates on avian influenza collaborations, and talks on import safety.
2 New Suspected Cases of Bird Flu Reported
( THE KOREA TIMES )
Two more suspected cases of bird flu have been reported in the southwestern region of the country amid intensifying efforts to prevent further spread of the deadly disease, government officials said Tuesday.
Weekend marks first human trials of new avian flu vaccine
( VIET NAM NEWS )
Ha Noi — The first large-scale trial of a locally produced H5N1 vaccine kicked off on Saturday.
65 million Indonesians at risk if bird flu mutates: official
( ANTARA News )
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.
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – A US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official today shared wrap-up perspectives on HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt's recent trip to Southeast Asia, which included discussions on virus-sharing and restrictions on the US Navy laboratory in Indonesia, updates on avian influenza collaborations, and talks on import safety.
2 New Suspected Cases of Bird Flu Reported
( THE KOREA TIMES )
Two more suspected cases of bird flu have been reported in the southwestern region of the country amid intensifying efforts to prevent further spread of the deadly disease, government officials said Tuesday.
Weekend marks first human trials of new avian flu vaccine
( VIET NAM NEWS )
Ha Noi — The first large-scale trial of a locally produced H5N1 vaccine kicked off on Saturday.
65 million Indonesians at risk if bird flu mutates: official
( ANTARA News )
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.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
US health minister in Jakarta to strengthen bilateral cooperation
( ANTARA News )
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - US Health and Human Services Minister Michael Leavitt is making a two-day visit in Indonesia starting Monday (April 14) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health affairs, a US Embassy source said.
H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 14, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in South Korea yesterday said an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a fourth farm, amid reports of several more suspected outbreaks, a day after Russia's agriculture ministry said the virus had struck birds in the far eastern part of the country.
First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Created
( Science Daily )
ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2008) — An international group of American and Turkish research scientists, led by Sea Lane Biotechnologies, has created the first comprehensive monoclonal antibody libraries against avian influenza (H5N1) using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey
( ANTARA News )
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - US Health and Human Services Minister Michael Leavitt is making a two-day visit in Indonesia starting Monday (April 14) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health affairs, a US Embassy source said.
H5N1 strikes poultry in South Korea, Russia
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 14, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Animal health officials in South Korea yesterday said an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak was confirmed at a fourth farm, amid reports of several more suspected outbreaks, a day after Russia's agriculture ministry said the virus had struck birds in the far eastern part of the country.
First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Created
( Science Daily )
ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2008) — An international group of American and Turkish research scientists, led by Sea Lane Biotechnologies, has created the first comprehensive monoclonal antibody libraries against avian influenza (H5N1) using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Bird flu hits northeastern Tripura
( GULF TIMES )
AGARTALA: A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been reported in poultry in one of India’s remote northeastern states, a top veterinary official said yesterday.
Suspected bird flu sufferer admitted to Tangerang Hospital
( ANTARA News )
Tangerang (ANTARA News) - A 45-year old woman with suspected bird flu symptoms was admitted to Tangerang General Hospital on Friday, a hospital spokesman said.
H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 4, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea today confirmed that large numbers of chicken deaths at a commercial farm in the southwestern part of the country were caused by H5N1 avian influenza.
( GULF TIMES )
AGARTALA: A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been reported in poultry in one of India’s remote northeastern states, a top veterinary official said yesterday.
Suspected bird flu sufferer admitted to Tangerang Hospital
( ANTARA News )
Tangerang (ANTARA News) - A 45-year old woman with suspected bird flu symptoms was admitted to Tangerang General Hospital on Friday, a hospital spokesman said.
H5N1 resurfaces in South Korean poultry
( CIDRAP News )
Apr 4, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea today confirmed that large numbers of chicken deaths at a commercial farm in the southwestern part of the country were caused by H5N1 avian influenza.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
US envoy to give Rp15 bln to Tangerang to fight bird flu
( ANTARA News )
Tangerang (ANTARA News) - US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R Hume is expected to hand Rp15 billion in humanitarian aid to the Tangerang administration to fight bird flu in the region, a local health official said on Tuesday.
Bird flu ravages central Vietnam province
( THANHNIEN NEWS )
An outbreak of bird flu is sweeping through the central province of Quang Nam, felling fowls and forcing authorities to cull a further 26,660 birds.
Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132
( CIDRAP News )
Mar 31, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's health ministry today announced fatal H5N1 avian influenza infections in two young people, aged 11 and 15, and said a 22-month-old girl is hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.
( ANTARA News )
Tangerang (ANTARA News) - US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R Hume is expected to hand Rp15 billion in humanitarian aid to the Tangerang administration to fight bird flu in the region, a local health official said on Tuesday.
Bird flu ravages central Vietnam province
( THANHNIEN NEWS )
An outbreak of bird flu is sweeping through the central province of Quang Nam, felling fowls and forcing authorities to cull a further 26,660 birds.
Three cases raise Indonesia's H5N1 count to 132
( CIDRAP News )
Mar 31, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's health ministry today announced fatal H5N1 avian influenza infections in two young people, aged 11 and 15, and said a 22-month-old girl is hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.
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