Avian flu deaths reported in Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam
CIDRAP News
Dec 26, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – A young woman in Egypt and another of almost the same age in Indonesia died of H5N1 avian influenza yesterday, raising the global H5N1 death toll to 211, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
Russia Culls 600,000 Chickens At Avian Flu-Hit Farm
AHN
December 25, 2007 9:15 p.m. EST
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer
Rostov-On-Don, Russia (AHN) - More than 600,000 chickens were culled at a Russian farm on Tuesday after tests confirmed an outbreak of the avian influenza virus.
Pigeons 'unlikely carriers of bird flu'
( Gulf News )
By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
Dubai: Pigeons and doves are unlikely to carry the H5N1 bird flu virus, a top municipality official said yesterday.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Indonesia reports 94th bird flu death
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 24-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu in the capital Jakarta, the health ministry said Wednesday, bringing the toll in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus to 94.
Vietnamese child dies suspectedly from bird flu
Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-26 10:15:14 Print
HANOI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A four-year old child from Vietnam's northern Son La province has recently died after showing bird flu symptoms, local newspaper Labor reported Wednesday
China tests human bird flu vaccine
( PRESS TV )
Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:59:30
China has announced its success in the second phase clinical testing of the human vaccine against H5N1 virus which causes the avian flu.
UAE ready to deal with bird flu threat
( Khaleej Times )
By Asma Ali Zain (Our Staff Reporter)
24 December 2007
DUBAI — Health authorities in the country are reviewing the international situation on avian flu and are expected to update the existing plans to monitor the spread of the disease in the country as holidayers return.
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 24-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu in the capital Jakarta, the health ministry said Wednesday, bringing the toll in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus to 94.
Vietnamese child dies suspectedly from bird flu
Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-26 10:15:14 Print
HANOI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A four-year old child from Vietnam's northern Son La province has recently died after showing bird flu symptoms, local newspaper Labor reported Wednesday
China tests human bird flu vaccine
( PRESS TV )
Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:59:30
China has announced its success in the second phase clinical testing of the human vaccine against H5N1 virus which causes the avian flu.
UAE ready to deal with bird flu threat
( Khaleej Times )
By Asma Ali Zain (Our Staff Reporter)
24 December 2007
DUBAI — Health authorities in the country are reviewing the international situation on avian flu and are expected to update the existing plans to monitor the spread of the disease in the country as holidayers return.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Indonesia clears four of bird flu in cluster probe
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has cleared four out of six members of a family hospitalised with bird flu symptoms, a health official said on Saturday, in a case that has raised concerns over potential human-to-human spread of the disease.
Polish government says new H5N1 flu confirmed
AFP
1 day ago
WARSAW (AFP) — A new outbreak of the potentially lethal H5N1 avian flu has been detected in northern Poland where cases have already been reported, the Polish Agriculture Ministry said Saturday
Common buzzard found dead in HK tests positive for H5N1
Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-21 21:37:12 Print
HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The common buzzard that was found dead earlier on Hong Kong's largest but thinly populated island tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said Friday.
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has cleared four out of six members of a family hospitalised with bird flu symptoms, a health official said on Saturday, in a case that has raised concerns over potential human-to-human spread of the disease.
Polish government says new H5N1 flu confirmed
AFP
1 day ago
WARSAW (AFP) — A new outbreak of the potentially lethal H5N1 avian flu has been detected in northern Poland where cases have already been reported, the Polish Agriculture Ministry said Saturday
Common buzzard found dead in HK tests positive for H5N1
Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-21 21:37:12 Print
HONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The common buzzard that was found dead earlier on Hong Kong's largest but thinly populated island tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said Friday.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Five suspected bird flu patients moved to AI center
Serang, Banten (ANTARA News) - After three days of medical treatment at the Serang General Hospital, five suspected bird flu patients were moved to the special Avian-Flu (AI) center at the Jakarta-based Persahabatan Hospital by four ambulances on Friday.
Only limited human H5N1 spread in Pakistan
Khaleej Times
(Reuters)
21 December 2007
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) suspects there has been only limited human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus in Pakistan, but international test results are pending, an official said on Friday.
Reports of potential H5N1 cases rise in Pakistan
Robert Roos News Editor
Dec 18, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Vigilance engendered by the possible family cluster of H5N1 avian influenza cases in Pakistan has led to many more reports of potential cases there, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said today.
More Bird Flu Cases From Tangerang
(Komnas FBPI)
Jakarta, December 14, 2007 - Bird Flu Information Center - A 47-year old man known as "M", from Cipondoh subDistrict, Tangerang Municipality in Banten Province is infected with the H5N1 influenza virus, according to tests conducted by the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Healthand the Eijkman Institute in Jakarta.
Serang, Banten (ANTARA News) - After three days of medical treatment at the Serang General Hospital, five suspected bird flu patients were moved to the special Avian-Flu (AI) center at the Jakarta-based Persahabatan Hospital by four ambulances on Friday.
Only limited human H5N1 spread in Pakistan
Khaleej Times
(Reuters)
21 December 2007
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) suspects there has been only limited human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus in Pakistan, but international test results are pending, an official said on Friday.
Reports of potential H5N1 cases rise in Pakistan
Robert Roos News Editor
Dec 18, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Vigilance engendered by the possible family cluster of H5N1 avian influenza cases in Pakistan has led to many more reports of potential cases there, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said today.
More Bird Flu Cases From Tangerang
(Komnas FBPI)
Jakarta, December 14, 2007 - Bird Flu Information Center - A 47-year old man known as "M", from Cipondoh subDistrict, Tangerang Municipality in Banten Province is infected with the H5N1 influenza virus, according to tests conducted by the Health Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Healthand the Eijkman Institute in Jakarta.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Donors pledge $406 million to fight avian flu
Dec 7, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – International donors at this week's New Delhi conference on avian and pandemic influenza pledged about $406 million, including $195 million from the United States, to fight H5N1 avian flu, according to news reports.
One dies of bird flu in China
( The Hindu )
NANJING: A man in east China’s Jiangsu province died of bird flu on Sunday, the provincial health department reported.
Dec 7, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – International donors at this week's New Delhi conference on avian and pandemic influenza pledged about $406 million, including $195 million from the United States, to fight H5N1 avian flu, according to news reports.
One dies of bird flu in China
( The Hindu )
NANJING: A man in east China’s Jiangsu province died of bird flu on Sunday, the provincial health department reported.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Chinese man dies of bird flu
( Stuff.co.nz )
Reuters | Monday, 03 December 2007
A man in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency has said, in the first case in the country since June.
Campaign to Combat Bird Flu in Full Swing
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News
RIYADH , 2 December 2007 — More than four million birds have been culled in the Kingdom since avian flu was first detected on Nov. 12 in 1,500 birds at a farm in Al-Kharj, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Fahd Balghunaim.
Bird flu virus remains entrenched in six nations: Report
( The Times Of India )
30 Nov 2007,
NEW YORK: Most of the countries in the world are now prepared to take quick measures to tackle avian flu, however the virus H5N1, which still remains entrenched in six nations, pose a worldwide threat, a joint UN-World Bank report has warned.
( Stuff.co.nz )
Reuters | Monday, 03 December 2007
A man in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency has said, in the first case in the country since June.
Campaign to Combat Bird Flu in Full Swing
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News
RIYADH , 2 December 2007 — More than four million birds have been culled in the Kingdom since avian flu was first detected on Nov. 12 in 1,500 birds at a farm in Al-Kharj, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Fahd Balghunaim.
Bird flu virus remains entrenched in six nations: Report
( The Times Of India )
30 Nov 2007,
NEW YORK: Most of the countries in the world are now prepared to take quick measures to tackle avian flu, however the virus H5N1, which still remains entrenched in six nations, pose a worldwide threat, a joint UN-World Bank report has warned.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
More bird flu at Saudi poultry farm
( Arabianbusiness.com )
by Lynne Roberts and Reuters on Tuesday, 27 November 2007
More cases of a deadly strain of bird flu have been found at a poultry farm in Saudi Arabia just weeks before the Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.
H5N1 poultry virus confirmed in Hong Kong
( WorldPoultry.net )
26 Nov 2007
The government has confirmed that a sick egret recently discovered in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Media can limit impact of disease outbreaks
( The News )
By Shahina Maqbool
11/26/2007
Islamabad
Responsible journalism can play a significant role in limiting the impact of disease outbreaks. Health journalists should refrain from being overwhelmed. They should tailor their response so that it is closest to reality, rather than being an exaggerated account that alarms the public and results in economic losses.
( Arabianbusiness.com )
by Lynne Roberts and Reuters on Tuesday, 27 November 2007
More cases of a deadly strain of bird flu have been found at a poultry farm in Saudi Arabia just weeks before the Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.
H5N1 poultry virus confirmed in Hong Kong
( WorldPoultry.net )
26 Nov 2007
The government has confirmed that a sick egret recently discovered in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Media can limit impact of disease outbreaks
( The News )
By Shahina Maqbool
11/26/2007
Islamabad
Responsible journalism can play a significant role in limiting the impact of disease outbreaks. Health journalists should refrain from being overwhelmed. They should tailor their response so that it is closest to reality, rather than being an exaggerated account that alarms the public and results in economic losses.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing
Geneva (ANTARA News) - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises
( Scoop.co.nz )
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:45 am
Press Release: UK Government
Avian Influenza update: H5N1 confirmed at second premises
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (UK)
Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the Dangerous Contact premises. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th November.
DEFRA completes precautionary avian flu culls
( Farmers Weekly Interactive )
19/11/2007 14:07:00
FWi
DEFRA vets have completed the precautionary cull on four units managed by Redgrave Poultry, the same company that manages the unit at the centre of the current H5N1 avian flu outbreak near Diss.
Geneva (ANTARA News) - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
UK Bird Flu Update: H5N1 Confirmed At 2nd Premises
( Scoop.co.nz )
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:45 am
Press Release: UK Government
Avian Influenza update: H5N1 confirmed at second premises
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (UK)
Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the Dangerous Contact premises. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th November.
DEFRA completes precautionary avian flu culls
( Farmers Weekly Interactive )
19/11/2007 14:07:00
FWi
DEFRA vets have completed the precautionary cull on four units managed by Redgrave Poultry, the same company that manages the unit at the centre of the current H5N1 avian flu outbreak near Diss.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Saudi Arabia culls birds after avian flu found
( The China Post )
Friday, November 16, 2007
Reuters
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia has culled 50,000 birds at a poultry farm near the capital of Riyadh, which were found to have a deadly strain of bird flu, Saudi media reported Thursday.
Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas
Robert Roos News Editor
Nov 16, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An analysis of influenza viruses collected from North American migratory birds over a 6-year period suggests that wild birds rarely carry avian flu viruses between Eurasia and North America, implying that the risk of the deadly H5N1 virus reaching the Americas by that route is probably low.
Turkeys culled in fears that avian flu may have spread to a second farm
( TIMES ONLINE )
Valerie Elliott, Countrsyide Editor
Turkeys suspected of being infected with avian flu were being culled at a second farm in Suffolk yesterday.
( The China Post )
Friday, November 16, 2007
Reuters
RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia has culled 50,000 birds at a poultry farm near the capital of Riyadh, which were found to have a deadly strain of bird flu, Saudi media reported Thursday.
Study says wild birds unlikely to bring H5N1 to Americas
Robert Roos News Editor
Nov 16, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – An analysis of influenza viruses collected from North American migratory birds over a 6-year period suggests that wild birds rarely carry avian flu viruses between Eurasia and North America, implying that the risk of the deadly H5N1 virus reaching the Americas by that route is probably low.
Turkeys culled in fears that avian flu may have spread to a second farm
( TIMES ONLINE )
Valerie Elliott, Countrsyide Editor
Turkeys suspected of being infected with avian flu were being culled at a second farm in Suffolk yesterday.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Bird flu death toll rises to 91
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A resident of Bengkalis in the Riau province, Sumatra, had died of bird flu recently raising the number of people in Indonesia who passed away after suffering from the disease to 91.
In a press statement on Monday the Indonesia health ministry stated that the victim had been declared positive with the H5N1 virus.
5,000 birds to be culled in fresh avian flu outbreak
( News.Scotsman.com )
AROUND 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a farm south of the Border.
PNC Special Report: Avian Flu - Asia-Pacific Warned Of New Winter Season Threat, New Deaths From 'Bird Flu'
( Pacific News center )
Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 11.NOV.07
12:04 p.m. Avian influenza continues to worry the Asia Pacific region's health officials. "One of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race," is how Dr. David Nabarro, the senior UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, told told reporters in Bangkok, and that while "Nations have made progress in containing the virus' spread, there remain some problem areas."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A resident of Bengkalis in the Riau province, Sumatra, had died of bird flu recently raising the number of people in Indonesia who passed away after suffering from the disease to 91.
In a press statement on Monday the Indonesia health ministry stated that the victim had been declared positive with the H5N1 virus.
5,000 birds to be culled in fresh avian flu outbreak
( News.Scotsman.com )
AROUND 5,000 birds are being slaughtered after avian flu was confirmed in turkeys on a farm south of the Border.
PNC Special Report: Avian Flu - Asia-Pacific Warned Of New Winter Season Threat, New Deaths From 'Bird Flu'
( Pacific News center )
Mike Cohen, Pacific News Center Correspondent 11.NOV.07
12:04 p.m. Avian influenza continues to worry the Asia Pacific region's health officials. "One of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race," is how Dr. David Nabarro, the senior UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, told told reporters in Bangkok, and that while "Nations have made progress in containing the virus' spread, there remain some problem areas."
Friday, November 9, 2007
Avian flu strikes ducks in two more Vietnamese provinces
Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October.
Indonesia demands WHO return bird flu samples
( Peole's Daily Online )
+ - 16:25, November 09, 2007
The Indonesian Health Ministry has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for ignoring repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses, local press said Friday.
UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter
( The Jakarta Post )
TOKYO (AP): Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."
Nov 9, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Officials in Vietnam recently reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in two more provinces, bringing to six the number of provinces hit by the virus since early October.
Indonesia demands WHO return bird flu samples
( Peole's Daily Online )
+ - 16:25, November 09, 2007
The Indonesian Health Ministry has criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for ignoring repeated requests for the return 58 bird flu viruses, local press said Friday.
UN warns of possible sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks ahead of Northern Hemisphere winter
( The Jakarta Post )
TOKYO (AP): Asia must keep watch for a sharp rise in bird flu outbreaks as winter approaches, the top U.N. influenza official said Friday, calling illnesses from animals "one of the greatest threats to the survival of the human race."
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
ES, Newest Bird Flu Fatality In Tangerang
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, November 5, 2007 - Bird Flu Information center -
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated November 1, 2007 confirmed that ES (F, 30) from Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province is positively infected by the H5N1 virus. Another laboratory test from Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute is also required to confirm the test results. In almost all cases, the Eijkman's test results match the Litbangkes laboratory's test results.
Bird flu forces Bangladesh to cull chickens
Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:27pm IST
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh culled some 6,000 chickens after bird flu infected three more farms in the northern part of the country, officials said on Friday.
Brunei Endorses Asean Action On Avian Flu
(BruDirect.com )
By Azlan Othman
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources expressed the Sultanate's support for the second phase of the Regional Framework for the control and eradication of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Asean with the endorsement of the Asean Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI for 2008-2010.
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, November 5, 2007 - Bird Flu Information center -
A laboratory test results from the Ministry of Health's Research and Development Center dated November 1, 2007 confirmed that ES (F, 30) from Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province is positively infected by the H5N1 virus. Another laboratory test from Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute is also required to confirm the test results. In almost all cases, the Eijkman's test results match the Litbangkes laboratory's test results.
Bird flu forces Bangladesh to cull chickens
Fri Nov 2, 2007 1:27pm IST
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh culled some 6,000 chickens after bird flu infected three more farms in the northern part of the country, officials said on Friday.
Brunei Endorses Asean Action On Avian Flu
(BruDirect.com )
By Azlan Othman
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources expressed the Sultanate's support for the second phase of the Regional Framework for the control and eradication of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Asean with the endorsement of the Asean Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI for 2008-2010.
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