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.
Friday, April 25, 2008
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.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
First bird flu case in two years
( SWISS INFO )
A wild duck has tested positive for bird flu in the first case in Switzerland in two years.
The European pochard was discovered on Lake Sempach near Lucerne carrying the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the Swiss veterinary office said on Thursday.
Jalpaiguri declared bird flu-affected
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )
JALPAIGURI: Jalpaiguri became the third district to be declared bird flu-hit for the second time after Malda and Murshidabad, with death of 112 chicken reported from its Sadar sub-division, official sources said on Thursday
Ducks, rice, people add up to risk of H5N1 outbreaks
( CIDRAP News }
Mar 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – High concentrations of ducks, rice fields, and human populations—rather than chickens—pose the highest risk of sparking deadly H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in Southeast Asia, according to a recent study
( SWISS INFO )
A wild duck has tested positive for bird flu in the first case in Switzerland in two years.
The European pochard was discovered on Lake Sempach near Lucerne carrying the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, the Swiss veterinary office said on Thursday.
Jalpaiguri declared bird flu-affected
( THE TIMES OF INDIA )
JALPAIGURI: Jalpaiguri became the third district to be declared bird flu-hit for the second time after Malda and Murshidabad, with death of 112 chicken reported from its Sadar sub-division, official sources said on Thursday
Ducks, rice, people add up to risk of H5N1 outbreaks
( CIDRAP News }
Mar 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – High concentrations of ducks, rice fields, and human populations—rather than chickens—pose the highest risk of sparking deadly H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in Southeast Asia, according to a recent study
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Indonesia lost Rp4.1 trln due to bird flu
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia suffered financial losses of Rp4.1 trillion due to bird flu (avian influenza/AI) outbreaks during 2004-2007, chief of the National Committee on Bird Flu Control Bayu Krisnamurthi said.
US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia
CIDRAP News
Mar 25, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The first of three US-funded supply stockpiles aimed at helping authorities in Asia stamp out avian influenza outbreaks opened near Bangkok today.
Microchips to detect bird flu
BCS
A semiconductor maker has launched a new chip that claims it can identify different strains of influenza, including the bird flu strain.
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia suffered financial losses of Rp4.1 trillion due to bird flu (avian influenza/AI) outbreaks during 2004-2007, chief of the National Committee on Bird Flu Control Bayu Krisnamurthi said.
US officials launch regional stockpile to fight H5N1 in Asia
CIDRAP News
Mar 25, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The first of three US-funded supply stockpiles aimed at helping authorities in Asia stamp out avian influenza outbreaks opened near Bangkok today.
Microchips to detect bird flu
BCS
A semiconductor maker has launched a new chip that claims it can identify different strains of influenza, including the bird flu strain.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Health minister accuses US abusing AI virus for commercial gain
ANTARA News
Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - Health Minister Siti Fadhilah Supari has again accused the US of abusing Indonesian bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) virus for commercial purposes.
Avian flu reported in another two provinces
( Vietnam Net )
VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Quang Nam and the southern province of Ca Mau have detected poultry dying of avian flu. Urgent preventive measures have been carried out.
Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry
CIDRAP News
Mar 19, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Veterinary officials in Turkey have confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the western part of the country near the border with Greece, according to a report yesterday from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
ANTARA News
Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA News) - Health Minister Siti Fadhilah Supari has again accused the US of abusing Indonesian bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) virus for commercial purposes.
Avian flu reported in another two provinces
( Vietnam Net )
VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Quang Nam and the southern province of Ca Mau have detected poultry dying of avian flu. Urgent preventive measures have been carried out.
Turkey, Laos report more H5N1 in poultry
CIDRAP News
Mar 19, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Veterinary officials in Turkey have confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the western part of the country near the border with Greece, according to a report yesterday from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Health agency urges cordoning bird flu in northern Vietnam park
( THIANH NIEN News )
A Ministry of Health agency has asked local agencies to prevent further spreading of type A H5N1 bird flu virus which killed four Owston’s palm civets at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam.
Bird flu epidemic in East Lampung continues to spreading
ANTARA News
Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - A pandemic bird flu is further spreading in East Lampung district, the local animal husbandry agency`s animal health division chief Dewanto said here on Wednesday.
8 hospitalized in Indonesia for suspected bird flu
Xinhua
JAKARTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Eight people from the same village in Indonesia's Lampung province were admitted to hospital allegedly for developing bird flu symptoms, local press said Thursday.
( THIANH NIEN News )
A Ministry of Health agency has asked local agencies to prevent further spreading of type A H5N1 bird flu virus which killed four Owston’s palm civets at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam.
Bird flu epidemic in East Lampung continues to spreading
ANTARA News
Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - A pandemic bird flu is further spreading in East Lampung district, the local animal husbandry agency`s animal health division chief Dewanto said here on Wednesday.
8 hospitalized in Indonesia for suspected bird flu
Xinhua
JAKARTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Eight people from the same village in Indonesia's Lampung province were admitted to hospital allegedly for developing bird flu symptoms, local press said Thursday.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
WHO warns against bird flu complacency
( Daily Times )
* Urges preventive measures against the disease
* Says 2 billion dollars investment in poultry industry is at risk
By Akhtar Amin
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned against complacency regarding bird flu, saying that more precautionary measures needed to be enforced because the disease still posed a potential threat to humans.
Hanoi reports bird flu outbreak
( THANHNIEN News )
Some 3,700 birds were culled at a poultry farm in Soc Son District after a bird flu outbreak infected nearly two thirds of the farm’s livestock, the Hanoi Animal Health Department reported Thursday.
The northern province of Tuyen Quang also reported an outbreak in Son Duong District
Persahabatan Paramedic Team Cured 2 AI Cases
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, March 1, 2008 - Ministry of Health - The doctor team in Persahabatan Hospital had successfully treated and cured Sn and her daughter, DN, from avian influenza (AI) infection. They were hospitalized for about one month. They were dischaged from the hospital on February 28, 2008 after the laboratory research showed negative H5N1 result for the last 3 days.
( Daily Times )
* Urges preventive measures against the disease
* Says 2 billion dollars investment in poultry industry is at risk
By Akhtar Amin
PESHAWAR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned against complacency regarding bird flu, saying that more precautionary measures needed to be enforced because the disease still posed a potential threat to humans.
Hanoi reports bird flu outbreak
( THANHNIEN News )
Some 3,700 birds were culled at a poultry farm in Soc Son District after a bird flu outbreak infected nearly two thirds of the farm’s livestock, the Hanoi Animal Health Department reported Thursday.
The northern province of Tuyen Quang also reported an outbreak in Son Duong District
Persahabatan Paramedic Team Cured 2 AI Cases
( KOMNAS FBPI )
Jakarta, March 1, 2008 - Ministry of Health - The doctor team in Persahabatan Hospital had successfully treated and cured Sn and her daughter, DN, from avian influenza (AI) infection. They were hospitalized for about one month. They were dischaged from the hospital on February 28, 2008 after the laboratory research showed negative H5N1 result for the last 3 days.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Indonesian father and son suspected of bird flu infection: doctor
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A nine-year-old boy and his father have been admitted to a hospital in Indonesia, suspected of having bird flu, a medic said Sunday.
Both were admitted to the Dr. Muwardi general hospital in the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday showing all the symptoms of infection, Reviono, who heads the hospital's bird flu unit, told AFP.
Disease risk 'increased' in spring
(China Daily)
Natural disasters and the movement of migratory birds are increasing the threat of serious animal epidemic outbreaks this spring, a top agriculture official said Thursday
Fresh bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh
THE HINDU
Dhaka (PTI): The authorities in Bangladesh have culled nearly 70,000 fowls and destroyed 2,35,408 eggs in Mymensingh, Pabna and Chittagong districts following detection of the deadly bird flu virus, a news report said on Wednesday.
ANTARA News
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A nine-year-old boy and his father have been admitted to a hospital in Indonesia, suspected of having bird flu, a medic said Sunday.
Both were admitted to the Dr. Muwardi general hospital in the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday showing all the symptoms of infection, Reviono, who heads the hospital's bird flu unit, told AFP.
Disease risk 'increased' in spring
(China Daily)
Natural disasters and the movement of migratory birds are increasing the threat of serious animal epidemic outbreaks this spring, a top agriculture official said Thursday
Fresh bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh
THE HINDU
Dhaka (PTI): The authorities in Bangladesh have culled nearly 70,000 fowls and destroyed 2,35,408 eggs in Mymensingh, Pabna and Chittagong districts following detection of the deadly bird flu virus, a news report said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
H5N1 infections reported in China, Vietnam, Egypt
CIDRAP News
Feb 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Deaths from H5N1 avian influenza were reported today in two women, one from southern China and the other from Vietnam, as officials in Egypt announced that a 4-year-old girl has been hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.
South China province on high alert after confirmed human bird flu case
Xinhua Via Birdflu Breaking News
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Guangdong has tightened surveillance on poultry and migrant birds after a confirmed human bird flu death case in a county of the south China province.
Pakistan finds new bird flu outbreak near southern city of Karachi
( THE EARTH TIMES )
Islamabad - Pakistani health officials on Sunday confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu at a farm outside the southern city of Karachi. It was the third outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the Karachi area this month, but limited only to fowl that tested positive at one farm, and no humans were infected.
CIDRAP News
Feb 26, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Deaths from H5N1 avian influenza were reported today in two women, one from southern China and the other from Vietnam, as officials in Egypt announced that a 4-year-old girl has been hospitalized with an H5N1 infection.
South China province on high alert after confirmed human bird flu case
Xinhua Via Birdflu Breaking News
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Guangdong has tightened surveillance on poultry and migrant birds after a confirmed human bird flu death case in a county of the south China province.
Pakistan finds new bird flu outbreak near southern city of Karachi
( THE EARTH TIMES )
Islamabad - Pakistani health officials on Sunday confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu at a farm outside the southern city of Karachi. It was the third outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the Karachi area this month, but limited only to fowl that tested positive at one farm, and no humans were infected.
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