‘Mx’ gene in indigenous chickens keeps the flu away: Study
( The Jakarta Post )At least 62 percent of chickens indigenous to Indonesia are resistant to bird flu, thanks to a gene in their body called Mx, the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) revealed Monday.
“Genetically, the indigenous chickens [to Indonesia] have a gene that is immune to avian influenza,” said head of the institute Umar
Bird Flu Suspected in Pekanbaru Boy’s Death; Cases Mount in W. Java
( Jakarta Globe )
A toddler from Pekanbaru district, Riau Province, died on Thursday after exhibiting bird flu-like symptoms.
The 2-year-old boy, identified as Wahyu Ibnu Saputra, died at Arifin Achmad Hospital after suffering respiratory problems and fever, and falling unconscious, said Dr. Azizman Saad, the hospital’s bird flu control coordinat
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Govt allots Rp 200 billion for bird flu research
[ The Jakarta Post ]
SURABAYA: The government has allocated Rp 200 billion (US$17 billion) to finance research on bird flu in an effort to prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus, according to the health minister.
"Foreign financial assistance is also available, but it's still under our control," Siti Fadilah Supari said after speaking at an international symposium on bird flu at the University of Airlangga (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, Antara reported.
[ The Jakarta Post ]
SURABAYA: The government has allocated Rp 200 billion (US$17 billion) to finance research on bird flu in an effort to prevent and mitigate the spread of the virus, according to the health minister.
"Foreign financial assistance is also available, but it's still under our control," Siti Fadilah Supari said after speaking at an international symposium on bird flu at the University of Airlangga (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, Antara reported.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Bird flu drugs successes in Hong Kong
( ABC )
Scientists in Hong Kong say they have used a cocktail of three drugs which appeared to raise the survival rates of mice infected with lethal doses of the bird flu virus.
USDA releases sequences of 150 avian flu viruses
( CIDRAP News )
Jun 2, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the release of complete genetic data for 150 avian influenza viruses in an effort to connect genetic information with the biological effects of the viruses and to improve diagnostic tests.
USDA AWARDS $5 MILLION FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
( USDA )
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2008 -USDA announced today its continuing commitment to avian influenza research by renewing the Avian Influenza Coordinated Agricultural Project (AICAP) with another $5 million for three years to the University of Maryland-College Park to study the prevention and control of the disease.
( ABC )
Scientists in Hong Kong say they have used a cocktail of three drugs which appeared to raise the survival rates of mice infected with lethal doses of the bird flu virus.
USDA releases sequences of 150 avian flu viruses
( CIDRAP News )
Jun 2, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the release of complete genetic data for 150 avian influenza viruses in an effort to connect genetic information with the biological effects of the viruses and to improve diagnostic tests.
USDA AWARDS $5 MILLION FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
( USDA )
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2008 -USDA announced today its continuing commitment to avian influenza research by renewing the Avian Influenza Coordinated Agricultural Project (AICAP) with another $5 million for three years to the University of Maryland-College Park to study the prevention and control of the disease.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
WHO confirms Bangladesh's first H5N1 case
( CIDRAP News )
May 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that a 16-month-old boy from Bangladesh had an H5N1 avian influenza infection in January but has since recovered.
Battling Bird Flu By The Numbers
(Science Daily )
ScienceDaily (May 28, 2008) — A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally.
BANGLADESH: Human Bird Flu Case Deadly for Poultry Industry
( IPS )
DHAKA, May 24 (IPS) - Authorities here have stepped up surveillance against avian influenza after the case of a 16-month-old boy, who took ill in January, was diagnosed as one of infection with the deadly H5N1 virus.
( CIDRAP News )
May 28, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that a 16-month-old boy from Bangladesh had an H5N1 avian influenza infection in January but has since recovered.
Battling Bird Flu By The Numbers
(Science Daily )
ScienceDaily (May 28, 2008) — A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally.
BANGLADESH: Human Bird Flu Case Deadly for Poultry Industry
( IPS )
DHAKA, May 24 (IPS) - Authorities here have stepped up surveillance against avian influenza after the case of a 16-month-old boy, who took ill in January, was diagnosed as one of infection with the deadly H5N1 virus.
Monday, May 12, 2008
H5N1 plagues Seoul, causes outbreaks in other cities
( CIDRAP News )
May 12, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – South Korea's agriculture ministry yesterday confirmed a second outbreak of the H5N1 virus in the capital city of Seoul, which prompted the culling of all poultry within the city.
Bio Farma produces birdflu vaccines in 2011
( ANTARA News )
Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - State pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is set to produce birdflu (avian inluenza) vaccines for humans starting in 2011 with an initial production of 20 million doses.
Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins
( Business Standard )
Press Trust of India / Siliguri May 10, 2008
Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district today where avian flu has been detected. District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 283 birds were reported to have died in and around Sukna area between April 27 and May 4 following which samples were sent to High Security Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal, which confirmed the outbreak of avian flu.
( CIDRAP News )
May 12, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – South Korea's agriculture ministry yesterday confirmed a second outbreak of the H5N1 virus in the capital city of Seoul, which prompted the culling of all poultry within the city.
Bio Farma produces birdflu vaccines in 2011
( ANTARA News )
Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) - State pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is set to produce birdflu (avian inluenza) vaccines for humans starting in 2011 with an initial production of 20 million doses.
Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins
( Business Standard )
Press Trust of India / Siliguri May 10, 2008
Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district today where avian flu has been detected. District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 283 birds were reported to have died in and around Sukna area between April 27 and May 4 following which samples were sent to High Security Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal, which confirmed the outbreak of avian flu.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Bird Flu Outbreak Reaches Seoul
( THE KOREA TIMES )
The bird flu outbreak that has swept South Korea reached the capital Seoul on Tuesday, prompting quarantine officials to decontaminate and limit access to a nearby children's park and open air market.
South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds
(CIDRAP News)
May 5, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea said H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks have been reported in six of the country's nine provinces, while authorities in Japan announced today that wild swans at a two more sites have tested positive for the virus.
N.Korea inoculates poultry against bird flu following outbreak in S.Korea
( THE STRAITS TIMES )
SEOUL (South Korea) - NORTH Korea said on Monday it has inoculated poultry against bird flu to prevent the spread of the virus from neighboring South Korea.
( THE KOREA TIMES )
The bird flu outbreak that has swept South Korea reached the capital Seoul on Tuesday, prompting quarantine officials to decontaminate and limit access to a nearby children's park and open air market.
South Korea, Japan find more H5N1 in birds
(CIDRAP News)
May 5, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – Agriculture officials in South Korea said H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks have been reported in six of the country's nine provinces, while authorities in Japan announced today that wild swans at a two more sites have tested positive for the virus.
N.Korea inoculates poultry against bird flu following outbreak in S.Korea
( THE STRAITS TIMES )
SEOUL (South Korea) - NORTH Korea said on Monday it has inoculated poultry against bird flu to prevent the spread of the virus from neighboring South Korea.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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.
( 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.
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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