Bird Flu Monitor: July 2006 Archives

Bird Flu Monitor > July 31, 2006

Bird flu outbreak spreading - Bangkok Post

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] chickens are underway in tambon Ban Klang in Nakhon Phanom's Muang district after a laboratory test confirmed the area had been hit by the bird flu outbreak.

Thailand: B2B spreading, suspected B2H falling

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Mass killings of up to 300,000 chickens are underway in tambon Ban Klang in Nakhon Phanom's Muang district after a laboratory test confirmed the area had been hit by the bird flu outbreak. The province has mobilised 1,500 health officials to carry out the cull on 70 farms.

Posted at 12:09 AM

July 31, 2006

Bird flu outbreak spreading - Bangkok Post

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] chickens are underway in tambon Ban Klang in Nakhon Phanom's Muang district after a laboratory test confirmed the area had been hit by the bird flu outbreak.

Posted at 12:10 AM

Thailand: B2B spreading, suspected B2H falling

Posted at 12:09 AM

July 30, 2006

113 suspected with bird flu - Bangkok Post

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] 113 suspected with bird flu Bangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour ago The number of patients suspected to have bird flu has reached 113 across the country...

Posted at 12:08 AM

No fresh outbreak of bird flu: Pawar - Hindu

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] NEW DELHI: "There has been no outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu in the country for more than three months. On August 10, India .

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 29, 2006

Portsmouth sailor fights bird flu (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Hampton Roads Daily Press - Pulley is in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, where he is using his medical expertise teaching people how to detect and keep from being infected by the H5N1 strain of the bird flu, which humans are not immune to. In early April the first case of the

Posted at 12:11 AM

India to claim bird flu-free status next month (New Kerala)

[ Bird Cause Flu] New Delhi: India has complied with all protocols necessary for being notified bird flu-free, and hopes to receive the certification from OIE, the international animal health agency, on Aug 10, a senior official said here Friday.[News Source]

Posted at 12:10 AM

July 28, 2006

Japan Lifts Ban on US Beef

[the fiveforty | the fiveforty] Some good news for Tyson Foods: Japan has lifted its ban on US beef, meaning the world's largest protein processor can once again export its red meat to the Land of the Rising Sun. (Not everybody over there can afford Kobe beef, you know.) Seems the company has already received orders and will begin shipping its product within the next week or so.

Posted at 12:09 AM

Test confirms 42nd Indonesia bird flu human death (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] That takes the total confirmed bird flu deaths in Indonesia to 42, to tie with Vietnam as the country with most human victims from the H5N1 avian flu strain.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 27, 2006

Duck hunter exposed to type of bird flu (Reuters) (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Reuters - A U.S. duck hunter and two state wildlife employees had evidence of an uncommon type of bird flu virus in their blood, researchers reported on Monday in one of the first studies to show that hunters might be at risk.

Posted at 12:14 AM

America’s immoral leadership (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] America’s immoral leadership Toledo Blade - Will stem cell therapies arrive in time to protect us from an avian flu pandemic? What did we get for all the federal money poured into syn-fuel research?

Posted at 12:12 AM

July 26, 2006

US businesses urged to prepare for bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)

[ Bird Cause Flu] News), Indonesia Confirms 42nd Bird Flu Fatality (Voice of America), In the bird-flu fight, Indonesia falls behind (International Herald Tribune), Protect against bird flu Farmers Weekly (Farmers Weekly Interactive), Indonesia Confirms 42nd Human Death From Bird Flu (Elite TV), Man’s death puts Indonesia’s bird flu toll at 42 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), WHO confirms Indonesia’s 54th avian flu case (CIDRAP), As other Asian nations have moved to control bird flu, it is rapidly spiraling in Indonesia., Increase in bird flu deaths inspires apathetic response., Bird flu plan discussed., Ready for the bird flu., A roadster that’s electric., State examines 57 of BP’s oil wells.">20

Posted at 12:09 AM

H5N1 Bird Flu Recombinant in Ivory Coast -...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The HA sequence from an H5N1 bird flu sequence from the Ivory Coast , A/chicken/Ivory Coast/1787/2006(H5N1), shares a number of polymorphisms with other .

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 24, 2006

Bulgarian bird flu unlikely virulent strain

[Enflu] Bird flu reported in Bulgaria last week is most probably not from the highly virulent H5 or H7 strain, potentially dangerous for humans, veterinarian officials said yesterday.

Posted at 12:09 AM

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards $287 Million to Development of AIDS Vaccine

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it is awarding $287 million in grants over five years to create an international network of scientists to speed up the development of an AIDS vaccine.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 23, 2006

Bird flu death pushes Indonesia toll to no. 1.

Posted at 12:09 AM

Senators slam voluntary bird flu testing.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 22, 2006

Seasonal colds raise bird flu fears - IHT ThaiDay

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Although doctors from the Health Ministry say the illnesses are not due to the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, agriculture ministry officials say people are .

Posted at 12:09 AM

EU agency backs first avian flu vaccines for...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The virus strains present in the vaccines are H5N2 and H5N3, respectively, which the agency said had been selected to protect birds against exposure to virulent H5N1 field strains.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 21, 2006

Indonesia Confirms 42nd Human Death From Bird Flu (Elite TV)

[ Bird Cause Flu] Georgia ponders issue., Indonesia bird flu death toll rises (CBC), Genetic changes found in Indonesian bird flu cases., Criticism mounts over meat imports., Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer), Tests confirm Indonesian child died of bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News), Goose Parts From Bird Flu-Ridden China Lost in U.S. (Update1) (Bloomberg.com), Bird flu claims 41st life in Indonesia (PhysOrg), More Avian Influenza in Humans Confirmed in Indonesia (U.S. Department of State), WHO confirms Indonesia’s 53rd avian flu case (CIDRAP), Poultry Flocks, Food Supply Protected Against Avian Flu, Says Industry Web Site (Progressive Grocer)">14

Posted at 12:09 AM

Indonesia’s bird flu fatalities equal Vietnam

[Flu Patrol] This year alone, 31 Indonesians have died of bird flu, increasing faster than any other country, and bringing the total fatalities to tie with Vietnam. Although 42 people have died from Vietnam since 2003, there was no new death recorded this year because of an agressive campaign to slaughter all birds in infected areas.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 20, 2006

Hundreds of ostriches culled (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Recombinomics, PA - Jul 13, 2006The H5N1 bird flu sequences from two farms in Lagos, Nigeria have been released. As indicated in last week’s Nature, the sequences …

Posted at 12:09 AM

Six states shy away from bird flu drugs -...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] MCLEAN, Va., July 19 (UPI) -- At least six states plan to buy smaller amounts of antiviral drugs to fight a potential bird flu pandemic than the US government .

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 19, 2006

Bird Flu Planning Isn't for the Birds - Motley Fool

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Fortunately for US consumers, the bird flu has not yet reached our shores. But that doesn't mean fear hasn't swept through the stocks .

Posted at 12:18 AM

Get powers ready for bird flu, US governors told - Reuters AlertNet

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Get powers ready for bird flu, US governors told Reuters AlertNet, UK - 1 hour ago .they have the legal powers they need to impose quarantines...

Posted at 12:16 AM

July 18, 2006

number 41 in indonesia

[westhamlet.com] The H5N1 flu strain has killed more than 100 people worldwide and reports now have near the Gaza Strip, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, on the border with Egypt. Last week, thousands of birds died from the virus in that area.

Posted at 12:10 AM

Bird Flu Blog: - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)Avian...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Avian influenza or bird flu is a group of viruses that occur naturally in birds. Currently there is concern about one of these viruses, known as H5N1

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 17, 2006

Unprepared for the attacks; Preparing for flu pandemic.

[ Bird Cause Flu] In the aftermath of 9/11 and that fall's anthrax scare, it became clear to Tommy G. Thompson, then the secretary of health and human services, that the United States was seriously unprepared for major emergencies.[News Source]

Posted at 12:09 AM

Bird Flu Blog: - Belgium to test bird flu...

[Bird Flu News Digest] Bird Flu Blog: - Belgium to test bird flu pandemic readinessExpatica, Netherlands - Jul Sunday July 16th 2006, 2:59 pm Filed under: Bird Flu Belgium to test bird flu pandemic readiness Expatica, Netherlands - Jul 13, 2006BRUSSELS A large-scale disaster exercise will be staged this week to test the Belgian authorities’ response to a possible

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 16, 2006

More H5N1 Mutations in Indonesia

[The Horse's Mouth] According to a report from Reuters, there have been multiple mutations of the H5N1 strain of Bird Flu in Indonesia: Multiple mutations have been found in the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed seven family members in Indonesia although scientists are unsure of their significance, a leading science journal said on Thursday. But researchers believe the findings reinforce the need for bird flu data to be more widely available to improve understanding of the deadly virus.

Posted at 12:08 AM

Tests Confirm Indonesia’s 41st Bird-Flu Death

[Enflu] It's been confirmed that bird flu killed a 3-year-old Indonesian girl, making her that country's 41st victim of the virus, Agence France Presse reported.

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 15, 2006

Mystery rise in bird-flu reports - Nation Multimedia

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Mystery rise in bird-flu reports Nation Multimedia, Thailand - 1 hour ago .of mounting concerns among health workers or the number of cases was...

Posted at 12:48 PM

Indian firms waking up to HIV threat

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Indian firms waking up to HIV threat Reuters NewMedia - July 14, 2006 Jonathan Allen http://www.aegis.org/news/re/2006/RE060716.html NEW DELHI - Jitendra Shekhawat has never been to a condom party before, but he has a great idea for an ice-bre .

Posted at 12:47 PM

July 14, 2006

Thailand to host bird flu rapid response exercise - IHT ThaiDay

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Participating countries will be shown how to limit the spread of the H5N1 strain of avian flu, should an outbreak occur.

Posted at 12:09 AM

Fresh calls for data sharing after bird flu...

[Home (aboutflu.net)] The strain of bird flu that killed seven Indonesian family members in May was mutating as it spread from person to person, according to confidential data presented at a closed meeting of experts last month.

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 13, 2006

Avian anxiety.

[ Bird Cause Flu] Asia News), Local bird flu vaccine almost ready (IBN live), Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer), Migratory birds tested in Maine for avian flu (Boston Globe), Avian Flu May Have Spread to Spain by Wild Birds (Update1) (Bloomberg.com), UN Warns Bird Flu Spreading More Rapidly (Voice of America), Avian Flu Vaccine Human Trials To Start In UK (Medical News Today), Maine Biologists Test Canada Geese For Avian Flu (WMTW), Botswana: Botswana Ready to Combat Bird Flu (AllAfrica.com)">10

Posted at 12:08 AM

bird flu lethality more than dioxin

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Posted at 12:07 AM

July 12, 2006

Georgia gets a$6.4 million more for bird flu - WTVM

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Access North GeorgiaGeorgia gets a$6.4 million more for bird flu WTVM, GA - 39 minutes ago ATLANTA Georgia will get an additional six-point-four (m)...

Posted at 12:09 AM

US frees another $225 million for bird flu

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] WASHINGTON - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department released another $225 million to states and cities on Tuesday to use in preparing for a pandemic of bird flu or other disease.The allotment is the .

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 11, 2006

Bird flu mutation “cause for concern”

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] United Nations officials said Monday the bird flu virus did mutate and was passed from human to human in Indonesia but described the mutation as “relatively insignificant,” although “cause for concern.”

Posted at 12:09 AM

Avian Flu Vaccine Human Trials To Start In UK (Medical News Today)

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 10, 2006

What he knew in 1918 could save millions of lives.

[ Bird Cause Flu] Finance), Ethiopia: Avian Flu Contingency Plan Approved (AllAfrica.com), Ames lab prepares for avian flu testing (Iowa Farmer), ALBANIA: World Bank Approves USD 5 mln Avian Flu Control Project Credit for Albania (seeurope.net), WHO lab confirms 40th Indonesian avian flu death (CIDRAP), There’s No Bird Flu in Taraba - Obasanjo (This Day)">3

Posted at 12:08 AM

Spain confirms its first case of bird flu - Sky...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] MADRID, Spain - Spain has recorded its first case of H5N1 bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday. The deadly strain was .

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 09, 2006

Spanish Authorities Say Bird Flu Case Is Isolated One - Medical News Today

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] of great concern to the RSPB and other bird protection organisations throughout the world that measures taken to protect humans from bird flu are thoughtfully .

Posted at 12:11 AM

Spanish Authorities Say Bird Flu Case Is...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has implemented a 3 kilometre no poultry or bird hunting zone around the area where the dead bird was found. Heightened monitoring is also taking place within a ten mile radius of the area.

Posted at 12:09 AM

July 08, 2006

State To Stockpile Anti-Viral Drugs Over Fears Of Pandemic

[Enflu] State health officials plan to stockpile thousands of doses of two antiviral drugs that could mean the difference between life and death for...

Posted at 12:08 AM

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Posted at 12:07 AM

July 07, 2006

Reporting dead bird right thing to do: farmer

[Enflu] It cost his family some longtime pets, but the P.E.I. farmer who destroyed his small flock after a suspected bird flu problem says he did the right thing by reporting a dead gosling to authorities.

Posted at 12:15 AM

Company tests bird flu vaccine

[Enflu] Pharmaceutical company Baxter International Inc., of Deerfield, Ill., has begun clinical trials of an avian influenza vaccine.

Posted at 12:13 AM

July 06, 2006

3 bird-flu viruses hit Nigeria - News24

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Washington Post3 bird-flu viruses hit Nigeria News24, South Africa - 52 minutes ago Nigeria - Scientists say they've found surprising evidence from Nigeria, the first African nation to report a dangerous form of bird flu, that the virus .Bird flu virus infected Nigeria multiple times Reuters India Bird Flu May Have Entered Nigeria 3 Times

Posted at 12:09 AM

Business urged to work with staff on pandemic...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The viruses that infect birds are avian influenza viruses. Very rarely, an avian influenza virus can also infect people.

Posted at 12:07 AM

July 05, 2006

Photo Album: Persuasion

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Posted at 12:09 AM

Da busy bird dance mix

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Published: May 19, 2006
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Posted at 12:08 AM

July 04, 2006

W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security...

[W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security et al.] Author Anya Kamenetz points out that "Companies, whether they sell software, movies, or dog food, are changing the way they communicate, make decisions, and develop and market products, all because of the exponential rise of new tools that allow people to express themselves more easily online -- and on the streets." As the article points out, it ain't no slam dunk however: when Chevy tried to enlist social network members to do an online ad for its god awful gas-guzzling Tahoe (EPA 16/22!), "...

Posted at 12:13 AM

Bird Flu terror tape

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Published: May 2, 2006
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Posted at 12:12 AM

July 03, 2006

Younger people more vulnerable to bird flu

[Enflu] A study by the World Health Organization indicates younger people are more likely to die from avian flu, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Posted at 12:08 AM

July 01, 2006

US to subsidize state purchases of Tamiflu

[Enflu] "Our ultimate goal is to stockpile sufficient quantities of antiviral drugs to treat 25 percent of the U.S. population," U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt said in a release.

Posted at 12:08 AM

Bird Flu Monitor > July 31, 2006

Bird flu outbreak spreading - Bangkok Post

Thailand: B2B spreading, suspected B2H falling

July 31, 2006

Bird flu outbreak spreading - Bangkok Post

Thailand: B2B spreading, suspected B2H falling

July 30, 2006

113 suspected with bird flu - Bangkok Post

No fresh outbreak of bird flu: Pawar - Hindu

July 29, 2006

Portsmouth sailor fights bird flu (Avian flu)

India to claim bird flu-free status next month (New Kerala)

July 28, 2006

Japan Lifts Ban on US Beef

Test confirms 42nd Indonesia bird flu human death (Avian flu)

July 27, 2006

Duck hunter exposed to type of bird flu (Reuters) (Avian flu)

America’s immoral leadership (Bird flu)

July 26, 2006

US businesses urged to prepare for bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)

H5N1 Bird Flu Recombinant in Ivory Coast -...

July 24, 2006

Bulgarian bird flu unlikely virulent strain

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards $287 Million to Development of AIDS Vaccine

July 23, 2006

Bird flu death pushes Indonesia toll to no. 1.

Senators slam voluntary bird flu testing.

July 22, 2006

Seasonal colds raise bird flu fears - IHT ThaiDay

EU agency backs first avian flu vaccines for...

July 21, 2006

Indonesia Confirms 42nd Human Death From Bird Flu (Elite TV)

Indonesia’s bird flu fatalities equal Vietnam

July 20, 2006

Hundreds of ostriches culled (Avian flu)

Six states shy away from bird flu drugs -...

July 19, 2006

Bird Flu Planning Isn't for the Birds - Motley Fool

Get powers ready for bird flu, US governors told - Reuters AlertNet

July 18, 2006

number 41 in indonesia

Bird Flu Blog: - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)Avian...

July 17, 2006

Unprepared for the attacks; Preparing for flu pandemic.

Bird Flu Blog: - Belgium to test bird flu...

July 16, 2006

More H5N1 Mutations in Indonesia

Tests Confirm Indonesia’s 41st Bird-Flu Death

July 15, 2006

Mystery rise in bird-flu reports - Nation Multimedia

Indian firms waking up to HIV threat

July 14, 2006

Thailand to host bird flu rapid response exercise - IHT ThaiDay

Fresh calls for data sharing after bird flu...

July 13, 2006

Avian anxiety.

bird flu lethality more than dioxin

July 12, 2006

Georgia gets a$6.4 million more for bird flu - WTVM

US frees another $225 million for bird flu

July 11, 2006

Bird flu mutation “cause for concern”

Avian Flu Vaccine Human Trials To Start In UK (Medical News Today)

July 10, 2006

What he knew in 1918 could save millions of lives.

Spain confirms its first case of bird flu - Sky...

July 09, 2006

Spanish Authorities Say Bird Flu Case Is Isolated One - Medical News Today

Spanish Authorities Say Bird Flu Case Is...

July 08, 2006

State To Stockpile Anti-Viral Drugs Over Fears Of Pandemic

bogle memorial

July 07, 2006

Reporting dead bird right thing to do: farmer

Company tests bird flu vaccine

July 06, 2006

3 bird-flu viruses hit Nigeria - News24

Business urged to work with staff on pandemic...

July 05, 2006

Photo Album: Persuasion

Bird flu mutation “cause for concern”