Bird Flu Monitor > 90% of bird flu cases hit people under age 40

[Earth Frenzy Radio] Nearly 90 per cent of the people who have been diagnosed so far with H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus were under age 40, a new analysis from the World Health Organization shows. That as-yet-unexplained phenomenon could be a clue that widespread immunity to infection by the virus may exist in people aged 35 and older.

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[Avianbirdinfluenza.blogspot.com] Avian Bird Flu Information: U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services) says it 'regrets the recent delays in the transfer of avian influenza virus samples...' according to The Peoples Daily Online. Apparently China have offered birdflu virus samples to the CDC to help further research but their offer has been stonewalled by paperwork and bureaucracy.

[Googleblog.blogspot.com] Official Google Blog: Bird flu basics: The avian flu's jump to humans was first detected in 1997, although all the human deaths reported so far (about 60 since 2003) have been due to transmission from animals to humans. There has been more concern recently because the virus has been detected in migratory birds which can't be caught and killed - and which may carry the virus to Europe and Africa within the next two migratory seasons.

[Xodigo.com] H5N1, Avian Bird influenza and pandemic contingency plans for the ...: "Of all influenza A viruses circulating in birds, H5N1 is currently of greatest public-health concern because it has caused severe and fatal human infections with mortality ranging from 33% to over 50% since the first known outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997. The spread of H5N1 in poultry and wild birds in many countries has raised concerns about the increased risk of transmission of H5N1 virus to human beings."

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