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[GMA News.tv] GMANews.TV - DA halts importation of birds and poultry from Japan ...: The World Health Organization has reported that as of March 23 this year, there were 412 laboratory-confirmed cases of the bird flu and 256 fatalities from the disease since the H5N1 strain of the virus broke out in Southeast Asia in 2003 and then spread across the rest of the continent, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. - D'Jay Lazaro, GMANewS.TV

[medical news] Bird Flu Kills Second Woman In China: China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said yesterday that no bird flu epidemics were detected in Shanxi and Hunan following tests carried out in

[Consulting Network] Economic Consequences of a Pandemic By Geary W. Sikich: we do not realize the full extent of the difference between near and far futures.  H5N1 is extremely lethal at present.  Viruses mutate in order to survive.  I would speculate that the influenza virus that creates a pandemic will be far less lethal than the current strain of H5N1.  This, however, also allows for the virus to spread faster, longer and to infect more people - because we stay alive longer and can pass it to many others over time (evidence my projection figure from the previous chapter.  Finally, Taleb offers his third, and according to him possibly the most grave fallacy that concerns a misunderstanding of the random character of the variables being forecast.  We do not realize the consequences of the rare event.  It is the lower bound of estimates (worst case scenario) that matters when engaging in a decision.  The worst case is far more consequential than the forecast itself.

[ThePoultrySite - Industry News] Avian Flu Case in Cambodia Brings World Total to 39: Avian Flu Case in Cambodia Brings World Total to 39CAMBODIA - The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has announced a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. WHO reports that there have been 39 human cases of avian flu so far this year, 29 of which have been fatal.

[Taiwan] Newspapers - Bird flu sickens 8-year-old girl: China announced the spread of H5N1 avian flu to an eight-year-old girl on Thursday, its second human case this month coming a day after a top WHO official warned the world not to tire of fighting the virus. Bird flu’s spread has led to .

[ThePoultrySite - Industry News] WHO Updates Toll for Human Cases of Bird Flu: WHO Updates Toll for Human Cases of Bird FluGLOBAL - With the latest reported death of a human patient in Egypt from the virus causing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its table on confirmed human cases of the H5N1 virus. The number of cases since 2003 now stands at 394, 248 of whom have died.

[Journal] All eyes on China as bird flu continues its comeback - Journal ...: In related developments, China's agriculture ministry is intensifying its efforts to reduce the spread of H5N1 in poultry, according to a Bloomberg News report today. The country will strengthen poultry immunization against the virus, increase vaccine production, boost monitoring of poultry markets and other high-risk areas, and improve surveillance of poultry movements across country borders, the report said.

[Liu Xiang] Games - Bird flu transmission to humans may be frequent: study: been 146 laboratory-confirmed human cases of H5N1 flu reported to World Health Organization (WHO) as of Jan. with 76 deaths.

[teamrich.wordpress.com] Asian Bird Flu Virus | H5N1 « teamrich.wordpress.com: Although experts have warned of an H5N1 pandemic for years now, the virus remains largely a bird disease. Since late 2003, it has infected only 376 people, although its substantial killing power has left 238 of them dead.”If proper surveillance is in place for animals and humans, yes, we can stop pandemic influenza forever.

[Firefox News: Fandom] Avian Flu ”” The Basics: At the moment, there have been more than one hundred laboratory-confirmed human fatalities from H5N1 (WHO only reports confirmed cases). 10 Infected birds have been found in the Republic of Korea, Viet Nam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, .

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