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[Medical,Health News and Articles] UN gives stark warning about bird flu threat from Indonesia: The FAO’s Chief Veterinary Officer Joseph Domenech says there is concern that the high level of virus circulation in birds in Indonesia, despite measures undertaken by national authorities and the international community, could create conditions for the virus to mutate and to finally cause a human influenza pandemic.
[Export Industry News] Bird Flu Situation in Indonesia Serious, FAO Says: Domenech continued, “We have also observed that new H5N1 avian influenza virus strains have recently emerged creating the possibility that vaccines currently in use may not be fully protecting poultry against the disease. This issue is being addressed by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture with technical assistance from OFFLU (OIE/FAO Influenza Network of Laboratories) and funding provided by USAID and AusAID.
[Jakarta - Indonesia - Urbanblog] Jakarta (trends and emergent properties again): The FAO’s chief veterinary officer, Joseph Domenech, said he was “deeply concerned that the high level of virus circulation in birds in the country could create conditions for the virus to mutate and to finally cause a human influenza pandemic.”
[A1A South] Hospital Resources for Pandemic Influenza: The most effective treatment against an outbreak of H5N1 flu here in the United States would be vaccination; however, if there is not enough vaccine to protect the population or it hasn’t been tested for efficacy and safety, the next best thing has already been discussed extensively and will be either child or community sequestering for various lengths of time.
[Docuticker] Protecting Poultry Workers from Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests help in protecting poultry workers from infection with viruses that cause avian influenza (also known as bird flu). Although human infection with avian influenza viruses is rare, workers infected with certain types of these viruses may become ill or die.
[teamrich.wordpress.com] Asian Bird Flu Virus | H5N1: The new flu outbreak in Hong Kong raised memories of the deadly H3N2 virus also called the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, which surfaced in southern China in November 2002 and later killed 299 people in Hong Kong. That disease ground this bustling financial capital to a halt as locals avoided going out, while the government was criticized for not responding quickly enough.
[Medical News and Health News Blog] Indonesia Is Country Worst Hit By Bird Flu - High Load Of ...: “We have also observed that new H5N1 avian influenza virus strains have recently emerged creating the possibility that vaccines currently in use may not be fully protecting poultry against the disease. This issue is being addressed by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture with technical assistance from OFFLU (OIE/FAO Influenza Network of Laboratories) and funding provided by USAID and AusAID.
[doctorsolve Blog] Avian Flu Symptoms: The avian influenza virus does not usually infect humans, making the risk factor from "bird flu" generally low to most people. In humans most cases of avian flu infection have resulted from direct contact with infected poultry (e.g., domesticated chicken, ducks, and turkeys) or surfaces contaminated with secretion/excretions from infected birds.
[infobase Blog] United States Versus Bird Flu: With these worries in mind, the United States have closely followed the situation and with general fears that the disease could spread to their territory as well, federal and local authorities have been handed over a plan to prevent and be ready to deal with a possible avian influenza outbreak in the country. It is not clear if and when this will happen, but one can look to previous experiences and other events for clues as to how serious the threat really is for the American country.
[Medical News and Health News Blog] US Provides Additional Funding For Avian Flu Fight In India: 4.4 million (US$110,000) for control of Avian Influenza in India following the recent outbreaks in the country. This funding, provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development, will support technical assistance to the Government of India and state governments’
[Sumnercassiusyce's Weblog] Many Americans confused about avian flu and food safety: Though Americans seem to be aware of avian influenza, they are uncertain of food-related transmission risks, the researchers found. While more than two-thirds of the survey respondents believed that the avian flu virus is present in the uncooked meat of infected poultry, less than half understood that proper cooking kills the virus.
[The Flu News Blog] Bird Flu: Avoid unwanted panic: I’m just really that the “bird flu” hasn’t hit the U.S. much yet, but I’ve heard it’s supposed to between now and June, If anyone’s interested in Immunity Boosters, check out my Public Blog on my 360 page, ID is VitaminLady98910 …
[Pharma current news.] Bird Flu Virus ”˜close to Pandemic’: efforts to develop vaccines against H5N1 and other strains of avian influenza. According to Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota, antiquated vaccine manufacturing systems mean that countries like the US are unable to protect ...
[The Dawn Blog] Pandemic in Pakistan: Although the mortality rate for avian influenza is relatively high, as of yet the chances of contracting the disease are slim. The danger is that through repeated cross-contamination between birds and humans, the H5N1 strain may evolve into a highly contagious virus capable of being transmitted between humans.
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