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[Tahilla.typepad.com] Bird Flu Watch: Indonesia's human bird flu outbreak is puzzling experts because several victims do not work or live around poultry, prompting an investigation into whether other animal hosts, perhaps cats, are to blame for the disease's spread..The World Health Organization (WHO) says the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Southeast Asia since late 2003 is mostly transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected birds or their droppings..But Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari has said there is so far no evidence of most of the country's victims catching the virus through close contact with, or eating the meat of, infected birds.

[Kolkatabirds.com] Birds of Kolkata: Avian Influenza or Bird Flu and India: The instances in which highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been detected in migratory birds are likewise rare, and the role of these birds in the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza remains poorly understood. The risk of infected birds arriving in India will depend on what proportion of birds have come into contact with the infection, the transmission rate of the virus and the likelihood that an infected individual could undertake a long-distance migration.

 [Guardian.co.uk] Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | China, Vietnam and Japan ...: Hong Kong immediately banned poultry imports from Liaoning, reflecting growing concern that China is becoming a potential bird flu flashpoint. No human cases have been reported in China, but authorities warn that human infection is inevitable if the government can't prevent repeated outbreaks in poultry.

 [Drmartinwilliams.com] Info and links re bird flu, especially the nasty H5N1 variant in Asia: - However, at a meeting on bird flu organised by FAO at the beginning of February, "Experts present at the talks agreed that such targeted vaccination would help prevent animals falling ill and reduce the amount of virus present in the environment, the so-called “viral load”. Minimising viral load will reduce the potential of avian influenza spreading to humans, if accompanied by strict control measures such as surveillance, elimination of infected birds, animal movement control and observation of basic hygiene in animal production.

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