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Sciencebase Science Bloghttp://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog [ Sciencebase Science Blog] As Britain braces itself for the arrival of avian influenza from Continental Europe, I thought it would be timely to remind Sciencebase readers of a bird flu FAQ I wrote towards the end of last year to try and separate the facts from the fiction regarding H5N1 and the threat of a global bird flu pandemic. Tags: bird flu, Bird Flu, H5N1, influenza

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Zap*Germshttp://zapgerms.blogspot.com [Zap*Germs] No Evidence of Bird-Flu Mutation in Indonesia: "This does not suggest that the virus is becoming more virulent," she said.Despite its relatively rapid spread to fowl around the world, WHO says that avian influenza has, to date, infected only 169 people in seven countries, and killed 91 of those infected. Since mid-2005, governments have grown increasingly aware of, and responsive to, the need to identify the virus in dead or sick birds, and to quarantine or destroy at-risk birds.

http://faithisrisk.blogspot.com [the cynic librarian] Bird Flu Isn't Becoming More Transmissible to... : permalink Bird Flu Isn't Becoming More Transmissible to Humans (Update1) Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The virus that causes bird flu hasn't become more easily transmissible to humans as the disease spreads in birds across Europe, the World Health Organization said. The H5N1 virus has undergone ``a number of changes,'' none of which make the virus

[World Turning] Wild birds and avian flu: The birds that visit feeders and bird tables are most unlikely to carry the H5N1 virus. Observe normal, sensible hygiene precautions: wash hands after handling equipment that has been splashed with bird faeces, and clean and disinfect feeders and bird-tables regularly.

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[Powerpundit] Bird Flu: The H5N1 strain of the flu which can be potentially fatal to humans was detected for the first time on the German mainland in the northeast state of Mecklenburg-Pomerania, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 61, animal health experts said.

Weblogs.nal.usda.gov[Weblogs.nal.usda.gov] Avian Influenza: The Washington Post reports migrating swans have spread a lethal strain of avian flu into several European countries in recent days, and experts predicted it was probably only a matter of time before the virus was carried across the continent by migrating birds.

http://avianfluhelp.blogspot.com [Avianfluhelp.blogspot.com] Avian Flu Help (H5N1): At the time we noted that there was no WHO H5N1 Reference Lab or National Influenza Centers based in Jordan to conduct these tests, however, there were 3 WHO Collaborating Centers in the country where the test might have been carried out at one of them. According to the report by the WHO today, confirming that there was no Bird Flu in Iraq, Maria Cheng mentions that the information that they receieved on the Iraqi test samples were requested from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean office, based in Cairo, which was following up the case.

Fluwikie.com[Fluwikie.com] Flu Wiki - Main - Flu Wiki: No one, in any health department or government agency, knows all the things needed to cope with an influenza pandemic. But it is likely someone knows something about some aspect of each of them and if we can pool and share our knowledge we can advance preparation for and the ability to cope with events.

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