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[Recombinomics Whats New] H5N1 Spread in Nadia and Burdwan in West Bengal India: The denials in India are not new. Although wild birds are now being tested, and the large number of dead crows and pigeons leaves little doubt that these birds are H5N1 positive, India has never reported H5N1 in migratory birds, even though the birds that summer in Siberia and Mongolia winter in India and birds at the locations in Siberia and Mongolia are H5N1 positive.

 [Avian Flu Diary] Official Indian Government Daily Situation Report: While they mention nearly 1,000 people reporting fever/URI's in the affected areas, no word on how many of those are being tested for the H5N1 virus, although earlier reports indicated 150 samples had been taken.  

 [Disease] Bengal pays for not paying dues: Officials said: "As per a message received from the state government, there are reports of unusual mortality in Terhatta block of Nadia district, Kalna block of Bardhman district and Baruipur village of South 24 Parganas. Except for a mortality of 40 poultry birds from Baruipur village, figures of mortality in the other two blocks are not yet available.

[Dynamic Blog] Bird flu spreads to new districts in India’s east: spread to two new districts in an eastern Indian state, officials confirmed on Saturday, as veterinary staff struggled to cull thousands of birds in the face of resistance from farmers.

[Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com] Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official: Excerpt: Poultry samples from Haringhata block in Nadia tested positive for bird flu today, but Calcutta and its five neighbouring districts are still free of the virus, officials said.Samples from Calcutta, Hooghly, Howrah, South 24- Parganas, North 24-Parganas, and West Midnapore that were examined at the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal have tested negative, an official said. The situation is being controlled.

 [A different stroke of news views from India] Bird flu update - No human being has been affected by bird flu in ...: IANS reports from the state that around 1,00,000 poultry birds have been culled in West Bengal since Wednesday as the dreaded bird flu virus engulfed five districts, and the State government staved off criticism over its handling of the crisis. "We have culled around 1,00,000 birds in the first four days and the culling operation is on in full swing.

 [<center> Wake Up America! & The Divided States Of bu$hmeriKa ARCHIVES</center>] November 1-November 14, 2005: Regulators should waive registration fees on flu-related products, and should pursue agreements on "reciprocity" of approvals so that vaccines and antiviral drugs licensed in certain foreign countries can be marketed in the U.S. The government should indemnify vaccine- and drug-producers against liability claims and guarantee purchases of approved products. Government scientists should study whether during periods of vaccine scarcity it makes sense to inoculate the elderly early on as a "high risk group," although many of them fail to mount a vigorous immune response.

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