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 [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.

[Virtualpet.com] Bird Flu News for Pet Owners: 13 April 2006 "Susceptibility of Animal Species to the H5N1 Asian Strain: Joint statement by the OIE and the FAO" United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reports "The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and FAO confirm that the animal species playing a role in the transmission and spread of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza virus are essentially domestic and wild birds. Although some fifty non-domestic bird species have proved susceptible to infection with the virus, it would appear from the epidemiological data currently available that, among the wild birds implicated in the transboundary spread of the virus, aquatic birds play a major role." The OIE and FOA report that although cats are susceptible to the virus, "cats do not appear to play any discernable role in the transmission of the virus in the natural setting." "The OIE and the FAO can thus confirm the statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 28 February 2006 that "there is no present evidence that domestic cats can play a role in the transmission cycle of H5N1 viruses"." However they still recommend cats in infected and sruveillance zones be kept indoors.

[Aspens-e-reviews.com] Bird Flu prevention: Hunters and fishers, you should both know that the H5N1 virus can live up to a month or so in water. Therefore, if you wade (or fall) into any water where ducks, geese or other birds swim (and defecate), there's a slight chance you could catch the virus that way.

[Africawaterjournalists.org] Africa Water Journalists Blog | January 10th, 2006 from Planet Ark: Study Suggests Bird Flu More Common Than Thought .Number of Victims Jumps in Turkish Bird Flu Outbreak .

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