Bird Flu Monitor: How Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Has Affected World ...

Bird Flu Monitor > How Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Has Affected World ...

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[Avian Influenza] India Culls 3.4m Birds But Fails to Contain Avian Flu Outbreak: FT.com reports India is struggling to contain its worst avian influenza -epidemic, in spite of culling 3.4m birds and setting up a 5km poultry exclusion zone round the state of West -Bengal, the epicentre of the outbreak.

[sanluisobispo.com: Health/Science] USDA bird flu plan needs test: For example, the USDA developed regulations that allow producers to be compensated for losses incurred from low-pathogenic avian influenza infecting their flocks. Culling infected birds can reduce the potential of the virus mutating into a more pathogenic form.

[Avian Influenza] Thailand hosts International Conference on Avian Influenza: Thai News Agency reports Thailand is hosting a world meeting on avian influenza which has drawn some 500 researchers and academics from over 40 countries. http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=2447.

[palashbiswas] Bird Flu Chaos Generated to Extend MNC Empire of Retail Chain ...: The virulence of the influenza virus depends on temperature and time. If young and fresh H5N1 contaminated water from low local wells, cisterns, tanks, rain barrels or rice fields is used for water supply the water temperature for infection may be higher (at 24°C the virulence of influenza viruses amount to 2 days) as in temperate climates (for “older” water from central water supplies cold water is decisive to virulence of viruses: at 7°C the virulence of influenza viruses amount to 14 days).

[QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED] Wild Birds Gone Wild: A multi-billion dollar industry, the illegal wildlife trade is comparable in scale to the trade of illegal drugs or arms. From people needing to feed their families and finding no financial alternatives, to people who simply must have an exotic pet, this industry is alive and well.

[For the Birds - Backyard Birding, Bird Flu, Photos, Etc.] The Latest News on the H5N1 Type A Influenza: Wild birds are considered to be the natural reservoirs for all the different subtypes, especially waterfowl and shorebirds. These animals can survive with these subtypes and have adapted to cause little or no disease. However, a mutation can occur and one of those subtypes can infect other species of wild and domestic birds. This is called a gradual genetic drift. Although this mutation allows the virus to infect other species, it rarely causes illness in this new host. This change can also occur is a host is infected with another type A influenza at the same time. This can cause the genetic material to mix and can result in an entirely new strain of the virus. The combination of these mutations and rapid changes in the strain results in the production of a virus that now can cause death and severe illness. If this is significant enough, the new virus is classified as a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus.

[SUSTAINABLE TABLE BLOG] "Mild" Bird Flu Lands in Virginia: According to Clifford, tests showed that the birds had been exposed to a North American strain of H5N1 virus which, according to the USDA, is "compatible with low pathogenic avian influenza" but is not "a human health concern.

[My Blog] Birds Need Your Help -- Demand Bird Flu Plan from Gov't ...: "When we had the AI [avian influenza] outbreak here the small flock owners were allowed to test at their own expence, had to be done every 2 weeks minimum, and then all birds in the 'hot zone' were culled anyway, regardless of test results. The lab tests were only offered to owners in the hot zone as they said they did not have the resources to do everyone, so it was just a waste of money and gave false hope.

[Blah, Blah, Blog] Bird Flu Scare: See who profits and other interesting bits of info...: The film portrayed a worse-case scenario outbreak where millions of people die within the first few weeks of an avian flu pandemic. The network advertised the film as being based on fact and stated it was "one step ahead of the headlines."

[Food & Water Watch - Blog] Don’t Label Me!: That is to say, consumers would finally know where their food comes from -- something they just might want considering the USDA’s recent approval of processed poultry product imports from China (a country with less than stellar food safety practices and currently suffering from an avian influenza epidemic.)

[LibNew] Why Blog? Because Everybody Eats: And mad cow disease and avian influenza haven't gone away either. But what do most of us do? For a few days, or maybe a few weeks, we read the blogs, watch the news, pay attention to what we eat, and then move on, returning to the ...

[Internet Marketing Blog] Veteran cattle industry official Chandler Keys has withdrawn his ...: The position for which Keys was being considered is important because whoever is in the job is responsible for issues such as avian influenza, animal identification, mad cow disease and related matters. Bill Hawks, who previously held the position, left the department last October.