Bird Flu Monitor > Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Indonesia

Science News Blog * Science News and Trends *http://www.sciencenewsblog.com [Science News Blog * Science News and Trends *] Infectious disease experts are very concerned that the bird flu could mutate into a more virulent form that could spread easily from human to human. So far the majority of the cases have involved humans catching the virus directly from poultry and there have only been a couple isolated unconfirmed cases where a human caught the virus from close contact with a sick human.

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The Protocols of the Yuppies of Zionhttp://www.yuppiesofzion.com [The Protocols of the Yuppies of Zion] GOING BATTY OVER BIRDIES: The lead story on Drudge right now is that health experts in Britain are forecasting up to 750,000 deaths if human-transmissible bird flu ever got loose in Olde Albion. I haven't seen any projections for the US, but I imagine they wouldn't be very reassuring.

Webindia123.com[Webindia123.com] Webindia123 Special Articles - Avian Flu, Bird Flu: The quarantining of infected farms and destruction of infected or potentially exposed flocks are standard control measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus in a country’s poultry population. Apart from being highly contagious, avian influenza viruses are readily transmitted from farm to farm by mechanical means, such as by contaminated equipment, vehicles, feed, cages, or clothing.

Mg.co.zahttp://www.mg.co.za [Mg.co.za] World not ready for bird flu, says SA expert : Mail & Guardian Online: The avian flu involves a new virus, known as H5N1, to which humans have no immunity, and it is able to cross the species barrier, from birds to other animals and humans.

Wbz1030.com[Wbz1030.com] WBZ-AM: World News: Adding to the anxieties, a government scientist last month foundH5N1 in pigs on the densely populated island of Java. Experts saypigs infected with both bird flu and a human variety could act as a``mixing bowl,'' producing a mutant virus that spreads easily fromperson to person.

Bigblog.com[Bigblog.com] Search: Barnsley brewer names beer after Dickie Bird @ Big Blog: Beijing - China has rushed more than three million doses of bird flu vaccine .in Vietnam showed signs of greater human to human transmission of bird flu.

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