Bird Flu Monitor > Japan bans S Korean poultry imports due to bird flu concerns  (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] TOKYO Japan has suspended poultry imports from South Korea and asked Seoul for details about a suspected case of deadly bird flu virus on a chicken farm in Iksan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Friday.

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http://effectmeasure.blogspot.com [Effectmeasure.blogspot.com] Effect Measure: Bird flu danger signal from Japan: It also claims these five workers (four farm employees and a Kyoto prefectural employee who inspected the farm) wore no "flu masks", protective clothing and took no antivirals, contradicting earlier reports that all had worn personal protection and were treated prophylactally with oseltamavir, an antiviral. Even more troubling is this:

Fluhelp.org[Fluhelp.org] The Flu News Blog: Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Mar 29, 2006 (CIDRAP News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the use of the antiviral drug zanamivir (Relenza) to prevent not just treat influenza in adults and children aged 5 and older. Zanamvir, one of the two flu drugs

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