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[W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security et al.] W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security... : Bio-Sense will add real-time health data -- but only for 10 cities..CDC's BioSense bioterrorism (and epidemic) detection program, enters its beta test phase this month, offering some tantalizing promise of the real-time reporting that could be crucial in containing a pandemic, while also coming in for a lot of criticism for being too expensive, complicated, limited in scope -- and ineffective to boot.
[Sciencenewsblog.com] Science News Blog -- Bird Flu / Avian Flu: "There is more and more evidence building up that wild migratory birds do play some role in spreading the virus, but personally I believe -- and others agree -- that it's not a major role," said Ward Hagemeijer, a wild bird ecologist with Wetlands International, a conservation group in Wageningen, Netherlands. "If we would assume based on this evidence that wild birds would be a major carrier of the disease we would expect a more dramatic outbreak of the disease all over the world." Unfortunately, bird flu doesn't appear to be having much difficulty in spreading -- with or without the help of migratory birds.
[Nature.com] news @ nature.com - -: Bird flu outbreaks in Asia have prompted the cull of tens of thousands of ducks and chickens to curtail the disease's spread. As the human death toll continues to grow, many are concerned that the virus will mutate and trigger a human pandemic.
[Birdflu.wordpress.com] Bird Flu News Digest: LONDON (AP) - Wildlife officers were keeping watch on 3 million birds and a dozen dead swans were being tested for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus Friday, as the British government rolled out a crisis plan after the country’s first confirmed case of the disease. Around 250,000 free-range birds were being moved indoors and restrictions on bird movements were in place in heavily policed zones close Save to My Web
[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.
[Healthnewsblog.com] Health News Blog -- Bird Flu / Avian Flu H5N1: "It is very important to keep in mind that avian influenza is currently a problem almost exclusively in BIRD populations and in limited areas of the world," Smith said in the webchat, hosted by the U.S. Department of State. "Remember that despite millions of exposures, only 126 human cases have been documented to date and there is currently no evidence of person-to-person transmission of this virus."
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