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 [Ekrgriseldastephanie's Weblog] Natural Solutions for Avian Bird Flu: Epidemiologists continue to monitor for signs of the human-to-human transmission, the spark expected to ignite H5N1 from a relatively small number of human fatalities in Asia to a worldwide pandemic. As to whether WHO thinks avian bird flu will be the threat this winter, theyвЂâ™re still shooting ducks in the dark.

 [News - Independent Bangladesh] Bird-flu watchers call for efforts to save poultry industry: According to government data, some 191 poultry farms were infected with the bird flu virus until Feb 27. The poultry industry has incurred a loss of Tk 4,100 crore so far and almost 50 percent farms have already been closed.

 [India eNews] Culling of 50000 poultry begins in West Bengal: Tests at Bhopal's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) have confirmed the presence of bird flu virus in samples from Nayamukundapur in Raghunathgunj Block II and Dohapara village in Murshidabad-Jiagunj block of the district.

[bdnews24.com | English Version] Bird-flu watchers call for efforts to save poultry industry: Bird-flu watchers Tuesday asked the government to take immediate steps to control avian flu to save the poultry industry.

 [A Housewife's Weblog] How bird-flu spreads: New flu strains tend to emerge in Asia, Africa and the East, where people live in closer quarters with their animals, and different flu viruses may mix to cause new strains or pass between species. For example, domestic ducks may carry H5N1 without symptoms and release the virus for long periods, acting as what is known as a silent reservoir.

[Bird flu - Bird flu Symptoms - Avian Influenza] Bird flu hits another Bangladesh district: This site was started to supply information about the Avian Influenza virus to the general public as well as professionals in the Avian Influenza field. One of our founders, who is part of an avian influenza discussion group, discovered that while a lot of information about the avian influenza virus is on the internet, there was also a lot of websites that claimed to have the information but in fact had nothing but pop-up ads.

 [CMC News Headlines] HAITI-BIRD FLU-Haitian official defends ban on poultry products ...: DAJABON, Dominican Republic, CMC - Seven weeks after the detection of avian flu in the Dominican Republic, Haiti is defending the continued ban on the importation of poultry products from its neighbour.

[DoctorSolve Blog] Avian Flu Symptoms: The avian influenza virus does not usually infect humans, making the risk factor from "bird flu" generally low to most people. In humans most cases of avian flu infection have resulted from direct contact with infected poultry (e.g., domesticated chicken, ducks, and turkeys) or surfaces contaminated with secretion/excretions from infected birds.

 [petra blog] Avian Flu: Do you want the Good News or the Bad News? Part II: The current avian flu bug is infecting and spreading throughout the poultry industry in Asia. Why so often in Asia? Simply putand here is a key to understanding how to deal with avian flu - poultry farms are absolutely filthy. ...

[Health And Pharmacy Blog] Bird Flu Crisis Deepens in India-And Ways To Beat Bird Flu: It has been almost 3 weeks since the first reported outbreak of the bird flu in the rural areas of west Bengal, India but government officials are still fighting to get the affected poultry stock culled. In the meantime, the virus has spread to many adjoining areas and now signs are that, the dreaded disease will hog the limelight for many more days.

 [Healthy Living Blog] Death of Parrot with Avian Flu to Ban Live Bird Imports in UK?: “The first good news is that quarantine actually worked, but the fact that we're importing live birds at all into the European Union surely should be stopped at this particular time.”, Tim Bennett, the National Farmers' Union president said.

[southasianews.com] UN body commends India for controlling bird flu outbreak: The outbreak in West Bengal in January forced culling of birds in some adjoining states also. Outbreaks of the avian flu have also been reported from parts of Bangladesh, including a fresh outbreak on Feb 3.

 [Adinemrd's Weblog] Migrating birds incorrectly blamed: This 2005 story [and at BBC] about spread of bird flu virus among migrating geese and other birds at a wildlife refuge in China are incorrect.

[southasianews.com] Fresh bird flu cases in West Bengal: &#39We received confirmation Saturday of bird flu (the deadly H5N1 strain) in two villages of Murshidabad district. The two villages are Nayamukundapur in Raghunathgunj Block II and Dohapara village in Murshidabad-Jiagunj block,&#39 Murshidabad district magistrate Subir Bhadra told IANS.

[Medical News and Health News Blog] Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Is Kansas’ First Line Of Defense Against ...: “From a poultry standpoint, our biggest concern is that migratory birds from the North will mix in the summer breeding grounds and spread avian flu when they fly south for the winter,” said Scott Beyer, a K-State poultry expert and associate professor of animal sciences and industry.

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