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[VisitCHN] Is China Making Its Bird-Flu Outbreak Worse? | VisitCHN: But until this week, China had reported no widespread outbreaks of the virus among bird populations, prompting concerns among some public-health experts that mainland health and veterinary authorities could be missing ”” or even concealing ”” the spread of the disease through poultry and wild birds. Hong Kong, where the first human cases of H5N1 infection were found in 1997, reported finding a dozen birds with the deadly strain of the virus earlier this year ”” a strong indication that the virus is very likely present in adjacent Guangdong province.

[Avian Influenza] Avian Influenza: Seven birds across Hong Kong test positive for ...: Location of confirmed H5 cases in dead birds found in Hong Kong in 2009. A gray heron and a peregrine falcon are among the seven birds found to be H5N1-positive in Hong Kong, leading to the closure of .

[HKSAR Government Press Releases] Crested Myna tested positive for H5 virus:      Under the present avian influenza surveillance programme on dead wild birds, preliminary testing of a dead Crested Myna found in Tung Ping Chau has indicated a suspected case of H5 avian influenza, a spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (February 15), adding that further confirmatory tests were being conducted.

[Journal] Signs and portents - Journal - Scott McPherson's Web Presence: In 2005 Dr Robert Webster, a influenza expert at St Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, suggested that China may have been using substandard vaccines that stopped symptoms of bird flu in poultry but allowed the virus to continue to spread. Recently, Guangzhou-based expert Zhong Nanshan has also said there is a danger that China's widespread vaccinations could conceal the virus.

[1913 Intel] Is China Making Its Bird-Flu Outbreak Worse? | 1913 Intel: Recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and elsewhere show the ongoing concern that the avian influenza virus H5N1 could cross our shores. So far, the virus has confined itself mainly to foreign countries, where reportedly it has killed fewer than 200 people, while instigating the death and destruction of hundreds of millions of chickens and other birds in the live poultry markets and factory farms that have enabled avian flu viruses to mutate and spread in the first place.

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: The Bird Flu Watch and Avian Flu Updates | Wish ...: China detects no bird flu outbreaks among poultry: UN: Hong Kong authorities confirmed Saturday that seven dead birds recently found in the territory all tested positive for .About Bird Flu- Avian Influenza « Healthyou’s Weblog: The bird flu also called avian influenza is caused by a virus normally affecting birds.

[Health News Blog] Over 80000 Chickens To Be Killed In Hong Kong After Bird Flu Found: Low pathogenic forms of bird flu may cause a bird to have more ruffled feathers and lay fewer eggs. This form is often undetected among farmed poultry (in many cases the bird is infected, and then gets better and nobody noticed).

[Bird Flu Monitor] Bird Flu Monitor: Pandemic Information News: A pneumonia and the ...: SCMP.com| Online News|News from Hong Kong,China, Asia and world: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), avian influenza, or “bird flu” , is a contagious viral disease. It usually infects only birds and pigs.

[H5N1 Avian bird flu forecast blog] December bird flu Alerts 2008: Alerts are the top, daily news headlines with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). Since our goal is to forecast or calculate, we view these headlines as interesting indicators.

[Medclinician Avian Flu News] Medclinician Avian Flu News » Blog Archive » Bird Flu Outbreak in ...: The Guangdong provincial government hasn’t received any reports of an avian-flu epidemic since Hong Kong reported its latest cases, and the poultry industry is operating normally, the government-controlled news portal southcn.com said today, citing the province’s agricultural department.

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