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Shanghaiisthttp://www.shanghaiist.com [Shanghaiist] After yesterday’s confident announcement on China’s ability to contain bird flu, Shanghaiist winced as we thought we heard rumbling overhead, and then we went straight to various sources searching for news of more bird flu outbreaks. The last time China tempted the gods made an announcement like this in November, Shanghaiist seems to recall the beginning of a rash of new outbreaks throughout the country.

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Avian Flu - What we need to know: this year -- more than five billion of them since the start of October. The government announced last month it intended to vaccinate its entire poultry industry, which is the world's biggest with 14 billion fowls produced each year, against bird flu. (via Cosmos)

Bloggersblog.comhttp://www.bloggersblog.com [Bloggersblog.com] Bloggers Blog -- Bird Flu / Avian Flu: However, as the disease has spread and there have been more warnings from scientists and government leaders about the possibility of an unstoppable pandemic the number of bird flu bloggers has increased. Even more alarming was a recent study that found that the flu virus that caused the deadly 1918 flu pandemic also originated in birds just like the H5N1 strain that looms as a human threat today.

Shanghaiist.comhttp://www.shanghaiist.com [Shanghaiist.com] Shanghaiist: Bird Flu Archives: A hodge-podge of conflicting information on outbreaks and human cases and a barrage of denials from various local officials (including one who was arrested for certifying the health of bird-flu-infected chickens), even after outbreaks have been officially announced gives Shanghaiist the unsettling feeling that the entire situation will inevitably blow up a la SARS 2003. And all of the laudatory international recognition for the way Beijing has handled bird flu thus far seems to completely ignore what really matters: the (questionable) accountability of local officials at the site of unfolding outbreaks, and how well-equipped they are to handle bird flu.

http://www.asiapundit.com [Asiapundit.com] asiapundit: china bird flu guidelines for editors: All major news stories about the Avian Flu must be approved by the authorities in the Provincial agriculture department, disease control and prevention department, and the relevant departments in the central government. No one can release information without going through this procedure, with the exception of certain very important events or information, for which internal consultation may suffice.

Birdflumonitor.com[Birdflumonitor.com] Bird Flu Monitor: avian flu futures:  [Shanghaiist.com] Shanghaiist: Paranoia will destroy ya: This applies to the bird flu. If you are a health researcher, and you know you wish you were, you are not going to make much money predicting that a disease is at best a minor threat, with a long shot of jumping to humans.

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