Of Bird Flu, Vietnam and the 1st of March!

Bui Ba Bong, the deputy minister of agriculture and rural development for the Government of  Vietnam has announced, that as of tomorrow, First of March, farmers are permitted to resume hatching and raising water fowl nationwide, including ducks, geese and swans.
The ban on the above activities was placed in Vietnam almost three years ago, after the [...]

Nordic Countries to raise Bird Flu risk level from 1st of March!

Now they are saying that all of the recent Bird Flu activity was just a sample and not the real thing!
It seems that the Bird Flu Migration season is yet to start next month when the risk of Bird Flu goes higher!!
Malin Rising, writing for the Dow Jones Newswires, says that all of the [...]

H5N1 virus in all the countries around them, but no Bird-Flu in Iran!

No case of bird flu has been detected in the city of Amol in northern Mazandaran province, said Minister of Health Kamran Baqeri Lankarani on Monday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a local meeting, Lankarani denied recent reports the deadly bird flu H5N1 virus had invaded the city.
“No [...]

Source of the Bird-Flu in UK not found but “investigation Complete”!

The British Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said in a press statement today, that it has completed the first stage of it’s investigation in the outbreak of Bird Flu in Suffolk .
This is apparently so, even though the statement from the Brit agency does not provide any clue as to the cause of the outbreak of the [...]

Bird Flu, Big Brother and the Bollywood Chicken!

The winner of the last Brit Big Brother and the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, famously undercooked a chicken for her housemates, leaving it “pink” from the inside.
Now there is a growing concerns that some of the millions who watched the show may emulate her and not fully cook poultry at home.
What with the Jade Gooddy problem [...]

Now, even Yemen is “free” of Bird Flu!

In a news item from SABA, Majid al-Juneid, the Deputy Minister of Public Health and Population, for primary health care sector in Yemen, has affirmed that Yemen is free of Bird Flu and that there is no case registered either on people or birds.
Al-Juneid explained to SABA that the Yemen government had exerted considerable efforts to track [...]

Pakistan to export Bird Flu to India?

The long and porous border between India and Pakistan, could now be the route taken by the dreaded Bird Flu virus, making its entry in to India from its H5N1 infested neighbour.
In a news item from IANS, India is gearing up to tackle bird flu after neighbouring Pakistan reported cases of the deadly virus.
‘We are watching [...]

Bird Flu and the dangerous Warrington Parrots!

In a news item reminiscent of Monty Python, a number of school kids, on their half term break faced disappointment today, at the Museum in Warrington, England, says a report from the Warrington Guardian.
The Museum in Warrington, (a town roughly between Liverpool and Manchester) was due to play host for talk on birds and parrots, as part of the half-term [...]

“Nyet!” Says Russia, “We have no Humans infected by the Bird Flu Virus”

Yesterday, Tuesday (20.02.2007),  the chief sanitary inspector for Moscow Region, Olga Gavrilenko, told the press, that there were neither registered nor suspected cases of bird flu among humans in Moscow Region.
Very strange indeed!
That is because earlier today, Wednesday (21.02.2007) 11:56 (Mascow Time) a headline from the MOS NEWS screamed:
 ”Russian Man in Hospital With Suspected Bird [...]

Shine a Light on the Bird Flu virus!

A battery-operated “Nano-UV Portable Disinfection Light” has been developed by a Hong Kong company, says the Manchester Evening News.
It looks like a mobile phone, but flips open to reveal an ultraviolet lamp. Those behind the product say it is certified to kill 99.99% of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu in five seconds, and harmful bacteria, [...]

No Bird Flu Cover-Up at Bernard Matthews Turkey Factory

The UK TV channel ITN, in a brilliant bit of reporting from “the centre of the bird flu virus in Hungary” has shown us all the horrendous conditions that still prevail out there.
The report shows that Bernard Matthews had been importing turkey meat from Hungary, which could have been processed at a unit right next [...]

Will the Strong-Arm-of-the-Law, protect the Brits, from the Bird Flu?

Two interesting bits of news items, on the same day, relating to the growing Bird Flu virus around the world.
1. In the first of these reports from the BBC, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Inspectors, saw gulls feeding on waste (turkey meat) left in uncovered bins and buildings.
There were holes big enough for [...]

Syria free of Bird Flu???

Rejoice!  Rejoice!
Yet another country FREE of the Bird flu virus.
In a news item posted in SANA, the Syrian Arab News Agency, Mahmoud Kareem, Director of the Chronic Diseases at the Syrian Health Ministry has declared ”Syria free of Bird Flu”.
No doubt, the Syrians have banned all of the wild birds , from flying in to their country.
Wonder if they have [...]

Millions Feared Misled as Mutant Strain of H5N1 BS Sweeps Hungary

A really interesting source, from Hungary, the latest (?) hot zone for the Bird Flu virus, via the birdflubreakingnews.com.
It is called “Pestiside.hu” (The name is a pun and a tribute to the “Pestaside” group of writers and actors who appeared in BUDAPEST, following the demise of the Communist State.
It is an English-language web magazine from Hungary.
The [...]

No Risk Of Bird Flu… if meat is cooked VERY VERY thoroughly & hands are washed after handling raw poultry!!!!!.

The Chief UK government scientific adviser Professor Sir David King said that there was no risk of the Bird Flu virus for humans, as long as the meat was properly cooked. 
At the same time, Sir David admitted that turkey products might now have to be withdrawn from the shops to stop the disease spreading to other animals. He said [...]

Can Eggs with dried up Chicken Poo, give you the Bird Flu????

The Indonesian Government is said to be planning to warn its citizens, to wash their eggs in warm water, to ensure that any dried up Chicken Poo that remains on the egg shells, is removed.
The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus can survive in bird faeces for over 30 days.
Handling eggs with dried up Chicken Poo on the [...]

The Chicken Roundabout in the Bird Flu afflicted English Shire!

Well within the 10 Kilometer restricted zone, ordered by DEFRA around the Bernard Matthews farm at Suffolk UK, the local farmers are openly ignoring the DEFRA orders, to keep all of the poultry inside of an enclosed and secure space.
 In several of the near by farms, chickens could be seen out side, in the open, [...]