Massacre of Wild Birds no solution to Bird-Flu – Avian Flu Task Force Summit.

Massacre of Wild Birds no solution to Bird-Flu – Avian Flu Task Force Summit
It apparently took more than 30 experts, from 19 countries, to come to the conclusion, that culls of wild birds are not an answer to the outbreaks of avian flu.
You would think that the above was obvious to every one, considering that:
1. It is [...]

“H5N1 avian influenza virus will continue to spread” United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said H5N1 avian influenza virus is entrenched in some places and will continue to spread, despite improved control efforts.
As if to underscore the message, new poultry outbreaks were reported today in the Czech Republic and Bangladesh, and more wild birds were reported infected in Germany.
Joseph Domenech, [...]

Another Child in Java Indonesia is hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms.

ANTARA is reporting that a nine-year-old child in Tulungagung, East Java, is suspected of having been infected with the bird flu virus.

The child, identified by its initials “EN” from Bungur, Karangrejo, is currently being treated at a local state hospital. The hospital`s spokesman, Triwidyono Agus Basuki, said here on Friday the child`s conditon was worsening.
“We cannot [...]

Get Ready for a Bird-Flu outbreak “or it may be too late” says the Irish Agriculture Minister.

The Irish Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan warned today, that Ireland must be in state of readiness for a potential outbreak of bird flu here, after reports of incidences of the H5N1 strain of the virus in both Germany and the Czech Republic in recent days.
“Ireland must be in a state of high alert” she said, [...]

Vietnam spending Millions of Dollars for Bird-Flu-free status.

Vietnam was one of the first countries to be infested with the Bird-Flu virus. There were 3 human Bird-Flu fatalities Back in 2003, followed by 20 deaths in 2004 and 19 deaths resulting from the H5N1 virus in 2005.
During the entire 2006 however, there were no human fatalities, even though there were at least 4 cases [...]

The new Four “Horsemen” of the Apocalypse.

Here is a cool pic of the new Four “Horsemen” of the Apocalypse.

Credit for the above to Tim, Hiroaki & Masami – members of the Bird-Flu (punk/pop/ska/rock) band, based in Nagoya, Japan

A new Bird-Flu victim in Bird-Flu-Free Vietnam?

A man from Bac Lieu province has been hospitalized with symptoms of bird flu after cooking and eating a duck which had died allegedly of bird flu.  
The 40-year-old man, who is now in the Tropical Disease Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, has been suffering from severe respiratory problems in the last few days.
He works [...]

Indonesia, the Top Bird-Flu Country!

Indonesia has the dubious title, of the country with the highest number of human cases of the Bird-Flu infections and deaths to date.
Extreme poverty, the tradition of keeping live poultry inside the tiny crowded dwellings, along with the “Halal” way of killing the poultry (by making a cut in the throat and letting the blood flow out of the [...]

Lethal Strain of Bird-Flu confirmed in Bavarian Water Birds

At least three water birds found dead in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg were infected with a strain of bird flu that can be lethal to humans.
A spokeswoman for Germany’s Federal Ministry for Nutrition, Agriculture and Consumer Protection said a total of three birds had tested positive for the worst strain of the H5N1 virus.
Veterinary [...]

There is hope for the Indonesian Bird-Flu victim!

The three-year-old girl, who was admitted to the regional hospital in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island with bird flu symptoms, “has recovered from the potentially deadly illness after swift treatment” according to the doctors treating her.
“Lab results for the girl, Vivi, came up positive on Friday, but she’s now recovering quite well. She had no fever but [...]

Now, only disease free birds are allowed to be sold in Hong Kong!!!

Apparently, under the radical new licensing conditions in Hong Kong, only birds free from infectious diseases are allowed to be sold as food.
Read on:
Strict measures are being considered by the Hong Kong authorities to stop the smuggling of birds into Hong Kong from the mainland China.
Speaking at a two-day meeting among Hong Kong, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai [...]

Second Human Fatality in Vietnam

Via VietNamNet Bridge, 21/06/2007

A female patient from Nam Dinh has died as a result of the Bird-Flu H5N1 virus, at the National Institute for Transmitted and Tropical Diseases, said the institutes’s Deputy Director Nguyen Hong Ha.

The patient was hospitalised on June 8 with heavily injured lungs, respiratory failure. After ten days of treatment, the situation didn’t improve [...]

Dangerous Bird-Flu Virus kills Bohemian turkeys.

Turkeys at the farm in Zalsi, east Bohemia, have been killed by the most pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus that is dangerous to man, tests in the National Reference Laboratory in Prague have shown, the State Veterinary Administration said
This is the Czech Republic’s first case in which bred poultry has been infected with bird flu.
The [...]

Fear of Bird-Flu stops Egyptian Kisses!

In the footsteps of a recent Bollywood incident in Mumbai India, there now seems to be a public row about Kissing in Egypt! 

  

The kiss has been a long-standing part of Egyptian culture as a greeting for friends and family.

But a growing number of Egyptian human fatalities resulting from the Bird-Flu, threatens to put a stop to [...]

A new threat from the Bird-Flu virus!

Based on the recent outbreak of the “less virulent form of the Bird-Flu virus” in the UK, it seems that a second strain of avian flu — previously considered of little human risk — does indeed pose a real danger to people.
The H7 influenza strain a lesser-known relative of the H5N1 virus may be emerging as [...]

“Only” Four Indonesian Bird-Flu Deaths in the past Three weeks, is “good news for people.”

“Only” Four Indonesian Bird-Flu Deaths in the past Three weeks, is “good news for people.”
Funny how quickly we get accustomed to disaster!

Take the following news item today June 19, 2007 in the Jakarta Post.

Writing for the Jakarta Post on June 19, 2007, Emmy Fitri asks, “Are we missing the forest in the bird flu fight?”
She then goes on to [...]

The Bird-Flu Virus beginning to give up its Secrets!

Amid heightened concern over a possible epidemic of bird flu in humans, scientists in the United States and Taiwan are reporting critical new insights into the architecture of a key enzyme in the H5N1 avian influenza virus that enables the virus to spread. 

Rommie E. Amaro and colleagues focused on what has been termed the “hot [...]

Vietnam Bird-Flu victim Raised Fighting Cocks and Ducks!

The Deputy Health Minister of Vietnam, Trinh Quan Huan has confirmed that a 20 year old Vietnamese man, died of the Bird-Flu, bringing the death toll to 43.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung 
“Tests confirmed a 20-year-old man from northern Ha Tay province died from the H5N1 bird flu virus a week ago,” the Vietnam News Agency [...]

First Bird-Flu Death in Vietnam since 2005!

HANOI, June 16.
Reuters is reporting that the Bird flu has killed one patient in Vietnam, the first death in the country since 2005, state-run television quoted a government report on Saturday as saying.
The death brought the total death toll from bird flu in Vietnam to 43.
The patient died last week in the northern province of [...]

Of Bird-Flu-Free Malaysia & TB-Free Andrew Speaker!

With no new cases for the last two days, Malaysia has ceased the operations to detect and cull fowls in the infected area.
What is more, Malaysia will apply to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare that it is free from the H5N1 virus.

A news item from BERNAMA says that the Health Minister Datuk Seri [...]

Bird-Flu Back in Burma!

Burma Reports New Bird Flu Outbreak
A report from The Associated Press,  dated June 13, 2007  via “The Irrawaddy”, tells us that Burma has detected the H5N1 bird flu virus among chickens o­n a private farm, an official said Wednesday, marking country’s first outbreak of the deadly virus since April.
Than Hla, an official at the Livestock Breeding [...]

Bird-Flu Human Cases Map from WHO as of May31st – already out of date!

The latest Bird Flu map from the WHO (dated May31st 2007) is out of date already.
There are new cases of the Bird-Flu popping up almost every other day!

(Mutated?) Bird-Flu Hiding in Healthy Indonesian Chickens!

According to a report by Reuters, filed today from JAKARTA :
“Indonesia has found traces of H5N1 bird flu in apparently healthy-looking poultry, making it tougher to detect the disease in the country hardest hit by the virus, officials said on Monday.”
“…..there is a trend that chicken or poultry are infected by the virus but they don’t [...]

Fighting cocks, the source of Malaysian Bird-Flu?

There is suspicion in the Malaysia, that fighting cockerels brought in from neighbouring countries could have caused the recent cases of bird flu. 

This is because Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, the village where 67 avian flu-infected chickens were found dead, is a transit point for fighting cockerels.
Villagers said the birds were being sold or rented out [...]

Bird-Flu – Mass Killers of Birds needed, in a “final Solution” for the infected Poultry!

The Bird-Flu experts are scratching their collective heads about a difficult problem.
Under the government rules, flocks infected with the Bird-Flu virus are put to death as quickly as possible. That’s because if the disease spreads, it imperils both farms and foods they raise, not to mention the fact that some strains of the virus can also [...]

“Another Egyptian Bird-Flu Victim in very-critical-condition” WHO.

A report today, Friday, from Reuters says that according to a World Health Organisation official,  a 10-year-old girl from southern Egypt has been infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, and is in “very critical” condition.
“There is a new human case just reported by the Ministry of Health. She is a 10-year-old female. She has [...]

Bird-Flu travels 70 Miles from Wales to a farm near St Helens, Lancashire in England!

Now that the Bird-Flu outbreak in Wales is over, I thought that the Brits were Bird-Flu free.
Apparently not.
The “Mild” low pathogenic form of Bird-Flu (H7N2) virus is still in the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
It just moved up from Wales in to the Lancashire county of England.
Here is a news item regarding this latest [...]