Bird Flu :: Egypt’s new laws to prevent bird flu spread
The Egyptian government is working on new legislation that will restrict the movement of live poultry as the country reported its 24th case of avian flu.
Bird flu
Avian influenza — known informally as avian flu or bird flu — refers to “influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds.” Most human contractions of the avian flu are a result of either handling dead infected birds or from contact with infected fluids.
Bird Flu :: Avian influenza ? situation in Lao People’s Democratic Republic ? update
The Ministry of Health in Lao People’s Democratic Republic has confirmed the country’s first death from H5N1 avian influenza.
Bird Flu :: Laos bird flu – teenage Lao girl died
A Lao girl, 15-year-old, has died from bird flu, the country’s first confirmed death from the H5N1 virus, reported by BBC and Reuters today.
Avian Flu :: UCI scientists reconstruct migration of avian flu virus
UC Irvine researchers have combined genetic and geographic data of the H5N1 avian flu virus to reconstruct its history over the past decade. They found that multiple strains of the virus originated in the Chinese province of Guangdong, and they identified many of the migration routes through which the strains spread regionally and internationally.
Bird Flu :: Laos bird flu case h5 type avian flu
A woman who fell ill last month is probably the second human victim of bird flu in Laos, although conclusive test results are still pending, a Health Ministry official said on sunday, reported by Times of India.
Avian Flu :: Confirmed human avian flu case in China
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health concerning a confirmed human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Fujian.
Bird Flu :: Dead aristocrat may hold key to bird flu
A Yorkshire aristocrat who died nearly 90 years ago could help the global fight against bird flu, reported BBC.
Bird Flu Vaccine :: Sanofi bird flu vaccine supported by FDA panel
A U.S. advisory panel of Food and Drug Administration has supported the bird flu vaccine data from Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical company.
Bird Flu :: UN health agency investigates first report human bird flu case in Laos
United Nations health agency officials are monitoring an area of Laos following the first human case of bird flu to be reported in the South-East Asian country, bringing to one dozen the total number of States with human infections.
Bird Flu :: Lao People’s Democratic Republic reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
The Ministry of Health in Lao People’s Democratic Republic has today reported the first human case of infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.