October 31, 2005
Avian Influenza
NAL’s Food Safety Research Information Office, information sheet on Avian Influenza.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/topics/tpavianflu.htm
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October 28, 2005
Avian Influenza (AI) -- A Threat to U.S. Poultry
Worldwide, there are many strains of avian influenza (AI) virus that can cause varying amounts of clinical illness in poultry. AI viruses can infect chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl as well as wide variety of other bird. Migratory waterfowl have proved to be a natural reservoir for AI viruses.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/avian_influenza/index.html
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1
To date, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has not been detected in North America. This particularly virulent strain of Avian Influenza emerged in Asia in 2003 and has been recently detected in Turkey, Romania, and parts of Europe. H5N1 has caused mortality in nearly 60 species of wild birds in Asia and now Europe. While there are no reported cases of humans becoming infected from migratory birds, humans have become infected through contact with domestic poultry.
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/avian_influenza/avian_influenza.html
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Biosecurity for the Birds
An outbreak of a bird disease such as Exotic Newcastle Disease or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza could not only harm your birds, it could kill other nearby birds and quickly spread through your flock. In order to prevent such an outbreak, USDA, in cooperation with States, has begun a campaign to promote avian health by encouraging bird owners 'to report sick or suspicious birds to your veterinarian, and/or extension agent and to practice good biosecurity'.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/birdbiosecurity/
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Questions and Answers: Avian Influenza
Release No. 0458.05
Contact:
USDA Press Office (202) 720-4623
Questions and Answers: Avian Influenza
October 2005
Q. What is avian influenza?
A. Avian influenza (AI) is a disease found among poultry. AI viruses can be classified into low pathogenicity and highly pathogenic forms based on the severity of the illness they cause in poultry. Most AI strains are classified as low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) and cause few clinical signs in infected birds. In contrast, high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) causes a severe and extremely contagious illness and death among infected birds.
http://www.usda.gov/2005/10/0458.xml
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USDA EFFORTS AND RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2005 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner today outlined USDA efforts to protect the United States against highly transmissible forms of avian influenza, a disease that commonly affects birds and has been transmitted to humans in Asia.
http://www.usda.gov/2005/10/0459.xml
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October 27, 2005
Official asks wealthy nations for flu shots
Boston Globe reports that 30 health ministers and the heads of the World Health Organization and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization attend a two-day conference on Avian Influenza.
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Briefing Transcript -- Avian Influenza
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Release No. 0461.05
Transcript of Technical Briefing regarding Avian Influenza U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington D.C. - October 26, 2005 USDA News oc.news@usda.gov
202 720-4623
http://www.usda.gov/2005/10/0461.xml
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October 26, 2005
Outbreak Notice -- Update: Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Asia
CDC Notice
Outbreak Notice
Update: Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Asia
This information is current as of today, October 26, 2005, 07:00:40 AM
Updated: October 21, October 18, and October 5, 2005
Released: September 23, 2005
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health in Thailand has reported its first laboratory-confirmed human case of avian influenza A (H5N1), since October of 2004. The 48 year-old male patient died on October 19, 2005 after being hospitalized on October 17. The infection has been linked to direct contact with diseased poultry during slaughter.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_influenza_se_asia_2005.htm
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October 21, 2005
Bi-weekly Avian Influenza Maps
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Bi-weekly Avian Influenza Maps
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/maps.html
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Meeting on avian influenza and human pandemic influenza
The World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the World Bank will cosponsor a partners meeting on 7-9 November 2005 at WHO headquarters, Geneva.
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Bird flu testing starting in NI
BBC reports testing has started in Northern Ireland for avain influenza.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4363008.stm
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Pandemic influenza: Kyprianou announces drive to reinforce EU’s preparedness
The Directorate-General 'Health and Consumer Protection' of the European Commission's avian influenza information page --
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/com/Influenza/influenza_en.htm
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October 20, 2005
Bird flu fear grips Europe, Asia
BBC News reports new cases of the lethal H5N1 bird flu strain among poultry in Europe and Asia nations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4358052.stm
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Turkey tests nine for bird flu
CNN reports health officials in Turkey tested nine people for possible bird flu.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/14/eu.birdflu/index.html
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October 14, 2005
Avian Influenza Publication
The Animal Welfare Information Center releases a new publication -- Information Resources on Avian Influenza, AWIC Resource Series No. 33, October 2005.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/aflu/Avian%20Influenza.htm
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