June 25, 2008
Scientists Create Avian Flu Vaccine with Monkey Cells
WorldPoultry.net reports using the cells of monkeys can make a vaccine against avian flu. http://www.worldpoultry.net/home/id2205-49508/scientists_create_avian_flu_vaccine_with_monkey_cells.html
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New Bird Flu Outbreak in Pakistan
Indo-Asian News Service reports Pakistan has confirmed a new outbreak of avian flu in a poultry farm. http://www.freshnews.in/new-bird-flu-outbreak-in-pakistan-3-29879
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Unsold Live Chickens To Be Culled Daily In HK To Avoid Bird Flu
Xinhua news reports the Hong Kong government announced that unsold live chickens will banned from overnight stays at retail markets when chicken sales resume on July 2. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/24/content_8431564.htm
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June 24, 2008
DEFRA Publishes Report on UK Bird Flu Case
WorldPoultry.net reports DEFRA has published an epidemiology report into the avian flu outbreak in Banbury, UK. http://www.worldpoultry.net/news/id2205-49505/defra_publishes_report_on_uk_bird_flu_case.html
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June 20, 2008
327 Samples and Tests Were Added to HEDDS for 2008. Total is Now 2,956
June 20 -- 327 samples added. http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/ai/
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Global Fight Against Bird Flu Remains Weak, Can Worsen Global Food Crisis
The International Herald Tribune reports the fight to eliminate the bird flu from poultry is weak, health experts warned. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/20/asia/AS-MED-Malaysia-Bird-Flu.php
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June 17, 2008
Experts: New Bird Flu Vaccine Looks Promising
WTOP.com reports an experimental bird flu vaccine shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus. http://wtop.com/?nid=106&sid=1419965
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June 10, 2008
Confirmed H7N7 Avian Influenza In Oxfordshire Poultry Farm, UK
MedicalNewsToday.com reports the Health Protection Agency (UK) has reviewed actions taken at the Oxfordshire poultry farm following outbreak of the avian influenza virus subtype as H7N7. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110468.php
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June 04, 2008
15,000 Arkansas Hens Exposed To Bird Flu
CBSNews.com reports Tyson Foods Inc. has begun culling 15,000 hens in northwest Arkansas that tested positive for exposure to a strain of the avian flu that is not harmful to humans, state officials said Tuesday. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/03/health/main4151249.shtml
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Declaration of an Avian Influenza Temporary Control Zone
The Secretary of State (UK) has confirmed avian influenza of the H7 strain at premises in England and considers that to minimise the risk of the spread of avian influenza from the premises he must declare a temporary control zone.http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/pdf/declaration-tczab080603.pdf
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June 02, 2008
USDA Releases Avian Influenza Genome Sequences
FarmFutures.com reports the complete genetic coding sequences of 150 different avian influenza viruses were released Friday by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists and government, industry and university collaborators. The information improves scientific understanding of avian influenza, a virus that mainly infects birds but that can also infect humans. http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=CD26BEDECA4A4946A1283CC7786AEB5A&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=B0C8F867299C498CA592C18877C40BD0
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IBM Researchers Helping Middle East Fight Disease
Bloomberg.com reports International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has developed database software to help Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority combat food-borne disease and bird flu. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a0PdEK5BOqqA&refer=africa
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USDA Awards $5 Million For Avian Influenza Research And Extension
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2008 -USDA announced today its continuing commitment to avian influenza research by renewing the Avian Influenza Coordinated Agricultural Project (AICAP) with another $5 million for three years to the University of Maryland-College Park to study the prevention and control of the disease. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/06/0142.xml
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