Avian Influenza

November 17, 2009

Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's Fingertips

Science Daily - New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091116114530.htm

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France: outbreak of low path avian flu

Vetsweb - The ag authorities of France reported an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (H5) in a farm in Saint Aubin du Plain with 9,000 ducks, ready to be force-fed. The birds did not show clinical signs. http://www.vetsweb.com/news/france-outbreak-of-low-path-avian-flu-656.html

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November 12, 2009

UC Davis-Led Team Selected to Implement USAID Wildlife Surveillance Project

PR Newswire - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health is pleased to announce a partnership with UC Davis to monitor for and increase the local capacity in "geographic hot spots" to identify the emergence of new infectious diseases in high-risk wildlife such as bats, rodents, and non-human primates that could pose a major threat to human health. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uc-davis-led-team-selected-to-implement-usaid-wildlife-surveillance-project-to-detect-and-predict-emerging-infectious-diseases-68895077.html

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Korea: Bird Flu outbreak worrying 11 Nov 2009

WorldPoultry.net - A low pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered in excrement of migratory birds in a reservoir in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. http://www.worldpoultry.net/news/korea-bird-flu-outbreak-worrying-4531.html

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Fluffy, Fido and the flu: one cat so far

St. Catharines Standard - Pet owners with the flu might want to keep their distance from Fido and Fluffy after an American house cat was confirmed last week as having H1N1. http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2170516

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