Avian Influenza 2012-02-08T12:03:28Z Animal Welfare Information Center - Avian Influenza tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/avian/4 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2012, sball @AVMAvets - Journals Science & Nature agree to suspend research on H5N1 bird flu for 60 days amid safety/security concerns 2012-02-08T12:03:28Z 2012-02-08T12:02:55Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/avian/4.9226 2012-02-08T12:02:55Z to.pbs.org/x9KDIZ... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov to.pbs.org/x9KDIZ

]]> Hong Kong Bans Poultry After Chinese Man Dies Of Bird Flu 2012-01-05T13:27:35Z 2012-01-05T13:27:09Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2012:/avian/4.9190 2012-01-05T13:27:09Z Medical News Today - ... certain places in neighboring Shenzhen, a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, following the death there of a man confirmed as having the deadly form of bird flu known as highly... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov Medical News Today - ... certain places in neighboring Shenzhen, a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, following the death there of a man confirmed as having the deadly form of bird flu known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239801.php

]]> Hong Kong culls thousands of chickens after bird flu discovered 2011-12-21T17:37:07Z 2011-12-21T17:36:28Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9150 2011-12-21T17:36:28Z CNN.com - The Hong Kong government said Wednesday that more than 17,000 chickens were being culled at a poultry market after a chicken carcass tested positive for avian flu. http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/asia/hong-kong-bird-flu/index.html... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov CNN.com - The Hong Kong government said Wednesday that more than 17,000 chickens were being culled at a poultry market after a chicken carcass tested positive for avian flu. http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/asia/hong-kong-bird-flu/index.html

]]> Engineering a Deadly Flu 2011-12-01T15:50:05Z 2011-12-01T15:49:19Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9126 2011-12-01T15:49:19Z Scientist - The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity is investigating a research group that succeeded in making the avian influenza (H5N1) highly contagious in the lab, according to a post on NPR's health blog. ... http://the-scientist.com/2011/11/21/engineering-a-deadly-flu/... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov Scientist - The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity is investigating a research group that succeeded in making the avian influenza (H5N1) highly contagious in the lab, according to a post on NPR's health blog. ... http://the-scientist.com/2011/11/21/engineering-a-deadly-flu/

]]> @AVMAvets 2 outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu reported in Iran, according to the World Health Org 2011-10-18T18:14:57Z 2011-10-18T18:13:55Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9092 2011-10-18T18:13:55Z http://buswk.co/r67Hwz... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov http://buswk.co/r67Hwz

]]> FAO: H5N1 resurgence possible 2011-10-13T17:51:51Z 2011-10-13T17:51:19Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9078 2011-10-13T17:51:19Z JAVMAnews - A "major resurgence" of highly pathogenic avian influenza could occur, and an emerging viral strain currently infecting birds is less vulnerable to existing vaccines, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/oct11/111015m.asp... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov JAVMAnews - A "major resurgence" of highly pathogenic avian influenza could occur, and an emerging viral strain currently infecting birds is less vulnerable to existing vaccines, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/oct11/111015m.asp

]]> Research and Markets: Avian Influenza: Preventive Practices among Poultry Farm Workers 2011-10-07T14:32:15Z 2011-10-07T14:31:46Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9046 2011-10-07T14:31:46Z SunHerald.com - Ever since the first case of Avian Influenza (AI) commonly known as bird flu was detected in poultry in Hong Kong in 1996... http://www.sunherald.com/2011/10/04/3481339/research-and-markets-avian-influenza.html... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov SunHerald.com - Ever since the first case of Avian Influenza (AI) commonly known as bird flu was detected in poultry in Hong Kong in 1996... http://www.sunherald.com/2011/10/04/3481339/research-and-markets-avian-influenza.html

]]> Human H1N1 virus found in African livestock 2011-10-07T14:31:30Z 2011-10-07T14:30:54Z tag:weblogs.nal.usda.gov,2011:/avian/4.9045 2011-10-07T14:30:54Z Johns Hopkins News-Letter - H1N1 contains genetic elements of swine, avian and human influenza. http://www.jhunewsletter.com/op-ed/human-h1n1-virus-found-in-african-livestock-1.2635247#.To7l_l2BWuI... sball sandra.ball@ars.usda.gov Johns Hopkins News-Letter - H1N1 contains genetic elements of swine, avian and human influenza. http://www.jhunewsletter.com/op-ed/human-h1n1-virus-found-in-african-livestock-1.2635247#.To7l_l2BWuI

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