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Bird Flu News
This site is regularly updated with the Bird Flu News from the wires...
Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu in
Canada
The
Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that birds detected with a
bird flu during a wild bird survey this year did not have the highly
pathogenic H5N1 virus. The following press release reveals the test
results of wild birds for the bird
flu in Canada. Testing
confirmed low-pathogenic North American versions of the bird flu
(H5N3 in Quebec birds, H5N1 in Manitoba, and H5N9 and H5N2 in British
Columbia) in Canada.
HIGHLY
PATHOGENIC ASIAN STRAIN OF
AVIAN INFLUENZA
NOT DETECTED IN WILD BIRDS
Ottawa,
November 19, 2005 - The Government of
Canada
today announced that the wild birds from Quebec, Manitoba and British
Columbia tested as part of a national wild bird survey are free of
the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza responsible for
animal and human illness in Southeast Asia...bird
flu in Canada
8. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu in
Canada
The
Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following 2 press releases
about recent outbreaks of the bird
flu in
Canada around
Chilliwack, British Columbia.
VIRUS IN BC DUCK CONFIRMED
AS LOW PATHOGENIC
NORTH AMERICAN STRAIN
ABBOTSFORD,
November 20, 2005 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today
announced that the avian influenza virus detected in a duck from a
farm in British Columbia has been confirmed as a low pathogenic H5
North American strain....
PRECAUTIONARY
QUARANTINE IN PLACE
ON BRITISH COLUMBIA MAINLAND
VICTORIA, November 18, 2005 - As a precautionary
measure,
the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA) have quarantined a commercial farm in
British Columbia, where a duck has tested positive for an avian
influenza-type virus...bird
flu in
Canada
7. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu in
Canada
Recent press
releases from the Canadian government on the bird flu in
Canada on Wild birds in BC, wild ducks
in Quebec and
Manitoba, and bird imports from Australia.
H5
Found in Wildfowl - No New Threat to Humans
- Victoria,
11 November, 2005
Wild Bird Survey Detects Avian Influenza in Ducks
- No New Threat to Human Health
- Ottawa,
October 31, 2005
Statement by the Honourable Andy
Mitchell, Minister
of Agriculture and Agri-Food
and Minister Responsible
for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Ottawa,
October 25, 2005
6. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu in the
United States
Eggs are safe to eat and would remain safe in the unlikely
event an outbreak of
the bird
flu in the United States,
according to Hilary Shallo Thesmar, PhD,
Director of the Egg
Safety Center in Washington, DC.
Dr. Thesmar stressed that, unlike
in Asia
and many other parts of the world,
U.S. eggs undergo a very stringent washing
and sanitizing process prior to
delivery. She said this process
would...bird
flu in the United States
5. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu -
Prepare
Representatives
from the the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture
Organization,
the World Organization for Animal Health and the World bank conclude
that swift action is needed to prevent a spread of the bird
flu - prepare and act now to limit the threat of a pandemic.
A
Joint News Release WHO/FAO/OIE/World Bank that includes the steps
they recommend to prepare for the bird flu and avoid or contain a
pandemic.
A
global meeting has identified key components of a global action plan
to control
avian influenza in animals and simultaneously limit the threat of a
human
influenza pandemic....Bird
Flu
Prepare
4. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu
Prevention
Important
Many Think Bird
Flu Prevention is Critical
A recent poll of those living
in Asia reflects their worries about the bird flu, taking
steps for prevention in their daily lives. Most Believe Bird
Flu will Soon Become Pandemic
With new outbreaks of bird flu announced
around the world on a daily basis and policymakers on high alert, a new
poll completed this week by global market-information provider TNS
reveals...Bird
Flu Prevention
3. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu -
Prepare
the U. S.
The Democratic Office of the House Committee on
Homeland Security urges the Administration to be vigilant about bird
flu - prepare for a health crisis.
House Homeland Security
Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee
on Prevention Nuclear and Biological Attack, have asked key
Administration
officials to confirm that they are preparing for the threat the Avian
Flu poses to the United States....bird
flu - prepare
2. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu in the
United States
Over
50 percent of people surveyed are concerned about Bird
Flu in
the
United States.
So says a recent survey of Americans
conducted Opinion Research Corporation.
More than half the
people in a new survey about the upcoming cold and flu season say
they are concerned about the possibility of a flu strain jumping from
animals to humans in the United States.
The results represent
a big shift from a year ago when only one percent of respondents to a
similar question reported being worried about avian or bird
flu...Bird
Flu in
the
United States
1. Bird flu news
on
Bird Flu
Prevention
at Work
Bird
Flu Prevention - Stay Home!
CCH recommends that employers
encourage employees to stay home when they are sick to avoid passing
along viruses. This could be a key to bird flu prevention.
Nearly
50 Percent of Employers Report Sick Workers on the Job
With
this year's flu season just starting, employers are increasingly
concerned about the risk sick employees pose to the workplace...Bird
Flu Prevention
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