Showing posts with label avian flu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avian flu. Show all posts
Monday, May 25, 2015

Be Prepared For Surprises (Redux)

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WHO IHR Infographic   # 10,086   Last February, after a year of unprecedented emergence of new flu subtypes, the remarkable and ra...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

OIE Statement On Avian Influenza: A Call For Stronger Biosecurity

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# 10,066   In 2005 and 2006 we saw a huge expansion in the geographic range of the HPAI H5N1 virus – with the number of countries r...
Thursday, May 07, 2015

Referral: McKenna Blogs On Avian Flu

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Credit MBAH     # 10,021   Few of my readers will need an introduction to author and blogger Maryn McKenna , who now writes for ...
Friday, May 01, 2015

Iowa Governor Declares State-Wide Bird Flu Emergency, MN reports 2 More Farms Hit

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Credit Wikipedia     # 10,000   During a 4pm (EDT) press conference today, Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad announced the declar...

Referral: CIDRAP NEWS Recaps The Latest Avian Flu Outbreaks

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    # 9996   I was away from my desk for a few hours yesterday, and wasn’t able to to my usual summary of the latest H5N2 news, b...
Wednesday, April 01, 2015

USGS: Alaska - A Hotspot For Eurasian Avian Flu Introductions

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  # 9891   Although the arrival of HPAI H5 viruses of Eurasian origin to North America this winter was met with surprise, it wasn’t...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

HK CHP Avian Flu Report: 2 Weeks Without An H7N9 Case Report

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  # 9856   Compared to the first two waves of H7N9 in China, where we saw daily reports from affected provinces which included both...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

HK SCEZD: Management Of Contacts of Human Avian Flu Cases

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  # 9851   With 13 imported H7N9 cases over the past two winters, several brushes with H5N1 over the years, and even an occasiona...
Friday, February 06, 2015

Erasmus Study On Role Of Migratory Birds In Spread Of Avian Flu

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Major Global Migratory Flyways – Credit FAO   # 9678   Ever since the avian H5N1 virus began its big move in 2005-2006 - where it ...
Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Taiwan’s H5 Outbreak Continues: 655 Farms Affected, 2M+ Culled

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Credit FAO   # 9667   Despite Taiwan’s reassurance on the effectiveness of their poultry biosecurity measures, just a little over...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Media Reports: Bird Flu In Bulgaria

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  *** UPDATED: ***  0900 hrs At least 1 media report now identifies the subtype as H5N1 We have taken measure along Bulgaria...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Health Vigilance Urged For China’s Spring Festival

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Credit CDC   # 9626   In China, it is often called Chunyun , Chinese New Year , or simply, The Spring Festival .  In Korea it is...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

EID Journal: A Proposed Strategy For Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance

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Major Global Migratory Flyways – Credit FAO   # 9476   Six weeks ago, in Bird Flu Spread: The Flyway Or The Highway? , we looked a...