Satellite-marked waterfowl reveal migratory connection between H5N1 outbreak...
One bar-headed goose and two ruddy shelducks marked with satellite transmitters migrated from Qinghai, China to breeding grounds near H5N1 outbreak areas in Mongolia.
View ArticleAVIAN INFLUENZA (08): ISRAEL (HAIFA) RESOLVED, OIE
Contact with wild bird droppings is suggested to be the source of introduction of H5N1 into a commercial facility in Israel.
View ArticleBird Flu: Preening Spreads Viruses in Nature
A new mechansim--preen oil secretion and preening--may be a hitherto unknown way that avian influenza viruses, including the highly pathogenic H5N1, may be spread.
View ArticleBorne on the Wing: Avian Influenza Risk in U.S. Wild Songbirds Mapped
A nationwide study shows that some species of songbirds are surprising carriers of avian influenza.
View Article06/25/2010: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia, (Immediate notification)
Wild birds including Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Goosander (Mergus merganser), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) found dead on...
View ArticleTackling animal disease threatPLEA FOR GREATER EFFORT TO COUNTER GLOBAL...
Plea for greater effort to counter global spread of scourges like Foot and Mouth.
View ArticleExperts point to migratory birds as culprits behind Japan's bird flu outbreak
"Wild ducks that were probably infected by domestic poultry birds on mainland East Asia have, after their breeding season, come to winter in Japan and the Korean Peninsula," says University of Tokyo...
View ArticleAvian flu spreading at rapid pace / Infection routes hard to determine;...
"The route of infection has not been established in all cases, but it is highly likely that migratory birds from the north were carriers of the infectious disease."
View ArticleBird flu outbreak affects zoos / Public sees less of feathered friends as...
The spread of HPAI H5N1 in Japan has lead to at least 28 institutions canceling events to prevent bird flu from spreading among wild birds or to human beings.
View ArticleCold snap 'forced flu-carrying birds south'
"The spread of avian flu may have become even greater as a result of these birds arriving in this nation after migrating through such highly virus-dense areas as Siberia, China and Mongolia," Hiroyoshi...
View ArticleMigratory Birds Trigger Bird Flu Outbreak In South Korea
"An analysis of the 40 confirmed cases of bird flu in the country showed contact with wild birds was the primary cause of local AI cases, said Joo Yi-seok, head of the animal disease control bureau at...
View ArticleHighly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan (Follow-up Report 5 : 02/14/2011)
Japan reports 5 new outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in wild birds in three prefectures.
View Article02/24/2011: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan, (Follow-up report No. 6)
17 outbreak of H5N1 in wild birds from 11 prefectures are reported in Japan
View Article03/03/2011: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan, (Follow-up report No. 7)
Seven new H5N1 outbreaks in wild birds have been reported in Japan. Six different species in five different prefectures are involved.
View ArticleMay 13, 2011: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan, (Follow-up report No....
A goshawk and a tufted duck have been confirmed to be infected with HPAI H5N1.
View ArticleAvian influenza situation in Indonesia - WHO update 4
Epidemiological investigation of a human H5N1 case in Indonesia has identified exposure to wild bird faeces found around the house as a possible risk factor.
View ArticleBird Flu rears its head again: Increased preparedness and surveillance urged...
FAO today urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu virus is...
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