Farmers in Britain braced for bird flu

Farmers in Britain are currently waiting to see if bird flu will arrive in from France The Independent on line provides more information....
http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article346526.ece

Lesson in how to beat bird flu

Is this a lesson in how to beat bird flu - from the far East? Have a look at todays Independent on-line
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article346511.ece

Bird flu and the USA

The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza should be a one stop shop for all Americans concerned about a possible bird flu epidemic.

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

See also the Centre for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease.htm
the Pan American Health Organization http://www.paho.org/

See also Bird flu and the risk to human health from a global pandemic.
http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

New bird flu vaccine discovered?

Has a new vaccine been developed against bird flu. Well yes and no .....
This is a page I found published by the UK National Health Service. It explains recent research results on vaccines and mice.......

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/hth/bird_flu_vaccine.asp

Epidemic Alert and Response ... what is WHO doing?

This is the site operated by the World Health Organization and provides details about the current situation concerning bird flu and human pandemics.
This page on Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) contains a downloadable video on the work of the WHO in combatting worldwide disease. Reassuring and worrying ..........

http://www.who.int/csr/en/

Is it safe to eat eggs and poultry in the UK?

The current position is posted on the website of the UK Food Standards Agency. Keep in mind that this was last updated on 5 January 2006 and so the position and advice may change in the future, particularly if the UK poultry industry becomes affected!


http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2005/dec/avianflu#1

See also http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Work with birds? ....read this

If you work with poultry then you need to take heed of the advice offered by the UK Health and Safety Executive and DEFRA. Find a link at..

http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/influenza.htm

For more general information try ...http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/id8.html

Pandemic flu info at http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

This site provides links to sites providing very good information on bird flu and pandemic flu preparation.


http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Pandemic flu, what are the risks?

What are the risks of pandemic flu becoming a reality ? I recommend you to read the information on the UK Department of Health Site.

"A severe form of avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ – called H5N1 – has affected poultry flocks and other birds in several countries since 2003. As of 21 February 2006, 170 people have also caught the infection, as a result of close and direct contact with infected birds. Ninety-two of these have subsequently died. There is no firm evidence that H5N1 has acquired the ability to pass easily from person ........."
http://www.dh.gov.uk/AboutUs/MinistersAndDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/Features/FeaturesArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102997&chk=OcYuEL

See also www.pandemic-flu.co.uk for some useful links to main sites of information on the avian flu virus.

Italian poultry flood UK maket?

The first lorry loads of cut-price Italian poultry have arrived in UK meat markets, less than a week after a bird flu outbreak hit Italy. .........http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4723874.stm

More information at http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Indian town shocked by flu...

Nearly 900,000 chickens have to be slaughteredNavapur is a tiny, underdeveloped town in the Indian state of Maharashtra that has got little attention for its many problems.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4731694.stm

See also www.pandemic-flu.co.uk

Egypt detects first case of bird flu

Egypt has detected its first cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in three areas in the country, including the capital, Cairo.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4724692.stm

First case of bird flu in France

French officials have confirmed that a wild duck found dead near Lyon had the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu - marking the first such case in France.............http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4723688.stm

See also www.pandemic-flu.co.uk

Indians search for flu victims

Indian officials have been searching door-to-door for people with flu-like symptoms in the western town where the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain was found.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4732098.stm

See also www.pandemic-flu.co.uk

Can sharks help us with flu?

Shark livers, aluminum salts tried in flu-vaccine recipes
By David Brown
Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Medical researchers bracing for a global influenza epidemic are in frantic search of a way to perform a loaves-and-fishes miracle with the world’s skimpy annual production of flu vaccine.
That production – about 300 million flu shots a year – cannot be increased quickly .........http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13917007.htm

Get flu info from mobile phones

Apparently a team from Illinois University Chicago has developed a flu alert system to run on the mobile phone network. It wil provide vital information on symptoms and what to do ....... See it athttp://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060220.100822&time=10%2026%20PST&year=2006&public=0

Attempts to detect flu could take too long

Oxford University researchers are warning that a rapid detection kit is required for people suspected of having pandemic flu because they woulld need to be given an anti viral drug as soon as possible. See the article on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4732428.stm

You've got to know what to do

You have got to know what to do if bird flu arrives in your locality. Whether you kep poultry, pet birds or live near a farm, you need to know the risks. Have a look at my site at http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Is bird flu in the UK yet?

Over the last few weeks I have been thinking about the spread of the H51N virus and the effect on those coming into contact with it. I think that there are curently 90 fatalities worldwide attributed to the disease. At the beginning of 2006 it seemed a long way from home but then as it passed through Turkey, then into Nigeria I began to think that it was inevitably going to arrive in the UK at some point. Then, last week it was detected in Germany and in the last few days in France. Bird flu is bad enough but the talk of a pandemic is in another league. As far as I know, bird flu has not been detected in the UK yet (21 February 2006) but today there is increased news coverage. For anyone interested in this subject I have put together a very basic web site that is linked to some of the major government agencies including the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Pandemic Watch: Bird flu is getting closer to home.

Pandemic Watch: Bird flu is getting closer to home.

See this site for links to major global agencies offering health advice and how to prepare for bird flu and the possibility of a pandemic.
http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/