British bird flu could lead to prosecution

After a few months of not adding to this blog I feel that I should do so now that it has been confirmed that Bird flu of the H5N1 variety has infected Turkeys in Britain. The consequences for the Bird pocessing Company , Bernard Mathews could be serious and there is an interesting article in the Independent. Just folow the link below.http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2258897.ece

Pandemic Watch

Pandemic Watch

Chinese victim of bird flu reported

Another human case of infecion with H5N1 is reported in a man in central China today.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/18/content_4444273.htm


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

Has the deadly H5N1 virus infected Britain?

The British press is reporting on the first case of bird flu in Britain. Apparently tests are tonight being carried out on a swan found dead in Fife Scotland. If lab tests confirm the death as being caused by the deadly H5N1 virus then this is bad news but not unexpected.I have been following bird flu events since the begining of 2006 and so I have become accustomed to reports from other countries. Now that the virus, if confirmed, is in Britain we will soon see the same levels of comprehensive action taken as in other affected Countries to limit the spread of infection.

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

Bird flu kills 3 people in Azerbaijan

Bird flu kills 3 in Azerbaijan
HELEN BRANSWELL
Canadian Press
Three women have died from an H5 avian flu virus in Azerbaijan, two more deaths are being investigated and testing is under way on more than a dozen other people identified as suspect avian flu cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

Read the full story at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060314.wburdflu0314/BNStory/International/home
More information can be found at
http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Bird flu plan sent to schools

The health officials in the USA appear to be very proactive at the moment in getting the heakth message across about bird flu. Apparently they have sent bird flu plans to schools in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
For more information read the report by
MICHAEL D. CLARK ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER at:
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/NEWS01/603110448/1077
Pandemic portal at:
http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

Bird flu impacts Brazil Chicken Industry

March 10, 2006, 9:48PMBird Flu Impacts Brazil Chicken Industry
© 2006 The Associated Press

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil's chicken industry, the world's largest, is cutting down production and laying off workers as worldwide consumption drops on fears of a bird flu epidemic, local media and analysts said this week. Read the full story at:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/3716116.html

Information on bird flu and pandemic risk can be found at: http://www.pandemic-flu.co.uk/

WHO to train bird flu experts

"WHO to train experts in human bird flu containment
10 Mar 2006 15:51:55 GMTSource: Reuters"writes Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, March 10 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday it would train a team of 100 experts in how contain an outbreak of the bird flu virus if it starts spreading easily between humans.
Read the whole article at: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10418710.htm


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