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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 - 17:25

Warned Dr. Saber Abdel Aziz, director of the Department of Preventive Medicine Authority Veterinary Services Ministry of Agriculture, the risk of neglect and inaction in the immunization of fowl, as well as home, pointing to bird flu was still present, which is reflected in the well, which appear from time to time.

Mr. Abdul-Aziz said that the committees of the ongoing campaigns in the work of finding the virus, resulting in enabling the execution of thousands of birds on a farm 9 status Talkha Daqahalia proved to be infected with the virus.

According to a report issued by Dr. Mona Mehrez director of the Institute of Animal Health and the Director of Central Laboratory for the control of poultry production, the farm proved to be infected, although they are immune at the age of 19 weeks.

Dr. Saber Abdel Aziz, Director of the Department Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, that the injury to farm the disease may be the result of human error, adding or all currently existing vaccines, the body and the markets are good.

Mr. Abdul-Aziz said of the vaccination of domestic birds are currently being addressed in a manner to the provinces which show the many spots.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | 21:40 PST

BANJARMASIN, WEDNESDAY - To ensure that suspected bird flu disease experienced by the four foreign citizens (foreigners) who were undergoing treatment in hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin, had to wait for laboratory test haisl conducted health services (health office) South Kalimantan.

"Insa Allah two days the lab results are completed. So can be known, is really positive or negative," said health department chief Kalimantan, drg Rosihan Adhani.

Further, he says, the result will laboaratorium that it made reference uintuk conclusions. Treatment efforts, including medical teams to four people.

Mentioned about the treatment performed medical team, according to the former head of Banjar district is no different. That is, during the official has not suffered a bird flu virus is still being treated in hospitals that Ulin.

Unless the laboratory results were positive of bird flu, the direct isolation imasukkan. So that only certain officers are allowed to enter the room, to avoid things like the unwanted spread of the virus.

"If it will bear positive charges. But as long as there is no certainty it like other patients," explained Rosihan. (Choiruman)

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Cambodia's border to watch the bird flu recurrence

South of the capital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia nongrimsusanbu border town in a village in Takeo province avian influenza (AI) for three days causing the H5N1 virus has been detected. Bird flu recurs in the area as nongrimsusanbu salcheobunhago poultry within 5km around the town distribution and sale of poultry, consumption, were instructed to suspend.

Cambodian side of the exact number of infected or dead poultry, of course, but government officials have already killed more than 16,000 of 3 manyeomari gamyeong showing symptoms, he said.

But so far no sign of an infected person said.

In Cambodia in 2004 after seven people died of bird flu.

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Previously posted here:

Sunday, January 31, 2010
Vietnam: Quang Tri - 1,000 Ducks Die Unknown Cause
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/vietnam-quang-tri-1000-ducks-die.html

February, 03 2010 10:50:00

Ha Noi — Bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease have recurred in Quang Tri and Gia Lai provinces after less than a year since the last animal epidemics broke out, according to local authorities.

Bird flu was found to have infected a flock of ducks, belonging to Phan Vinh in Giao Lien Village, Trieu Do Commune of Trieu Phong District in the central province of Quang Tri. Vinh's ducks displayed symptoms of the disease including having watery manure and a lack of appetite.

According to Le Thi Nga, head of the Animal Health Office of Quang Tri, the local resident did not report the symptoms early enough, and the disease spread, infecting over 1,000 ducks. Dead ducks were then carelessly disposed of which had a detrimental effect on the environment.

After hearing the report, local authorities acted quickly, setting up an investigation at the village, Nga said.

"The district animal health staff destroyed over 1,000 ducks and vaccinated a total of 8,300. We also sprayed chemicals and disinfected the whole area. Trading was banned to limit the spread of the disease. Until now, no new cases have been reported," said Nguyen Huu Thanh, deputy head of the People's Committee of Trieu Phong district.

In a similar situation, Le Van Thanh from H'Bong Commune of Chu Se said he became very worried when his cattle and buffalo started developing red spots in their mouths. He reported it immediately to local authorities but the disease still spread. "Out of the 74 cattle that I own, 25 of them were infected with foot and mouth disease," said Thanh.

Most families in H'Bong commune make a living from raising cattle and buffaloes with a total number of 7,000. In the first inspection of 430 animals, 65 had symptoms of foot and mouth disease.

"An inspection group was immediately set up and the infected animals destroyed while the others were vaccinated," said Nguyen Can, head of the commune.

Buffalo trading is also prohibited in the commune and until now, only three households are still under surveillance, according to Can.

Duong Ngoc Thach, deputy head of the Animal Health Office of Central Highland Gia Lai Province, said the last time a case of foot-and mouth disease was found in the province was in April, 2009. In Trieu Phong district of Quang Tri province, the last time a bird flu case was discovered was last February, according to Thanh.

Foot-and mouth disease first hit Viet Nam in 2003.

Bird flu was also first identified in Viet Nam in 2003, and has recurred occasionally. Last month, over 2,000 ducks in Ca Mau and Ha Tinh provinces were found to be infected. — VNS

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Got a dead bird? Unless it's a native bird or a large group of birds, don't call the state. The state last month discontinued testing of dead birds that had been done under a program aimed at early detection of the West Nile virus and potential avian influenza.

The program, which included a www.gotdeadbird.org Web site and a 211 hotline, encouraged the public to notify the state of dead birds, which would then be picked up for testing. The $350,000-a-year program paid for testing of dead birds and mosquito pools for the diseases.

Neither West Nile virus nor avian influenza (bird flu) is known to be present in Hawai'i. However, the concern is that either could arrive in the islands via migrating birds or infected mosquitoes brought in on planes or ships. Early detection of the arrival of either is considered key to response plans to protect native species and human life.

The decision to eliminate the program was a result of the state's budget crunch and a decrease in concern about West Nile virus because of lower illness and fatality rates.

The program was run primarily by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Health.

"Maybe two or three years ago we were looking at a possibility of (West Nile virus) coming to Hawai'i, but since that time, with all the monitoring and testing, there hasn't been a single positive," said DOH spokeswoman Janice Okubo.

Last year, 663 people in the United States were sickened by the West Nile virus. Of those, 30 died, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's down from 4,269 cases and 177 deaths nationwide in 2006.

Money that otherwise would have been spent on dead bird testing in Hawai'i is being spent to help prevent the layoff of state agriculture inspectors.

Hawai'i isn't the only state to discontinue tests on dead birds. However, states typically stop the testing only after the virus has been established in an area, according to the CDC.

The state still conducts periodic tests for avian flu in live birds, Okubo said. In addition, there is limited funding available to test dead birds, but only if they're native species or are found in a cluster of 10 or more dead birds.

"We do have the capacity to gear up for it if we see a rise or legitimate threat," Okubo said. "It's just that we're not doing it regularly and we're not doing collections of dead birds."

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Previously reported here:

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/02/over-10000-ducks-die-in-cambodia.html and,
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/02/cambodia-takeo-orders-destruction-of.html

Bird flu kills Takeo ducks: govt
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 15:04 Chhay channyda and Jacob Gold .

Sample tissue from ducks in Takeo province that died in an outbreak of a disease officials could not identify earlier this week have tested positive for the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, officials at the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday.

In light of the test result, officials said they will move ahead with Monday’s order from the provincial agriculture department to destroy all live ducks and halt duck meat sales in the affected area. Since the outbreak began last month, 16,442 ducks have died and at least 31,000 live ducks are exhibiting symptoms of the virus.

Ly Sovann, deputy director of the Communicable Diseases Control Department at the Ministry of Health, confirmed the positive test result on Tuesday and related the contents of an unreleased statement from the Agriculture Ministry.

“The statement identified the bird flu-affected area as Pralay village, Romenh commune, Koh Andeth district. All ducks within 5 kilometres of the village will be incinerated, sales of duck meat will be stopped and local officials within 10 kilometres of the area must monitor both ducks and humans for signs of infection,” Ly Sovann said.

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The bird flu outbreaks always occur around this period of time.

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Hong Narith, cabinet director of the Agriculture Ministry, also confirmed the release of a ministry press release, but declined to comment further in advance of the statement’s release.

While the farmers of Romenh commune may face financial hardship as a result of the cull, Dr Phillipe Buchy, director of the virology unit at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh, said that isolated outbreaks were now a yearly occurrence, and that the threat of a larger-scale outbreak was low.

“These [bird flu] outbreaks always occur during this period of time, around Vietnamese and Chinese New Year celebrations. This is because there is an increased traffic in poultry, though we’re not sure if this is the only reason,” he said. “Since 2004 we have had cases every year.”

Buchy said it was too soon to comment on the threat of the H5N1 strain in Takeo, but said the strain responsible for the December 2009 bird flu outbreak in Kampong Cham province showed no signs of mutation from the most common form of the virus, which has very little ability to infect humans.

Dr Nima Asgari, a public health specialist for the World Health Organisation in Cambodia, said that investigators from the Ministry of Health had begun screening people in the affected district for signs of infection, and that “nobody seemed to be sick.” Nonetheless, Asgari said that anyone handling ducks or duck meat, particularly the health officials tasked with destroying the ducks, should still follow standard precautions.

“They should wear a proper mask and gloves, and wash their hands with soap and water,” he said, adding that people cooking duck meat should also wash their hands with soap and water and make sure that the meat is cooked thoroughly to eliminate the slight risk of transmission from consuming infected meat.

Cambodia reported its first case of H5N1 in poultry in January 2004. Four human cases of bird flu were reported in Cambodia between February and May of 2005, all of them fatal. There have been nine known cases of bird flu in Cambodia. Two of them, including the case of a Kampong Cham man diagnosed in December, have been non-lethal.

hat-tip RoRo

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THOUSANDS DEAD CHICKEN OUT VILLAGES spread CIGENTUR

Rabu, 03 Feb 2010 07:12:10
Garut, 2 / 2 (AFP) - Thousands of dead chickens tend to spread out the township village Cigentur Pasirwangi Padamukti Garut district, which previously had been done 46 chickens depopulation.

But now at least 4800 chickens have died, there are even some who cast into the pond owned by the community, although repeatedly carried out education about hygiene practices and clean (PHBS), firmly Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry Department Kemapet Garut Regency, Ir. Dida Karyana, Tuesday.

Thus began Wednesday (3 / 2), will be deployed drh PTT Paryadi a doctor from the Department of Agriculture to conduct field observations, including overcoming "suspect" bird flu in these villages, following a number of chickens died suddenly in the township Kiamis Sand, Cigentur neighboring village.

Indicated even continue to spread to other settlements and villages in the district Pasirwangi, whereas a patient "suspect" bird flu on behalf Iis (10) was saved and is now in the family environment.

However, supervision is still done, of other relevant technical institutions, especially the district health department, he said.

Dida also deeply regrets Karyana, attitudes actors Pasirwangi residents in districts that often throw a dead chicken to a fish pond, which strongly indicated as the cause of continued spread of dead chickens to another village.

Therefore, the presence in the township Paryadi drh it can last for two months even tuntasnya problems "suspect" bird flu in the region.
According to Dida, changing patterns of conduct are clean and healthy life, much more difficult than doing the effort of treatment or cure disease. The root of the problem is not just limited to healing, but the character of the community support needed to prevent diseases.

Especially in this rainy season, are vulnerable to various types of disease, especially if at some ponds there were many dead chickens, he said.

Meanwhile, the district health office was also continuously monitoring the health condition of population growth in the township, which was considered vulnerable to contagion "suspect" bird flu.

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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 - 23:04

Ministry of Health announced today, Tuesday, reported two new deaths with HIV "HP 1 The 1" world-renowned swine flu, bringing the total deaths in Egypt since the emergence of the disease and so far 262 cases.

The statement of the Ministry of Health, No. 261, the situation of a man from Kafr El-Sheikh-old (48 years) and case No. 263 of a lady from the Governor of Timor-old (33 years).

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Destroyed more than 11,000 birds
03/02/2010 1:41
(TNO) On February 2, Pham Thanh Binh, Director Chi Chi Ha Tinh Veterinary Department said, more than 10 days after the outbreak, bird flu still sign up when detected more outbreaks in Cam Duong, Cam Xuyen district (Ha Tinh) killing 240 chickens, raising of poultry death, destruction in the province for services to 11,008 children.

Known on January 18, at St. Thach Quy (Ha Tinh) services forums flu as the 550 ducks his Trinh Van Thuan ill die. On January 19, Animal Health Agency Region III results of this Forum duck virus H5N1 positive. 5 days later, Cam Binh People's Committee's report that 585 chickens, ducks died with symptoms of bird flu. Since the disease broke out in turn Cam Thach, Cam Nam, Cam Son Duong Cam (Cam Spring) and Thach Dai (Thach Ha district). To help clarify matters, cause this is the first bird flu by the lack of awareness in the management prevention services.

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February 02, 2010
Emmy Fitri & Dessy Sagita

Mutated H5N1 Virus Raises Doubts About the Effectiveness of Flu Vaccines

A genetically mutated avian flu virus is believed to be behind a string of deadly outbreaks in bird populations over the past two years, a scientist said on Tuesday, warning that the new virus had the potential to be more lethal than its ancestor should it infect humans.

Virologist I Gusti Ngurah Mahardhika said the government’s vaccination program with a large number of poultry farms in the past few years may backfire because the mutation was partly suspected to have been caused by an outdated vaccine.

“I have strong evidence that the old vaccine seed [already developed by the country’s vaccine makers] cannot stop the new virus,” said Mahardhika, who is also head of the Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory at the Udayana University’s Veterinary Medicine School.

He said isolated virus samples taken from already vaccinated farms in Java, Sumatra, Bali and Sulawesi from 2008 to 2009 were compared with samples from their ancestor H5N1 virus taken from Legok, Banten, in 2003.

“From the study, we found genetic differences of up to 8.7 percent from the ancestor virus,” he said.

The Legok virus is still being used by most vaccine producers here as the vaccine seed and the recent mutations may mean the seed virus is outdated.

The genetic differences in the virus samples are mostly represented by changes in the acid composition, or RNA [ribonucleic acid], which “have never been found before [in the 2003 virus samples].”

Genetic mutations, according to Mahardhika, could be triggered by either natural causes or vaccine resistance.

In the case of samples he studied, Mahardhika said the changes pointed more to the possibility of vaccine resistance rather than natural causes.

“Flu viruses are highly mutagenic and their RNA structure can quite easily undergo changes, or a deletion. The vaccine also has a masking effect whereby it only provokes immunity in the birds’ respiratory systems although the virus can still be found in the bird’s saliva. So now we can see a seemingly healthy chicken but its droppings and saliva are full of this virus,” he said.

The most recent viral outbreak in poultry populations was reported on Monday from Pekanbaru where thousands of chickens died in several villages. In one of the villages in Indragiri Hulu, two toddlers — aged three years and six months old — are suspected of having been infected.

A Web site jointly developed by Surabaya’s Airlangga University and Kobe University in Japan, www.birdflucorner.wordpress.com, reported that the two neighboring toddlers had had a history of contact with dead chickens.

Indonesia has been the hardest hit by the spread of avian flu, both in humans and poultry. The first outbreaks in bird populations were reported in 2003 with the virus spreading to humans two years later. At least 125 people have died of this bird flu.

So far, human infections can only result from direct contact with dead fowls and there is no scientific evidence that the virus is able to transmit from human to human although suspicions were raised after a few cluster cases were found in which a number of members from the same family had became infected. Simple hygienic practices such as hand washing help prevent infections.

Microbiology clinic professor with the University of Indonesia, Amin Soebandrio, concurred with Mahardhika’s findings, saying he had suspected that such changes would come.

“Research has also been carried out by my students on a similar issue using only 2004 virus samples. And genetic changes are apparent.”

Amin said further study must be done to check whether the changes directly affect the resistance of the virus to the vaccine being used by the government.

“We need to see whether the changes increase the capacity of the virus to infect the human respiratory system,” he said. “If that’s the case, it’s more than likely the virus will also be resistant to the antiviral we are now using to treat patients with avian influenza.”

Tjandra Yoga Aditama, the director general of disease monitoring at the Ministry of Health said the public should not worry too much about these findings because it did not mean a new virus had been created.

“Viruses always have the potential to mutate — that’s common in nature — but these studies don’t meant we’ve found a new strain of virus,” he said.

Memed Zoelkarnain, spokesman for the National Commission for Avian Influenza and Pandemic Prevention, said the findings must be studied further in a bid not to scare people and called on the media to be sensible when reporting on this issue given the findings are preliminary.

“We don’t want to frighten the public,” he said.

Memed, also a veterinary doctor, said Mahardhika should double check with “all vaccine makers” because there was more than one vaccine maker in the country but only a few of them used the 2003 vaccine seed.

hat-tip Shiloh

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February 2, 2010
Seven of 45 people with acute diarrhea who were admitted to local hospitals in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang between January 19 and 28, were found to have cholera, a health ministry agency reported on Sunday.

All seven cholera patients came from Cambodia’s Takeo and Kandal provinces to An Giang for treatment, according to the Department of Preventive Health and Environment.

The department did not clarify whether all the patients were Vietnamese or not.

The Ministry of Health has warned of an outbreak of cholera, an acute intestinal infection transmitted through water or food contaminated with the bacteria vibrio, causing diarrhea and dehydration that can lead to kidney failure and death if not treated promptly.

The disease has ravaged northern Vietnam two times, in 2008 and 2009, infecting hundreds of people.

Meanwhile, in the central province of Ha Tinh, which has been hit by outbreaks of the avian flu H5N1, reported that seven people had fallen sick with fever and flu symptoms after coming in contact with sick poultry.

However, tests at the Hanoi-based National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology showed they did not have the avian flu virus.

Also on Sunday, the Nam Tra My General Hospital in the central province of Quang Nam said they had admitted 25 people with malaria over the past week from Tra Tap Commune.

The local health agency found nearly 100 people affected with the mosquito-borne infectious disease, but they had not approached the hospital for treatment. Hospital staff said they had also found patients in Nam Tra My District’s other communes.

Source: Tuoi Tre

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March 2, 2010 7:24 (2/3/10)
(VTC News) - Dozens of dead poultry containers sacks drop by canals, hundreds of birds from the service given to consumption, frozen chicken unknown origin ... be sold to the market. All the services are heated AH5N1 flu in Ha Tinh.

Throughout the week, people Vinh Thach Commune, Thach Ha District (Ha Tinh) extremely urgent because the online channel N1 appears piles sacks holder poultry died from where drifting about. Most of all poultry in a state of decomposition so smells smelly polluting the environment both a large area in the two neighbors Vinh Trung and Vinh West.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hao, Chairman of Vinh Thach said: "The only way the town is the grave next to then proceed landfill. There were thousands of poultry to be picked up the landfill. But now the work is also difficult because of sacks containing dead chickens appear not at the same time, while people are refusing to rent by burying smell rotten.

At the present time, avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in the seven communes in two districts Thach Ha, Cam Xuyen and hesitance Tinh. One of the solutions of Ha Tinh province is to increase control over the transport of poultry in the area control service.

Continuously for several days, police forces arrested the environment for a series of violations. Specifically on 31 / 1, police arrested the car transport Dao Van Communications 500 ducks from the translate Tan Thach (Thach Ha) to consumption. 1 / 2, police arrested the car carrying Le Huu Ha 200 chickens from the service without Cam Binh paper quarantine agency's veterinary

2 / 2, force function organized destroyed 49 tanks of frozen chickens of unknown origin remain cooperative Thach Kim Loc Ha district. Chairman of Cooperative Phung Van Hoa reported that the number of frozen chickens imported from South Korea and sold 51 barrels to the market.

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Tuesday, 02 February 2010

The Takeo province Agriculture Office has ordered the farmers of domesticated ducks across the province to incinerate their birds and temporarily suspended the sale of the animals’ meat until the results tests for the H5N1 virus (also known as bird flu), come back from Phnom Penh this week following mass deaths of the fowl.

Nhib Sron, director of the Takeo agriculture office, said that since the middle of January, about 50,000 ducks in the province’s Koh Andeth district had contracted an unknown illness, and that there were signs the disease had reached some communes in neighbouring Tramkak district. “We haven’t identified the virus or other agent causing these deaths, but we sent some of the dead animals to a Phnom Penh laboratory for analysis,” Nhib Sron said. Thai Ly, Takeo province’s chief officer of domesticated animals, said that 16,442 ducks had died since the outbreak began, and that roughly 31,000 more have fallen sick.

hat-tip Mike Couston

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Tuesday, 02 February 2010
PALEMBANG (SI) - Implementation of China Asean Free Trade Area (ACFTA) Sumsel unavoidable. But Port Administrators (Adpel) determined that the various products of China must not be directly entered Palembang.

Chief Port Administrator Office (Adpel) Palembang Sugiyono said, according to control procedures, all the products that China will enter the port of Palembang or New Boom, must pass through five pelabuhan.Yakni Belawan, Port of Makassar, Surabaya Port, Port of Batam and Tanjung Priok Port .

If you've entered a fifth port, was examined in terms of a new variety of foreign goods that can enter the port of New Boom. "For China's products are limited to monitoring well be a way to pass the five ports. If not through the five ports do not expect many things that get in Palembang, "said Sugiyono, in his office, yesterday.

According to him, determined these five ports to the entry of goods from the outside can be controlled. So the things that are not desirable as it is smuggling, entry of various epidemics and others can be avoided. Where, when he entered the port the ships have to be checked and sprayed plants and plants that do not carry the plague.

Likewise with food products to be watched. If no match will disanksi. "These three products that China imports of textiles, toys and electronic goods anakanak still not be allowed into the ports opened for such international Baru. Pembatasan Boom minister was based on rules, because the products China imports could create a crisis," he said.

Then, associated outbreak that hit many overseas ports of New Boom could alert one to control foreign ships in this Sumsel [acronym for South Sumatra]. Hal entry alert associated H1N1 and H5N1 viruses, or commonly called bird flu and swine flu. "Although not as tight as a few months ago, the port still watching and checking the entry of foreign vessels in the waters of the estuary, in the area of Cape Yang," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of Agriculture Quarantine R Class I Fauzar R Palembang said Agriculture Quarantine Center Class I Palembang, conduct supervision over commodity crops and animals will go to South Sumatra, particularly through the security entrance Palembang. Dimana ranging from SMB II Palembang Airport, Boombaru Seaport, Post Office, Port of Ladder 35 Ilir or strict supervision Tank done.

"For fresh food agricultural commodities from plants (PSAT) such as plant seeds, peanuts, wheat, fruits and fresh vegetables, and others from abroad are banned to Palembang. Likewise with commodities such as corned beef animals, abon, bacon, sausage, tidak bolehmasuk Palembang, lest carry diseases.

For that, through these four entrance guarded barangbarang imports, "he said at the governor's office, yesterday. Separately, members of the Committee II DPD RI Bambang Soeroso said, was to deal with the government must be responsive ACFTA. For example, to supervise the entry of China's products are. (yayan darwansah)

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Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Udayana University Professor I Gusti Ngurah Kade Mahardika confirmed, the bird flu circulating her ranch for a prolonged period raises a new group of viruses that are genetically very different.

"That is the result of research conducted during the last two years," said a well Mahardika Biomedics and Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) Udayana University in Denpasar, Monday.

He said the difference is genetically far enough to reach 8.7 percent compared with the original virus.

"Isolates, isolates were found in a large chicken farm which generally has been vaccinated," said the alumnus of a higher education institution in Germany.

Origin itru viruses identified since 2003, while previous studies concluded, all of Indonesia bird flu evolved from a single introduction.

The virus originated from a single predicted domestic poultry in southern China, which last reached endemic conditions and developed into a group.

Mahardika added, genertik groups A, B and C are typical in each island, all at the Pulai bersikulasi Java.

But the final findings show that recent isolates, isolates vary significantly with group A, B and C, although still clearly evolved from a virus group A.

In addition to mutation, a new virus that also has a deletion of codons that have not been revealed before.

Incidence of mutations and deletions are signyal appearance of the virus with the potential capacity to jump the species barrier and can be transmitted easily between humans, said Mahardika. (*)

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Previously reported here:

Tuesday, February 2nd
BANJARMASIN-MI: Four foreign nationals who worked as the crew (crew) on one of the foreign ships susfect suspected bird flu (H5N1) and swine flu (H1N1)
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/02/httpwwwmediaindonesiacomread20100202120.html

Tuesday, 02 Februari 2010 11:44 WIB
BANJARMASIN - MI: Four of the crews (ABK) transports coal Thia Matina Mother Vessel Cyprus flagged suspected bird flu and had rushed to hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

Head of Health Department South Kalimantan, Rosihan Adhani, Tuesday (2 / 2), said the four crew since yesterday being treated at hospitals quarantine room Ulin Banjarmasin. "They were attacked by high heat and investigated whether they were bird flu," he said.

Four people ABK Thia Matina MV respectively Partsyin Sergey, Stevanov Maksim, Gabriel and Tsarewesky. In addition to high heat affected, as their examination results identified pneumonia infected.

Coal freighter clearance from China arrived in the waters Tabunio, Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan coal for charging purposes. Bird flu in South Kalimantan continues in some districts. Thousands of chickens died suddenly reported since late 2009 and in some districts, such as Tanah Laut, Banjar, Hulu Sungai Utara, Balangan, Banjarbaru City and Banjarmasin.

Head of South Kalimantan Livestock, Anjam express Maskamian bird flu was first detected in mid-December in the border region Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and spread into the unknown at the end of December 2009. "We were a little late to anticipate the spread of bird flu virus spread from Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan to this," he said. (DY/OL-06)

Toggletext Translation:

Four crews (ABK) the Mother Vessel Thia Matina coal carrier flew a flag Cyprus was it was suspected attacked by bird flu and was forced to be run off with to RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Kesehatan South Kalimantan Section Head, Rosihan Adhani, on Tuesday (2/2), said four of this ABK were since yesterday treated in quarantine space of RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. "They were attacked hot high and still was researched whether they were attacked by bird flu," he said. Four people ABK mV this Thia Matina was their respective Partsyin Sergey, Stevanov Maksim, Gabriel and Tsarewesky. Apart from being attacked hot high, results of their temporary inspection terindentifikasi was attacked by the inflammation of the lungs. The coal freighter that belayar from China arrived in Tabunio waters, Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan for the aim of the coal filling. The bird flu attack in South Kalimantan continued to take place in several regencies. Thousands of chicken livestock had it was reported died suddenly since the end 2009 then in several regencies like Tanah Laut, Banjar, Hulu Sungai Utara, Balangan, Kota Banjarbaru and the Banjarmasin City. Peternakan South Kalimantan Section Head, Maskamian Anjam revealed the flu attack.....
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02 Februari 2010

Bird Flu Virus Found in Secang
Magelang, CyberNews. Bird flu virus (avian influenza / AI) was found in the Hamlet of Mountain Tugel, Village Purwosari, Secang District, Magelang District. Dozens of chickens died suddenly due to a virus attack that went to Indonesia in 2003 was.

According to the Head of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (Peterikan) Ir Tri Sucahyono accompanied Kabid Supreme Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health drh Haryanto the cause of chicken deaths merupkan AI virus. It was known from the results of rapid test performed on a dead chicken Dipeterikan.

"After the chicken dilapori community who died suddenly plunge us straight into the team's location and conduct rapid tests on chicken carcasses. It was true AI virus," said Ir Great to Suara Merdeka, Tuesday (2 / 1).

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Commonground · ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010)

ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010) — A study that looked at how people behave during pandemics has identified key demographic and psychological factors that may predict protective behaviours. The study is published online January 30 2010, in the British Journal of Health Psychology.

Dr Alison Bish and Professor Susan Michie at the Health Psychology Unit, University College London, investigated the results of a number of studies into how people behave during pandemics, such as the recent swine flu outbreak, to better understand protective behaviour and to improve interventions and communication in the future. The review included the results of 26 published studies on associations between demographic factors, attitudes and behavioural measures during outbreaks including SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) between November 2002 and July 2003, Bird Flu (Avian influenza) in 1997, and Swine Flu (in 2009).

Dr Bish said: "These illnesses have far reaching effects because of how easily they are transmitted. When an outbreak occurs however, people can choose to take steps to protect themselves. Protective behaviours can be preventative, avoidant or disease management, such as hand washing, avoiding public places, or taking antiviral medication. We wanted to discover the groups of people that are most likely to take such steps, and the attitudes that are associated with these behaviours."

Many of the studies found significant gender differences in protective behaviours. Studies in Hong Kong and Singapore, the UK and the USA found that women were more likely than men to carry out protective behaviours such as washing their hands, wearing a mask or following quarantine restrictions. Older people were also found to be more likely to carry out such protective behaviours. Dr Bish explains: "These patterns could be explained in terms of perceived risk, with women and older people feeling that they may be more susceptible to disease than men, or younger people do." In fact, greater perceived susceptibility to disease was found to be a strong predictor of protective behaviours in studies carried out in the UK, Hong Kong, Australia and the Netherlands, with those people who felt they were more at risk carrying out more protective behaviours such as good hygiene, vaccination, and disinfecting the home.

In studies investigating SARS and swine flu, greater perceived susceptibility was associated with avoidant behaviour such as avoiding public places. Having a high level of trust in authorities was found to be associated with compliance with preventative, avoidant and management of illness behaviours. Dr Bish explains: "As trust is a key emotion relevant to risk behaviour, people who trust in authorities are more likely to follow their advice. The issue of trust becomes weightier in uncertain situations, making this an important factor in whether people follow government advice during pandemics." Dr Bish concluded: "We hope that this insight into the demographic and psychological variables associated with protective behaviour during a pandemic can be used in future pandemic situations to encourage behaviour that will reduce the spread and impact of disease."

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2. February 2010 04:38

Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al, "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract," appears published online ahead of print in the April 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

Pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin is a novel influenza strain that causes a generally mild respiratory illness, but results in severe disease or death in vulnerable individuals. The World Health Organization reports that "as of 17 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14142 deaths." High risk groups include the very young and old, people with compromised immune systems, and pregnant women.

Unlike seasonal flu, which only infects cells located in the nose and the throat, pandemic H1N1 can replicate efficiently in cells deeper in the lung, similar to the more pathogenic H5N1 'bird flu'. Researchers led by Drs. Michael C.W. Chan and Joseph S.Malik Peiris at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China compared the cell infection pattern and immune responses of pandemic H1N1 to seasonal flu as well as to highly pathogenic avian influenza strains. They found that in contrast to seasonal flu, pandemic H1N1 and highly pathogenic avian flu could infect the conjunctiva, a membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the white part of the eye, suggesting an additional route of transmission as well as differences in receptor binding profile. However, pandemic H1N1 did not differ from seasonal flu either in replication in nose, throat, and lung cells or in induction of an inflammatory immune response, which is dysregulated in high pathogenic avian flu infections. Taken together, these results are consistent with epidemiological data that suggest that while pandemic H1N1 has subtle differences in transmissibility and pathogenesis from seasonal flu, it does not induce as severe disease as bird flu viruses.

Chan et al conclude that "the pandemic [H1N1 virus] (but not the seasonal virus) infects conjunctival epithelium, suggest[ing] that the eye may be an important route for acquiring infection with [pandemic H1N1] as compared with seasonal influenza viruses. Furthermore, this observation implies important differences in receptor preference and tissue tropism between the pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza viruses, which may have relevance in pathogenesis. - [However,] the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is comparable with seasonal influenza in inducing host innate responses and does not have the intrinsic properties of cytokine dysregulation possessed by [the highly pathogenic avian influenza] virus or the 1918 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus." "While generally mild in the majority of cases, the pandemic H1N1 virus is not just another seasonal flu virus and has subtle peculiarities of its own". Future studies using host-gene expression profiling of virus infected respiratory cells using microarrays are in progress to further investigate the pathogenesis of this virus.

Source: American Journal of Pathology

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Monday, February 1, 2010 - 21:49

Ministry of Health announced the death of two new virus A (H 1, that 1) the world-renowned swine flu, bringing the total deaths in Egypt since the disease and so far 260 cases.

A statement by the Ministry of Health, Case No. 259 of a man from Western Province at the age of 42 years and 260 case of a woman from Damietta Governorate at the age of 50 years.

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Tuesday, 02 Februari 2010

BANJARMASIN-MI: Four foreign nationals who worked as the crew (crew) on one of the foreign ships susfect suspected bird flu (H5N1) and swine flu (H1N1).

Head of bird flu and flu Pig Ulin Banjarmasin Isa Hospital in Banjarmasin, Monday (1 / 2), said, confirming there are four foreign nationals who currently are being treated at.

Nursed four foreign citizens who have the flu leading features and resembles like symptoms of bird flu and swine flu.

With the flu-like symptoms of bird flu and swine flu, the hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin do care and be alert to symptoms of the flu, he added.

Four foreign nationals were in hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin on Saturday (30 / 1) and immediately carried out the handling of these patients.

It is also to anticipate undesirable, the four foreign patients are treated in isolation hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin.

All four patients are known to come from Europe and Asia, the three patients came from Europe and one patient from Asia.

Meanwhile, the fourth condition of patients being treated in isolation rooms that things are getting better, and one patient had experienced a decrease heat.

Previously when entering hospitals ER Ulin Banjarmasin susfect four patients suspected of bird flu and swine flu that has hot around 37.8 degrees Celsius.

In the past that the hospitals have taken ulin Banjarmasin fourth throat secretions such patients to be examined in the laboratory Jakarta to find out the disease suffered by the four patients.

Furthermore, Isa tells us that the lab results will be known to about three to four days of examination, clear Isa.

"We hope that the results of the examination of these four patients negative results," Director hospitals hope Ulin Banjarmasin, Abhimanyu in Banjarmasin.

Not only the hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin will always be serious in handling and dealing that lead to disease of birds and avian flu new, because hospitals Ulin Banjarmasin is the only referral hospital in the area of South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, said Abi.

hat-tip Dutchy

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Previously posted:

Egypt: To the People - Mountain make a statement on avian and swine influenza Monday
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 - 19:24
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/egypt-to-people-mountain-make-statement.html

Monday, February 1, 2010 - 19:03

Dr. al. Hatem mountain Minister of Health and a plot about the seriousness of the spread of avian flu, swine, and in the interest of international companies producing Tamiflu.

He stressed that the deaths of 256 Egyptians from the disease the best proof of its presence in Egypt and the world, carrying and Minister of Health, World Health Organization responsible for terrorizing citizens having stepped up preparations for the sixth degree based on the geographical distribution and not to the severity of the patients.

Description of mountain speech, WHO's chief on the analysis of the likelihood of pandemic disease, "surprising," noting that the Organization criteria were applied bird flu the swine flu which has an estimated mortality rate in Egypt by 3.3 per million people.

Dr.. Hatem mountain, that Egypt is one of the least deaths in the world, disease, swine flu, while it amounted to the ratio within the United States about 7.5 per million people.

"The confidence in the situation would lead to reconsidering the restrictions imposed on the pilgrimage, and we will study in school," Naveas increase the duration of half-year leave of 15 days.

He explained that the cost of the vaccine Tamiflu, which the ministry imported 60 million pounds to buy 1.1 million doses, and that consumption was 500 thousand doses of the remaining 1.4 million doses, pointing to the validity of Tamiflu for two years from the beginning of the expiration of the current is not a problem, and that has been divided into quantitative pilgrims vaccinated in the coming period and store the rest for the next winter.

The Minister of Health start of the Nile Company for Pharmaceuticals in the production of a vaccine Tamiflu, which he put the public at $ 70 pounds per dose after it was purchased from the World Health Organization at 96 pounds.

The Ministry applied the method of containment of the disease by installing thermal scanners at airports, and has reduced the effects of the patients in October last year by paying attention to hygiene, and denied the mountain and a political decision behind the vaccination of school students, said that the high prevalence of the disease among primary school students behind resolution vaccinated.

He said he could not vaccinate students against the will of parents, did not ask vaccinated at their own risk, and pointed to the unwillingness of citizens to be vaccinated to fully myself and requested approval from the ministry or not to approve the vaccination.

He attributed the validity of the mountain Altamvelo for a sufficient period to the publication of the European countries confirms that this drug is used for a fixed period of 7 years if the mobilizer and 14 years if the plant is fully filled.

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Monday, February 1, 2010 - 16:00

Western Province experienced the death of Abdullah Mohammed Bassiouni (42 years) from the village of Kafr Soliman Village Center Qranco passion disease, swine flu, after his health deteriorated a result of his failure, kidney and liver functions and high blood pressure.

Was isolated situation Tanta Hospital issued on 24 last month, where he was suffering from kidney failure and liver functions, high blood pressure were treated with the drug needed, but the situation was unstable.

, Said Dr.. Sharif Hammouda Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Gharbiya that are being taken all the preventive measures and follow-up and examination of close contacts of the situation at home and put them under medical observation for a period of 7 days.

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2010-02-01 19:59

The Cambodian government said on Monday that more than 10,000 ducks have died and some 30,000 others are being sick in the country's southern province of Takeo.

Kao Phal, director of animal production department of agriculture ministry said that samples of the dead ducks being examined and the results will be known Tuesday or the day after.

He said that those dead ducks were reported happening a few days ago and now some 30,000 others are being sick.

Kao Phal said while sample testing is being examined, he could not tell what the cause to the deaths of the ducks was.

However, he said no report of any disease or death of human lives, but at the same time precaution to villagers is strictly advised by the government health concerning authorities.

According to Kao Sophal, the case is happening in Prey Khla village, Rominh Commune, Koh Andeth district in Takeo province, some 90 km south of Phnom Penh.

Cambodia, in the past and present, has had reports on the bird flu and influenza A/H1N1.

hat-tip RoRo

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01/02/2010
It rises to 258 death toll from H1N1 in Egypt

Egypt recorded a death on Sunday more influenza A (H1N1) by raising the national figure of deaths to 258, said in a statement the Ministry of Health.

The deceased was a man of 53 years native of the governorate of Assiut, said the statement gave no further details.

Until now, Egypt has reported more of 15,800 new cases of influenza, according to the Ministry of Health.

Egypt confirmed its first death from influenza A (H1N1) on 19 July last year. The victim was a 28 year old Egyptian woman who returned from Saudi Arabia after performing the Umrah (pilgrimage to Mecca at any time of year). (Xinhua)

hat-tip Tonka

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19:23 IST
• Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010. More epicentres surfaced in the same block (Haripur, Ninur, Pathai, Jhajra and Sankarpur).

State Government also notified outbreaks in the Faridpur, Budua, Khorjona, Simulia villages of Burwan Block.

• A three member Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW is stationed at Murshidabad to assist the state health authorities.

• Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan of DADF. Culling of birds has started and so far 147512 birds have been culled and 17420 eggs have been destroyed.

• 515 poultry workers/cullers / veterinary surgeons involved in culling operations have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

• The Surveillance activities are going on in 0-3 Km and 3-10Km area. In 0-3Km area, out of a total of 215496 population, 211195 have been covered and 11 persons have been identified with Fever/URI but none of them has history of contact with infected poultry.

In 3-10Km area, out of a total of 230734 population, 62355 have been covered on 31.01.2010 and 15 persons have been found with Fever/URI, but none of them has history of contact with infected poultry.

• The identified hospital has reported 6 cases of fever with URI but none of them has history of contact with infected poultry.

• State Govt. has adequate stock of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment.

• Situation is being monitored on a daily basis.

DS/
hat-tip RoRo

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Purbalingga (ANTARA News) - Bird flu killed around 5,500 chickens in Purbalingga district, Central Java, during January 2010, a local official said.

Some 5,000 dead chickens were found at Tumanggal village and 500 at Pasunggingan village, both in Pengadegan sub district, Purbalingga, Hartono, head of the Purbalingga animal husbandry office, said here on Monday.

The local authorities have conducted measures such as insecticide spraying, rapid test and vaccination to prevent the bird flu or H5N1 virus from spreading to wider areas.

Last year, there were four cases of bird flu and around 6,000 chickens were killed by the virus.

http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1265011214/bird-flu-kills-5-500-chickens

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At Pandemic Information News, you will get articles from local media sources. They appear sooner than the World Health Organization, and CIDRAP reports. Some of you may want to rely solely on articles in the English language. Some of you, may want to rely on Government entities for your information.

Here are 8 reasons to come to my blog:

Egypt H5N1 Human Cases…

I reported on confirmations at the blog (and FluTrackers) on:
January 23rd - #94 here: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/egypt-confirmed-h5n1-human-94.html

On January 21st, I reported the death of Case #91 here:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/egypt-bf-confirmed-91-died-despite.html

I reported January 20th, on Case #93 here:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/egypt-h5n1-human-case-93-6-more-h1n1.html

I reported on confirmation of Case #91 on January 14th here: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/egypt-confirmed-h5n1-in-human-91.html

WHO (World Health Org.) finally came up with an update on January 28th. (#27). And they got it wrong. Case #91 died, and the WHO reported that they were “all in stable condition”.
Link: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/avian-influenza-situation-in-egypt.html

WHO’s previous Egypt update (#26) was December 21st, 2009. Posted here:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-avian-influenza-situation-in-egypt.html

CIDRAP reported on the WHO findings on January 30th. Posted here:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/cidrap-egypt-reports-four-new-h5n1.html

CIDRAP had a H5N1 Human Case update on January 19th, quoting SAIDR reports, here: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/news-scan-h5n1-case-in-egypt-bird.html

So far, the WHO and CIDRAP have not mentioned the death of Case #91.

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Release Time :2010-01-28

January 22, 2010, the Japanese Agriculture Ministry news: because of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture said the discovery of avian flu in Taiwan (H5N2 subtype), so from the date of cessation of imports from Taiwan and other poultry and poultry meat.
1, the matter after
Taiwan Council of Agriculture, said January 22, in the central Taiwan's Changhua County on the implementation of supervision, make sure the chicken bird flu (H5N2 subtype).
2, the future response
Affected by this, to ensure that the disease is not spreading to China, from the immediate effect to stop from importing poultry and poultry meat products in Taiwan. Notification to the relevant agencies, also demanded that the Taiwan Council of Agriculture to provide more information.
* To stop importing country or region from the occurrence of poultry, poultry and so on, is to prevent domestic poultry infected with avian flu, not because the food hygiene reasons.

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Published :2010-02-01

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently amended the import of animal by-products regulations, with effect from January 14 onwards, from the affected areas by the African swine fever is not tanning skin, as well as from the affected Newcastle (END) affect the region, bird specimens, you must meet specific requirements or when entering the United States directly to recognized facilities.

Because the U.S. authorities to identify the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong has no African swine fever, but there END; so from mainland China, Hong Kong and other affected areas by the END of bird specimens, such as the United States after arriving at the approved facilities for the disposal, you can enter the United States .

In addition, from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong's bird specimens is subject to the import permit issued by APHIS because the United States that the two areas is still high incidence of H5N1 avian influenza.

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[2 articles]

From January 26, 2010:
Changhua County, a colored broiler farm, the chickens died suddenly start to appear early this month, the phenomenon of high mortality rate. The samples sent to the animal epidemic prevention by inspection, confirmed to have been low pathogenic H5N2 bird flu hazard, 5 million chickens died at about seven thousand only. Chickens first because of audience control, not to the market.

According to Taiwan "in Canton News" report, Changhua County animal epidemic prevention expressed by this office was a low pathogenic avian influenza H5N2 harm a chicken farm, located in Fangyuan Township, a farming "imitations" of the colored broiler farm The farm has seven chickens homes, keeping about 50000 chicken in preparation for the supply of Chinese New Year to the Lantern between the people's livelihood needs and ritual.
Changhua County ugly Guo Zhe, director of disease control said that after anti-CIQ dead chickens were H5N2 low pathogenic avian influenza hit, because breeders to improve disease control properly, the epidemic has been initially brought under control, temporarily audience with the personnel management and control chickens , not taken to cull as the audience.

Chou Kuo-chul pointed out that the farm at 50000 imitations, or in the chicken stage, death is only about seven more than 1000, the mortality rate is about 10 times higher than normal. Show H5N2 bird flu is still a serious harm to remind all domestic poultry farmers to be vigilant and to strengthen the self-service prevention.
Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycz7gxr

Critical virulent avian influenza virus experts suggest that strict precautions against Taiwan-based variation
2010-02-01

　　 Fangyuan Township, Changhua of low-pathogenic H5N2 bird flu, after detection of the virus strength is "critical virulent type" pathogens, but also coincided with influenza A H1N1 influenza has been prevalent in Taiwan, Taiwan's disease control experts have warned poultry farmers, be sure to strengthen the prevention, prevent two kinds of cross infection, resulting in a stronger virus.

According to Taiwan "in Canton News" reported that, H5N2 low pathogenic avian influenza, in the middle of this month once again endanger Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, a "fake chicken farm," Changhua County, the animal epidemic prevention have taken control of flexible movement and strengthen the self-defense against prevention measures, so that gradually the epidemic under control.

Taiwan's disease control experts have questioned the low pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in recent years, there are localized trends, has become the industry norm in Taiwan to prevent the disease. The detection of the H5N2 bird flu virus, the virus has reached the value of strength of amino acid base "critical virulent type", coincides with the current prevalence of influenza A H1N1 influenza on the island. So to remind poultry farmers, and strengthen disease prevention prevent two kinds of cross infection due to recombinant virus to produce more harm to the industry or the human body.

Changhua County Animal Epidemic Prevention Kuo Chou-che, director of the Institute, said the outbreak has reminded the county after 2000 many farms, simultaneous with every Wednesday disinfection epidemic prevention measures in Japan and other self-defense, hoping to minimize the chance of cross-infection.

Overseas has emerged due to influenza cases of H1N1 influenza infection in chickens, or pork on the island have seen the epidemic, Taiwan's disease control experts worried about Avian Influenza and Influenza A H1N1 influenza may create new threats of cross-infection. Chou Kuo-chul, director stressed that it will continue to monitor within a 3 km radius of more than 100 eggs, broiler market, will help monitor the two types of virus activity, so as to facilitate more stringent vaccination program do a good job.

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Chickens died due to a series of ru
February 1, 2010
(Labor) - Labor Report issued on January 21 reflected the sick chickens died in two communes in Tien Phong, Dong Tien (Pho Yen district, Thai Nguyen) was thrown into streams bluff in the long run, create conditions Counselor pathogens.

After the information posted, Sub-Department of Animal Health Steering Committee of Thai Nguyen and prevention disease of cattle and poultry in Thai Nguyen province has to Pho Yen actual inspection. Preliminary statistics, there are about 5,000 chickens were infected died. The samples taken from two local products on offer tested at the Department of Veterinary Surgeons positive for Newcastle disease (sick chicken ru).

Pho Yen District People's Committee has also directed, said at clarifying the cause, chief veterinary social responsibility, the hamlet chief had died and poultry to the poultry people throw down stream. Investigate and clarify the handling of cases brought throw the sick birds, dead indiscriminately. Also, direct implementation of emergency measures to prevent and combat disease in poultry.

On January 30, Mr. Le Dac Vinh - Chi Chi Department of Animal Health Director of Thai Nguyen - confirmed: "Up to the present time, the province of Thai Nguyen no avian influenza outbreak.

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Vietnam Cases
Also includes H1N1 Human Cases (purple) & Misc. information (green).

Cao Bằng Province

Bảo Lạc
Bảo Lâm
Cao Bằng
Hạ Lang
Hà Quảng
Hòa An
Nguyên Bình
Phục Hòa
Quảng Uyên
Thạch An
Thông Nông
12/21/09:
By Chi Cao Bang Department of Animal Health, on 12 December, avian influenza occurred in 25 households raising small commune, Binh Lang, Thong Nong district, with 55 ducks and chickens infected died.
Trà Lĩnh
Trùng Khánh

Hà Tĩnh Province
* Cẩm Xuyên -
1/21: Tien Tien hamlet, Thach Quy ward, Ha Tinh province.
Mr. Thuat’s family was feeding 550 ducks in preparation for the Lunar New Year festival when over 400 of them died and many others also fell sick.

1/24: Ha Tinh Left discovered a new bird flu outbreak in five households of Cam Binh, Cam Xuyen. Few days, birds in five households has died scattered phenomena. Test results of the functional agencies that positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus.
To prevent the epidemic on a large scale, agricultural and rural development in Ha Tinh province has culled over 1,300 birds of five households with sick ducks died.

1/24: Earlier on 19 / 1, in four villages in Cam Cam Xuyen district of Quang Binh Chau, Bac Tien, Vinh Loi, Middle East hundreds of birds died series.

1/24: Earlier on 18 / 1, nearly 500 of his ducks in Thuan Trinh Van Tien Tien Thach street block you rolling fact dead. Test results and product samples positive for influenza A H5N1 area. Thuan himself to the hospital treatment because there are signs that influenza infection.

1/28: H5N1 Suspected Cases: Specific to this time, the whole Cam Binh has 1450 people exposed to birds as food for poultry, slaughtering; including 859 who had direct contact with poultry were H5N1.
Worrying thing is just less than a week but the outbreak in the commune had 38 cases with suspected symptoms of influenza A/H5N1 infection. These patients after exposure to poultry high fever, headaches. [/b] Some people have expressed serious was isolated tracking station in the treatment room and isolated from communities for monitoring and treatment at home.

1/29: Nguyen Van Breeding, Dean infectious, General Hospital of Ha Tinh, light 27/1 told reporters, dismisses case patients Trinh Van Thuan in the city of Ha Tinh flu A/H5N1 . Previously, patients have symptoms of cough, fever, dyspnea, respiratory insufficiency was the home into hospital treatment. Known, he Thuan is the duck raising households in the city of Ha Tinh. Forum ducks his bird flu has been local authorities culled all.

1/29: Although the functional departments were handled promptly, but so far bird flu has spread to many villages of the five communes of Cam Xuyen and Thach Ha makes 2581 sick birds, dead and forced destruction of 9001 poultry. Particularly in the last 10 days, the households in five villages in Cam Binh was forced to cull poultry 6435.

* Can Lộc
1/25: Patients with a suspected influenza A (H5N1)
Hoang Thi Nhi patients are residing in four hamlets, communes Song Loc (Can Loc - Ha Tinh Province), enter the keyword HSCC Hospital province at 22h on 24-1 in severe respiratory distress situation. Patients were doctors in the medical science has focused HSCC evolutions with trend worse.
According to information from the patient said, before entering science HSCC, patients with symptoms of fever, cough; visit and patients were screened in Hong Linh Hospital and outpatient treatment at 5 days in patients in the region must not be birds died.
25-1 am, Hospital Provincial Assembly was conducted ambulatory patients and decided to obtain the specialist treatment and monitoring pneumonia virus (influenza A/H5N1).

* Đức Thọ
* Hà Tĩnh
* Hong Linh
* Hương Khê
* Hương Sơn
* Kỳ Anh
* Nghi Xuân

* Thạch Hà - 1/29: Although the functional departments were handled promptly, but so far bird flu has spread to many villages of the five communes of Cam Xuyen and Thach Ha makes 2581 sick birds, dead and forced destruction of 9001 poultry. Particularly in the last 10 days, the households in five villages in Cam Binh was forced to cull poultry 6435.

1/31 - According to Department of Animal Health, in Ha Tinh Province has continued to discover three more bird flu outbreaks, including a drive in Thach Ðoai (Thach Ha district). Thus, up to this point, the province of Ha Tinh six poultry outbreak, with a total of infected birds and cull more than 8210 children.

* Vũ Quang

Quảng Ninh Province
* Ba Chẽ
* Bình Liêu
* Cẩm Phả
* Cô Tô
* Đầm Hà

* Đông Triều -
1/23: Currently the province has appeared Service foot and mouth disease and avian influenza in wards Hai Yen (Ho Mong Cai) and Le Hong Phong commune (Dong Trieu).

* Hạ Long
* Hải Hà
* Hoành Bồ
* Móng Cái
1/23: Currently the province has appeared Service foot and mouth disease and avian influenza in wards Hai Yen (Ho Mong Cai) and Le Hong Phong commune (Dong Trieu).

* Tiên Yên
* Uông Bí
* Vân Đồn
* Yên Hưng

Điện Biên Province

Điện Biên
Adm: 11/26
Name: Vi Van Minh 23 yo
From: Ward Sam Mun, Dien Bien Phu, Dien Bien Province
Hospital: Dien Bien
Sym Onset: 11/18
Recon: 11/24 - Clinic
Notes: ate duck soup one week before onset. Poultry conf. on 10/21.
Confirmation: Positive
DOD: 11/30
Two families of patients died from acute respiratory failure suspected of H5N1 in Luong Van Chua, from Panh mountain village, Thanh Luong commune, and Luong Thi Lau, from Xa Cuong mountain village, Pa Thom commune.

12/15/09:
In case of death due to influenza A/H5N1 on November 30 after eating more duck soup Because of Van Minh, 14 teams Pom Middle, Sam Mun commune, Dien Bien make endless story. Test results after the departure of a sudden cousin Minh City (also the same pathological symptoms) were the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central positive with confirmed influenza A/H5N1.
The sample birds from two families of patients dying from acute respiratory failure suspected influenza A/H5N1: Luong Van God, the Panh, and Luong Thanh Luong Thi Lau, Cuong commune, Pa Thom commune are positive calculated with influenza A/H5N1. Test results led team of health workers from central to local levels raised concerns about the ability to match the influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus risk are very close.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...=135117&page=2

1/23:
On 22-1, the sub-department of Animal Health Dien Bien province, in the Thanh Hung and Yen Thanh, Dien Bien district that appears avian influenza (H5N1). Previously, on 19-1, birds of a number of families in two communes have symptoms of illness and death, Chi provincial Animal Health Department sent officials to inspect samples sent for testing. Results of three samples positive for influenza A (H5N1). County Medical Center in collaboration Chi provincial Animal Health Department sent officials to monitor service areas, spraying toxic disinfection targets, destroying about 1,400 birds.

1/31:
Ðoàn inspection and supervision of sub-department of Veterinary combined medical center Dien Bien district organization has destroyed nearly 200 poultry in the commune Do Luong (Dien Bien district) due to suspected infection influenza A (H5N1), bringing the total destruction of poultry in the province up to 1595 children.

Điện Biên Đông
Điện Biên Phủ
Mường Chà
Mường Nhé
Tủa Chùa
Tuần Giáo -
12/22: Human H1N1
Additional 5 cases of H1N1 confirmed

Thái Nguyên Province

Đại Từ
15/12/2009
In Thai Nguyen province, avian influenza has occurred in two Royal Agricultural and Yen Lang commune [edit: Hoàng Nông và Yên Lãng], Dai Tu district as 405 ducks infected died.

Phổ Yên
1/22/2010
During the past month, tens of thousands of sick chickens died in Pho Yen (Thai Nguyen) was dump in sacks, bags and spiritual nilong down stream. Everyone knows, only government agencies and animal health as not ... see.

Hải Phòng Province

* An Dương
* An Lão
* Bạch Long Vĩ
* Cát Hải
* Đồ Sơn
* Hải An
* Hồng Bàng
* Kiến An
* Kiến Thuỵ
* Lê Chân
* Ngô Quyền

* Thủy Nguyên
Human H1N1
Rptd: 1/20
From 1/12-1/20
School outbreak H1N1
72 students w/symptoms
16 are tested; 10 are confirmed.
Most have mild symptoms.

* Tiên Lãng
* Vĩnh Bảo

Quảng Bình Province

* Bố Trạch
* Đồng Hới
* Lệ Thủy

* Minh Hóa
1/23:
Quang Binh Department of Health said in the past week up to 20 children under 6 years of age in the Ruc (Upper Hoa - Minh Hoa) to the Emergency Hospital in Minh Hoa for acute respiratory tract.

* Quảng Ninh
* Quảng Trạch
* Tuyên Hóa

Cà Mau Province

Cà Mau
Đầm Dơi
Cái Nước
Năm Căn
Ngọc Hiển
Phú Tân
Thới Bình
- Nov. & Dec. 2009 H5N1 Poultry Outbreak -District: Thoi Binh, Tan Loc Bac Commune

1/26:
Steering Committee meeting at the National Prevention of avian influenza and foot and mouth disease (BCD)-dimensional 26/1, Animal Health Department report shows that in two weeks (from 12 / 1 - 26/1) both countries continue to generate more bird flu outbreaks, mostly on poultry vaccine has not been vaccinated.
In Ca Mau, avian flu has occurred on poultry breeding in 13 households in Thoi Binh district and Tran Van Thoi district nearly 3300 chickens, duck, infected, killed and forced to destroy.

Trần Văn Thời - Nov. & Dec. 2009 H5N1 Poultry Outbreak -District: Thoi Binh, Tan Loc Bac Commune

1/26:
Steering Committee meeting at the National Prevention of avian influenza and foot and mouth disease (BCD)-dimensional 26/1, Animal Health Department report shows that in two weeks (from 12 / 1 - 26/1) both countries continue to generate more bird flu outbreaks, mostly on poultry vaccine has not been vaccinated.
In Ca Mau, avian flu has occurred on poultry breeding in 13 households in Thoi Binh district and Tran Van Thoi district nearly 3300 chickens, duck, infected, killed and forced to destroy.

1/28: On January 27, he Using Van Minh, Head of Agriculture and Rural Development District Tran Van Thoi (Ca Mau) said, nearly 500 forums chickens of Mr. Tran Van Tuan (Kinh Chua hamlet, town Tran Hoi), illness died on January 20 had positive results for influenza A/H5N1 virus. Thus, only 20 days after relapse, avian influenza has appeared in seven hamlets colonization of Ca Mau, with a total of infected birds and destroyed nearly 1,000 children. Existing functional departments of Ca Mau province are quickly controlled, control the outbreak spread to avoid large scale.

U Minh

Bắc Kạn Province

Ba Bể
Bắc Kạn
Bạch Thông
Chợ Đồn
Chợ Mới
Na Rì
H1N1 Outbreak
1/27/10 - 144 Students - all treated at home.
A new outbreak of influenza A/H1N1 has been detected in schools facilities Dong Xa, district Na Ri, Bac Can.
This outbreak 144 cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the can light. All patients have symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, myalgia and was treated at home with the supervision of local health facilities. Until now, more than half of the cases were from, no case of death.

Sóc Trăng Province

Châu Thành
Cù Lao Dung
Kế Sách
Long Phú
Mỹ Tú - 1/28: Mỹ Xuyên Ngay 18/01/2010, avian influenza has occurred on the 2001 Forum ducks households in apPhu Church, Thanh Quoi commune, Phu Xuyen district. Total ducks infected 500 children trongtong Forum 500.
Sóc Trăng
Thạnh Trị
Vĩnh Châu

Commonground

Promptly put on the translation infected poultry unknown cause in Quang Tri

31-01-2010

During the day from 29 to 31-1, Chi Quang Tri Department of Animal Health has issued more than 40,000 doses of vaccine, over 100 liters of chemicals, lime powder to target near 1.000kg toxic disinfection and conducting vaccination for poultry in Trieu Do, Trieu Phong district where many birds died unknown causes. Previously, on 28-1 this local agencies in cooperation with provincial and district veterinary organizations destroyed more than 1,000 ducks of his family in the village Church Contact Vinh Phan, Trieu Do, Trieu Phong and disease dead series.
[original: 1.000 con vịt của gia đình anh Phan Vinh ở thôn Giáo Liên, xã Triệu Độ, huyện Triệu Phong bị bệnh và chết hàng loạt.]

Le Thi Nga, Director Chi Chi Quang Tri Department of Animal Health said, raising ducks forums Phan Vinh's family has the symptoms of diarrhea, take the distribution of liquid, remove the food and many children died, he was immediately with Vinh local government and District Veterinary Station. After checking the forums duck's disease family Vinh, 28-1 pm Sub-Department of Animal Health has directed the provincial Animal Health Station Trieu Phong and coordinate with local products taken samples sent for examination at the agency Regional Animal Health III and organize forums ducks were culled immediately disease.

Contact Church outside village and commune million poultry have been detected ill, in village of Quy Ha Trieu Phuoc village adjacent to the Church Contact was also detected 70% of poultry have similar symptoms.
[original: Ngoài thôn Giáo Liên, xã Triệu Độ đã phát hiện gia cầm bị bệnh, tại thôn Quy Hà của xã Triệu Phước giáp với thôn Giáo Liên cũng đã phát hiện đến 70% tổng đàn gia cầm có triệu chứng bệnh tương tự.]

Currently, Chi Quang Tri Department of Animal Health is continuing to direct and supervise strictly not for slaughter, movement of poultry out of the province in a weeks time to monitor, and carry pepper toxic disinfection, sanitation services which happen to control the outbreak early to avoid spread on a large scale.

Currently, vaccination has deployed more than 3370 doses of vaccine (100% total population) in poultry in nine ninths of the rural communes million. Veterinary Sub-Department of Quang Tri is also carrying out medication and vaccination for all poultry in the communal areas of the surrounding area as Trieu Phuoc Trieu Thuan.

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