China Discards Chicken Waste: Hens/Chickens/Roosters @ Certain Age, Vietnam Smuggles Them In, High Rates of Antibiotic Residues Unhealthy

12/12/12

8 million Chinese chicken waste in Vietnam

(People of India) - Yesterday morning (11:12), the Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially announced, at least 8 million chickens disposal China are smuggled into Vietnam this year.

As reported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, through fact-finding shows that in China (Chinese), discarded chicken is chicken feed to a certain age, not standard, farmers removed. The chicken waste types include: hens, chickens, roosters.

Classification of smuggled chickens at the market Ha Vy (Hanoi).

According to this report, the local supply and consumption of chicken waste in China is largely in the provinces: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hubei ... Findings also showed that Chinese chickens waste sent to Vietnam were classified as chicken egg exhaustion, have high rates of antibiotic residues and are often excluded from the food products , must be destroyed. Therefore, the selling price of this type of waste chicken to the Vietnamese border at 10,000 VND / kg. 

According to the test results of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 60% of chicken samples discarded from China with avian influenza virus and the Ministry of Health tests also showed that 100% of samples with antibiotic residues exceed the permitted level, causing harmful to the health of consumers. 

 "Yes, the Chinese products are required to be destroyed, or processed animal feed, but in the process brought for burial, a number of Vietnamese traders had purchased at an average price of about 15,000 VND / kg and fell to the domestic consumption of 50,000 to 70,000 VND / kg "- the report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade gradually a source said.

According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu, the import, transport and trading of smuggled poultry is causing a negative impact on the health of people by the amount of antibiotics and other chemical residues are high excessive; very high risk of disease spread; destroy the poultry production business in the country; cause tax losses.

Vietnam: Cracking Down on the Importing of Chicken from China

...and China currently bans poultry from Vietnam.  Go figure.

12/12/12

From the root to control super cheap chicken is no longer on the market

(T.Vy (general) - Source: VNA - 12/11/2012)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is coordinating with the relevant agencies such as: the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Customs ... on the to prevent, control and treat the root condition chicken super cheap China spill into the Vietnamese market.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan said: The use of chicken China is very dangerous, not only affect the health of consumers as chicken filled in the Vietnam market today are chicken discarded or chicken was too time term use ... but also increase the risk of spread of avian flu by current avian influenza situation in China is very serious and continues to spread.

Deputy Minister Diep Kinh Tan said: At present, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chinese chicken into Vietnam mainly through Lang Son and Mong Cai border gate. Chinese chicken appears in the consumer market is very difficult to distinguish. Therefore, the authorities should take measures positive and eliminate the recruiter then hope to be able to handle the root condition. However, the question is why China banned meat products from Vietnam, Vietnamese products can not enter the Chinese market but Vietnam bans chicken products imported from China that chicken products are still in the domestic market. Through this, the authorities should study and consider radical solutions to solve this problem.

According to Deputy Minister Diep Kinh Tan, MARD has directed the Department of Animal Health to strengthen sent staff to direct prevention, disease surveillance cattle, poultry and, in collaboration with local veterinary inspection Check drastic the original quarantine at the quarantine at the wholesale market, thoroughly controlled circulation, transport ... penalties for destruction of native chicken products, does not guarantee hygiene food for chicken to super cheap China does not "exist" in the market. Along with quarantine, control of the market in the market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed the province focusing on propaganda to raise public awareness to ensure consumers know how to protect yourself, only use the product products were quarantined and checked of veterinary. /.

http://vinhlong.agroviet.gov.vn/ContentDetail.aspx?Id=9364&CatId=15

Vietnam: Each week, 18 tons of smuggled poultry in Hanoi

11/5/12:

Status poultry smuggled from across the border massively smuggled consumption of our country which is the burning of the agricultural sector for many years. Work to prevent illegal chicken is even more difficult when smuggled sophisticated tricks, beyond the control of functional forces. In particular, since September, the state bird smuggling rife than ever.

According to calculations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the average weekly authorities discovered 15 -18 tons of smuggled poultry in Hanoi. The same smuggled poultry and eggs are about to hatch an unknown phase also complicated with approximately 40% of bird seed smuggled out of control.

 

Chickens smuggled blatantly Circulation in Hanoi for Ha.

 

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100,000 tons chicken smuggled in October.

Husbandry Department (MARD), only in the first 10 months of this year there were about 100,000 tons of chicken waste (equivalent to 45,000 tonnes of meat) of China illegally imported into Vietnam. Of smuggled chicken is equivalent to the total amount of frozen meat these import quotas same time period. From the beginning of the year also has about 15 - 20 million chickens smuggled types and over 50,000 tons of frozen meat import quotas on Vietnam.

http://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/tuyen-chien-voi-ga-thai-loai-659071.htm 

 

Vietnam: 60% Poultry Smuggled in Lang Son Infected with Influenza Virus A

At the Steering Committee meeting national bird flu occurred pm 11/12, in Hanoi, Tan Xuan Thanh, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health said 100 percent of waste chicken smuggled across the border infection remains residual antibiotics.

 

 

Dam Xuan Thanh said that the Chinese chickens discarded from 33000-40000 VND / kg was smuggled across the border only about 15,000 VND / kg. However, notably poultry waste illegally imported into Vietnam through the Ministry of Health inspection results for 100% of all antibiotic residues; including antibiotics banned in Vietnam and very toxic damage.

 

Force transfer function chickens smuggled destruction. (Photo: Tran Viet / VNA)

Department of Animal Health has examined samples of smuggled poultry in Lang Son, up to 60% were infected with influenza virus A. In addition, poultry smuggled affect livestock production in the country.Also at the meeting, Pham Van Dong, director of the Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that despite disease animal was a lull, but the risk continues to arise in the near future is very high due to farming activities to increase consumer demand for the end of the year. In addition, the transport, slaughter and consumption increased during the last years, especially in the provinces, localities have the old outbreak and the key areas of livestock ... also increases the risk outbreaks. Currently there are two include: Long An and Soc Trang PRRS less than 21 days.

Continued:  http://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/100-ga-thai-loai-nhap-lau-nhiem-ton-du-khang-sinh-672774.htm

Indonesia: MoH Anticipation of Bird Flu Virus Mutation

December 11, 2012, 21:59 pm

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Not long ago, hundreds of thousands of ducks owned poultry farmers in Java died suddenly due to Avian influenza virus or better known as H5N1.

Poultry deaths occurred in the province of East Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta and West Java. It is feared, the virus has attacked humans although until now there has been no reports of people suspect.

Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Ministry of Health, Prof. Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama SPP (K) said that a mutation in the influenza virus can indeed occur, and is always the case in many countries. "Yang. now happening is mutated H5N1 bird flu virus that became clade (kind of) new, namely clade 2.3.2. mutations to clade 2.3.2 present in poultry, except in Indonesia also reported in Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, "he said. So far, he said, no man in Indonesia who contracted the bird flu virus H5N1 clade that recently. "MoH has done anticipation and alertness for example, to create a circular to the health department in the area, so be aware if there are a large number of poultry deaths," he said. MoH also asked health office in the area to prevent and control the possibility of human contact with poultry deaths in large numbers . "Had it no close human contact with poultry deaths in large numbers, it is done with good handling procedures," he added. Later, he added, need to check dinkes in areas of logistics, coordination and monitoring and reporting when there are developments to watch "Coordination with other ministries as well as absolutely necessary to coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture to monitor developments, as well as with relevant experts. Also any developments and scientific materials are always deployed to the affected areas, "he said.
Additionally MoH coordination with international organizations.

http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/12/11/mevgah-kemenkes-antisipasi-mutasi-virus-flu-burung 

H5N1 Clade 2.3.2.1 A Substantial Pandemic Threat

Thinking about the bird die off in Indonesia right now, I am reminded of this document.  The editing is mine.

Spread of Influenza Virus A (H5N1) Clade 2.3.2.1 to Bulgaria in Common Buzzards

Atanaska Marinova-Petkova, Georgi Georgiev, Patrick Seiler, Daniel Darnell, John Franks, Scott Krauss, Richard J. Webby, and Robert G. Webster

Abstract

On March 15, 2010, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was isolated from the carcass of a common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in Bulgaria. Phylogenetic analyses of the virus showed a close genetic relationship with influenza virus A (H5N1) clade 2.3.2.1 viruses isolated from wild birds in the Tyva Republic and Mongolia during 2009–2010. Designated A/common buzzard/Bulgaria/38WB/2010, this strain was highly pathogenic in chickens but had low pathogenicity in mice and ferrets and no molecular markers of increased pathogenicity in mammals. The establishment of clade 2.3.2.1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype in wild birds in Europe would increase the likelihood of health threats to humans and poultry in the region.

Excerpt:

Migration of common buzzards in different parts of Europe appears to depend on the local climate; buzzards from northern Europe fly to the western Black Sea area during the winter season, whereas buzzards from Bulgaria fly south. Tracking bands belonging to common buzzards from Finland, Romania, and Israel have been found in Bulgaria (39). The buzzard infected with HPAIV (H5N1) in Bulgaria was not banded; however, even if it had been a migrant, the habitat nearest to St. Konstantin and Helena Black Sea Resort that provides different food sources is Batova, with an area of 38,132.8 ha (35). The migration of the common buzzards suggests that these birds are capable of spreading pathogens over long distances.

Our results show that chickens are highly susceptible to influenza virus A/common buzzard/Bulgaria/38WB/2010 (H5N1) and that the virus is highly pathogenic in them. Mammals appear not to be susceptible. Although buzzards can serve as intermediate hosts of HPAIV (H5N1) between migratory birds and poultry, the lack of gross pathologic findings in the buzzard carcass we examined indicates that the bird died shortly after infection. Thus, in this case, the buzzard could not have served as a reservoir of infection to spread the virus over a long distance. Additionally, the lack of poultry farms within 10 km of the area where the buzzard carcass was found may partially explain why no outbreak occurred.

Since clade 2.3.2 was first isolated from a dead Chinese pond heron in Hong Kong in 2004, it has spread geographically and evolved genetically. A new fourth-order clade, 2.3.2.1, was recently identified, and A/common buzzard/Bulgaria/38WB/2010 was classified in this clade (8). The question that arises now that clade 2.3.2.1 has spread from Asia to Europe is whether it can cause a scenario similar to that caused by clade 2.2 from 2005–2006, when HPAIV (H5N1) killed millions of birds in Asia, Europe, and Africa. Although no new HPAIV (H5N1)–related events have been reported in Europe since March 2010, some of the aspects of the 2.3.2.1 clade make it difficult to predict the consequences of the clade’s arrival on the continent. For example, this clade is already widely distributed in Asia and is being perpetuated in many wild bird species, which is a prerequisite for long-distance distribution through migration. Wild bird species infected with HPAIV (H5N1) from clade 2.3.2.1 include gray herons, peregrine falcons, and great egrets in Hong Kong; whooper swans, ruby shelducks, and bar-headed geese in Mongolia; and grebes and black-headed gulls in Tyva (8).

 The potential of clade 2.3.2.1 HPAIV (H5N1) to cause an outbreak is heightened because vaccines currently in use do not efficiently protect poultry flocks from a strain of this clade that was recently identified in Vietnam (40). Now that clade 2.3.2.1 has spread to Europe, implementing active surveillance plans in all high-risk areas and monitoring the wild birds in the region will play key roles in early detection of incidences of HPAIV (H5N1) infection and in prevention of outbreaks. The expansion of the geographic distribution of HPAIV (H5N1) in wild birds and poultry and the virus’s repeated interspecies transmission to humans make this virus a substantial pandemic threat. Clade 2.3.2 is widely distributed in Asia, particularly in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia, and the Tyva Republic; it is also distributed in eastern Europe, mainly in Romania and Bulgaria (8,9). Tyva is part of the Siberian Federal District of Russia, which is located north of Mongolia. Page created: September 14, 2012 Page last updated: September 14, 2012 Page last reviewed: September 14, 2012

Indonesia: East Java Reports Dead Ducks

It's hard to believe that these birds are dropping like flies all within the past 2 weeks.  Yesterday, I made a post about the different regions of Indonesia that have had birds dying recently.  That included Central Java, Yogyakarta, Riau, Bali, Sukabumi West Java.  That post is located here.

Now we have East Java, and the ducks dying in the past 3 days:

Kediri : Just in time no more than three days, hundreds of ducks in Kediri, East Java, died suddenly. Provisional estimates, the birds died of the bird flu virus. Department of Kediri farms still awaiting lab results before taking any concrete action on the case. Hundreds of ducks that died suddenly most severe in the village of moor, District Kandat. Every day there are dozens of dead duck. According to the local duck farmers, Sawaji, Tuesday (11/12/2012) classified as sudden death. Within a day, which initially looks healthy ducks suddenly looked ill and soon died. There are no precautions against the spread of the disease. But the local duck farmers took no chances, they malakukan own prevention efforts by spraying disinfectant and vaccination of livestock. chief animal health official farm Kediri, Apriati Dwiwin reveal the presence of disease 'mysterious' is not only the duck population in Kediri risk continues to decrease, but also duck egg production declined. Kandat District is one of the central breeding ducks Kediri. Duck population here reached over 28 thousand heads.

http://news.liputan6.com/read/466863/ratusan-itik-mendadak-mati-peternak-curigai-flu-burung

Indonesia: Residents Beware limit hike Latest Bird Flu Mutation

December 11, 2012

The head of the team of doctors handling the bird flu virus from Hospital (Hospital) Dr Soetomo urge residents in East Java (East Java) to be alert to bird flu virus mutation latest.

Vice Chairman of the doctors handling the bird flu Dr RS. Soetomo, Dr. Laksmi Wulandari says latest bird flu virus mutation that might happen. It was, he explained, because of the uniqueness of the bird flu virus than other flu-flu. "This virus can survive in bird feces up to 35 days in water temperatures from 0 to 30 degrees and the nature of any RNA virus where it is easy to mutate," he said, Tuesday (11/12). Thus, according to him, only natural that the bird flu virus had disappeared and then came back with a new mutation.

fact, in 2011, a researcher in the area of Sidoarjo bird flu, Dr. Ricardo, had found some sparrow bird flu from dirt studied . This means that the mode of transmission of the virus that mutates this is still happening.
Given the findings of the deaths of hundreds of ducks in Central Java and East Java yesterday, it is the natural cycle of the bird flu virus. The findings of a sparrow that had infected it shows that the dynamic mutation of the virus. Fortunately, finding mutations in virus transmission is still antar unggas [between bird]. "The hope is that the findings are still ducks transmission among birds," explained researcher Tropical Diseases Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga. However, he also did not dismiss if the mutation of this virus continues to happen then it does not close the possibility of transmission from poultry to humans. To that end, he appealed to the people to keep doing the safety instructions when found suddenly dead birds, especially in large quantities. Among the burning carcasses of poultry and other birds checked, when infected immediately destroyed by burning.

hospital Dr. Soetomo last treat patients with suspected bird flu in 2010. However, since the emergence of bird flu patient in 2006, at least five patients who indicated positive bird flu. Of the five patients, three of whom died and two of which were successfully treated.

Indonesia says it has found more virulent bird flu strain

11 December 2012
[English] 
JAKARTA: Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in recent weeks as a more virulent type which is new to the country, according to a letter seen Tuesday.

"We found a highly pathogenic avian influenza sub-type H5N1 (virus) with clade 2.3..." the agriculture ministry's veterinary chief Syukur Iwantoro said in the letter obtained by AFP.

"This clade is a new clade found for the first time in Indonesia, that is very different to the avian influenza found before, which is clade 2.1."

A clade is a group of organisms, usually species, with a common ancestor.

A poultry breeders' association had reported the death of more than 300,000 ducks in several provinces on Java island since November to the ministry.

The veterinary office found the H5N1 virus involved was a different clade to that usually found in Indonesia, said Iwantoro's letter to local government offices and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Iwantoro called for further research into whether there had been a genetic shift in the virus previously found in the country, or whether the new strain originated overseas.

"There is a suspicion that the virus has spread from other countries, possibly from Vietnam or Thailand," Emil Agustiono, secretary of the national commission of zoonosis control that oversees bird flu, told AFP. [They might want to read my blog..it's been in Vietnam...]

Health officials have told local governments to stop and check motorbikes and pick-up trucks commonly used to transport poultry, to try to reduce the spread of the virus.

The health ministry has told local offices to be vigilant for more massive poultry deaths, or for deaths of people in the vicinity, its head of communicable disease Tjandra Yoga Aditama told AFP.

Bird flu typically spreads from birds to humans through direct contact, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmissible between humans.

Indonesia has suffered the world's worst human fatalities from bird flu with 159 deaths since 2003 out of 359 worldwide, according to the WHO. 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1242219/1/.html

Wisconsin: Seasonal Flu Update Week 48

I posted yesterday that I could not get Week 48 Report, here.  I have it tonight.

36 people hospitalized this week
7 were admitted to ICU and 3 requiring mechanical ventilation (2 were under 4 years old, 1 was 5-17 yrs old)

They are reporting 0 deaths.
Yesterday, I posted a reported 4 deaths.  Here is an excerpt from that post with the link:

Flu season starts out early, deadly

By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel

Dec. 3, 2012

The flu season is off to an early and deadly start in Wisconsin, with 26 hospitalizations and four flu-related deaths reported here already, according to the state Division of Public Health. 

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/flu-season-starts-out-early-deadly-gj7t0ec-181941371.html

 

Here is Week 48 from the Wisconsin Department of Health Svcs.

Respiratory virus surveillance report for the week ending November 30, 2012 week 12-48
AT-A-GLANCE
• Respiratory viruses identified this week :
Influenza (A/H3 and B), Rhino/enterovirus, and parainfluenza were predominant viruses.
• Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity for this week
Wisconsin Low
Wisconsin (CDC level) Minimal
Western Region Low
Northern Region Low
Northeastern Region Low
Southeastern Region Low
Southern Region Low
• ILI activity in Region V of the U.S. (WI, MN, IL, MI, OH, IN) is below baseline levels
• ILI activity in the U.S. is below baseline levels
• The Predictive Value Positive (PVP) for rapid influenza tests is: Low but increasing
(PVP is the probability of disease in a patient with a positive test result)
• The Predictive Value Negative (PVN) for rapid influenza tests is: High
(PVN is the probability of not having disease when the test result is negative)
• Influenza-associated pediatric deaths (October 5, 2012-present)
Week 12-48 Total to Date
Wisconsin 0 0
United States 3 5

http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/influenza/Reports/2012_48_SurveillanceReport.pdf

Ontario Canada: Waterloo Seasonal Flu Update: 4 Deaths

Flu hits hard, killing child and three seniors

Dec 10 2012 Excerpts: WATERLOO REGION — The flu has killed a healthy child and three elderly residents as this region suffers through the worst influenza outbreak in the province. The child who died was younger than 10 and previously healthy, but did not have a flu shot, according to the local public health department. Three elderly residents who died had underlying health issues. Influenza A contributed to their deaths. “Waterloo Region currently has the highest number of influenza cases in the province, including four influenza-related deaths,” a public health report states. The latest figures show 70 confirmed flu cases in the region, representing 27 per cent of 264 flu cases across Ontario. Based on population, the local flu rate is seven times higher than the provincial average. The hospitalization rate is three times higher than the provincial average. Influenza A is blamed for 12 recent outbreaks in local facilities including hospitals, nursing and retirement homes. At least two other Ontario residents have died of flu since the influenza season began in late August. Full article:

Indonesia: Central Java Poultry Die Off

So far today, I have reported poultry die off in Bali:

Two days later more than 3 thousand of the total seven thousand chickens in the chicken coop owned by I Wayan Ardana, Residents Dusun Awen, Kelurahan Lelateng, Jembrana died suddenly.

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/indonesia-thousands-of-chickens-die.html#links

And Riau:

As a result, farmers are losing hundreds of millions of dollars. Chief of Department of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Karimun District, Amran Sahidid, said the destruction by burning of more than 16 thousand laying hens caused a lot of chickens owned by residents who died suddenly and after apparently contracted the bird flu virus. 
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/indonesia-riau-16000-hens-in-karimun.html#links 

I've spoken of almost 50% of the duck population gone...

SUKABUMI - About 50 percent of the population of ducks in Indonesia have died from bird flu disease. The spread of the virus H5NI happened in the last ten days of the alleged existence of ducks imported.

According to Ade, the bird flu attack this time was the vicious than ever before.Moreover, cases of death in ducks in large numbers just happened in the past month. 

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/indonesia-about-50-of-duck-population.html#links

And now, Yogykarta, Central Java:

PanturaNews (Bradford) - Beradasarkan results of the Center for Veterinary (BBV) Yogyakarta, amounting to four people, said that a number of areas
in Brebes, Central Java, found 11,000 ducks died suddenly. This was stated by the Head of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Husbandry Department
Bradford, drh Jhonny Murahman, Monday, December 10, 2012.
"Tens of thousands of ducks that died suddenly, presumably due to the bird flu virus," said Jhoni.
According to him, tens of thousands of ducks that died suddenly scattered in the Bradford District, Bulakamba, Wanasari, Tonjong, Bumiayu and
Paguyangan. "When conditions are like this now, bird flu is very prone to occur, especially in endemic areas," he explained.
Jhonny explained, to determine the spread of the bird flu virus, the carcass BBV Yogyakarta surgery and laboratory tests, to know the certainty of the
cause of death of poultry that died suddenly. In addition to baseline blood samples of duck, duck sempel dirt and slime are also not spared from the
examination.
"From the results of these lab tests, the BBV Yogyakarta will be delivered to the Department of Animal Husbandry, and then delivered to the public to
take precaution," he said.
Reported earlier, allegedly due to bird flu virus, hundreds of ducks in the village Limbangan Wetan and Limbangan Kulon, District of Bradford,
Bradford District, Central Java, was found died suddenly at home, Thursday, December 6, 2012. Because the animal is foaming at the mouth, and before
dying duck floundering like a seizure.
Dul Hadi, a duck breeder Limbangan Kulon village, said the duck's death became known only when they want to check out the stables. Hundreds of
animals such as flounder piarannya was convulsing on the ground, and from the mouth of the flock foam discharge.
After learning many dead duck, he asked for help to other breeders to examine and help destroy a dead duck. "There are about 300 ducks died suddenly
belong to me," he said when met at the scene.

http://www.panturanews.com/index.php/panturanews/baca/7366/10/12/2012/belasan-ribu-ekor-itik-di-brebes-mati-mendadak.html

Shrinking world means increasing health threats

A perfect storm is brewing for a global health threat. The combination of people moving more easily around the globe, climate change and humans entering animal habitats more often, is a recipe for a pandemic. Katie Gibas reports.

A perfect storm is brewing for a global health threat.
"There is an inevitability that there will be a global pandemic. There hasn't been a huge global outbreak since the late sixties and typically they come every 20 to 30 years, so we're overdue," said Paul Emerson, PhD, of The Carter Center.

Paul Emerson is a Global Health expert at The Carter Center in Atlanta. He's studied diseases all over the world. He says the combination of people moving more easily around the globe, climate change and humans entering animal habitats more often, is a recipe for a pandemic.
"You end up with essentially a ticking time bomb of health and when the next the next pandemic comes, which is likely to be a flu-like virus, it will make Hurricane Katrina look like a damp weekend," said Emerson.

Continued:  http://elmira-corning.ynn.com/content/health/619228/healthy-living--shrinking-world-means-increasing-health-threats/

Indonesia: Dept. of Animal Husbandy West Java Website Update H5N1

December 10, 2012
Poultry growers should be vigilant in Banyuwangi. Therefore, the number of districts / cities in East Java has been attacked flu pandemic (H5N1). If not careful, they are threatened with bankruptcy.

So far, the poultry farmers in Bumi Blambangan not found the deadly virus. However, they remain ketar-ketir kalaukalau outbreak to Banyuwangi. '' We should be careful,'' said Chairman of the Board of Representatives Region Poultry Farmers Association Local Indonesia (DPW HIMPULI) East Java, Mujiono, yesterday.

He calls, bird flu has attacked poultry in a number of areas, such as Blitar, Tulungagung, Mojokerto, Kediri, and Bangkalan. '' Therefore, do not let the symptoms get here,'' added the Chairman of Farmers Group Ducks Mekarsari, Simbar Hamlet, Village Karangsari, District Sempu it. The trick, he said, must stop the shipment of poultry from outside the area, either in the form of seeds and poultry. '' It's just temporary. It was as a precaution in order to avoid bird deaths in vain,'' he explained.

In addition, farmers also have to regularly clean the cages and spraying antiseptic, and give vitamin poultry. '' Initially, the bird flu poultry brought from abroad,'' he explained. Based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Directorate General of Health that he received on December 6, 2012, attacks poultry bird flu was first discovered recently in Indonesia. The term highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 clade 2.3, clade 2.3.2 sub clade 2.3. '' So far, the bird flu-type clade 2.1, "he explained.

Indonesia: Company Is Not Worried About Importing Ducks Bird Flu

Excerpts:
The company began to respond to reports of large farms spread of bird flu virus (H5N1). Indonesia Tbk PT Charoen Pokpand claimed to be ready to stop the import process ducks if there is a demand from the government. During this time, the national duck imports no more than 10% of the national population of ducks.
"We have imported, but very little," said Thomas Effendi, President of Charoen Pokphand, Sunday (9/12), without revealing more detailed import volume. Thomas explains, over the years, Charoen ducks imported only for research.
Previously, KONTAN preaching, bird flu virus has been attacking ducks and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of ducks in East Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta and West Java (KONTAN, December 8, 2012).
Compared with the chicken, over the years, breeding ducks still far behind. According to Sudirman, duck farming is usually carried out by small farmers. In its maintenance is also not too bothered biosecurity.

Ministry of Agriculture (Kemtan) notes, imported seeds ducks this year reached 33,463 head, up 38.9% compared to last year, as many as 24,090 birds. "The peking ducks imported, imported from countries that have been freely declare AI (bird flu)," said Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture, Gratitude Iwantoro. In addition, Indonesia is only importing seeds ducks from Germany, Britain, France, and Malaysia.

Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Local Poultry Farmers (Himpuli), Ade Zulkarnean, say, over the years, imports of duck Indonesia is not too big. Of the approximately 53 million head of duck populations nationwide in 2011, only 10% coming from imports.

As with broilers, ducks imported by the company in the form of grand parent stock (GPS). Then it developed into a GPS import parent stock (PS) before a final stock. So far, Indonesia has imported ducks among others from Thailand and China. "Import duck done since the last 3-4 years," said Ade.

Import ducks do, because supply and demand imbalance. The emergence of a restaurant that serves duck duck imports trigger. Demand duck was up 15% every year. Ade pointed out, demand ducks in Greater Jakarta and East Java tail reach 700,000 - 900,000 individuals per month.

http://industri.kontan.co.id/news/perusahaan-tak-mencemaskan-flu-burung/2012/12/10

NanoViricides Appoints Project Manager and Engineering Firm for FDA cGMP Plant; Provides Update on anti-Influenza Program

Press Release

Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:00am EST

NanoViricides Appoints Project Manager and Engineering Firm for FDA cGMP Plant; Provides Update on anti-Influenza Program

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC) (the "Company") announced today that it has retained the services of Mr. Phil Mader and his firm, MPH Engineering, LLC (“MPH”), to help with the overall project management and design engineering of its laboratory and cGMP pilot production facility. This facility will be built by renovating an existing 18,000 sq. ft. light manufacturing plant on a 4.2 acre lot in Shelton, CT, as previously announced. MPH will provide overall engineering and project management services for the whole facility that includes the cGMP facility, laboratories, and office spaces, and will be responsible for overall project management of the detailed design and construction phases. The cGMP area itself will be designed by a separate firm, while MPH will be responsible for successful implementation of the entire project in collaboration with the firm that will provide the cGMP area.
Phil Mader is currently the Director of Engineering at MPH Engineering LLC. Phil has 26 years of mechanical, electrical design and construction leadership experience. His expertise includes design and construction administration of laboratory fit-out projects including the implementation of facility water, air, electrical and process control systems.
Major clients of MPH include well known pharmaceutical companies such as Schering-Plough Corporation and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
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Both the oral and injectable versions of the Company’s anti-influenza drug have shown extremely high efficacy in animal models against two different influenza A virus strains tested. The Company believes that both candidates will be effective against most, if not all, influenza viruses, including bird flu (H5N1), novel epidemic virus strains, high path influenzas, as well as the seasonal influenza viruses.  
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/idUS108687+10-Dec-2012+BW20121210 

Indonesia: About 50% of Duck Population Has Died From Bird Flu #H5N1 in Last 10 Days

SUKABUMI - About 50 percent of the population of ducks in Indonesia have died from bird flu disease. The spread of the virus H5NI happened in the last ten days of the alleged existence of ducks imported.

According to Ade, the bird flu attack this time was the vicious than ever before.Moreover, cases of death in ducks in large numbers just happened in the past month.

Data from the Association of Local Poultry Farmers Indonesia (Himpuli) states, the total duck population is maintained rancher reach as many as 53 million birds.

Indonesia Sentra most ducks in a number of places including Cirebon West Java, Central Java and East Java. "The case of ducks died of bird flu spread in some areas,'' said Chairman of the Central Board (DPP) Himpuli, Ade M Zulkarnain, told Reuters on Monday (10/12).

For example in Cirebon, Brebes, Starch, Mojokerto, Blitar, Tulungagung, and Pasuruan. In fact, the duck population in Pati, Central Java, died about 85 per cent of the total population. While the duck deaths from bird flu in Sukabumi undiscovered.

 http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/12/10/met2ye-awas-flu-burung-kembali-menyerang

Indonesia: Chairman Zulkamain, Urges Gov't to Stop Import of Breeding Ducks

Overcome Bird Flu, Government Must Stop Import Ducks
December 10, 2012

SUKABUMI - Chairman of the Central Board (DPP) Himpuli, Ade M Zulkarnain, urged the government to stop the import of breeding ducks that have been done in Indonesia.

"Ducks imports must be stopped," said Ade told Reuters on Monday (10/12). According to him, the policy needs to be done to tackle bird flu outbreak that occurred in the past week.

Ade explained that the government must re-enable the poultry restructuring policy which had been halted. Digalakan massive restructuring program poultry from 2007 to 2010.

Restructuring must also include farm itik.Di other hand, the duck farmers who suffered losses due to animal death peliharaanya should get the attention of the government.

For example, with compensation and stimulus so that they can continue business as normal cattle.

If the government does not immediately handling a problem, says Ade, then the existence of hundreds of duck farmers will be threatened. They fear it would cease business or go out of business any time soon.

Ade admitted, the government through the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) has actually issued a circular regarding the handling of bird flu in ducks issued on 6 December. However, unfortunately, the government has not revoked on imported ducks at the root of the problem