Pakistan: Authorities Plays Down Bird Flu Risk
..., adding: "There seems no chance of any wide-scale outbreak in [poultry] birds either." In 2004, Pakistan established a nationwide surveillance system to monitor any bird flu outbreaks, while in 2006 health authorities banned the import of poultry products and birds from more than 30 countries where cases o...Turkey Confirms Return Of Bird Flu Among Chickens
Turkey confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the southeast of the country on Thursday; a year after the H5N1 strain of the disease// killed four children in the region. The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Thursday 170 chickens had died of bird flu in Bogazkoy vill......control measures are also being implemented. The outbreak in Jamaica is subsiding and an interruption in tra...ndemic country for malaria. The occurrence of this outbreak highlights the importance of conducting surveillance in countries that are non-endemic to malaria. ...Dengue Alert Issued in South America
... declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever. The authorities have blamed highe...lesser extent, Argentina have been affected by the outbreak - but it is Brazil and Paraguay which have seen the worst of it. In the south-western Brazilian s...New Mad-Cow Case Detected in Canada Bull
...ldwide, most of them in Europe have died during an outbreak of the disease that peaked in 1993. In 1997, Canada banned the inclusion of protein from ruminants like cattle and sheep in cattle feed that are believed to be linked to the spread of the disease. To conclude, the Agency added that an investiga......g preparedness in the country for dealing with any outbreak of Avian Influenza was held under the chairmanship.... It was noted with satisfaction that since the outbreak of Avian Flue during January 2006, surveillance capacity has been considerably strengthened. A strat...Expect More Outbreaks in Europe, Bird Flu Expert Warns
...Nabarro “British health officials are handling the outbreak in the proper way, the way that's been required by the European Commission and I believe that under these circumstances, we would be unlucky if other farms in the vicinity get affected." There are fears of human cases though. The latest case confir...Hundreds of Turkeys Die Due to Bird Flu
Government vets are probing an outbreak of bird flu in a poultry farm in Suffolk, following the death of hundreds of turkeys. Reports of an ‘unexplained’ illness// had many experts visiting the farm to investigate. Confirmation has been received from The Department of Environment, Food a...Hand-foot-mouth Disease Scare Causes Temporary Shut Down of Malaysian Preschools
...scare, state officials said. Denying any major outbreak of the disease, state deputy chief minister, George Chan, said, ‘Let me stress this, it is not an outbreak as we are taking the necessary measures. As the disease is endemic in nature, we want to prevent it ...Food Outlets Not to Blame for Typhoid Cases
... suburb of Clendon are not the source of a typhoid outbreak in the area//. Earlier this month health officials investigated four retailers for links to several cases of the disease but tests on 26 workers came up negative. Dr Greg Simmons of the Auckland Regional Public Health Service says based on what h...Hungarian Geese Slaughtered as Bird Flu Returns to EU
The European Commission confirmed Monday the first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the EU since mid-200...e" and to reassess their risk levels following the outbreak at a goose farm in Csongrad County, southeastern Hungary, according to his spokesman Philip Tod. ...Not Just ‘Bird’ Flu Anymore- Avian Influenza Strikes Cas
...concern, an Indonesian scientist has identified an outbreak of bird flu in cats.// The scientist Chairul Anwar Nidom from Airlangga University in Surabaya discovered H5N1 virus antibodies in 20 percent of 500 stray cats sourced from areas near poultry farms.These were in regions of Jakarta and Sumatra. Th...Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Nairobi
...d as shipment to overseas was completed before the outbreak of disease. Rift valley Fever (RFL) is a viral d...ent around Sh170 million in controlling this viral outbreak and all quarantine measures are strictly adhered to. JYT...Dengue Fever Hits Indonesia, 75 Dead
A seasonal dengue fever outbreak in 14 of Indonesia's 33 provinces has killed at least 75 people and afflicted over 4,800 since New Year's Day, health officials said Tuesday//. But this month's figure was much less compared to the same period last year when over 18,900 people were...To Russia With Love-Bird Flu Strikes
... the culling// of 1.5 million birds. The present outbreak is near the country’s Black Sea coast. “A labora...y, the European Commission had confirmed the first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the European Union since mid-2006 after tests on Hungarian gees...RVF Outbreak Kills 148 in Kenya
...eople have died in Kenya in the last week after an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, bringing the death toll to 1...ared the disease would spread quickly. A similar outbreak in 1997-1998 killed hundreds of people in Kenya. Source: Bio-Bio Technology SRI...Quarantine Sought For Harsh TB Strain
...ified given the "extreme risk" posed by an ongoing outbreak of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) in South...tain severe acute respiratory syndrome. During the outbreak in Toronto, 30,000 people were quarantined, including 27 who were confined to their homes by court o...Kenya: Alert As Virus Leaps Over Buffer Zone
...t acquired the technology from us," he says. The outbreak is the second most severe since 1930. But this tim... rise in temperatures in the region could spark an outbreak of the disease. By early November, local weathermen had correctly predicted floods and landslides ...Outbreak of New Dengue Strain Feared in Malaysia
...e cases in eastern Malaysia has raised fears of an outbreak of a new strain of the viral disease that has affected dozens of children//. A possible outbreak of dengue fever has been detected in Kuantan in Pahang state with at least two-dozen cases reported ......cials were able to lessen the impact of an ongoing outbreak in Kenya of Rift Valley Fever, a deadly hemorrhagi...amba was certain the elements were in place for an outbreak namely, ideal breeding conditions for the mosquitoes that transmit the disease. "By the end of Oct...