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Indonesia Has Ninth Bird-Flu Death as Risk Mounts

...0 people in Asia since 2004, is fueling fears of a pandemic that the Geneva- based WHO estimates may kill as many as 7.4 million people. There have been at least 137 human cases from the H5N1 strain, WHO said on Dec. 9. Thailand has announced three bird-flu cases this month, adding to the two new infections...

Poultry Workers To Adopt Anti-Flu Guidelines

...human being to another, then a catastrophic global pandemic may well be the end result. In the meantime Birdlife International has denied that the virus is being spread by migratory wild birds. There has been no sign of the virus in the migratory routes of the birds, according to the organization. In the ca...

Bird flu may cause a blackout in New Zealand

...They are preparing the people and themselves for a pandemic strike of bird flu. It will be in multiple waves and will extend up to three to six months. The government said that it does not have facilities to // tackle such situations (pandemic). They are prepared and provide support in case of earthquakes ...

UK has to be more Prepared against Bird Flu

...has taken various measures to curb the risk of any pandemic bird flu spread but the committee feels still a lot has to be done to fight a pandemic disease. The committee feels that the Government should organize the food sector as there would be...

Pandemic Will Affect Business Houses

...ikely to be extensively affected when an influenza pandemic breaks out across the world. This is expected to r...ealth is not easy to predict. A relatively mild pandemic will result in the death of 3 million Asians. In the case of a severe pandemic, there will be a worl...

UK Committee Warns on Food Shortages Due to Flu Epidemic

... Committee has issued a warning that if a bird flu pandemic were to hit Britain, there would be a severe short...food shortages would hit the country badly. 'A flu pandemic looks likelier now than at any time since the 1960s,' said Lord Broers, chairman of the Committee. '...

Detection of Weak strains of bird flu virus – Target of European Unio

...an transmission can take place leading to a global pandemic outbreak. So far no case of human-to-human transmission has been recorded. However, nearly 70 people have lost their lives due to close contact with poultry. It has also been planned to stockpile drugs to effectively manage such an emergency situat...

AIDS bias successfully overcome by Indian Muslims in South Africa

...ly seeing an increase in awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic among Muslims," Kajee said. "While our care is based on an Islamic ethos, we do not impose our religion per se on any of the people in our care. So, for example, while the food we provide may be Halaal and we will not allow alcohol on our premises, ...

Flu Pandemic Gets More Attention Than AIDS

...entire world appears to be focused on the bird flu pandemic that is expected to break out across the globe. AIDS which has already taken a toll of 25 million lives in as many years has failed to generate // the same level of attention. The AIDS program does not even have the required funds to cope with the di...

Christmas trees to yield key Tamiflu ingredient

...ed as the first line of defence against a possible pandemic outbreak of bird flu, which has been devastating chicken populations across Southeast Asia and parts of Europe. So far, the H5N1 virus, which usually strikes people in close contact with diseased fowl or their droppings, has infected an estimated 13...

A success for the Indian pharmacy: gets licence to manufacture Tamiflu

... most promising treatment for combating any future pandemic of bird flu in humans. The Swiss drugs giant developed, and has patent protection for, a product that is in great demand from governments around the world. The best part is that it appears to be only the second such manufacturing license Roche has ...

US Pigs Could Be Affected In Event Of Bird Flu

...asily transmissible among humans, then a worldwide pandemic will result claiming millions of lives. "Not only do poultry people need to look into increasing their biosecurity, so do the swine farmers," said John El-Attrache, a veterinary pathologist with Texas A&M University. "Bird flu can readily infect a sw...

Massive Production Of Bird Flu Vaccine To Be Initiated In China

.... It is however feared that it can lead to a human pandemic if the virus mutates itself into a more virulent form. Widespread poultry vaccination of more than 5 billion birds and effective implementation of a strict monitoring for bird flu outbreak has to a larger extent helped in restricting spread of the...

Haj Pilgrims Being Tested For Presence Of Bird Flu Infection

...ing at Mecca could pave way for the emergence of a pandemic bird flu strain. More than $6.7 million have been spent to manage the crisis in an effective way, especially among those in contact with poultry. ...

Health check up to Hajj pilgrims to avoid bird flu

... of bird flu infection//. World wide the threat of pandemic bird flu infection is very high and the chances of... large gathering there is an increased chance of a pandemic outbreak....

Hyderabad Firm To Manufacture Tamiflu In India

...ssible from person to person, then there will be a pandemic with millions of casualties....

USA’s Plan to Tackle the Bird Flu Pandemi

...at the H5N1 strain resembles the virus that caused pandemic in 1918 (Spanish flu) which killed 20 million to 5... if this strain mutates to a contagious one that a pandemic is unavoidable. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said that previous hi...

Poultry feces may transmit bird flu virus

...ated from poultry feces it has increased fear of a pandemic threat of bird flu....

Government May Have To Develop HIV Vaccine

...itted that it may be impossible to contain the HIV pandemic by 2015. It is also believed that it will take as long as 2025 to create such a vaccine. The science involved in developing such a vaccine is complicated, and the poor nations who need such a vaccine may not be able to afford it, assuming it is devel...

Doctors Seek Legislation To Protect Them

...eeking legal protection in the event of a bird flu pandemic breaking out in the country, when they would be co...e law. This is very much likely when a bird flu pandemic breaks out and there is an acute shortage of medical professionals to deal with the enormity of the ...

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