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Bulgaria Prepares Itself For Combating Bird Flu Outbreak

... Danube delta. In view of the above situation, the veterinary services have been on very high alert to watch out for any symptoms of the disease. "Their number will eventually grow to 250,000. An eventual bird flu outbreak may happen around these areas", told the minister following a discussion held regarding...

San Diego Zoo Prepares Itself Against Bird Flu

...castle, said Donald Janssen, the zoo's director of veterinary medicine. ...

Vaccines developed, to treat melanoma in dogs

...his treatment. Ilene Kurzman, a researcher in the veterinary medical school's oncology section said that this will one day be an important step towards developing anti-cancer therapy for humans. Melanoma, is a type of skin cancer which is very aggressive in dogs. Characteristic symptoms are seen but the mor...

Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece Face Bird Flu Threat: European Union

...ed feathers from the affected areas. The EU's top veterinary experts are set to meet in Brussels on Feb 16 to analyse the situation....

Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices

.../ Only those chickens that were certified by the veterinary doctors, deputed by the Delhi administration were ...y 400-450 have been sold," he said. He said though veterinary doctors had certified his poultry products sales had not picked up. For Narendra Singh, a restaura...

Orissa Bans Inclusion Of Eggs In Midday Meals

...nd Cuttack to monitor the situation closely. The veterinary officials have been urged to conduct inspection visits in poultry farms and draw blood samples of analysis from suspected cases. They have been asked to bring any such case to the immediate notice. With such effective protective measures, Orissa is u...

Nigerian Farmers To Import Bird Flu Vaccine From Israel

...mission has been recorded so far. However the poor veterinary services and inadequate surveillance systems prevalent in Africa could lead to a bird flu crisis in the region. Kano is one of the states, worst hit by the infection where 102,000 fowls have been infected, based on reports of Federal Ministry of Ag...

Bird Flu Does Not Spare the Wild Swans in Georgia

The head of the veterinary department at Georgia's Agriculture Ministry said that the deadly strain H5N1 causing the avian flu was detected among the wild swans// in Georgia. Jambul Maglakelidze told the press that bird flu has entered Georgia and has confirmed it after a s...

Don’t Chicken Out

...e programme commenced and this had the presence of veterinary and health officials. Chicken farmers from Tamil Nadu and Kerala also attended the programme. br>...

A warning and wake up call: German cat infected with deadly bird flu strain.

...ns.// According to an institute specialising in veterinary diseases the strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus had the highly pathogenic Asian strain that can be transmitted to humans. The institute in question is the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, which advises the government on animal diseases. And in a statem...

Poultry Industry In India Suffers A Set Back

... International Office of Epizootics (OIE) provides veterinary certification for products of animal origin. Edited IANS...

Number Of Bird Flu Cases In Switzerland Reaches 11

...een ruled out. Health officials belonging to the veterinary department have instituted strict monitoring and stringent surveillance measures in the country. With such measures, the number of cases is only likely to increase in the next few days....

Poland affected by Bird flu through wild birds

...ve more and more cases of bid flu," head of Polish veterinary services Krzysztof Jazdzewski said. Poland informed authorities in the neighbouring German state of Brandenburg and established observation zones around Swinoujscie and Kostrzyn Wielkopolski. The highly virulent strain of the H5N1 virus has proved ...

First Suspected Bird Flu Case In Serbia: Samples Sent For Analysis

... the suspicion, said Dejan Krnjaic, Head, Serbia’s veterinary directorate. In line with the bird flu threat, 1...nitoring and regulations have been enforced by the veterinary authority to avoid any bird flu outbreak. The farmers have been instructed to keep all their domesti...

Poultry Deaths, Farmers Rush To Vet Centres in Tamil Nadu

...ultry and the overcrowding of farm owners in local veterinary centres has created much panic regarding the possibility of a bird flu outbreak in Tamil Nadub //. The deadly avian influenza virus outbreak in India was first reported in the month of February. More than 20 chickens dropped dead Saturday in Manakk...

High Demand For Protective Suit in Afghan: Culling Would Have To Wait

...is feared that it may lead to an outbreak with the veterinary and health sectors struggling to manage the current situation. It has been projected that approximately 100 protective suits would be needed to ensure operation of the two-person teams that would be involved in catching and culling birds. Requests...

The Bird flu Hits Denmark.

...cks, the confirmation was given// by the country's veterinary authorities, two days after nine tufted ducks were found to be H5-infected. The press reports states that the ducks were found in the South of the country in the town of Aeroeskoebing, on the island of Aeroe. Authorities in Denmark also confirmed t...

Pets As Disease Watchdogs

... Banfield, The Pet Hospital, a nationwide chain of veterinary hospitals to identify specific geographic areas wh...k of laboratories used by more than 18,000 private veterinary practices. Medical records were transferred to Purdue, where they were stored and converted for a...

Africa's vets to gain from web-based training

In a visionary move the veterinary schools in sub-Saharan Africa have joined forces to create an Internet-based training programme that will allow vets// to study for postgraduate degrees while continuing to work. The African Universities Veterinary E-Learning Consortium, launched i...

Green Light From EU To Poultry Farmers

...nable to send their produce to the market owing to veterinary restrictions. According to Agriculture Commissio...he primary steps could be to compenste farmers for veterinary precautionay measures of reduced production. The proposals include financing half the cost of mea...

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