The arrival of a bird flu pandemic in France may cause 80,000 deaths. A third less than what was estimated in 2004, a spokeswoman from France’s Health Watch Institute said.
“The reduction is due to the current level of anti-viral treatments acquired by the French government,” Isabelle Bonmarin, epidemiologist at the INVS told a bird […]
The sales of Christmas Turkeys in London are strong in Supermarkets - despite the concerns of Bird Flu.
Sainsbury’s reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in the number of fresh turkey sales.
Tesco - Englands biggest retailer said the sales of fresh turkeys have been strong since they went on sale.
“We have seen no impact from bird […]
China will host World Bank and European Commission representatives in Beijing in January for talks to coordinate the funding of measures to counter bird flu around the globe, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said today.
`High-level’ officials will attend the Jan. 17 and 18 meetings to decide how funding for prevention programs should be provided and […]
The results of first large-scale trials of a low-dose vaccine against H5N1 bird flu have been announced – and they are unexpectedly disappointing. Scientists had hoped that very low doses of vaccine virus would make humans immune if injected along with an immune-stimulating chemical called an adjuvant.
But on Thursday, French vaccine company Sanofi pasteur announced […]
Authorities have intercepted more than 50 packages of fake bird flu vaccine shipped to the US in recent weeks, evidently from China, federal officials said.
Scientists are analyzing the ingredients in capsules sold as ‘generic Tamiflu’ to online customers, Dave Elder, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s office of enforcement, told Agence France-Presse.
‘First of […]
In the NZ Herald Newspaper this morning there was an article about birdflu.
‘A birdflu pandemic would cost New Zealand between $15 billion and $30 billion in the first year, Treasury said today.
The loss to the economy would be around 10 to 20 per cent of GDP in the year that a pandemic occurred, it […]
Experts are urging people to create a Home Emergency Kit that has atleast 3-5 days worth of non perishable food items, basic emergency supplies, plus rehydration fluids and fever-reducing medications.
In New Zealand they have advertisements on major tv networks to remind us to do so and have also done a leaflet drop. Have they […]
Influenza A (H5N1) is an influenza virus that occurs mainly in birds. It is extremly contagious and can be deadly.
Avian influenza H5N1 has occured in poultry over eight countrys in asia (Cambodia , China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam) in late 2003. More than 100 Million Birds in those countrys either died […]