Posts Tagged ‘avian’

Avian influenza: a human death in Indonesia

September 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A 28 year old man died Tuesday in the province of Riau after being infected by the virus of bird flu, bringing to 80 the total number of deaths in Indonesia.
Mr. Yatino, farmer and father of a child, died at about 13h45 local time (0645 GMT) at ...

China confirms new human case of avian flu

July 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Chinese Ministry of Public Health has confirmed another human case of avian flu, “he said Saturday on his official website.
A man aged 19 under the name of Cheng, who is a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is current...

Cases of avian flu in a village in north-western Nigeria

July 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
cases of avian flu have been reported in a village in the Nigerian state of Zamfara (North West), it was reported Wednesday from official sources.
The Nigerian Ministry of Animal Health, informed last week, has sent experts to Namaturu, village ...

China confirms death of a young boy due to avian flu

April 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Ministry of Health confirmed the death of a young boy of 16 years caused by avian flu in Anhui Province, bringing the number of people killed in the country by the virus to 15.
The student named Wu, who came from the city of Bengbu in Anhui,...

China confirms new human case of avian flu

April 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Ministry of Health has confirmed another human case of avian flu in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, has announced the provincial Department of Health of Anhui on Wednesday.
A schoolboy of 16 years named Wu died Tuesday night in the ci...

Avian flu: Kuwait continued testing on the hawks

March 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Kuwaiti authorities are continuing to conduct tests of avian flu on the Falcons despite the stabilization of the situation in the country, reported Monday the official news agency KUNA.
No new cases have been reported on four consecutive day...

China takes new measures to counter a possible outbreak of avian flu at the approach of spring

January 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday new measures to counter a possible outbreak of avian flu in the spring season when the virus of avian influenza is the most active and most contagious.
The ministry called for mandatory vaccin...

China announces new human case of avian flu

December 31st, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The health department of Fujian province in China’s southeast, announced Wednesday a new human case of avian flu.
The patient is a farmer of 44 years of Jian’ou City of Fujian province, with symptoms of fever and cough since February...

A traditional Chinese medicine has eradicated avian influenza

December 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
the pilot laboratory for diseases newly reported to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, an experience that lasted nearly two years shows that anti-virus pellets (order of Sichuan), developed, manufactured and used the last forty years by...

UN: The poultry trade is now responsible for the spread of avian flu

December 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Avian flu, which was previously transmitted by migratory birds, is now spread through the poultry trade, recently warned a UN expert.
Despite some successful efforts by countries to prevent transmission of H5N1 viruses, none of them should under...