Asian Computers are Joining Forces to Fight Avian Flu

Dealing with deadly diseases is not just a matter of test-tubes and petri dishes. Increasingly, grid computing is being used to simulate the ways that new drugs could attack viruses, looking for a magic bullet that could cure diseases or even prevent...

Migratory Birds Pose Danger of Avian Flu in Gabon

Some 40,000 migratory birds flying in transit each year through Gabon, have the potential to expose the country to a bird flu outbreak, the national coordinator of the bird flu project, Rubain Goda Tsoubou said here.

Nepal Introduces Measures to Fight Its First Bird Flu Outbreak

Nepal has introduced measures to deal with its first outbreak of the deadly avian flu virus in the eastern border region of the Himalayan country, the government’s press secretary told reporters on Friday.

Two-year-old Girl Becomes Egypt’s Latest Bird Flu Victim

Egypt’s Deputy Health Minister has said a new case of avian flu has been confirmed in a young girl. Nasser al-Sayyed said on Monday tests confirmed that a two-year-old girl, who lives outside Cairo, had contracted the deadly H5N1 virus. The girl...

U.K. Now Officially Free From Avian Influenza

The UK is officially free from Avian Influenza (AI) from today (20 November), according to the rules laid down by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

‘Bird Flu’ Confirmed At Second U.K. Premises

Laboratory test results have today confirmed H5N1 Avian Influenza in turkeys at one of the places listed as a Dangerous Contact following the initial outbreak. These premises were confirmed as a Dangerous Contact, and placed under restriction, on 14th...

Culling Completed in the U.K. ‘Bird Flu’ Outbreak

The Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (Defra) today confirmed the completion of culling operations on all four of the premises identified as Dangerous Contacts in the U.K. Avian Influenza outbreak.

H5N1 Avian Influenza Positively Confirmed in U.K. Outbreak

Following further test results from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) the U.K.’s Acting Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that the strain of Avian Influenza present at the Infected Premises near Diss is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain....

U.K. Avian Influenza Outbreak: Additional Restrictions Imposed

Further restrictions are being put in place in a wider area surrounding the infected premises near Diss, U.K. as a precautionary measure. In consultation with ornithologists and other experts, a wider Restricted Zone has been established in addition...