British bird flu outbreak now under control (News-Medical-Net)
The term influenza has its origins in 15th-century Italy, where the cause of the disease was ascribed to unfavourable astrological influences. Evolution in medical thought led to its modification to influenza del freddo, meaning "influence of the cold." The word "influenza" was first attested in English in 1743 when it was borrowed during an outbreak of the disease in Europe. Archaic terms for influenza include epidemic catarrh, grippe (from the French grippe, meaning flu; sometimes spelled "grip" or "gripe"), sweating sickness, and Spanish fever (particularly for the 1918 pandemic strain).
British bird flu outbreak now under control (News-Medical-Net)
The cull involved four premises identified as having had dangerous contact with Redgrave Park Farm, near Diss, where the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza was confirmed last week.
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Lessons learned from Turkey's 2006 bird flu outbreak (News-Medical-Net)
Rapid responses by Turkey's health authorities and key health personnel were critical in bringing the 2006 bird flu outbreak under control, according to research published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health.
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Britain to cull 22,000 birds to check avian flu (EARTHtimes.org)
London, Nov 15 (RIA Novosti) Around 22,000 turkeys will be culled at four farms in eastern Britain, following a bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk.
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Lessons From Turkey's Bird Flu Outbreak (Medical News Today)
Rapid responses by Turkey's health authorities and key health personnel were critical in bringing the 2006 bird flu outbreak under control, according to research published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health. Those involved cite poverty and families sharing their homes with poultry as factors behind the virus' transfer to humans. [click link for full article]
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Fresh case of bird flu on poultry farm in Britain (EARTHtimes.org)
London - A fresh case of bird flu was confirmed in Britain Monday after the H5 strain of the avian influenza virus was found in turkeys on a farm in Norfolk, south-east Britain. All 5,000 birds on the farm, which also houses ducks and geese, will be ...
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H5 avian influenza found on Suffolk poultry farm (News-Medical-Net)
The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed avian influenza in turkeys on premises near Diss on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Preliminary tests were positive for the H5 strain.
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Bird flu in Britain prompts culling of Christmas poultry (News-Medical-Net)
An outbreak of bird flu on a farm in England has prompted the culling of 5,000 turkeys, 1,000 ducks and 500 geese.
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Deadly bird flu hits Britain (News-Medical-Net)
Officials in Britain have confirmed that the bird flu strain detected in turkeys on a farm in Norfolk is the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus
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Communication is vital in managing food risk, BfR (Food Production Daily)
15/11/2007 - Public perception of food risk is the important factor in determining need for state intervention even if the scientific point of view says the risk is low, according to the BfR, a view that has a strong bearing on current issues like additives and ingredient sourcing.
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BioTech Medics, Inc. Announces Reverse Stock Split and Symbol Change (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioTech Medics, Inc. [formerly, now ] announces the notice from NASDAQ according to The Exchange Act Rule 10b-17 to approve a reverse stock split and symbol change from BTME to BMCS effective at the open of the stock market today.
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British bird flu outbreak now under control (News-Medical-Net)
Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In humans, common symptoms of influenza are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly. Sometimes confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and is caused by a different type of virus. Although nausea and vomiting can be produced, especially in children,[1] these symptoms are more characteristic of the unrelated gastroenteritis, which is sometimes called "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu."
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