WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The symptoms of human influenza were clearly described by Hippocrates roughly 2400 years ago. Since then, the virus has caused numerous pandemics. Historical data on influenza are difficult to interpret, because the symptoms can be similar to those of other diseases, such as diphtheria, pneumonic plague, typhoid fever, dengue, or typhus. The first convincing record of an influenza pandemic was of an outbreak in 1580, which began in Asia and spread to Europe via Africa. In Rome over 8,000 people were killed, and several Spanish cities were almost wiped out. Pandemics continued sporadically throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with the pandemic of 1830–1833 being particularly widespread; it infected approximately a quarter of the people exposed.
WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organization (WHO) says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
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Second case of bird flu confirmed (BBC News)
A second case of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu is confirmed at a turkey farm in East Anglia.
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WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
GENEVA, Nov 19 - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation says is vital for tracking the deadly H5N1 virus and developing vaccines against a potential pandemic.
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WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Health officials this week reopen the thorny issue of bird flu virus sharing, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) says is vital for tracking the ...
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Cull ends at bird flu-hit farms (BBC News)
The government confirms an end to the bird cull on four sites suspected of being infected with avian influenza.
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Outbreak of lethal bird flu confirmed in Britain (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Veterinary authorities confirmed an outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of bird flu in eastern England on Tuesday, in a new blow to the British farming industry.
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Kuwait News (Arab Times)
KUWAIT (Agencies): Kuwait said it was free of bird flu and that it had formed an emergency committee to counter any situation that might arise because of this virus.
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Bird flu in England is 'lethal strain' (Pretoria News)
London - Veterinary authorities confirmed on Tuesday an outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of bird flu in eastern England, in a new blow to the British farming industry.
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British bird flu outbreak confirmed (Adelaide Now)
VETERINARY authorities confirmed overnight an outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of bird flu in eastern England, in a new blow to the British farming industry.
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Bird flu outbreak in Britain (Herald Sun)
AUTHORITIES confirmed today an outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of bird flu in England, in a new blow to the British farming industry.
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WHO hopes to resolve row on bird flu virus sharing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Typically, influenza is transmitted from infected mammals through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus, and from infected birds through their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, feces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces.
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