| Vaccine maker predicts rise in incidence of deadly bird flu virus http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/299584
One
of the most virulent and deadly influenza species, H5N1 - known commonly as
bird flu - is on the rise, according to markers identified by a vaccine
producer implementing unique predictive modeling.
Korea - Bird flu back http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/291010/korea___bird_flu_back_.aspx
29
Oct 2010
The
veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 17 October to the
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The
report describes the reoccurrence of LPAI, last seen in the country in late
June this year.
Drastic drop in bird flu cases this year http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/16/drastic-drop-bird-flu-cases-year.html
Yuli Tri Suwarni,
The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Sat, 10/16/2010 10:40 AM |
Headlines
Bird
flu cases have dropped by more than 50 percent this year but people are
warned to stay alert since the virus is still a threat to poultry, a health
official says. Health Ministry Director General for Disease Control and
Environmental Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, said that the number of avian or bird flu
fatalities among humans in Indonesia this year had dropped compared to last
year.
Bird Flu: Not Gone, Not Forgotten http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display.articles.fire-engineering.fire-ems.bug-wars.2010.10.bird-flu.html
Oct
18, 2010 , By Mike McEvoy EMS
Editor
The
World Health Organization (WHO) in their October 15, 2010 “Weekly
Epidemiological Record” (pp. 418-422) called for accelerated development of
human vaccines against influenza A (H5N1), also known as Avian influenza or
“bird flu.” Citing continued spread among birds, the WHO noted that H5N1
poses significant threat to humans and has potential to ignite a full blown
global pandemic. Despite infecting millions of birds since appearing in 2003
and some people (505 cases with 300 deaths between 2003 and 2010), the
disease has no vaccine to protect humans and there is no specific treatment
known to help when illness becomes severe.
EAS promotes dialogues and cooperation in the region http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/EAS-promotes-dialogues-and-cooperation-in-the-region/201010/120941.vov
30
October 2010 – The fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) focused on strengthening
cooperation in five priority areas including education, finance, energy,
climate change and bird flu prevention.
Pathogen row blocking biodiversity deal http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/28/nagoya-biodiversity-summit-pathogens
28
Oct 2010
Nagoya talks close to agreement but
countries remain split over access to microscopic germs and the sharing of
benefits from research and medicines The avian influenza virus. Virus
pandemics such as bird flu and Sars are essential
for the development of lucrative vaccines. Photograph: Matthias Kulka/Corbis
Combining Spatial-Temporal and Phylogenetic
Analysis Approaches for Improved Understanding on Global H5N1 Transmission new! http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0013575
An avian outbreak associated with panzootic
equine influenza in 1872: an early example of highly pathogenic avian
influenza? new! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00181.x/full
Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H7N1) Transmission Between
Wild Ducks and Domestic Ducks new! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01375.x/abstract
Paradoxical risk perception and behaviours
related to Avian Flu outbreak and education campaign, Laos http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/294
Improved haemagglutinin
antigen content in H5N1 candidate vaccine viruses with chimeric
haemagglutinin molecules
Transforming Growth Factor-β: Activation by Neuraminidase
and Role in Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Pathogenesis http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1001136
18 October 2010
|
Country
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Total
|
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
cases
|
deaths
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
|
Bangladesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Cambodia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
|
China
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
39
|
26
|
|
Djibouti
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Egypt
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
10
|
25
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
39
|
4
|
22
|
9
|
112
|
36
|
|
Indonesia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
13
|
55
|
45
|
42
|
37
|
24
|
20
|
21
|
19
|
8
|
7
|
170
|
141
|
|
Iraq
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Myanmar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Nigeria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Pakistan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
Thailand
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
17
|
|
Turkey
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
|
Viet
Nam
|
3
|
3
|
29
|
20
|
61
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
119
|
59
|
|
Total
|
4
|
4
|
46
|
32
|
98
|
43
|
115
|
79
|
88
|
59
|
44
|
33
|
73
|
32
|
39
|
20
|
507
|
302
|
Total
number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.
All dates refer to onset of illness. Source:http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/updates/en/
2010
summary to date
From
1 January – 2 September 2010 the Bureau of Epidemiology received reports of
influenza/pneumonia patients but found none had been infected with H5N1.
Currently
there are 0
cases pending investigation or awaiting lab results.
2009
summary
No
human cases were found throughout the year.
2008
summary
No
human cases were found throughout the year. The Bureau of Epidemiology,
Ministry of Public Health, reported a total of 1,020 clinical influenza
and/or pneumonia patients in the country. However, there were four confirmed
HPAI outbreaks in poultry. Details are in the section on HPAI surveillance in
animals (below).
2007
summary
No
human cases were found throughout the year. The Bureau of Epidemiology,
Ministry of Public Health, reported a total of 2,139 clinical influenza
and/or pneumonia patients from 68 provinces but found no H5N1 patients.
2010
summary to date
From 12 November 2008 – 31 August
2010, a
total of 657
days, saw no spread of avian influenza in poultry in Thailand.
From 1 – 29 March 2010 dead/sick poultry were found in 40 districts of 20 provinces. Go to http://www.dld.go.th for details.
From 30 March – 6 May 2010 dead/sick poultry were found in 37 districts of 17
provinces.
From 7 May – 1 June 2010 dead/sick poultry were found in 37
districts of 17 provinces.
From 2 June – 13 July 2010 dead/sick poultry were found in 57
districts of 22 provinces.
Four
confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry in 2008
22
Jan 2008: DLD confirmed H5N1 was found in chickens in Village 3, Tambon Chum Saeng, Chum Saeng district, Nakhon Sawan province. The outbreak was in farm chicken raised
in a closed system. The area was placed under a 21-day close watch.
25
Jan 2008: DLD confirmed H5N1 in chickens at Village 7 Tambon
Sak Lek, Sak Lek district, Pichit province. The outbreak was in backyard chickens.
The area was placed under a 21-day close watch.
9
November 2008: DLD confirmed finding H5N1 in one chicken in Village 5, Thung Saliam district, Sukhothai province. Five of 17
backyard chickens at one household in the village started to die from 27
October 2008. Tests on their carcasses showed revealed H5N1 in one of them.
The remaining 12 live chickens were destroyed as well as about 270 in the
surrounding area to prevent any possible spread of the disease.
13
November 2008: DLD confirmed finding H5N1 in backyard chickens in Thung Pho district of Uthai Thani province. A group of about 200 backyard chicken
began falling ill and dying on November 3. DLD was notified two days later
and the official test result confirmed that it's H5N1.
For reports of Avian Influenza in
POULTRY see Department of Livestock Development web site http://www.dld.go.th
For reports on global Avian Influenza in poultry see World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) website http://www.oie.int/downld/AVIAN%20INFLUENZA/A_AI-Asia.htm
Also see Food and Agriculture Organisation
(FAO) website http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html
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