The virus was also detected at two other farms near the capital and around 90,000 chickens had to be culled, but there were no reports of the disease spreading to humans. He said a team regularly tested birds at poultry farms and advised farmers about the symptoms of avian influenza. BAHRAIN's top vet said yesterday there was no reason to panic after the country banned imports of birds from Saudi Arabia. Dr Ebrahim said Bahrain was conducting research and investigations into bird flu on a...

WHO hold special meeting to try to break Indonesian virus sharing logjam . CJAD search navigation content Advertising: ad 1 ad 2 ad 3 On Air Now: LISTEN NOW CJAD. World Health Organization member countries will take another crack this week at resolving a dispute over avian influenza virus sharing that threatens both how the world monitors for potential flu pandemics and the way flu vaccine, seasonal and pandemic, is made. World Health Organization member countries will take another crack...

The number of cases of deadly bluetongue virus on British farms has risen to 129, prompting Britain's most senior vet to warn that the industry is being "tipped over the edge" The news of the increase in cases comes as the country was in the grip of its second outbreak of bird flu in poultry after infected turkeys were found on a farm in Norfolk. Four other nearby farms had their birds culled amid fears the virus could have spread while restrictions on the movement of poultry has raised...

Ramirez report (MP3) - Download 900K Listen to Ramirez report (MP3) Nations in Asia and Africa have had much success in stopping the spread of bird flu, but experts meeting in Bangkok this week say the H5N1 virus continues to spread in a number of countries. Ramirez report (MP3) - Download 900K Listen to Ramirez report (MP3) Nations in Asia and Africa have had much success in stopping the spread of bird flu, but experts meeting in Bangkok this week say the H5N1 virus continues to spread in...

New fowlpox vaccine to be commercialised Monday, 29 October 2007 A new vaccine developed by CSIRO Livestock Industries to help control the common poultry disease, fowlpox, has been registered for commercial use by animal health company, Intervet Australia. New fowlpox vaccine to be commercialised Monday, 29 October 2007 A new vaccine developed by CSIRO Livestock Industries to help control the common poultry disease, fowlpox, has been registered for commercial use by animal health company,...

The farms were assessed by Defra as having "dangerous contact" with the initial outbreak because staff on the farm at Redgrave Park also work at the other premises. Defra said the poultry had been assessed as being at risk of exposure to the highly-pathogenic virus, but no disease had been detected at the new sites. The birds are being slaughtered as a precautionary measure on four sites that are operated by the same company as the free-range rearing unit in Redgrave, Suffolk, at the...