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USDA Amends High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Requirements for Importing Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs by Animal and Plant Health Posted Wed 26 Jan 2011 2:14pm WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued an interim rule prohibiting the importation of birds and poultry products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) exists. APHIS’ previous restrictions covered only the H5N1 ... Read on »
USDA Reopens Comment Period for High Pathogenic Avian Influenza Requirements for Importing Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs by Animal and Plant Health Posted Fri 06 May 2011 11:43am WASHINGTON, May 5, 2011--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reopening, for review and comment, an interim rule that amended the regulations to prohibit or restrict the importation of live birds, poultry and poultry products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian ... Read on »
Bird Flu or Avian Flu by Noman Khan Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm What is bird Flu? Avian flu is caused by a form of influenza virus that usually only infects birds and sometimes infects pigs. The few people who have become sick... who became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu caught it directly from birds. It has not been proven that H5N1 can be spread from person to person. Why Are People So Read on »
Naturall remedies for avian flu by Peter C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm Everyone is worried about avian flu or bird flu. What can we do about it. Prevention, obviously, is better than cure. One way we can prevent flu is to wash our hands... there is an interesting piece of news. It seems 11 of 13 birds infected with avian flu started to recover after being fed an extract of kimchi, which is similar to sauerkraut, a fermented cabbage Read on »
Novel Compound Found Effective Against Avian Influenza Virus by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy Posted Sun 28 Feb 2010 2:33pm antiviral for prevention and treatment of bird flu. Antiviral drugs are a primary countermeasure against human influenza viruses, including the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian... A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University Read on »
Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Revealed to Be a Farce to Be Reckoned With by RSBell Posted Sun 12 Oct 2008 12:00am that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian bird flu and dozens of other viruses to five countries designated 'state sponsors of terrorism.'" Certain countries are not allowed... Bird Flu shot prevent or CAUSE Avian flu?" Remember the shot for Swine Flu ? If the regular flu shot is any indication , prepare to defend yourself from Read on »
Is Avian Flu vaccine next for selected groups?/ WHO by Meryl Nass Posted Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am WHO's Strategic Group of Experts Working Group on Avian Flu (H5N1) Vaccine is working on "evidence-based recommendations" for using up stockpiles of avian flu vaccine... period of: H5N1 influenza vaccines in persons at high-risk of infection with H5N1 avian influenza virus and/or and in certain priority groups (as identified by country plans Read on »
Yes, I know, non-avian maniraptors had uncinates, too. by Zachary M. Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 2:53pm strengthened the boxy structure of a bird's torso. While this is almost certainly one part of the equasion, it would seem that uncinates serve several purposes. Of minor importance is that, at least in Sphenodon punctatus (tuatara), the uncinates connect to the gastralia via external oblique muscles. Non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs (and even some avian ones) seem Read on »
Chicken Update: Avian Pox & Chicks by Marillyn B. Posted Thu 02 Jul 2009 12:00am of chicken information: Back Yard Chickens and here's what I found on Avian Pox... Avian pox is a relatively slow-spreading viral disease in birds, characterized by wart-like... is not usually significant unless the respiratory involvement is marked. The disease may occur in any age of bird, at any time. Avian pox is caused by a virus of which there are at least Read on »
Tamiflu Swan Song?: Building Resistance to Top Avian Flu Drug by Environmental Health Posted Sun 31 Dec 2006 9:00pm Tamiflu Swan Song?: Building Resistance to Top Avian Flu Drug Formal Correction: This article has been... Citation: Washam C 2007. Tamiflu Swan Song?: Building Resistance to Top Avian Flu Drug. Environ Health Perspect 115:A42-A42. doi:10.1289/ehp.115-a42a As the WHO Read on »