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DocumentOther documentAvian Influenza Disease Emergency: issue No. 59 (20/05/2009)
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No results found.A novel reassortant of the Influenza-A/H1N1 virus is currently circulating in humans. Human clinical cases, and sustained human-to-human transmission of the novel virus, were detected initially in North America (Mexico and the USA). Since its recognition as a novel strain by the CDC in the third week of April 2009, a total of 10,243 confirmed human cases including 80 deaths have been reported from 41 countries (WHO: 20 May 2009). The majority of the cases suffered only mild illness and recovered quickly... -
DocumentOther documentAvian Influenza Disease Emergency: issue No. 60 (30/06/2009)
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No results found."Operational Research in Indonesia for More Effective Control of Avian Influenza" commenced in Indonesia in July 2008. Funded by USAID and the World Bank, the project aims to develop an evidence base for the selection of effective and feasible control alternatives in backyard poultry in Indonesia. These alternatives include mass voluntary vaccination against avian influenza (AI), and AI plus Newcastle disease and are implemented in the context of ongoing field Participatory Disease Surveillance and Response (PDSR) activities. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is supporting local government and the Ministry of Agriculture to implement the control strategies, and providing ongoing support for PDSR field activities. The FAO team works in close collaboration with JSI Deliver (responsible for procurement of vaccine, cold chain equipment and vaccination supplies, and providing logistical support for project implementation) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ( responsible for the design of ORI HPAI, supervision of data collection and analysis of the research results). -
DocumentOther documentAvian Influenza Disease Emergency: issue No. 57 (15/01/2009)
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No results found.The recent number of H5N1 avian influenzarelated human cases in China's appears to lack the hallmark of nearby poultry outbreaks, writes CIDRAP News (21 January 2009), adding that this is a development that some public health officials worry could signal asymptomatic infections in birds. China has reported four human cases so far this year, three of them fatal...
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