News Reports for June 30, 2012

India: BIrd flu epicentre free from virus

http://articles.timesofindia.i...

BHUBANESWAR: Breeding of poultry birds can resume here and surrounding areas affected by avian influenza earlier this year with the central government declaring the epicentres at Keranga and Nayapalli free from the dreaded H5N1 virus, official sources said on Friday. [snip] [S]urveillance around the areas where avian influence or bird flu outbreaks were reported in January-February this year has revealed no presence of notifiable avian influenza. "India declares the epicentres, Keranga and Nayapalli of Odisha, free from notifiable avian influenza," it said. (continued)

[Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa/Odisha state.]

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by: AlohaOR @ Sun Jul 01, 2012 at 03:06:33 AM UTC

Mexico: Avian Flu AH7N3 Strain Kills One Million Birds

http://www.plenglish.com/index...

Mexico, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Around one million birds have died or were culled at 111 poultry farms and 15 farms in Jalisco, Mexico, where the National Health and Quality Agribusiness Service (Senasica) detected in ten such facilities the AH7N3 strain of avian flu.

 The Senasica said it issued license to import a vaccine from Asia to be distributed at the disease-hit states where the birds are being buried with due prophylaxis (quarantine, cull and vaccination) to contain the spread and get rid of the virus. (continued)

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by: AlohaOR @ Sun Jul 01, 2012 at 03:11:11 AM UTC

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by: AlohaOR @ Sun Jul 01, 2012 at 04:09:04 AM UTC