From the New York Times: China’s Agriculture Ministry said late today that it would vaccinate all of the nation’s billions of chickens and other poultry against bird flu. The campaign, disclosed by the official Xinhua News Agency, would be the largest single vaccination effort ever for any species in terms of the number of animals […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: The mainland has been honest with the international community about its latest outbreaks of bird flu, a policy vital to global efforts to avert a threatened human pandemic, top UN health officials said. Concerns have been raised over the transparency of disease outbreaks on the mainland, […]
Read MoreFrom Inter Press Service: Amid global fears that a deadly bird flu virus sweeping through bird flocks in Asia could mutate into a human flu that could kill millions, preparedness to handle a possible worldwide outbreak is becoming the new front of cooperation for the United States and China… Establishing and enforcing an early warning […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the New York Times: The Asian Development Bank on Thursday projected a bird flu pandemic in Asia could kill around 3 million people, cause economic losses of up to nearly $300 billion and possibly push the world into a recession. China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand would likely be hit hardest […]
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Tribune, via Newsday.com: Amid the blitz of reports on bird flu outbreaks across Asia and Europe, scientists agree one place stands out: China. It is a special case not simply because China is home to more than one-fifth of the world’s population, but because it holds the grim distinction as an incubator […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via The Hindu News: China and Vietnam have banned poultry imports from countries with bird flu as US and Chinese officials met today to coordinate strategy on stopping the spread of the deadly virus. Yesterday, Washington and Beijing agreed to step up technical cooperation and information exchanges, while also promoting understanding of international […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China and Thailand said on Friday suspected human cases of bird flu were false alarms but the U.N.’s health agency said it had no details on the Chinese case and wanted more information. Since last week China has revealed three outbreaks of the H5N1 virus that killed 3,800 chickens, ducks and geese. A […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: One could be forgiven for thinking communicable illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and the newly feared bird flu, are the major disease threats for Asia in the next and coming decades… It would be foolish in any way to discount the potential impact of these diseases. But a much greater health concern looms […]
Read MoreFrom The Newsweek: It may be the epicenter of an epidemic, and its health-care system is in tatters. That’s a recipe for disaster. Nobody in Zhang Rong’s village in coastal China knows much about the danger of a bird-flu pandemic. The 37-year-old farmer has enough to worry about. A nearby business park wants to take […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Authorities in southwest China are investigating a mysterious disease that has killed 17 farm workers and left 41 others ill after they handled sick or dead livestock, state media said on Monday. The government of Sichuan province has dismissed speculation that the deaths were caused by bird flu or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome […]
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