Latest Bird Flu News

Scientists go to Iowa for bird flu school (AP via Yahoo! News)
Monday June 19th 2006, 6:52 pm

Two dozen scientists from around the world gathered in high-tech classrooms and laboratories in central Iowa on Monday to learn how to diagnose avian influenza and control its spread. [News Source]

Poultry farmers warned to move millions of birds.
Monday June 19th 2006, 4:00 pm

The best way to protect B.C.'s $400-million poultry industry from being devastated by another bird-flu outbreak is for farmers to move millions of their birds out of the high-density Fraser Valley, an Agriculture Ministry official says. [News Source]

Poised to fight flu in big way.
Monday June 19th 2006, 4:00 pm

Normally, Keith Coursin's company is engaged in the battle against high humidity. Now it's in the fight against avian flu and bioterrorism. [News Source]

Food safety body says works closely with EU on GMOs.
Monday June 19th 2006, 4:00 pm

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) aims to improve cooperation with European Union countries over the controversial issue of genetically modified (GMO) products, EFSA officials said on Friday. [News Source]

P.E.I. farm quarantined in bird-flu probe (CBC New Brunswick)
Monday June 19th 2006, 9:56 am

A second farm on Prince Edward Island has been placed under quarantine as health officials continue to investigate the discovery of avian flu virus in a domestic goose in that province. [News Source]

Indonesia Official: Anti-H5N1 Bird Flu Battle In Disarray (CattleNetwork.com)
Monday June 19th 2006, 8:11 am

JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesia is failing to control an ongoing H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, as a result of a lack of political will and poor coordination between the ministries of health and agriculture, a key government bird flu expert said Monday. [News Source]

Canada Widens Measures to Stem Bird Flu on Island (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Monday June 19th 2006, 7:06 am

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Canada widened quarantine measures to contain bird flu on Prince Edward Island, where an infected gosling was found on a farm last week. [News Source]

Avian flu quarantines second farm (CBC Prince Edward Island)
Monday June 19th 2006, 6:24 am

A second farm on Prince Edward Island has been placed under quarantine as health officials continue to investigate the discovery of avian flu virus in a domestic goose near O'Leary. [News Source]

Experts descend on Jakarta to sort out bird flu outbreaks (News-Medical-Net)
Monday June 19th 2006, 5:32 am

An international team of experts are meeting in Jakarta this week to assess the avian flu situation in Indonesia. [News Source]

Canada Widens Measures to Stem Bird Flu on Prince Edward Island (Bloomberg.com)
Monday June 19th 2006, 12:49 am

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Canada widened quarantine measures to contain bird flu on Prince Edward Island, where an infected gosling was found on a farm last week. [News Source]