Latest Bird Flu News

Avian flu ruffling feathers at 4-H clubs.
Thursday July 19th 2007, 10:00 am

The chickens will not be strutting their stuff in Virginia pageants starting today -- and the disappointment among young club members prepared to exhibit their fowl is a unanimous "extreme." [News Source]

SINGAPORE, FRANCE PLAN BIRD FLU STRATEGY (The Tocqueville Connection)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 8:53 am

SINGAPORE, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - A week-long workshop on preventing and managing an outbreak of bird flu in Southeast Asia was launched in Singapore on Thursday. [News Source]

Avian flu concerns bar live poultry from W.Va. State Fair (The Daily Times)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 8:07 am

FAIRLEA, W.Va. — Fairgoers will not see live poultry at this year’s State Fair of West Virginia because of concerns about the discovery of avian influenza on a turkey farm in neighboring Virginia. [News Source]

Avian flu concerns bar live poultry from W.Va. State Fair (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 7:30 am

FAIRLEA, W.Va. (AP) - Fairgoers won't see live poultry at this year's State Fair of West Virginia because of concerns about the discovery of avian influenza on a turkey farm in neighboring Virginia. [News Source]

World Bank Supports Efforts to Combat Avian Flu in Bangladesh (Kansas City InfoZine)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 5:58 am

The World Bank has approved a US$16 million credit for Bangladesh from the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's concessionary arm, to support the Government's efforts to minimize the threat and risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). [News Source]

S’pore, France launch workshop on managing possible bird flu epidemic (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 4:47 am

SINGAPORE: Managing an Avian Flu epidemic in the region, if it happens. [News Source]

S’pore, France launch workshop on managing possible bird flu epidemic (Channel NewsAsia)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 4:37 am

SINGAPORE: Managing an Avian Flu epidemic in the region, if it happens. That's what Singapore and France will be focusing on as part of a workshop to study the prevention and management of the H5N1 virus in ASEAN. [News Source]

Singapore, France organize avian flu workshop for ASEAN nations (People’s Daily)
Thursday July 19th 2007, 2:18 am

Singapore and France jointly organized a workshop on the prevention and management of avian influenza for southeast Asian countries here on Thursday. During the five-day training, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and ski ... [News Source]