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Avian influenza flare-ups, virus remains a global threat though disease control strongly improved
24 January 2008, Rome – Recent avian influenza outbreaks in 15 countries demonstrate that the H5N1 virus remains a global threat and requires close monitoring and strong control efforts, FAO said today.
Outbreak information
Humans | WHO
- Indonesia
10 September 2008 - Indonesia
19 June 2008 - Bangladesh
28 May 2008
Animals | OIE
- Vietnam [pdf]
30 September 2008 - United Kingdom [pdf]
20 September 2008 - Togo [pdf]
18 September 2008
In the news
IPS; 8 Oct 2008 - So where is the pandemic? This is a question most often asked of health experts years after they warned about a pandemic influenza that could infect up to 35 percent of the world's population.
Reuters; 8 Oct 2008 - A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday.
SA; 8 Oct 2008 - Bird flu, cholera, Ebola, plague and tuberculosis are just a few of the diseases likely to spread and get worse as a result of climate change, according to a report released yesterday by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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