Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

FAO Avian Influenza Disease Emergency news released the latest Situation Update, number 55.

Table of contents

• Viet Nam: H5N1 HPAI pathogenicity rising, but situation in check
• Egypt: Avian influenza now officially endemic
• Bird-to-cattle transmission: H5N1 avian influenza could probably infect bovine calves
• Avian influenza: Animals successfully immunized in trials
• Most Recent HPAI Outbreaks 2006-08
• H5N1 HPAI Global Overview: April 2008
• At a glance
• Summary of confirmed HPAI outbreaks

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