Industry officials say they expect to cut poultry production this year and some poultry growers expect their income will drop as much as 20 percent this year as a result of fewer chickens. TADESSE, The News Journal Delaware's farmers will plant the most corn since 1985 this year to take advantage of attractive prices induced by the increased demand for ethanol. The state's $844 million poultry industry is concerned about the impact rising corn prices are having on poultry production costs....

The two raised the total number of human bird flu cases in Egypt to 31, of which 13 died, 13 recovered, while the other five were still hospitalized, according to Shahin. The spokesman said the two infected boys were receiving the antiviral drug Tamiflu and their condition was stable, adding they contracted the virus for having direct contact with house poultry. Egypt reports another two human bird flu cases. Egypt found the first bird flu case in dead poultry on Feb. The populous Arab...

He said the virus has already changed from an intestinal virus in ducks to one that is spread through the air between chickens. A chicken industry spokesman said such confinements actually make an avian-flu outbreak less likely here. Poultry industry representatives said the opposite is true - that confinements make a disease outbreak less likely. Greger disputed that claim, saying, "It's really wishful thinking that we could somehow protect industrial poultry populations. But an industry...

Prices of chicken have gone down by Tk 10 to 15 per kg in the market in a single day after the confirmation of the existence of the deadly bird flu virus in several poultry farms in the capital and outskirts. While asking about the detection of avian flu, he said the situation could be understood about the impact of the market, which could be found after a week. Meanwhile, the demand of broiler chickens is now same in the market as usual. Now this time, it can not be told specifically that...

Centers for Disease Control has recommended that neither amantadine nor rimantadine should be used to treat influenza (flu) during the 2005- 2006 flu season. Each of the influenza drugs can prevent or reduce symptoms of the flu caused by drug-sensitive strains of the virus. These should not be used for routine treatment of seasonal flu, however. Relenza and Tamiflu reduce ?viral shedding,? or transmission of the flu virus from the nose, although they do not stop viral shedding completely....