Flu alert in France after swan deaths Web posted at: 7/6/2007 2:34:34 Source ::: REUTERS PARIS Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the H5N1 bird flu virus, the French agriculture ministry said yesterday, France's first cases of the disease in over a year. Flu alert in France after swan deaths Web posted at: 7/6/2007 2:34:34 Source ::: REUTERS PARIS Tests have confirmed that three swans found dead in eastern France were killed by the H5N1 bird...

Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu virus found, could turn pathogenic The Imphal Free Press IMPHAL, Jul 17: The existence of a non-pathogenic strain of the virus causing bird flu has been confirmed in the state according to knowledgeable sources, although state officials are tightlipped about the whole affair, obviously fearing unnecessary public panic. Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu virus found, could turn pathogenic :: KanglaOnline ~ Your Gateway. Non-pathogenic strain of bird flu...

Mostpatients -- some 90 per cent -- had common influenza, and nonewas infected with avian flu. According tolaboratory tests, the patienttested negative regarding the H5N1 virusand had no record of physical contact with sick or dead poultry. Thai man dies of severe pneumonia, not bird flu. Mongkol said the ministry's surveillance programme screened 1,726 patients with flu-like symptoms from January 1 through mid-July. During the transition period from the rainy season to the winter, the...

Several thousand poultry samples collected from poultry operations in the area of the affected farm, which has not been identified publicly, have tested negative for avian influenza. State officials on Monday banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of the month after a flock of 54,000 turkeys at a Shenandoah County farm tested positive for avian flu antibodies. The finding reinforces the conclusion that the case involves a common avian influenza virus that poses no threat to...

The poultry at the afflicted farms will probably start to be liquidated on Thursday morning. The afflicted farm in Netreby breeds some 17,000 pieces of poultry. The police have closed the farms down along with access roads. In all cases birds have been infected by the H5N1 virus, which also poses danger to human beings. Further cases of H5N1 bird flu virus detected in Czech. PRAGUE, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Tests confirmed further cases of the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus in the Czech...