ALL poultry owners in Uganda are required to register their chickens, including indigenous breeds, with the parish chiefs. According to the agriculture ministry, the district veterinary officers have been instructed to preside over the registration exercise. Only those who have registered their poultry and only those birds which have been registered will be compensated. In case of an outbreak, the Government will cordon off the entire area where bird flu has been reported and destroy all...

The CSIRO team removed the REV provirus from one vaccine strain and two field strains of fowlpox virus using recombinant DNA and molecular virology techniques. In poultry, REV can produce a runting disease syndrome characterised by weight loss, pallor, occasional paralysis, and abnormal feathering. CSIRO project leader, Dr David Boyle says laboratory studies showed potential candidates for new vaccines were contaminated with reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV), with the REV provirus...

Mission . Current Events More Voice for suburban Latinos Reasons for a flu shot? How about keeping grandma healthy, helping isolate bird flu, and stopping the spread of the 'superbug' MRSA? Daily Herald illustration 5 reasons to get a flu shot (other than the obvious one) By Susan Stevens . Daily Herald Staff Contact writer Published: 11/4/2007 11:48 PM Send To: Mission . Current Events More Voice for suburban Latinos Reasons for a flu shot? How about keeping grandma healthy, helping...

government for communities and businesses to aggressively prepare for the possibility that an influenza pandemic could develop from the current H5N1 avian virus circulating in many parts of the world. government for communities and businesses to aggressively prepare for the possibility that an influenza pandemic could develop from the current H5N1 avian virus circulating in many parts of the world. Limited Notice: Based on the last two pandemics, it is estimated that the next pandemic...

The head of a poultry trade association said the industry has been doing its part to curb pollution and said humans and animals also are responsible for bay watershed pollution. Gansler spoke in Salisbury at a summit of about 200 environmentalists and poultry industry members. Doug Gansler said Thursday the $350 fine for farmers who fail to file nutrient management plans is "woefully low. AG wants stricter review of farm runoff. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...