Using data collected on poultry farms, feed mills and slaughter houses, the researchers ran millions of computer simulations to calculate the potential impact of the H5N1 avian influenza virus striking Britain's poultry industry. Controls will probably prevent the large-scale spread of bird flu from one farm to another in Britain but there is still a significant chance that the virus will escape, researchers said on Wednesday. The detailed model showed that with current control strategies...

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...

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...

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...

H5N1 avian influenza, considered the most likely strain to mutate into a pandemic, because more than half the people diagnosed with it have died, is normally found in birds, especially poultry. More than 300 people have been diagnosed with avian influenza since 2004. Locally, the Uncas Health District produced brochures on the subject in the spring and also has worked with the Southeastern Connecticut Mental Health Authority to prepare for potential panic, said Deborah Buxton-Morris, Uncas...