On border patrol

Article Abstract:

The US, linked directly to Asia where H5N1 first appeared, through two overlapping migratory bird flyways, has embarked on a huge effort to try tracking the H5N1 avian flu virus in birds migrating into the country. Scientists are skeptical about the US investing so much money hunting for H5N1in live birds revealing that officials should be more concerned about migration from Europe, through Greenland to the US east coast, wheel limited testing is ongoing.

Asia, Health aspects, Environmental aspects, Control, Migratory birds

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WHO calls for vaccine boost to prepare for flu pandemic

Article Abstract:

The World Health Organization (WHO), alarmed by the spread of bird flu in southeast Asia, met with vaccine makers, public-health experts and government representatives in a bid to speed up the production of flu vaccines to avert a global pandemic. The WHO warns that conditions are right for a new pandemic, yet vaccines are still not available.

Market information - general, Management dynamics, Management, Supply and demand, Influenza vaccines, Company business management, World Health Organization

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Food panel calls for beefed up response to mad cow disease

Article Abstract:

An international panel of experts were invited to review the U.S. response to mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), shortly after the Washington case was diagnosed. The panel urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take extra measures to block the spread of mad cow disease.

Care and treatment, Prevention, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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