South Africa detects 3 avian flu cases JOHANNESBURG, April 13 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) in North West on Friday confirmed three cases of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, in the area. They sa...
Bird flu in avian species occurs in two forms, one mild and the other highly virulent and contagious; the latter form is calledfowl plague.Mutationof the virus causing the mild form is thought to have given rise to the virus causing the severe form. The infectious agents of bird flu are ...
of experts the Rift Valley in east Africa is at risk wherein the health and economic consequences would me much greater than that of Southeast Asia; Assessment on the growth of the disease into an epidemic or pandemic if it is not mitigated; Necessity of raising risk awareness on the virus...
A simple virus of the nose, throat, or lungs can mutate into a more complex virus known as the flu. And just like any cold-like viruses, the flu spreads from one person to the next when the infected person carelessly sneezes, cough or does any kind of exchange of bodily fluids with ...
virus, resulting in a new strain that would be both extremely virulent and highly contagious. By early 2006 the A (H5N1) outbreak had spread across Asia to birds and poultry in many European and some Africa nations. More than 700 cases of A (H5N1) influenza have been identified in humans...
Swine flu update: 19 new cases of H1N1 flu virus in BC On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its alert level to phase 6 (the pandemic phase). The WHO considers the overall severity of the … http://mywebtimes.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=382409 June 18...
The recent outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus have sent shock waves through the poultry industry in South Africa after it was first detected in June. South Africa had never reported an outbreak of bird flu before. ...
… (WHO) information on the virus isolates AH1N1, to work on a vaccine to prevent a pandemic. … http://www.adn.es/sociedad/20090520/NWS-2222-OMS-Panama-AH1N1-produccion-vacunas.html May 21, 2009 ADN.es Beximco Pharma starts swine flu drugs supply to Americas Beximco Pharma introduced ...
Flu is an acute viral respiratory infection, transmitted by the influenza virus. There are three types of influenza, namely Influenza A, B and C. Covid-19 and influenza are essentially different viruses with SARS-CoV-2 being a newly discovered coronavirus that causes Covid-19. 4. Why do I...
A recent study found serological evidence of IAV H9 subtype infection in 30% of frugivorous bats tested in Africa [43]. A key source of IAV genetic diversity could come from the replication of IAVs in a non-native host species that initiate evolution of new virus variants [44]. The ...