This information has been compiled as a courstesy service by the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme (MWBP) (www.mekongwetlands.org) from information that is publicly available. The information does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of MWBP, and the views and information expressed do not necessarily reflect those of MWBP or its partners.
WHO: Human Bird Flu Cases Rise
CBS News - USA
(CBS/AP) The UN health agency on Monday raised its tally of officially confirmed human cases of bird flu by three to 173. It said ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/27/health/main1349539.shtml
"Bird flu is here ? don't panic!"
NZZ Online - Zurich,Switzerland
The news that bird flu has arrived dominates the front pages, with commentators urging calm alongside advice on how to protect oneself from the virus. ...
http://www.nzz.ch/2006/02/27/eng/article6506830.html
Bird Flu Spreads in Nigeria as Wary Farmers Keep Infected Fowl
Bloomberg - USA
27 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu is spreading unreported in parts of Nigeria as farmers, mistrustful of the government's promise of compensation, are reluctant to ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=akdI9xo2McrQ&refer=c...
WHO lauds India for bird flu measures
Hindustan Times - India
The World Health Organisation has complimented India for its "quick response" to a threatened bird flu outbreak. The world body ...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1637263,001300820000.htm
Speed key to bird flu battle
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
New Zealand will have just a few weeks from the moment the first human case of bird flu arrives to stamp out a deadly outbreak, a World Health Organisation
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3586766a7144,00.html
Beckett rules out panic bird flu vaccination
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Speaking to BBC Radio Four, Ms Beckett said 'anybody sensible would have reservations' about the vaccine as a blanket solution to the spread of bird flu
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/uk/article_1133240.php/Beckett_rules_...
Romanian lab rules out bird flu in 21-year-old man
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Laboratory tests showed that a Romanian man suspected of having caught bird flu was in fact suffering from tonsilitis, doctors ...
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L27164517.htm
Poultry sector reels under bird flu fears
Business Standard - India
Since the bird flu outbreak in Navapur area of Nandurbar district was reported, around 90 per cent consumers have stopped eating chicken. ...
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftnm...
