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Avian Flu Update Through Feb 27 2009

408 cases reported. 256 deaths. World Health Organization NOTE I think this may be very important. Indonesia has reported no new cases in 2009, despite having the largest number of cases and the highest death rate. Has the feud between WHO and the Indonesian government resulted in them withholding information as well as samples? Reports of infection in Indonesian poultry Avian influenza has struck a second district in Bali despite efforts to contain the spread of the disease on the island, the district’s animal husbandry, marine and fisheries agency said on Friday. I Gusti Ngurah Sandjada, the head of the agency in Jembrana district in western Bali, said the outbreak was discovered after 52 chickens in the village of Banyubiru died over the course of four days. “We immediately conducted a rapid test and found … Read entire article »

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