Bird flu quarantine on British Columbia farms ends (AG Weekly)
Bird flu quarantine on British Columbia farms ends (AG Weekly)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ A bird flu-related quarantine has been lifted on 22 poultry farms in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver. The restrictions were lifted after three weeks of surveillance and testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
New pig flu 'more worrying' than bird flu (Stuff)
The outbreak of swine flu in a number of countries is definitely "more worrying" than bird flu, an Australian infectious diseases expert says.
WHO puts swine flu on higher alert level than bird flu (The Times of India)
Even as the World Health Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged that the swine flu virus can no longer be contained, India kicked off a massive containment exercise.
WHO puts swine flu on higher alert level than bird flu (The Times of India)
NEW DELHI: Even as the World Health Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged that the H1N1 swine flu virus can no longer be contained as it had spread far and wide, India kicked off a massive containment exercise, screening all international passengers coming from US, Canada and Mexico for influenza symptoms.