Suspected bird flu cases in Indonesia village: report (Reuters via

Suspected bird flu cases in Indonesia village: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thirteen people from a village in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have been hospitalized after suffering symptoms of bird flu, a media report said on Wednesday.

Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia has rushed a team of specialists to a village in Sumatra to confirm a suspected outbreak of bird flu which has affected at least 13 people, a health official said Thursday.

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Bird flu: Mexico prohibits poultry imports from Arkansas (Straits Times)
MEXICO CITY - MEXICO is banning poultry imports from Arkansas because of a bird flu outbreak in the US state. The Agricultural Department says poultry meat, fertilized eggs, song birds and messenger pigeons are banned indefinitely.

Mexico prohibits poultry imports from Arkansas over bird flu outbreak (Canadian Business)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico is banning poultry imports from Arkansas because of a bird flu outbreak. Mexico's Agriculture Department says poultry meat, fertilized eggs, song birds and messenger pigeons are banned indefinitely.

Businesses, Fed Government Move to Stockpile Bird Flu Drug (Fox News)
The federal government and businesses are moving to stockpile the anti-flu drug Tamiflu as fears of the bird flu threat lessen.

Mexico bans Arkansas poultry for now on bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico will ban all imports of poultry and poultry products from Arkansas after a small flock in that U.S. state had been exposed to a mild form of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

Posted on June 29, 2008 in Bird Flu | Permalink

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Bird flu outbreak reported in North Korea, South Korean aid group says (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Bird flu has broken out near a North Korean military base in the first reported case of the disease in the country since 2005, a South Korean aid group said Wednesday.

Bird Flu: Hong Kong Slaughters Poultry (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
All live poultry in Hong Kong's street markets and shops is to be slaughtered after officials detected the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.

Posted on June 11, 2008 in Bird Flu | Permalink

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