Bird tests positive for deadly flu strain in Hong Kong

EPIDEMICS

by Staff Writers
Hong Kong (AFP) March 7, 2008
A bird found dead in Hong Kong a week ago has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, agricultural officials said Friday.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said laboratory results showed an Oriental magpie robin had been infected with the killer virus and reminded people to avoid personal contact with wild birds or live poultry.

The bird carcass was found on February 29 in a nature reserve in Tai Po, near the Chinese border.

It is the latest in a line of bird flu cases to hit the city this year.

Last month a black-crowned heron at Ocean Park, a major Hong Kong tourist attraction, was found to have been infected with the virus, closing the aviary for three weeks.

Migratory birds have been blamed for the global spread of the disease, which has killed at least 209 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003.

Hong Kong was the scene of the world's first reported major bird flu outbreak among humans in 1997, when six people died.

World Health Organisation experts say a bird flu pandemic among humans would kill millions worldwide.

Community
Email This Article
Comment On This Article

Related Links
Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

EPIDEMICS

UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV-related travel restrictions

Geneva (AFP) March 7, 2008
People with HIV face travel restrictions from some 74 nations, with 13 banning those with the disease from entering the countries completely, UNAIDS said Friday.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT Millions Of Victims, Little Aid For Philippines Disaster Victims Non-aligned Finland to join NATO rapid reaction force Brussels seeks European disaster response force Outsourcing The Answer For EU Forces, Commander Says	CLIMATE SCIENCE Warmer Springs Mean Less Snow, Fewer Flowers In The Rockies Killer Freeze Of 2007 Illustrates Paradoxes Of Warming Climate Will Global Warming Increase Plant Frost Damage Australian drought easing but not over: experts
EARTH OBSERVATION Falcon Investigates Pollution From The Dakar Metropolis Into Desert Dust Layers NASA Extends Mission For Ball Aerospace-Built ICESat CIRA Scientist Among Authors Of Book Celebrating 50 Years Of Earth Observations From Space Indonesia To Develop New EO Satellite	ENERGY TECH Imports From Latin America May Help US Meet Energy Goals Emerald Isle to go green: Irish PM Nigerian Oil Industry Good For 40 More Years China's biggest oil producer in talks with Qatar: report
EPIDEMICS Bird tests positive for deadly flu strain in Hong Kong UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV-related travel restrictions Bush urges Congress to pass bigger AIDS program for Africa WHO plays down bird flu threat in China after three human deaths	FLORA AND FAUNA Can Moths Or Butterflies Remember What They Learned As Caterpillars French biologists sound alarm over imperilled species Study Finds Future Battlegrounds For Conservation Very Different To Those In Past Invasion Of The Cane Toads
FROTH AND BUBBLE Greeks shipping firms oppose pollution controls Chinese yellow sand hits Japan, SKorea: officials Gold upstream, poison downstream in Philippines fairy mountain Creation Of A New Material Capable Of Eliminating Pollutants Generated By The Hydrocarbon Industry	ABOUT US China's high court rejects 15 percent of death sentences in 2007: report Premier says China will stick with one-child policy US Internet users going mobile: study When It Comes To Emotions, Eastern And Western Cultures See Things Very Differently

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement