The Musings of Chris Samuel » H5N1 http://www.csamuel.org Computers, science, archaeology and other random burblings Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/au/ Bird Flu Arrives in Switzerland http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/27/bird-flu-arrives-in-switzerland http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/27/bird-flu-arrives-in-switzerland#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2006 02:52:27 +0000 Chris Samuel h5n1 switzerland h5 http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/27/bird-flu-arrives-in-switzerland/ This item originally posted here:

Bird Flu Arrives in Switzerland

]]> ABC News is reporting that H5 has been found in Switzerland and that tests are ongoing to determine if it is H5N1.

There are no reports as to whether cuckoo clock manufacturers are worried. :-)

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Bird Flu Arrives in Switzerland

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/27/bird-flu-arrives-in-switzerland/feed 0 France Confirms H5N1 on Turkey Farm http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/25/france-confirms-h5n1-on-turkey-farm http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/25/france-confirms-h5n1-on-turkey-farm#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:31:55 +0000 Chris Samuel h5n1 bird flu france versailleux http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/25/france-confirms-h5n1-on-turkey-farm/ This item originally posted here:

France Confirms H5N1 on Turkey Farm

]]> The BBC is reporting that H5N1 has been confirmed on a turkey farm in Versailleux, just 200m from the lake where the duck with H5N1 was found. This is the first time that bird flu has been confirmed in poultry in France.

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France Confirms H5N1 on Turkey Farm

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/25/france-confirms-h5n1-on-turkey-farm/feed 0 France Confirms H5N1 in Wild Duck, India Also Finds First Cases http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/19/france-confirms-h5n1-in-wild-duck-india-and-iran-also-find-first-cases http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/19/france-confirms-h5n1-in-wild-duck-india-and-iran-also-find-first-cases#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:04:03 +0000 Chris Samuel h5n1 france india duck chicken bird flu http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/19/france-confirms-h5n1-in-wild-duck-india-and-iran-also-find-first-cases/ This item originally posted here:

France Confirms H5N1 in Wild Duck, India Also Finds First Cases

]]> So the earlier report of a suspected case of H5N1 in France has now been confirmed, according to the BBC, and they also say that tests are ongoing on two other dead ducks found, this time around the Somme.

The report also says that India has confirmed its first case of H5N1 at a poultry farm where 50,000 chickens died.

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France Confirms H5N1 in Wild Duck, India Also Finds First Cases

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/19/france-confirms-h5n1-in-wild-duck-india-and-iran-also-find-first-cases/feed 0 H5 Reaches France, Suspected of Being H5N1 http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/18/h5-reaches-france-suspected-of-being-h5n1 http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/18/h5-reaches-france-suspected-of-being-h5n1#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2006 02:15:19 +0000 Chris Samuel duck france h5n1 bird flu avian flu http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/18/h5-reaches-france-suspected-of-being-h5n1/ This item originally posted here:

H5 Reaches France, Suspected of Being H5N1

]]> The BBC is reporting that a duck found dead in France has tested positive for H5 and is likely to be H5N1, the current major avian flu virus spreading through wild and domestic birds.

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H5 Reaches France, Suspected of Being H5N1

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/18/h5-reaches-france-suspected-of-being-h5n1/feed 1 Bird Flu spreads to Germany, Austria http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/15/bird-flu-spreads-to-germany-austria http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/15/bird-flu-spreads-to-germany-austria#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:13:51 +0000 Chris Samuel bird flu h5n1 germany austria http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/15/bird-flu-spreads-to-germany-austria/ This item originally posted here:

Bird Flu spreads to Germany, Austria

]]> More from Google news on bird flu (H5N1) spreading to Germany here and Austria here.

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Bird Flu spreads to Germany, Austria

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/15/bird-flu-spreads-to-germany-austria/feed 0 Bird Flu Reaches Italy http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/11/bird-flu-reaches-italy http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/11/bird-flu-reaches-italy#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:06:44 +0000 Chris Samuel news h5n1 italy sicily bird flu http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/11/bird-flu-reaches-italy/ This item originally posted here:

Bird Flu Reaches Italy

]]> The BBC has a breaking news story that H5N1 has reached Italy in Sicily and other cases are suspected elsewhere.

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Bird Flu Reaches Italy

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/11/bird-flu-reaches-italy/feed 0 Bird Flu Found in Africa for First Time http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/08/bird-flu-found-in-africa-for-first-time http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/08/bird-flu-found-in-africa-for-first-time#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:26:38 +0000 Chris Samuel h5n1 nigeria birds africa bird flu flu aids http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/08/bird-flu-found-in-africa-for-first-time/ This item originally posted here:

Bird Flu Found in Africa for First Time

]]> According to the BBC H5N1 has arrived in Nigeria, the first time bird flu has been identified in Africa.

This has been seen as something of a worry by scientists due to the size of the continent and the prevalence of AIDS which means many people with weakened immune systems who could both succumb and provide carriers for future mutation of the virus. As this New Scientist editorial said:

It is pretty clear now that wild water birds are carrying the virus. We do not know how many are infected, but they could spread the infection to the rest of Asia next and to Africa, where the prevalence of backyard chickens, poverty and HIV will be an explosive mix. The more humans are infected, the more likely it is that H5N1 will learn to spread between us.

On a complete tangent, Rich Boakes “autometa” tag generator for Technorati came up with the following, rather appropriate, list: h5n1 arrived nigeria time bird identified africa worry

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Bird Flu Found in Africa for First Time

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2006/02/08/bird-flu-found-in-africa-for-first-time/feed 1 New Bird Flu Cases in Europe http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/22/new-bird-flu-cases-in-europe http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/22/new-bird-flu-cases-in-europe#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Samuel reporting bird cases europe case britain parrot died This item originally posted here:

New Bird Flu Cases in Europe

]]> The ABC is reporting that there have been new bird flu cases in Europe, with a new case in Britain where a parrot died in quarrantine. It’s known to be a case of H5, but no word whether it is H5N1 yet.

Croatia has also reported H5 in 6 dead swans which have been sent for testing for H5N1 and Romania has a new suspected case.

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New Bird Flu Cases in Europe

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/22/new-bird-flu-cases-in-europe/feed 2 Bird Flu in Greece http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/17/bird-flu-in-greece http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/17/bird-flu-in-greece#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Samuel reporting bird greece possibly croatia test carried determine This item originally posted here:

Bird Flu in Greece

]]> The BBC is reporting bird flu in Greece and possibly Croatia, test are being carried out to determine if it is H5N1 or not.

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Bird Flu in Greece

]]> http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/17/bird-flu-in-greece/feed 0 H5N1 confirmed in Romania http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/15/h5n1-confirmed-in-romania http://www.csamuel.org/2005/10/15/h5n1-confirmed-in-romania#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Samuel reporting bird strain romania confirmed h5n1 tests This item originally posted here:

H5N1 confirmed in Romania

]]> The BBC is reporting that the bird flu strain in Romania is confirmed as H5N1 by tests done in the UK.

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H5N1 confirmed in Romania

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