BIRD FLU

China Claims Initial Victory over Bird Flu

The Ministry of Agriculture declared Tuesday that all 49 confirmed cases of bird flu on the mainland have been eradicated. No new cases in birds have been reported in the past 29 days, and there have been no human infections. Full Story

	Epidemic Reports for China

■	Chickens, Ducks Back as Bird Flu Suppressed
■	HK Lifts Ban on Mainland Chilled Poultry Imports
■	Isolation of Bird-flu Affected Area in Jilin Lifted
■	Mainland Resumes Poultry Exports to Macao
■	China Lifts Isolation of 2 Bird-flu-affected Areas
■	China Lifts Isolation in 5 Bird Flu-affected Areas
■	Beijing Steps Up Migratory Birds Surveillance
■	China Urges Enhanced Cooperation in Bird Flu Control
■	Quarantine of Four Bird Flu-affected Areas Lifted
■	Macao to Resume Chicken Imports
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	Epidemic Reports for Other Countries

■	Thailand Reports One More Suspected Human Bird Flu Infection
■	Japan Confirms Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak
■	Lab Test Confirms 10th Human Bird Flu Case in Thailand
■	Fourth Suspected Bird Flu Found in Japan
■	China Aids Vietnam's Battle Against Bird Flu
■	China Bans Imports of Poultry Products From Canada
■	Thai Scientists Sequence 95 Pct of Genome of H5N1 Virus
■	Bird Flu Emerges in US State of Texas
■	Two Cats Die from Bird Flu Virus in Thailand
■	Thai Veterinarian: Cat Found Infected with Bird Flu
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	International Organizations' Response

■	Animal Health Experts Hold Discussions over Strategies to Fight Bird Flu
■	China, ASEAN to Hold Special Meeting on Bird Flu
■	FAO Experts Say China Able to Contain Bird Flu
■	WHO Experts: No Need to Panic over Cat Suspected of Dying Bird Flu
■	FAO Experts Say China's Bird Flu Prevention 'Appropriate, Professional'
■	FAO Expert Praises China's Bird Flu Prevention, Control
■	Bird Flu Not Going Away Soon, WHO Says
■	UN Agency Says Bird Flu Still Threatening Asia
■	FAO: Bird Flu Not Under Control Yet
■	FAO Provides Technical Assistance to China
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Delegates attend a China-Asean special session on the prevention and treatment of bird flu opened in Beijing on March 2, 2004. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, also director of China's anti-bird flu headquarters, was present at the meeting. The epidemic has been plaguing many east and southeast Asian countries and has led to the deaths of more than 20 people in Viet Nam and Thailand. [China Daily]

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-- Outbreak Situation Updates

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2. How long is the incubation period for HPAI? And is it contagious during this period?

3. What are the channels of transmission for bird flu?

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5. What are the epidemiological characteristics of HPAI?

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