Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

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Source: IRIN | Photo: Biotec
29 August 2008 -- The key message that needs to be heard is that Avian Influenza (AI) is endemic in Vietnam and needs to be controlled, say UN officials involved in the battle to identify and contain avian influenza outbreaks.

AHI still poses a very serious threat to mankind therefore, this event provides a great opportunity to obtain the latest information, the latest techniques, and lessons learnt on contingency planning for an AHI pandemic in the event of the avian flu taking a more aggressive and virulent form that will have serious consequences to the tourism industry.

AHI still poses a very serious threat to mankind therefore, this event provides a great opportunity to obtain the latest information, the latest techniques, and lessons learnt on contingency planning for an AHI pandemic in the event of the avian flu taking a more aggressive and virulent form that will have serious consequences to the tourism industry.

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Source: ILO | Photo: lecercle
13 August 2008, Bangkok -- Training to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect their workers and businesses from future Pandemic Human Influenza is being organized in Thailand .

Source: FAO
11 August 2008 -- A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time, FAO said today. Nigeria has recently reported two new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.