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Rains offer hope for bird virus outbreak
Murshidabad, India (UPI) Jan 26, 2008 An outbreak of avian flu in Murchidabad, India, may have been temporarily restrained thanks to a series of unseasonal rains. Animal Resources Development Minister Anisur Rehman said that while the increased rainfall has prevented the culling of potentially infected animals, the unseasonal weather may be the key to limiting the spread of the potentially deadly virus, the Press Trust of India reported Saturday. "The culling operation is being affected in some places due to rains. But scientists say that the rains also prevent spread of the virus," Rehman said. The bird flu virus has been found in 11 districts of the Indian state of West Bengal to date and medical teams have been working to prevent it from spreading. The Press Trust reported that in addition to the rains, government officials have blamed the delays in culling the poultry flocks on public resistance. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
Epidemic superbug strains evolved from one bacterium: study
Chicago (AFP) Jan 21, 2008The drug-resistant "superbugs" that have cut a swathe through day care centers, schools, locker rooms and prisons across the United States in the last five years stem from one rapidly evolving bacterium, US scientists said Monday. |
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