Bird flu prevention

In the event of a bird flu pandemic careful thought should be given to adopting suitable Infection Control Procedures. It will be important to avoid flu infection at all costs. Protecting your eyes, nose, mouth and hands from virus particles will be a major priority as these are the most common passageways for a flu virus to transfer into the body.

Bird flu virus particles may also be transferred via clothing and especially via shoes and so potentially contaminated footwear should not be brought into your 'safe zone'. If you have worn protective clothing this should disinfected or be disposed of with care as controlled waste. Any unprotected clothing or footwear should be disinfected. A final step should always be to sanitize your hands to further reduce the chances of cross-contamination.

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Study Finds Alternative Antiviral for Bird Flu Prevention and Treatment - VetPracticeNews.com Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:04:14 GMT+00:00

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Study Finds Alternative Antiviral for Bird Flu Prevention and Treatment
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Pandemic has not yet peaked: Flu experts - Canada.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:54:47 GMT+00:00

Pandemic has not yet peaked: Flu experts
Canada.com
The WHO has cautioned that the H1N1 virus could still mutate or mix with the more deadly bird flu virus, which remains endemic in poultry in many Asian ...

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What H1N1 taught us - Los Angeles Times Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:03:47 GMT+00:00

What H1N1 taught us
Los Angeles Times
It lacks the virulence factors that make highly pathogenic bird flu, or the 1918 pandemic flu virus, so deadly. In the beginning, the pandemic seemed to ...

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High risk of bird flu in 11 central districts - Republica Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:23:59 GMT+00:00

High risk of bird flu in 11 central districts
Republica
... the low-risk category districts and bird flu prevention campaign has been undertaken in these districts according to the degree of risk, the Office said.

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H1N1 flu has hit kids with neuromuscular disorders especially hard - USA Today Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:33:18 GMT+00:00

H1N1 flu has hit kids with neuromuscular disorders especially hard
USA Today
It's also memorable for being far more transmissible and much less lethal than the H5N1 bird flu that cropped up in 1996 and has killed half of the 500 ...

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After H1N1, Researchers Warn of a Potential New Superbug - TIME Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:58:13 GMT+00:00

After H1N1, Researchers Warn of a Potential New Superbug
TIME
By injecting them in lab mice, researchers found that some of the hybrid viruses were both deadly (like bird flu) and transmissible (like seasonal human ...
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Bird flu fight must be stepped up - Viet Nam News Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:04:10 GMT+00:00

Bird flu fight must be stepped up
Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — The steering committees for bird flu epidemic prevention in all localities must take more drastic measures this month, says Diep Kinh Tan, ...

Swiss tackle the threat of animal diseases - Swissinfo Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:07:38 GMT+00:00

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Swiss tackle the threat of animal diseases
Swissinfo
BSE, bird flu, foot and mouth, bluetongue, swine flu – it's been an active decade for animal diseases and Swiss authorities are now preparing for the next ...

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Bird flu epidemic returns - VOVNews.vn Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:18:52 GMT+00:00

Bird flu epidemic returns
VOVNews.vn
The bird flu epidemic has recurred in five provinces including Ca Mau, Dien Bien, Soc Trang, Nam Dinh and Khanh Hoa. Khanh Hoa is the latest province struck ...

Going to work with the flu - European Voice Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:52:10 GMT+00:00

Going to work with the flu
European Voice
Last year's influenza pandemic was just what the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm had been waiting for. ...