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Global
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Mutated bird flu virus can infect humans
more easily
Straits Times 6 Oct 07
Dramatic changes in global meat production
could increase risk of diseases FAO 17 Sep 07
Project to help Indonesia tackle bird
flu finally takes off Administrative problems had delayed scheme to
be set up at Tangerang By Salim Osman Straits Times 10 Sep 07
H5N1 virus may pose less danger to wild
birds: new findings Channel NewsAsia 3 Sep 07
Growing health threats demand global
response: WHO
Channel NewsAsia 23 Aug 07
New bat virus sickens three in Malaysian
family
Yahoo News 28 Jun 07
SM Goh calls for pragmatic leadership
to meet global challenges Channel NewsAsia 25 Jun 07
Deadly Bird Flu Kills Six Wild Birds,
Germany Says
PlanetArk 26Jun 07
Dead magpie tested positive for bird
flu virus in Hong Kong Yahoo News 8 Jun 07
Bird flu seen waning but pandemic risk
still high
Yahoo News 31 May 07
Indonesia's bird flu policy centre stage
at WHO assembly Channel NewsAsia 15 Apr 07
Singapore, US to help Indonesia fight
bird flu outbreak
Channel NewsAsia 9 Apr 07
Bird flu may spread from Indonesia, Egypt,
Nigeria: FAO
Yahoo News 2 Apr 07
How fast can we rush flu drugs to Cambodia?
WHO, Asean to coordinate mock transfer of Tamiflu from S'pore to Cambodia
Tan Hui Leng Today Online 28 Mar 07
Indonesia lifts WHO bird flu samples
ban
Channel NewsAsia 28 Mar 07
WHO trying to get bird flu vaccine agreement
By Maggie Fox Yahoo News 20 Mar 07
Singapore sets up new centre to enhance
risk assessment capability Channel NewsAsia 19 Mar 07
Is Singapore ready if bird flu breaks
out here?
Letter from Kelvin Kwan Chee Hong Straits Times 10 Mar 07
Bird Flu Experts Urge Halt to Wild Bird
Trade
By Tan Ee Lyn PlanetArk 5 Mar 07
Indonesia to resume sending bird flu
samples to WHO
Channel NewsAsia 17 Feb 07
US Wild-Bird Survey Finds no Evidence
of H5N1
Story by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 16 Feb 07
Philippines on migratory bird alert amid
Asian bird flu upsurge Channel NewsAsia 13 Feb 07
Avian influenza in cats should be closely
monitored So far no sustained virus transmission in cats or from cats
to humans FAO 8 Feb 07
Critics of Indonesia bird flu ban accept
valid point
By Tan Ee Lyn Yahoo News 8 Feb 07
Time to talk turkey on bird flu battle
The west has failed to back up its rhetoric by helping countries that will
be on the frontline of a pandemic Today Online 8 Feb 07
WHO warns against false sense of security
on bird flu
Channel NewsAsia 5 Feb 07
Indonesia to declare bird flu a national
disaster Virus endemic in chickens there; ban imposed on raising fowl
in living areas By Salim Osman, Indonesia Correspondent Straits Times
2 Feb 07
Small changes stop flu virus spread,
study finds
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Yahoo News 1 Feb 07
Malaysia issues top bird flu alert
Channel NewsAsia 25 Jan 07
Disaster? That's our line
UNSW Asia's research centre will respond to health threats and disasters,
Lee U-Wen Today Online 20 Jan 07
Rash of bird flu cases across Asia raises
alarm
Health officials fear repeat of last year's resurgence, when virus hit 30
countries Straits Times 17 Jan 07
WHO warns of bird-flu resurgence
Today Online 13 Jan 07
Flu fears Today Online 15 Jan 07
Asia on high alert for bird flu resurgence
Channel NewsAsia 14 Jan 07
Bird flu, climate change among Asia's
threats
Channel NewsAsia 8 Jan 07
Scientists criticize bird flu search
By Libby Quaid Yahoo News 4 Dec 06
Wild birds can spread bird flu to people
By Mike Stobbe Yahoo News 28 Jul 06
Global alert system set up for animal-human
diseases: WHO Channel NewsAsia 25 Jul 06
UGA researchers find that hunting can
increase the severity of wildlife disease epidemics Sam Fahmy EurekAlert
14 Jul 06
Amid Bird Flu, Activists Plead for Humane
US Culling
Story by Jill Serjeant PlanetArk 6 Jun 06
Free as a bird--or under surveillance?
Plan for global wild birds tracking system
FAO website 1 Jun 06
Wild Birds Role Unclear in Spreading
Bird Flu - FAO
PlanetArk 1 Jun 06
China reports two new avian flu outbreaks
among migratory birds ChannelnewsAsia 24 May 06
Experts eat crow over predictions of
bird flu outbreak in Europe ChannelnewsAsia 12 May 06
Smugglers Spreading Bird Flu, Experts
Warn
Brian Handwerk National Geographic 9 May 06
Poultry Shipments Also Likely Spread
Bird Flu, Expert Says
By Tan Ee Lyn, Reuters ENN 4 May 06
No Need to Cull Wild Birds to Stop Birdflu:
Expert
Story by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 24 Apr 06
Bird flu's 'risk to biodiversity'
By Helen Briggs BBC Online 19 Apr 06
Deadly bird flu strain could be hard
to spot in migratory birds Written by Lauran Neergaard PlanetSave
21 Apr 06
Restoring Wetlands Key to Curbing Bird
Flu - Report
Story by Marie-Louise Gumuchian PlanetArk 12 Apr 06
Activists Flock to Kenya for Migratory
Bird Day
Story by Marie-Louise Gumuchian PlanetArk 10 Apr 06
More birds surrendered 48 birds handed
over to the AVA between January and March Tan Hui Leng Today Online
7 Apr 06
Bird Flu Poses Fresh Threat to Endangered
Species
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 23 Mar 06
S'pore ruffled by threat of bird flu
Teo Xuanwei
Today Online 1 Mar 06
Factory farms blamed for spread of bird
flu
By Geoffrey Lean The Independent 26 Feb 06
Reality takes wing over bird flu
Viewpoint of Leon Bennun BBC 17 Feb 06
Swans Not Big Culprit in Spread of Bird
Flu in EU
Story by Anna Mudeva PlanetArk 17 Feb 06
West Africa Wild Birds Under Scrutiny
in Flu Checks
PlanetArk 15 Feb 06
Hong Kong Government Says Found More
H5N1 Flu in Dead Birds Story by John Ruwitch PlanetArk 2 Feb 06
Romanians Torture and Kill Wild Birds
Near Danube
PlanetArk 1 Feb 06
US Watching Wild Birds for Spread of
Bird Flu
Story by Christopher Doering PlanetArk 30 Jan 06
Wild bird flu blame 'too hasty'
BBC 24 Jan 06
Wild birds: vectors or victims of avian
flu?
By Ed Stoddard Reuters AlertNet 24 Jan 06
Dead bird tests positive for bird flu
in Hong Kong
Channel NewsAsia 19 Jan 06
The environmental dimension behind the
avian flu pandemic
UNEP 18 Jan 06
Lift import ban on ornamental birds from
Malaysia
Letter from Mark Tan Chin Hung
The Straits Times Forum Online 12 Jan 06
Turkey reports bird flu in ducks
Channel NewsAsia 7 Jan 06
Christmas trees offer defence against
bird flu
Channel NewsAsia 29 Dec 05
UN Vet Dismisses Fish Farming as Bird
Flu Risk
PlanetArk 29 Dec 05
Various animal diseases turned Singapore
into hot zone for infections By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia
21 Dec 05
Flu fears as thousands of migratory birds
die in Malawi
by AFP Channel NewsAsia 17 Dec 05
Free from bird flu, but keep your guard
up
Reply from AVA Today Online 17 Dec 05
Europe Relaxes Bird Flu Measures as Migration
Ends
Story by Michael Hogan PlanetArk 15 Dec 05
Birds have right to poo too
Letter from Tan Chek Wee Today Online 13 Dec 05
Noisy birds roosting in trees: a danger?
Letter from Lim Boon Hee Today Online 12 Dec 05
Row over wild birds' flu role
BBC 8 Dec 05
Role of Wild Birds in Avian Flu Spread
Questioned
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 9 Dec 05
Shanghai Stops Songbird Sales
Story by Lucy Hornby PlanetArk 30 Nov 05
FAO warns against killing wild birds
to fight bird flu
FAO 29 Nov 05
Bird-Flu Fears Spur Sales of Star Anise
Spice
Brian Handwerk National Geographic 28 Nov 05
Experts Say Flu Fears Over Wild Birds
Over-Stated
Story by Alice Hung PlanetArk 28 Nov 05
Vietnam City Poisons Pigeons to Prevent
Bird Flu
Additional reporting by Richard Waddington in Geneva
PlanetArk 28 Nov 05
Wild birds with H5 avian flu virus found
in eastern Canada Channel NewsAsia 26 Nov 05 35
Should educate people on bird flu rather
than seize pet chickens
Letter from Dr Tan Chek Wee Straits Times Forum Online 26 Nov 05 AVA
How can AVA take away my pet chickens
without telling me? Letter from Leong Mei Lin (Ms)
Straits Times Forum Online 25 Nov 05
Jurong BirdPark has strict bio-security
measures against bird flu
Reply from Jurong BirdPark The Straits Times Forum Online 22 Nov 05
UN to Set Up Bird Flu Early Warning System
baed on migratory birds Story by Nita Bhalla PlanetArk 21 Nov 05
Bird Import Ban May Worsen Flu Epidemic
- UN Official
Story by Nita Bhalla PlanetArk 21 Nov 05
Canada discovers H5N1 avian flu virus
in wild birds
Channel NewsAsia 20 Nov 05
Singapore steps up bird flu tests among
local and migratory birds
By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 05
Bird flu checks for migratory birds stepped up
The Straits Times 18 Nov 05
Singapore steps up testing of wild birds for bird flu as winter season
approaches
Lee Ching Wern Today Online 18 Nov 05
Can Jurong BirdPark be kept safe from
infection by migratory birds? The Straits Times Forum Online 18 Nov
05
More Singaporeans opting for organic
food since bird flu scare
By Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 05
Animal rights group launches bird flu
campaign on Orchard Road
By Margaret Perry Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 05
The best hope of curbing human bird flu
by Michael Richardson The Straits Times 16 Nov 05
Climate Change Could Spread Plague -
Scientists
Story by James Kilner PlanetArk 15 Nov 05
Some 100 dead pigeons spotted at Clementi
Ave 1
By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 15 Nov 05
Over 50 birds die in British quarantine
from bird flu
Channel NewsAsia 15 Nov 05
Want to Stop the superbugs? Stop using
chemicals
Lim Tian Soo Today Online 15 Nov 05
Bird flu and the high cost of chicken
factory farms
by Peter Singer The Straits Times, 12 Nov 05
Culling, food disposal needed to rein
in crows
Reply by NEA Straits Times Forum Online 11 Nov 05
Are there rules against feeding crows,
pigeons?
Letter from Jonathan Cheng Hern Sinn
Straits Times Forum Online 9 Nov 05
MM: Bird flu can cost S'pore dearly
Chow Penn Nee Today Online 8 Nov 05
Singapore's Bird Park Turns Chickens
into Flu Police
Story by Fayen Wong PlanetArk 7 Nov 05
NEA has ongoing crow management programme
Reply from NEA Straits Times Forum Online 7 Nov 05
Find other ways to curb crow population
Letter from Jaipal Singh Gill Straits Times Forum Online 4 Nov 05
Wild birds help to create human flu vaccine
Wildlife Conservation Society Eurekalert 3 Nov 05
Close tabs kept on bird reserve for avian
flu
Reply from AVA and SBWR Straits Times Forum Online 3 Nov 05
Don't worry, my birds are very clean
By Tay Shian The New Paper 1 Nov 05
IUCN urges governments to tackle the
root causes of shared animal-human diseases IUCN website 1 Nov 05
HK's bird sanctuary a popular site despite
avian flu fears
By Steven Jiang Channel NewsAsia 1 Nov 05
Cull crows to prevent spread of bird
flu
Letter from Andrew Seow Chwee Guan
Straits Times Forum Online 1 Nov 05
Avian flu danger: Please don't feed the
birds
Letter from Margaret Tan (Miss) Straits Times Forum Online 31 Oct 05
No proof of link between cats and bird
flu
Letter from Dawn Kua Director of Operations Cat Welfare Society Today
Online 31 Oct 05
How to stop bird flu
By Jacques Diouf, FAO Director-General
UN FAO website 28 Oct 05
Singapore remains free from bird flu,
dead mynahs found poisoned: AVA By Pearl Forss Channel NewsAsia 29
Oct 05
Bird Danger
Letter from Ken Leong Chi-Yung
Straits Times Forum Online 27 Oct 05
AVA ups checks on migratory birds to
keep avian flu at bay
By Valarie Tan Channel NewsAsia 27 Oct 05
Britain suspects bird flu infection originated
from Taiwan
Channel NewsAsia 24 Oct 05
Britain calls for EU ban on wild birds
after parrot dies of bird flu Channel NewsAsia 23 Oct 05
Culling wild birds to stop bird flu 'dangerous
and wrong': BirdLife International People and Planet 22 Oct 05
Sick pigeons a worry
Letter from Azman Abdullah
Straits Times Forum Online 21 Oct 05
Bird flu puts pressure on vulnerable
species
Reuters MSNBC website 20 Oct 05
Is bird flu in Europe linked to migratory
birds?
Melanie Yip, Perspective Radio Singapore International 15 Oct 05
killing machines?
Experts dread the day a human with flu meets a bird that is sick
Tan Hui Leng Today Online 15 Oct 05
Wetlands International Position Statement
on Avian Influenza Wetlands International 10 Oct 05 from nature-singapore
"Bird Flu" Similar to Deadly 1918 Flu,
Gene Study Finds
by Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News
National Geographic 5 Oct 05
Avian flu: blame factory farming, says
report
People and Planet website 29 Sep 05
Southeast Asian officials discuss ways
to shield agriculture from bird flu, other threats
Written by Jim Gomez PlanetSave 26 Sep 05
US launches campaign against Asian wildlife
trade amid bird flu threat Channel NewsAsia 24 Sep 05
India to keep close watch on migratory
birds for deadly flu
Channel NewsAsia, 14 Sep 05
WHO repeats warning of rapid bird flu
spread
Channel NewsAsia, 6 Sep 05
Bird flu risks spreading to Europe and
beyond after ravaging Asia Channel NewsAsia, 5 Sep 05
Wild birds expected to spread bird flu
virus further
UN FAO website, 31 Aug 05
EU Sees Bird Migration Low Risk for Passing
on Flu
Story by Jeremy Smith PlanetArk website, 23 Aug 05
Group Questions whether Wild Birds Carry
much Flu
Story by Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent PlanetArk website,
19 Aug 05
Bird Flu Harmful to Humans Found
in Siberia - Paper
Migratory birds from Southeast Asia suspected
PlanetArk website, 1 Aug 05
Migratory birds died from avian flu
in China
Channel NewsAsia, 22 May 05
links
Singapore Government Bird Flu website
World
Health Organisation avian flu website with latest updates, links, additional
info and an FAQ about the avian flu.
Channel
NewsAsia fact file on bird flu from AFP
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