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Indonesia's bird flu situation 'grave'
New York (UPI) Mar 20, 2008 Avian influenza is deeply entrenched in Indonesia despite an international containment effort, a U.N. report said Thursday, "The human mortality rate from bird flu in Indonesia is the highest in the world and there will be more human cases if we do not focus more on containing the disease at source in animals," Joseph Domenech, chief veterinary officer of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, said in a release. Avian influenza has been reported in 31 of Indonesia's 33 provinces. The virus is endemic in Java, Sumatra, Bali and southern Sulawesi, with sporadic outbreaks reported from other areas, the report said. "The avian influenza situation in Indonesia is grave," Domenech said. "All international partners and national authorities need to step up their efforts for halting the spread of the disease in animals and making the fight against the virus a top priority." Related Links Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
WHO warns more TB cases slipping through detection net
Geneva (AFP) March 17, 2008The World Health Organisation warned Monday that more new tuberculosis cases are slipping through the detection net, as countries fail to keep up with rapid progress made in earlier years. |
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