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WHO Warns Bird Flu Continues To Pose Threat Despite a reduction in the number of cases of avian flu (H5N1) since its peak in 2006, the WHO said in a statement Wednesday that "the newly confirmed human and poultry cases of avian influenza this year are a reminder that the virus poses a real and continuous threat to human health," Agence France-Presse reports (3/24)...
Ghanaians urged not to cause panic with bird flu issue
Ghanaians urged not to cause panic with bird flu issue NAIROBI, March 23 (Xinhua) - Ghana's Central Regional veterinary officer has appealed to Ghanaians, particularly the media to desist from creating panic over the outbreak of avian influenza, Ghana News Agency reported on Thursday. Speaking at
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Ghanaian farmers told not to panic over bird flu
Ghanaian farmers told not to panic over bird flu NAIROBI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) - Ghana's Northern Regional Director of Food and Agriculture Sylvester Adongo has assured poultry farmers in the region that the region had taken adequate measures to stop the "Avian Influenza" (Bird Flu) from spreading to
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VOA NEWS: GHANA DETECTS SECOND OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU
The Voice of America issued the following story: The west African nation of Ghana is reporting its second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Ghanian veterinary officials say the outbreak occurred at a farm near the town of Sunyani, about 400 kilometers north of the capital, Accra. The
Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Ghana takes measures against possible bird flu outbreak
Ghana takes measures against possible bird flu outbreak NAIROBI, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) - Lawson Ahadzie, acting director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health on Tuesday warned the west African country against the bird flu and pledged the government's commitment to preventing the possible invasion
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Ghana gears up to prevent bird flu
Ghana gears up to prevent bird flu NAIROBI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) - Health, veterinary and wildlife institutions in Ghana said on Monday they were in full gear to prevent and control any incursion of the avian influenza (bird flu) , currently raging in Asia with serious implications for both birds and
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Ghana bird flu outbreak; AROUND THE WORLD..(News)
GHANA stopped poultry exports and began farm-to-farm checks yesterday after an outbreak of potentially deadly bird flu. This is the first time the H5N1 virus has hit the West African country and Nigeria reported sub-Saharan Africa's only confirmed human death from it earlier this year. At least 200
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
Ghana announces prevention measures against bird flu
Ghana announces prevention measures against bird flu NAIROBI, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - The Ghana government on Wednesday assured the public that it was closely monitoring the outbreak of bird flu in several parts of the world, including Nigeria in West Africa, announcing a series of measures to
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First H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in Ghana: report
First H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in Ghana: report NAIROBI, May 2 (Xinhua) - Ghana's first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected by local laboratories and later confirmed by a research center in Egypt, reports reaching here quoted a World Health Organization (WHO) official as
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Ghana is safe from bird flu: minister
Ghana is safe from bird flu: minister NAIROBI, April 12 (Xinhua) - Ghanaian Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah has reiterated that the bird flu was not in Ghana and there was, therefore, no need for the public to panic, Ghana News Agency reported on Wednesday. He said on Tuesday that
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