Confirmed outbreak of bird flu in Jalisco
June 28, 2012
MEXICO
CITY-After confirmation of the presence of avian influenza type H7N3 in three
poultry farms and municipalities Tepatitlán Acatic in Jalisco, the leading egg
producer nationwide, the authorities launched the National Emergency Animal
Health 110 farms in the
state.According
to statements by the Secretary of Health of Jalisco, Antonio Muñoz 2.5 million
birds have been culled since to contain the spread. Meanwhile,
federal authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Health
Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) met yesterday with producers in
the region today and is expected to disclose more information...
http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/confirmanbrotedegripeaviarenjalisco-1319353.html
U.S. researchers have linked a second strain of cholera to the
epidemic that decimated the Haitian population in 2010-11. Previous studies have
suggested that the epidemic was caused by bacteria inadvertently introduced by
Nepalese soldiers who came to assist in recovery from a massive earthquake.
The new strain appears to be local in origin, but its role in the epidemic is
not clear because this strain does not normally produce epidemics.
Haiti suffered a
devastating magnitude 7 earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, followed by about 52
aftershocks with a magnitude of 4.5 or higher. Estimates indicate that more than
250,000 died immediately, about 300,000 were injured and 1 million were rendered
homeless. Cholera cases began to appear in October and the spread of the disease
was exacerbated by Hurricane Tomas, which skirted the island on Nov. 5 but
produced torrential rains and severe flooding. To date, cholera has killed an
estimated 7,500 Haitians and sickened half a million.
Early studies by.. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-haiti-cholera-20120618,0,3371170.story