A new form of Death !!! BIRD FLU

New death from bird flu in China

A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in the eastern Shandong province, state media has said. It says Ms Zhang, aged 27, died at the weekend after becoming infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. It is the second reported death from bird flu in China this year. Two weeks ago, a 19-year-old woman died in Beijing after handling ducks. The latest death was announced the day after the infection of a two-year old with bird flu in Hunan was reported. Surveillance tightened in east Nepal after bird flu scare The local authorities of bordering districts in eastern Nepal have more tightened surveillance after bird flu was detected in chicken in Mechinagar Municipality of Jhapa district, some 320 km southeast of Nepali capital Kathmandu. Specialist teams have started culling chicken and other birds and destroying poultry production in Mechinagar, which has been declared bird flu risk zone by government on Friday.Chitwan district, the hub of poultry industry in the country, is on high alert to the outbreak of bird flu, local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported on Monday. It was decided to enforce quarantine, by managing sale and distribution of poultry products and feed. The government was urged to launch a nationwide campaign on the consumption of poultry products in light of the bird flu scare. Talks revolved around making the district-based National Bird Disease Research Office and livestock services office more technically competent so that the surveillance can be carried on a regular basis. Chitwan contributes to more than 50 percent of the poultry industry in Nepal.