University to Establish World's First Zoonosis Research Centre
Liverpool 08
10 April 2006
LIVERPOOL, U.K., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first interdisciplinary centre dedicated to the study of animal-borne diseases such as avian flu, BSE and SARS, is to be established at the University of Liverpool.
Zoonoses are diseases that originate in animals but can jump species and infect humans. Liverpool is the only university in the UK with expertise in biological sciences, medicine, veterinary science and tropical medicine and is uniquely placed to conduct detailed interdisciplinary research into these diseases.
700 Baby Crocs Died in Palawan Conservation Center
bayanihan.org
11 April 2006
Some 700 young crocodiles died at the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC).
"Almost everyday, I gather dead young crocodiles", William Tabinas, caretaker of the PWRCC's hatchery section said adding the 200 died only last March.
He attributed the deaths to lack of supplemental foods and vitamins, while some died due to disease.
It was reported that the PWRCC's budget was slashed as much as 50 percent due to incurring yearly losses, thus affected the animals food consumption.
Experts: Avian Flu Expected In Colorado By Fall
cbs4denver.com
11 April 2006
(AP) DENVER Migratory birds that arrive in Colorado this fall after mingling in Alaska with birds from Asia are likely to bring avian flu with them, wildlife officials said.
State and federal officials are setting up monitoring and screening systems, including a telephone hot line for the public to report dead birds but stressed the arrival of the virus or the death of some birds is no cause for panic.
"Remember that avian influenza is an animal disease, it's not a human disease," acting state veterinarian Keith Roehr told The Denver Post in Tuesday's editions.
Scientists fear the virus, which has infected about 200 people, killing about half, could mutate to spread easily among humans, possibly triggering a pandemic. For now, however, it is primarily a bird disease, Roehr said.
"With common hygiene and protection, people are at low risk," he said.
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