pushes for bird flu vaccine by '06

Anti-virals are used to fight influenza after infection, while vaccines are used to prevent infection. Governments around the world are scrambling to stockpile vaccines and anti-virals that treat or prevent bird flu, which has killed more than 60 people in Asia, with a mortality rate of about 50 percent. Bird flu has also been detected in Russia, Croatia, Romania and a bird from South America.

note: Similar viral infectious disease such as EV 71 of 1997, Nipah Virus infection, SARS all had serious infection situation. With good management, isolation, treatment and control, all of them eventually controlled.

Prevention: avoid contact with birds, chicken, ducks and any secretions, droppings, or raw blood of such living things. to improve living environment by avoiding staying in densely populated area. improve ariflow and ventilation.