Monday, March 17, 2008

New outbreak response posters developed for Laos



Five new avian influenza outbreak response posters developed for Laos are now available in Lao and English on the Emergency Communication Tools page of the web site.

The posters are:

Don't Spread Avian Influenza
English, Lao

Keep it Clean
English, Lao

Separate Your Poultry
English, Lao

Dispose of Dead Birds Properly
English, Lao

Watch Out for Avian Influenza
English, Lao

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

WHO Map showing H5N1 outbreaks since 2003













Map of world areas reporting confirmed occurence of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry and wild birds since 2003, status as of March 3, 2008. Source: WHO. Full size version can be viewed here.