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Thailand - Satellite tracking of open bill Ibis and Bittern - Mahidol University.

Sally Furniss

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Mahidol University research reveals. Thailand free of bird flu as the second year in both humans and animals. But also to watch. Because neighboring countries have found the outbreak. On-chip for suspected bird routes. Point seagull sound get close to people. Why fly far into the country outbreak area. Open bill ibis birds off questions and be saved.

Prof. Dr. Phan Wednesday attractive Imaging Department of Microbiology. Faculty of Medicine. Siriraj Hospital. As head of research bird flu on "AvianInfluenza Surveillance in Thailand: Studies at Human-Animal Interface" which was funded research from Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, said this project is a major projects to study. link in bird flu infection, fever or H 5 N 1 and if the next animal to animal From animals to humans. And from person to person. Take continuing education to four years and will end in September. It is a collaboration with experts from relevant agencies to join the results of studies that point. Have not found more bird flu in two years, both in humans and animals. After previously detected in humans the last since 2549, and on animals since 2551 and no mutation of the virus H 1 N 1 or resistant to drugs-O cells paint a Vietnam and drug Sana with Wachovia. 's. As many previous parties concerned.

In a case study of HIV 5 N 1 in animals, especially in that part of the birds to see, receive and transmit Made air receiver. The birds via satellite to track the migration routes and flights that may be H 5 N 1 infection that does go. Research on avian influenza which have never done before. By the air signals in four species of birds is expected infection vectors.

Center director Rns.n.spo. ally jewels surveillance and monitoring of wildlife diseases. Strange animals and animal migration. Faculty of Veterinary Science Mahidol University, said research found that We had originally thought would be the open bill ibis birds spread bird flu in the country, but this study indicate that the birds never fly open bill ibis transmigration, and it has become a regular place in our birds gone. Because food is plentiful Shellfish, especially the cherry on the paddy fields. Moreover, if the H 5 N 1 infection will die quickly. No opportunity to spread the news that the open bill ibis birds found dead in 2549 when a number of different seagull flying across the country and come to Thailand every year. In addition to monitoring the birds and small animals. In this study also tracked the animals as large as dogs and cats that are closer to the animals because it could be a carrier of the infection to humans.
"In the last 2-3 years we have not detected H 5 N 1 infection in animals and even. But also to collect samples for examination monitored closely by bird migration in a seagull that can fly far. Can fly over to China, "said Rns.npo. ally.

Veterinary medicine Anuwat F Virat Suda Kun duty veterinary field. Center surveillance and monitoring of animal diseases and animal strange animal evacuation of Veterinary Science Mahidol University said that it has air satellite signals in birds 20 to break the duck seagull regular 8 red 4 the 5 the open bill ibis birds and bird 3 large rubber tone from the where the track. Current remaining birds on the eight signals are common seagull 3 and 2 for the open bill ibis bird bittern by section 3 of the red duck can track only three months after the air signals.

The questions that This research will lead to action the next steps. Especially in terms of surveillance. Prof. Dr. Phan said that attractive. Now the Bureau of Epidemiology Department of Disease Control acknowledged this information. The Department would coordinate to the park to collect random samples of the birds. Especially the seagull in the tourism and closer to the people. Although the. Thailand will not detect the infection in 2-3 years, but no one can say that the spread of avian influenza will not occur again. Because the countries surrounding the spread of avian influenza is. That the data World Health Organization, the country has reported five outbreaks of avian influenza is Egypt, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China and Thailand are therefore necessary to perform continuous surveillance.

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Meeting on avian influenza.
Department of Microbiology. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in cooperation with Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. And Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bureau of Epidemiology, Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health and Westat Research Corporation United States Scheduled meetings on avian influenza research: transmission between animals and from animals to humans. Held on Wednesday, September 53 at a 09:00 to 16:00 am at Siam City Hotel Bangkok Kamolthip to disseminate knowledge and research in various forms such as lectures and research posters on display. With technical monitoring of the routes open bill ibis bird seagull and bittern using satellite communications system (Satellite telemetry).

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Re: Thailand - Satellite tracking of open bill Ibis and Bittern - Mahidol University.

Bird Flu in Thailand: Studies at Human-Animal Interface

Avian influenza (AI) has assumed increasing importance, not merely in causing devastation in both wild birds and farmed poultry, but also because the H5N1 subtype has been known to infect humans. Mahidol University, led by Prof. Pilaipan Puthavathana as principal investigator, has been funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct integrative research on ?Avian Influenza Surveillance in Thailand- Studies at Human-Animal Interface?. The project aims to study AI among migratory birds and disease transmission from animals to animals, animals to humans, and from humans to humans. The work involves collaboration not only between faculties within Mahidol University, but also with the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, and Westat Research Company, USA.

This project covers many areas of expertise and may be divided into 3 main sub-projects. The first sub-project, led by Dr. Parntep Ratanakorn, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University focuses on studying the epidemiology and transmission of AI from migratory birds to domestic animals, such as poultry, cats and dogs. The second project, led by Dr. Kumnuan Ungchusak, Director of the Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, will study the transmission of AI and causative agents of severe pneumonia in humans in an AI epidemic area. The third sub-project, led by Dr. Prasert Auewarakul, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University will study AI the evolution of the virus from a causative agent of the naturally occurring diseases in animals to a possible pandemic form in humans.

The project was started in February 2007 with a study of migratory birds in Amphoe Bang Lane, Nakhon Pathom province and in the area
near Bung Borapetch in Nakhon Sawan province. To study the flyways,
Dr. Adrian H Farmer, a geologist from Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, was invited to supervise a satellite-telemetry study. This will show the relation of the migratory flyways and the AI epidemics. It is the first time in the world that the global positioning system technology has been applied to study AI spread through migratory birds. Preliminary data from 111 migratory birds (as of March 26, 2007) showed that there was no Avian Influenza virus infection in these birds. After 1 month of the Argos satellite monitoring, four tagged birds are still in Thailand traveling in the average distance of 0.5-20 kilometers per day. The flyways of these birds cover the areas in Nakorn Pathom, Nonthaburi,

Ratchaburi, and Kanchanaburi. Information to be obtained in the future will help in the epidemiological investigation of Avian Influenza in Thailand.

For further information, contact: siput@mahidol.ac.th

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Study blames gulls, not storks, for bringing in bird flu

A study has found that the bird that carried the influenza virus H5N1 into Thailand was a gull, not the openbill stork. "We have scientific evidence that a seagull was the carrier of the birdflu virus, not the openbill stork," said Professor Pilaipan Puthavathana of Mahidol University's Department of Microbiology.

Pilaipan led a team of researchers who conducted a study to track migratory routes in Asian countries by using satellite telemetry. The Thai research on human animal interface of avian influenza was supported by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. It followed the migratory route of birds suspected of spreading the H5N1 virus into Thailand since 2007.

Researchers tracked the migratory route of the brownheaded gull, one of the winter visitors seen along the muddy beach at Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, every year from November to March. They started tracking the first gulls in March 2008 and a second group of seven gulls during February and March 2009. Gulls migrated out of Thailand to China in April and May. In October and November, the gulls moved south to India, Burma, and then Thailand.

Birds may stay over the winter in Thailand but some may fly further to Cambodia. Their migration can be divided into two main phases. In Phase 1, they spent November to April along the coast of the inner Gulf of Thailand; during the second phase from May to October, they wander around their breeding grounds in Qinghai, Tibet and Xinjiang in China.

The team isolated the H5N1 virus in four of 153 birds of this flock in 2005 and 2008. The flock might have played a role in the spread of H5N1 virus along its route.

The study showed that the migratory route of brownheaded gulls covered several countries that had been affected by highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses. Therefore, gulls were at risk of getting infected and spreading the influenza virus along their migratory routes. Nevertheless, it was necessary to explore whether the infected gulls were capable of migrating over long distances.

"This is the first study using satellite telemetry techniques to reveal the complete migratory routes of the brownheaded gull," Pilaipan said.

Researchers also found that the openbill stork did not migrate outside Thailand.

Previously, scientists believed the openbill stork might have migrated from other countries and spread the H5N1 virus in Thailand last year, but the recent study showed that indigenous storks had never migrated outside the country.

Pilaipan said the study would be handed to the Disease Control Department and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation so that they will collect random specimens of gulls, especially those that inhabit areas near tourist attractions, to monitor the spread of the H5N1 virus among birds and prevent its transmission to humans.

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