Number: RL33349
Title: International Efforts to Control the Spread of the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Affected Countries' Responses
Authors: Emma Chanlett-Avery, Nicolas Cook, Kerry Dumbaugh, Thomas Lum, Mark E. Manyan, Jim Nichol, Jeremy Sharp, and Bruce Vaughn, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report focuses on the efforts of overseas governments to combat the spread of avian influenza, specifically on the response of those countries which have confirmed human deaths from the virus. As of August 2006, the vast majority of fatal and total cases have been in East Asia, including Vietnam (42/93), Indonesia (44/57), Thailand (16/24), China (14/21), and Cambodia (6/6). In 2006, human cases and deaths from H5N1 were newly reported in Azerbaijan (5/8), Turkey (4/12), Egypt (6/14), Iraq (2/2), and Djibouti (0/1). Appearance of the disease in animals has spurred prevention efforts on three continents, including the slaughter or vaccination of millions of domestic poultry.
Pages: 23
Date: August 24, 2006