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Bird Flu has again flied in Thai region. The country’s third outburst this year after a six-month quiet period, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
“All fowl in the immediate area around the outbreak in Ang Thong province, 105 km (65 miles) north of Bangkok were being slaughtered after 16 fighting cocks were confirmed to have died of bird flu,” they said.
“The lab tast has confirmed that the virus found in the province was the deadly H5N1,” senior ministry official Pirom Srichan said on the Department of Livestock Web site .
The H5N1 bird flu virus has re-appeared in Thailand last month; The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus has infected 267 people in 10 countries and killed 164 since 2003. People are feared about if the virus were to transmute into a form that passed simply.
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Africa is suffering from Rift valley fever (RVF) and Vietnam has concerned about it and is attentive to those who come from Africa. According to Youth Newspaper, “Relevant agencies nationwide are keeping close surveillance on visitors coming from Africa, especially countries currently stricken by the disease like Kenya and Somalia, by air and sea, including measuring their body temperature when they check-in, and paying attention to symptoms they may have during their stay in Vietnam”.

Vietnam has not found any case yet, Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a zoonosis (a disease which primarily affects animals, but occasionally causes disease in humans).

RVF is a type of virus which is first and foremost spread amongst animals by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Disease may be cruel amongst those People who become infected with RVF either by being bitten by infected mosquitoes, or through contact with infected animals.

At the Tan Son Nhat international airport in southern Ho Chi Minh City, passengers from the areas are to undergo body temperature measuring, the municipal Department of Health said, noting that those having RVF symptoms will be sent to the city- based Tropical Disease Hospital, newspaper reported.

Symptoms of RVF: People with Rift Valley virus infections typically have a flu-like illness with fever, weakness, back pain, dizziness, and weight loss.

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Some natural shampoos have been found to contain chemicals, called essential oils, which have led to breast growth in men and boys. According to study Lavender and tea tree oils which are occur in shampoos, lotions and soaps can temporarily enlarged breasts in boys.

This condition is called gynecomastia, rare but the chances boost if the above listed products are used. The study reported on the boys, ages 4, 7 and 10. When they stopped taking these things they all went back to normal.

This report raises an issue of concern, since lavender oil and tea tree oil are sold over the counter in their ‘pure’ form and are present in an increasing number of commercial products, including shampoos, hair gels, soaps, and body lotions.

Dr. Clifford Bloch, a hormone specialist in Greenwood Village, Colo., who treated the three boys, recommended that parents “be cautious” with such products, especially for prolonged use. “I would not give these products to my children,” he said in an interview.

“It takes very little estrogen to cause gynecomastia in a young child,” said Dr. Richard Auchus, a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center hormone expert who knew of the study findings. “If they’re getting it for a brief period of time, that really shouldn’t cause long-term problems.”

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