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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 05KINSHASA1952 |
Congo/Brazzaville: Avian and Pandemic [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, post made inquiries to various host government officials and representatives from international organizations to assess the current posture and readiness of the Government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) to respond effectively to an outbreak of avian influenza. [...] |
2005-11-28 09:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMGT ECON EAGR EAID PREL CF KFLU |
| 06ABUJA1025 |
MAY 5 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigeria's human- and animal-surveillance systems for AI remain deficient. No human cases of H5N1 infection have been confirmed in Nigeria. Villagers in Dong Village, Plateau State ate in early April culled or AI- infected birds but don't exhibit symptoms of AI. Plateau State has e [...] |
2006-05-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1097 |
MAY 11 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Economic officer attended on May 9 the UN and foreign donors meeting on AI in Nigeria. UN and foreign officials expressed serious concern over the GON's inaction and evident desire to declare the AI outbreak "solved." The GON has moved the Avian Influenza Crisis Management Cent [...] |
2006-05-11 16:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1359 |
JUNE 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Nigeria experienced continued outbreaks of AI in Kano and Bauchi States in May, though the GON has not reported on these in detail. Some of these occurrences possibly were reinfections on poultry farms whose owners restocked too quickly and without carrying out proper decontamin [...] |
2006-06-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1387 |
JUNE 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. On May 25 the Ambassador handed over to the Nigerian minister of agriculture a representation of anti-AI commodities, including equipment and disinfectant, worth more than 46 million naira (about $360,000). The agriculture minister said Nigeria had paid 1.7 million naira (almost [...] |
2006-06-08 06:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1412 |
JUNE 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- GON LOSES FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON's high-level meetings on AI have declined to negligible levels although are set to increase. The ministers of health, agriculture, and information have met once in 10 weeks, and there are considerable tensions between the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. The thric [...] |
2006-06-08 13:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1429 |
JUNE 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The June 7 meeting of the AI Technical Committee featured considerable bitterness, as the Ministry of Agriculture accused the Ministry of Health of telling "lies" about AI's spread in Kano State. The National Veterinary Research Institute confirmed three new instances of AI in [...] |
2006-06-09 14:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1606 |
JUNE 26 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES? [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON AI Steering Committee met June 14 for the first time since April 20. Nigeria will issue permits to four major poultry producers to import grandparent birds for restocking and will discuss possibly permitting poultry vaccinations. Nigeria does not yet have a system for [...] |
2006-06-26 16:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1608 |
NIGERIA AVIAN FLU LABORATORY ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Two veterinarians from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo assessed in May five Nigerian laboratories' capabilities for detecting AI. The laboratories generally were deficient in infrastructure, equipment, and technicians' level of training. The capability of the As [...] |
2006-06-27 07:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1680 |
NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE FOR JUNE 30 [...] Summary. Economic officer attended on June 27 the foreign donors meeting on AI in Nigeria. The FAO reported new outbreaks in Taraba State and Lagos State. Recent outbreaks of African swine fever occurred in Benue State. The concern is that pigs could act as a vector for humans for highly pa [...] |
2006-06-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1791 |
AVIAN FLU: NIGERIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] Summary. Information is fragmentary on Nigeria's poultry sector. Chickens constitute more than 95% of Nigeria's poultry. Nigeria has an estimated 150 million birds -- 70 million on commercial farms and 80 million belonging to "informal" or backyard farmers. The decentralized nature of Niger [...] |
2006-07-12 17:22:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA1956 |
NIGERIA: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary: Results are awaited from several recent suspected outbreaks in the commercial poultry producing Southwest states of Ogun and Lagos. Field teams are visiting the affected areas. UNICEF has placed four consultants at in state capitals to work on state level communications plans, and PAC [...] |
2006-07-28 10:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA2238 |
AVIAN FLU IN NIGERIA: POULTRY SECTOR IN KANO STATE [...] Summary. Kano State is one of the leading markets for poultry in northern Nigeria. In Kano, most poultry farms are small -- about two thirds have no more than 5,000 birds, and only about 5% of poultry farms in Kano State stock more than 50,000 birds. Kano formerly could not meet locally the [...] |
2006-08-28 07:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2459 |
AMBASSADOR, UNDP NIGERIA CHIEF VIEW ELECTIONS, AI [...] (U) Ambassador, DCM, Political and Economic Counselors, and Embassy, Centers for Disease Control, and USAID officers met on September 14 in Abuja with Alberic Kacou, the new UN Development Program resident coordinator in Nigeria. 2. (U) The Ambassador and Kacou discussed the coordination of [...] |
2006-09-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID PGOV NI AVIAN FLU |
| 06ABUJA2508 |
NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE: SOUTHWESTERN OUTBREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cooperation between the Ministries of Agriculture, Information, and Health on the issue of avian influenza (AI) remains an issue, and relations between Agriculture and Health officials remain tense over the extent of AI in Nigeria and whether to authorize poultry vaccinations. [...] |
2006-09-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2509 |
SURVEY VIEWS AVIAN FLU'S NIGERIA ECONOMIC IMPACT [...] Summary. A team from the USG's Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) visited six Nigerian states in August to assess the avian influenza socioeconomic impact on Nigeria's poultry sector. Nigeria has about 36% of West Africa's poultry and the sub-region's most modern poultry sector. [...] |
2006-09-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2535 |
NIGERIA AVIAN FLU: ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture launched on Sept. 21 their European Union/USG-funded program for active animal surveillance of the avian influenza (AI) in Nigeria. Preparations will consist of six to eight weeks of training, followed by [...] |
2006-09-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2539 |
NIGERIA AVIAN FLU: ANIMAL-SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM [...] Summary. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture launched on Sept. 21 their EU/USG-funded program for active animal surveillance of the avian influenza (AI) in Nigeria. Training would precede fieldwork, which would cover all 36 states and the Federal Cap [...] |
2006-09-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2777 |
NIGERIA OCTOBER 18 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) response to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak remains sluggish. A World Health Organization (WHO) official said Nigeria's AI animal-surveillance program already had fallen one month behind an optimistic schedule. He said the GON's sense of urgen [...] |
2006-10-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA2800 |
NIGERIA OCTOBER 25 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria's (GON) response to the avian influenza (AI) remains limited but has demonstrated recent improvement. Economic and USAID officers attended the October 18 United Nations/foreign donors AI meeting in Abuja and met with representatives from the UN Develop [...] |
2006-10-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR EAID NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA441 |
FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced Feb. 21 that AI has been confirmed in an eighth state, Gombe State. The Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) said Nigeria has 170 surveillance sites nationwide where the disease is most likely to be encountered, and the GON has tested more than 1,200 samples of susp [...] |
2006-02-22 17:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA448 |
FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU - UN MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Development Program hosted in Abuja on Feb. 22 an information session on AI in Nigeria attended by international diplomatic and aid representatives. With some prompting, the Abuja UN Resident Coordinator's Office agreed to create "soon" a matrix to record international [...] |
2006-02-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA449 |
FEB 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU FIELD TEAM REPORTS [...] Summary. Experts from the CDC, the Nigerian Ministry of Health, and the WHO visited Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, and Katsina States, starting on Feb. 18, to ascertain the extent of AI there. On Feb. 22, they presented their findings. The team found Kaduna's logistical support to combat AI extremel [...] |
2006-02-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA479 |
FEB 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. A GON official said Nigeria did not have surveillance information on free-range chickens, which may be a greater threat to unaffected zones than commercial chicken farms. He cautioned implicitly against the GON's taking stern action against these farmers, saying, "This is the liveli [...] |
2006-02-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA480 |
FEB 27 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 26, the GON confirmed the presence of AI in two more states, Yobe and Nasarawa. Though not confirmed, it is almost certainly in Jigawa. Currently four states and the Federal Capital Territory have had samples confirmed H5N1 positive through the FAO laboratory in R [...] |
2006-02-27 17:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA494 |
PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ASSURES ON DELTA CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential spokesman Femi Fani-Kayode met with Ambassador on February 28 to deliver a message from the President that the USG could be assured the hostages would be released unharmed, after which the GON intended to address the underlying socio-economic problems in the Niger Delt [...] |
2006-03-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PGOV KFLU PTER NI |
| 06ABUJA501 |
FEB 28 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: A donors' meeting noted progress on approving plans, procedures and guidelines in the animal, health and outreach functions, but noted continued gaps in coordination and information. Surveillance is stepping up in the South, but enforcement of movement bans is still lacking. Poul [...] |
2006-03-02 07:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA517 |
MARCH 2 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Bird-culling operations were carried out in Bauchi and Nasarawa States on Feb. 28. A GON official said the government hoped to begin paying compensation for birds by March 3, or by March 5 at the latest, and that Nigeria would concentrate on compensation to commercial chicken farmer [...] |
2006-03-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA524 |
ECOWAS SAYS PREPARING TO MEET AVIAN-FLU CHALLENGE [...] Summary. Ambassador met March 2 with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who noted with concern AI's SIPDIS advance in Nigeria. Chambas said ECOWAS countries needed to have national strategies, after which regional ones could be created. He said Nigeria's "lessons learned" wou [...] |
2006-03-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA532 |
UNICEF COMMUNICATION MEETING [...] SUMMARY: THE AVIAN INFLUENZA COMMUNICATION COMPONENT IS FINALLY COMING TOGETHER AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY AND CONFUSION. THE GON HAS APPROVED A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, AND HAS SCHEDULED WEEKLY MEETINGS FOR DONORS AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL REORIENTATION. FOUR PROPOSALS APPROVED [...] |
2006-03-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA536 |
MARCH 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE; H5N1 SPREADS [...] (SBU) Summary. A GON official said the HN51 virus is now present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Benue State, and Anambra State, as confirmed by the Vom laboratory. The agriculture minister traveled to Kano State to kick off on March 6 the government's compensation program for culled birds. [...] |
2006-03-07 06:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA552 |
MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...] |
2006-03-09 06:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA558 |
MARCH 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. This result was confirmed by the Vom National Veterinary Research Institute, near Jos. Officials said the government had paid no additional compensation to poultry farmers [...] |
2006-03-10 06:06:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA576 |
MARCH 13 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. An Ogun official said the state is investigating the outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Akute-Oja, near the border between Lagos State and Ogun State. Southwestern [...] |
2006-03-13 15:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA592 |
MAR 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- LAGOS OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Lagos State agriculture commissioner said on March 14 that a commercial poultry farm in Iju, Lagos State, near the border with Ogun State, reported a suspected outbreak of AI. He said the outbreak likely was H5N1. The GON's chief veterinary officer later confirmed the out [...] |
2006-03-16 06:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA593 |
MARCH 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. The Vom laboratory confirmed an outbreak of H5N1 in Anambra State, but the state agriculture commissioner rejected this finding. The AI outbreak in Ogun State continues, but the GON has not heard from its Ogun field team. An Ogun official said containing the outbreak would be a "to [...] |
2006-03-16 06:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA596 |
Avian Flu in Nigeria: The Long Haul [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a substantial effort to respond to the Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Nigeria by the GON and international partners, the epidemic clearly has not been brought under control. Given the weak human- and animal- health infrastructures, and the complicated issues of federa [...] |
2006-03-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA647 |
MARCH 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. As of March 15, reliable information, including from testing, was not available on the extent of AI in Nigeria. State veterinarians lacked vehicles and equipment, and some lacked personal protective equipment. There was no documentation on the location and numbers of small flo [...] |
2006-03-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI |
| 06ABUJA656 |
MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WHO CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The WHO's representative in Nigeria sought constructive criticism to improve UN agencies' efforts in combating AI, especially in boosting assistance to improve operational field capacity. He warned that Nigeria's anti-AI efforts "most probably" were not diagnosing human cases. [...] |
2006-03-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA658 |
MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. The DCM and World Bank officials on March 22 discussed the GON's sluggishness in employing already provided foreign assistance against AI. The Bank officials said their main concerns are the need to vaccinate birds and compensate poultry farmers. The GON discussed with the Ban [...] |
2006-03-23 16:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA659 |
MARCH 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ogun State and GON officials culled by March 20 more than 85,000 birds at a farm in Akute, Ogun State. Culling workers did not use personal protective equipment. Almost 3,700 birds were culled at a farm in Iju, Lagos State. A Lagos State agricultural official denied AI's pre [...] |
2006-03-24 06:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ABUJA931 |
APRIL 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON is losing its sense of urgency on AI. The GON appears to be moving toward adopting the line that Nigeria's AI crisis is more or less over. Lack of reporting on new outbreaks, previously attributable to weak surveillance, more recently appears also to be due to deliber [...] |
2006-04-25 17:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU |
| 06ADANA28 |
US AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM VISITS VAN IN EASTERN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. interagency Avian Influenza (AI) team traveled to Van, Turkey on January 22 for talks with local officials. The team met with the Acting Governor and the Deputy Governor, who heads up the province's interagency AI crisis management center. The team then split into two [...] |
2006-02-08 11:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PGOV TU ADANA |
| 06ADDISABABA2650 |
ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 29 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Kidnapped Red Cross Workers Released  [...] |
2006-10-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KFLU ET |
| 06ALMATY925 |
ALMATY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has re- convened to discuss and execute the "Preparedness Checklist" (Ref C). Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, PAS, RSO, Principal Offic [...] |
2006-03-13 05:09:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT AEMR AMED KPAO KFLU KZ ECONOMIC |
| 06AMMAN2068 |
AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...] |
2006-03-22 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
| 06AMMAN2176 |
Jordan: No Further H5N1 Cases Confirmed [...] Summary: As of 1500 local time on March 26, H5N1 avian flu in Jordan has not spread beyond the four cases confirmed in turkeys in northern Jordan reported March 23 (reftel). No human cases have been reported, although rumors persist. The GOJ is stressing transparency with the media. In addit [...] |
2006-03-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
| 06AMMAN2326 |
Jordan/H5N1: Government to Compensate for Culled [...] Summary: As of 1630 local time on March 30, there have been no new cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Jordan since the original cases first reported on March 24. GOJ officials feel they have the situation under control. On March 28, the GOJ announced that it will compensate farmers in the Kuf [...] |
2006-03-30 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
| 06AMMAN2358 |
Jordan/H5N1: First Human Case Arrives by Ferry from [...] Summary: A 31 year-old Egyptian who arrived on March 27 in Jordan already sick from H5N1 avian flu is Jordan's first human case. The man raises poultry at his home in Egypt, the presumed source of the infection. The man's medical condition on April 2 is stable. No other human cases are rep [...] |
2006-04-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU JO |
| 06AMMAN8510 |
Avian Flu: Jordan Takes Major Steps in Planning, Training, [...] (SBU) During the summer of 2006, the GOJ continued to invest in avian influenza (AI) planning and preparedness measures, and is significantly further along in its preparations now than it was last year at this time. A major train-the-trainers program and an AI public awareness campaign began [...] |
2006-11-20 08:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR KFLU JO |
| 06AMMAN8596 |
AVIAN FLU/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: EMBASSY PREPAREDNESS AND [...] (U) Summary: Post has regularly and consistently encouraged the personal responsibility measures suggested reftel for avian flu preparedness (stockpiling non-perishable food, water, and medicines, maintaining good hygiene by washing hands and surfaces, and cooking food properly). Post also ma [...] |
2006-11-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC EAGR KFLU JO |
| 06AMMAN905 |
Jordan Adds Muscle to Avian Flu Preparedness [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues to develop its resources in preparation for avian influenza (AI). It now has rapid testing capability in labs around the country, an inclusive interagency committee, a public outreach plan, professional training programs for the agricultural and medical commun [...] |
2006-02-08 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR PGOV JO |
| 06ANKARA1114 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...] |
2006-03-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU |
| 06ANKARA2708 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] SUMMARY: Coming on the heels of the WHO/FAO hosted Avian Influenza (AI) conference in Ankara (supported by USAID), The World Bank gained Executive Board approval on April 24 for a $34.4 million loan to Turkey (out of a $54 million package) that will support Turkey's AI readiness and capacity [...] |
2006-05-14 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA3307 |
TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI cases in poultry or on wild birds in Turkey since March 31, 2006. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the AI outbreak was completely extinguished by April 24, 2006. The Protection and Control General Directorate issued the last follow up report [...] |
2006-06-07 07:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID TBIO AMED CASC KFLU SENV TU |
| 06ANKARA341 |
TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...] |
2006-01-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA5324 |
CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER IN TURKEY [...] Summary: Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey have increased over prior years to 279, which resulted in 20 deaths over the past summer, causing public concern. Because transmission to humans is mainly via ticks from domesticated animals, the Ministry of Health is coordinating cl [...] |
2006-09-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA630 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: USG SUPPORT FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The World Bank is moving ahead with a flagship Avian Influenza (AI) package for Turkey that should be ready for Executive Board approval by the end of March. A U.S. contribution as part of this package could help fill local gaps in a country that remains highly vulnerable to [...] |
2006-02-13 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA6417 |
USAID Grant Signing Ceremony and Summary of Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $1 million U.S.AID grant to Turkey (through the World Bank) to support Turkey's efforts against Avian Influenza (AI). Remarks by the Ambassador, the Minister of Agriculture Eker, and the Country Director of [...] |
2006-11-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU TU |
| 06ANKARA6540 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] The Turkish MFA told us that the Government of Turkey (Ministries of Health or Agriculture) will not be participating in the reftel Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza December 6-8. The Ministry of Health and the local WHO representative confirmed this information. Turkey perce [...] |
2006-11-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PREL EAID MA TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA6743 |
TURKEY - USAID AND AI ASSISTANCE PERIOD [...] Summary and Action Request: By diplomatic note, the GOT asked for an extension of the one-year period for using the USAID avian influenza related grant in an amount of $1 million for restructuring of the backyard poultry sector in the east. We recall that this question was discussed previousl [...] |
2006-12-26 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PREL EAID TU KFLU |
| 06ANKARA861 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY DE-BRIEFS TURKEY MOH [...] SUMMARY. Embassy AI team de-briefed GOT MOH officials on the conclusions and observations of the interagency AI team that visited Turkey January 16-22 (Ref C). Given the apparent respite in new human AI cases, MOH said it is moving from crisis to risk management AI. World Bank negotiations [...] |
2006-02-23 05:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU |
| 06ASHGABAT1000 |
Avian Influenza: Turkmenistan Preparedness Update [...] (U) On September 14, the UNDP sponsored a donors' meeting to review and discuss a project proposal on Turkmenistan's preparedness for avian/pandemic influenza. The meeting identified roles of donors, their potential input and project implementation mechanisms. Representatives of the World Ba [...] |
2006-09-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT134 |
EMBASSY ASHGABAT HOLDS AVIAN FLU TOWN HALL [...] On January 25, 2006 the Embassy organized a town hall meeting for resident American citizens in Turkmenistan to discuss concerns regarding avian flu. Approximately 40 Americans (including Embassy and Peace Corps staff) attended the event. 2. Ambassador informed the audience that although [...] |
2006-01-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAGR ETRD CMGT KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT141 |
WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE L [...] |
2006-01-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT213 |
GOTX PUBLISHES AI ARTICLE [...] (U) THE GOTX INCREASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL AI PLAN DURING A FEBRUARY 14-16 WHO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP. THE GOTX ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF PUBLISHING A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE AND AIRING A RADIO NEWS STORY ON AI. THE ARTICLE FOCUSED ON THE GOTX'S SELF-PROCLAIMED PROACTIVE MEASURES [...] |
2006-02-21 11:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT234 |
WHO RECOMMENDS VIROLOGICAL REFERENCE LAB AND [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. WHO RECOMMENDATION ------------------ 2. (SBU) FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY 14-16 SEMINAR ON AI (REF A), WHO REPRESENTATIVES VISITED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY'S (MOHMI) ASHGABAT SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL [...] |
2006-02-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT253 |
TURKMENISTAN REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT270 |
NIYAZOV ORDERS WEEKLY UPDATES ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. MINISTER REPORTS TO PRESIDENT ----------------------------- 2. (U) AT THE MARCH 3 CABINET MEETING, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) GURBANGULY BERDIMUHA [...] |
2006-03-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT321 |
TURKMENISTAN BANS POULTRY SALES IN PROVINCES [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. 2. POL/ECON OFFICER WAS FORCED TO TAKE A RUSSIAN AND TURKMEN LANGUAGE FLYER WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF AI DURING HER TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL ON MARCH 14. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION DISSEMINATED ON THE RE [...] |
2006-03-28 05:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT361 |
SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICIALS BRIEFED DCM ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. ON APRIL 5, THE DCM MET WITH SENIOR VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE GOTX'S EFFORTS IN FIGHTING AI. CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER OF TURKMENISTAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE STATE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT MURAD GOCHMURADOV, [...] |
2006-04-07 04:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT385 |
WHO EXPERTS ASSIST IN TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (U) PER REFTEL B, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) AND THE WHO CO-SPONSORED A SEMINAR ON LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PREVENTION OF AVIAN FLU APRIL 4-7. THE SEMINAR GATHERED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES O [...] |
2006-04-14 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT478 |
AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SIGNS KABUL DECLARATION [...] (U) AT AN APRIL 17-20 REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN KABUL DEDICATED TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND ORGANIZED BY USAID AND WHO, TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) BASHIM SOPIYEV SIGNED A REGIONAL DECLARATION TO FIGHT AGAINST CHOLERA, HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, POLIO, TUBERCULOS [...] |
2006-05-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT528 |
AVIAN FLU: WHO SHARES ASSESSMENT RESULTS; WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITED ASHGABAT APRIL 2-14 TO CONDUCT TWO SEMINARS AND ASSESS AI PREPAREDNESS AT GOTX FACILITIES. THE ASSESSMENT TEAM'S UNPUBLISHED FINDINGS, RELAYED TO EMBASSY STAFF BY WHO'S LIAISON OFFICER IN A [...] |
2006-05-17 10:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT620 |
AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN'S BAN ON IMPORTED LIVE [...] (SBU) THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) IMPOSED AN IMPORT BAN ON LIVE BIRDS AND EGGS ON JANUARY 22. THE BAN DAMAGED LOCAL POULTRY BUSINESSES, WHICH PREVIOUSLY IMPORTED EGGS AND CHICKENS FROM IRAN AND TURKEY. A STATE VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIAL TOLD POL/ECON ASST THAT THE GOTX PLANS TO LIFT THE B [...] |
2006-06-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT682 |
AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SEEMINGLY ACTIVE ON AI [...] (U) DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER ANNAMURAD ORAZOV, DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE VETERINARY SERVICE HUDAIBERDY MUHAMMEDOV AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF DESERTS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION REPRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN AT THE JUNE 12-13 INTERNATIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERE [...] |
2006-06-28 11:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT741 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKMENISTAN NEUTRAL ON [...] (U) ON JULY 3 THE EMBASSY RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) IN RESPONSE TO THE EMBASSY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY IMPORTS. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY REPORTED THAT THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICA [...] |
2006-07-13 06:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT953 |
Turkmenistan Imports Eggs Before Chickens [...] (SBU) The largest private poultry producer in Turkmenistan, Altyn Hilal, resumed direct market sales of chicken at local markets on September 5, after an involuntary five-month hiatus. The government's covert January 22 ban on imported poultry products had forced Altyn Hilal company owner Ahme [...] |
2006-09-12 06:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASHGABAT995 |
Diminishing Chicken and Egg Stocks Put Pressure on [...] (SBU) In the wake of the legal case against the largest egg-producing farm in Turkmenistan and lingering prohibitions on imports due to avian influenza concerns, supplies of chicken and eggs have dramatically diminished in local markets. The subsequent increase in chicken and egg prices is put [...] |
2006-09-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX |
| 06ASTANA721 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CENTRAL [...] Summary: On December 4-6 in Almaty, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its partners the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Winrock International, will hold a regional conference on technical aspects of Avian Influenza surveillance. Th [...] |
2006-12-04 01:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR TBIO KFLU KZ |
| 06BAGHDAD343 |
EMBASSY BAGHDAD AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND [...] The Embassy Baghdad Avian Influenza (AI) Working Group (AIWG, which included MED, ECON, Health Attache, IRMO, USAID, USDA/FAS, MGT, PAO, and MNF-I), met on January 18, 2006 to discuss Embassy tripwires and possible responses. Based on this meeting, the Embassy Health Unit drafted AI Tripwires [...] |
2006-02-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ASEC EAGR EAID TBIO KFLU |
| 06BAKU1327 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's August 28 courtesy call on Minister of Emergency Situations Kammaladdin Heydarov, Heydarov explained the difficulty of coordinating the various formerly independent agencies that were brought together to form the MES eight months ago. He requested help with [...] |
2006-09-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR KFLU PGOV PREL TBIO PINR AJ |
| 06BAKU1779 |
AZERBAIJAN: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: While initial GOAJ testing of dead birds from the southern region of Jalalibad did not indicate avian influenza (AI), a visiting USAID technical advisor and FAO representative who visited the region are concerned that the GOAJ test results were inconsistent with the high mortalit [...] |
2006-12-07 15:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV PREL KFLU TBIO CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU208 |
AVIAN CASES OF H5N1 CONFIRMED IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOAJ announced February 10 that samples taken from birds in Azerbaijan had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza. The tests were conducted at an international reference laboratory at Weybridge, UK. Ministers of Health and Agriculture did the right thing by quickly announci [...] |
2006-02-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID CASC KFLU AJ |
| 06BAKU217 |
NEW MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OUTLINES [...] (C) Summary: During a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaleddin Heydarov outlined broad functions for his new ministry, ranging from civil defense to pipeline security and some counterterrorism functions. Heydarov said the new minis [...] |
2006-02-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EPET PTER PINR KFLU AJ |
| 06BAKU235 |
AMBASSADOR AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR URGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14 Ambassador Harnish along with representatives from UN agencies and the USAID country director met with Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh to urge a more active response by the GOAJ to the avian influenza outbreak in Azerbaijan. In a positive step forward, Rasizadeh gav [...] |
2006-02-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU SOCI TBIO KSCA EAGR EAID CASC ASEC AJ |
| 06BAKU257 |
AZERBAIJAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOAJ, [...] (SBU) International pressure on the GOAJ to take avian influenza seriously appears to have prompted the GOAJ to take action. Following Ambassador and UN Resident Coordinator,s February 14 approach to Prime Minister Rasizade (reftel) and European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner,s February 16 pitc [...] |
2006-02-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU ASEC CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU280 |
ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK; FEBRUARY 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 20 briefing for the diplomatic corps on avian influenza, Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Abbasov reviewed the steps the GOAJ has taken and reported that the GOAJ's revised action plan had been submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers. Abbasov said the GOAJ now ha [...] |
2006-02-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR KFLU EAID PGOV ASEC CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU306 |
PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF ON MAY ELECTIONS, JC3, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev was in general agreement with our approach to May parliamentary re-run elections, and did not object to NDI/IRI sending observers if they were interested. He also asked to meet with IRI and NDI count [...] |
2006-02-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KFLU EAID EAGR MAPP AJ |
| 06BAKU322 |
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PROMISES TO DO MORE ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 24 meeting with the Ambassador and USAID and UNICEF representatives, Deputy Prime Minister for Agriculture (and head of the presidential avian influenza commission) Abbas Abbasov showed a new interest in serious measures to address the issue. He indicated that [...] |
2006-02-28 14:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID KFLU PREL PGOV AJ |
| 06BAKU329 |
AZERBAIJAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tense meeting with the donor community March 1, a very agitated Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov, head of the GOAJ avian influenza commission, confirmed for the first time avian influenza in domestic poultry and one commercial poultry farm. Abbasov indicated that GOAJ lab [...] |
2006-03-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON KFLU PREL PGOV CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU356 |
AMBASSADOR AND EU TROIKA RAISE CONCERNS WITH PM ON [...] (C) SUMAMRY: In a March 6 meeting requested by the Ambassador and EU Troika (EU Commission, German Ambassador, French Charge) to highlight common concerns about Azerbaijan's handling of avian influenza problems, Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade, welcomed international expertise in dealing with t [...] |
2006-03-06 15:16:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID PGOV KFLU CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU377 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AZERBAIJAN: NEED FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Despite significant and prolonged intervention by Post, the GOAJ continues to react poorly to the threat of avian influenza. The GOAJ's extremely poor veterinary response appears to have largely destroyed the commercial poultry industry, in addition to an unkno [...] |
2006-03-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV PREL EAGR KFLU CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU444 |
WHO CONFIRMS 5 AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that UK reference laboratory tests showed that five deaths (reftel) in Azerbaijan were caused by H5N1 avian influenza. Testing confirmed two additional H5N1 infections; one patient recovered and has been discharged fro [...] |
2006-03-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KFLU EAID PGOV EAGR TBIO CASC AJ |
| 06BAKU447 |
AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Harnish traveled to Ismailly and Sheki March 9 and 10 to open a Regional Information Center and a renovated pre-school and boarding school funded by the U.S. During the trip, the Ambassador met with local government officials and discussed economic and political deve [...] |
2006-03-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL PGOV KFLU AJ |
| 06BAKU531 |
AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCLAVE OF [...] (C) Summary: During a March 28-29 trip to Nakhchivan, local officials provided a glowing review of economic growth and investment opportunities in the isolated exclave. According to Nakhchivan Ministry of Economic Development statistics, GDP grew by 27 percent in 2005, with a 57 percent incr [...] |
2006-04-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP KFLU AJ |
| 06BAKU754 |
DELIVERY OF U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL AVIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV AJ |
| 06BAMAKO1372 |
MOROCCO PUSHES SDAR OUT OF BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) A diplomatic offensive by Moroccan Ambassador to Mali Moulay Idriss Fadhil paid off when Mali reportedly compelled the AU organizers to not extend an invitation to the Sahara Democratic Arab Republic (SDAR) to attend the Fourth International Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (ref [...] |
2006-12-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID ML |
| 06BAMAKO1423 |
Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews [...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API), including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...] |
2006-12-19 10:08:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML |
| 06BANGKOK2856 |
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN BANGKOK - THAILAND'S CONTAINMENT [...] Summary: Thailand experienced 22 cases of human H5N1 avian influenza in 2004 and 2005, 14 of which were fatal. It has also reported more than 1000 separate outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry, most of them occurring in 2004. Since November 2005, however, Thailand has not detected a singl [...] |
2006-05-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
| 06BANGKOK4530 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA RE-SURFACES IN THAILAND; ONE HUMAN DEATH [...] (U) Summary: Numerous die-offs of poultry have occurred in Thailand over the past month, concentrated mostly in the central and north-central provinces. Despite testing of samples taken from the dead birds over the month-long period, government veterinary laboratories failed to detect the vir [...] |
2006-07-27 02:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
| 06BANGKOK4612 |
THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Human Health: Since the death on July 24 of a 17-year-old boy from H5N1 avian influenza in Phichit Province in north-central Thailand, local public health workers have stepped up their active surveillance activities in the area. While local news reports have accentuated the increase in the nu [...] |
2006-07-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH |
| 06BANGKOK4613 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA AND FIGHTING COCKS IN THAILAND [...] In a public address on July 26, Prime Minister Thaksin said it was imperative that local villagers report unusual poultry deaths to and register all fighting cocks with authorities. Thaksin said, "The case in Phichit (Province) is that villagers wanted to get rid of all their dead chickens o [...] |
2006-07-28 13:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV PREL SOCI XE |
| 06BANGKOK4792 |
THAILAND'S SECOND HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA DEATH IN [...] (U) Summary: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) confirmed by laboratory testing that a second human avian influenza death in as many weeks occurred on August 3 in Uthaithani, a province in west-central Thailand. Testing of veterinary samples from the man's home returned negative resu [...] |
2006-08-07 23:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR KFLU PGOV SOCI TH |
| 06BANJUL132 |
SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have received credible reports of suspected Avian Influenza (AI) cases in The Gambia, although the Secretary of State for Health adamantly denies the validity of these reports. Bird samples from an undisclosed area were reportedly sent on 1 March 2006 to labs in the UK to test [...] |
2006-03-01 17:23:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
| 06BANJUL174 |
UPDATE: SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspected AI cases, fi(s" e o*ted in reftel on March 1, 2006, have yet tt be sent for testing, according to FAO and Government of The Gambia (GOTG) sources. The FAO country representative referred to the outcome as a politically-motivated decision that contradicted the advice of [...] |
2006-03-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
| 06BANJUL176 |
THE GAMBIA: HEALTH MINISTER'S DENIAL OF AI CASES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met March 21 with Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Tamsir Bowe, registering concern over persistent, credible reports of suspected AI cases among dead birds in The Gambia and of GOTG's failure to have samples tested abroad (reftel). Noting GOTG's previous statements den [...] |
2006-03-21 18:11:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA |
| 06BASRAH22 |
MAYSAN PROVINCE: AVIAN INFLUENZA, FLOODING AND AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary: Information from the Danish Embassy Office and the UN indicates that there are confirmed cases of H5N1 in birds in Maysan province. There is currently no evidence that it has affected humans, but there are six suspicious cases (including one death) still awaiting test results. Recen [...] |
2006-02-20 11:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED EAID ECON EAGR PGOV PREL IZ |
| 06BEIJING23356 |
NOVEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the November 2, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- The resumption of the Six-Party Talks is a positive step towards insuring peace and stability on the North Korean Peninsula. The Talks will resume at the parties' earliest convenience. -- Six African leaders will make state [...] |
2006-11-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC TBIO KFLU AGOA JA CH KN |
| 06BELGRADE343 |
SERBIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CASE OF H5 AVIAN FLU [...] The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture announced on March, 2 that a case of Avian Influenza was found in a dead swan in a canal in the Backi Monostor area in Sombor (near the Hungarian border). Following lab tests conducted by the Veterinary Scientific Institute in Novi Sad and the Veterinary In [...] |
2006-03-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT TBIO ASEC CASC ETRD EAGR EAID KFLU RO WHO |
| 06BOGOTA1086 |
COLOMBIA: AVIAN FLU CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] (U) As requested in Ref A, post's avian influenza (AI) committee has begun to develop preparedness measures against AI, including AI-specific tripwires. For a comprehensive assessment of Colombia's AI preparedness, see Ref B. ------------------------------ Post Avian Influenza Committee - [...] |
2006-02-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGER EAID PREL KFLU PGOV CO |
| 06BOGOTA8650 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR COLOMBIA [...] Summary: At the invitation of the DCM, Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Committee met on September 7 with GOC agencies responsible for monitoring and first response to a potential AI outbreak. While the GOC's AI policy planning and monitoring regime appears on track, operational contingencies are l [...] |
2006-09-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL CO |
| 06BRASILIA1993 |
BRAZIL READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON HIV/AIDS COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, USAID Mission Director Jennifer Adams and CDC Country Director Suzanne Westman met with GOB Minister of Health Agenor Alvares and the director of the National HIV/AIDS program, Mariangela Simao, to discuss the potential for expanded collaboration in health on Septembe [...] |
2006-09-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KFLU KHIV SOCI TBIO PGOV BR |
| 06BRASILIA2355 |
EMBASSY BRAZIL RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA - SHELTER IN [...] Mission Brazil's AI Monitoring Group continues to meet on a regular basis to update and revise its tripwires and to maintain vigilance in preparing the Embassy for the event of a pandemic outbreak of AI. Post feels, however, that it is still too soon to actively prepare the U.S. community in t [...] |
2006-11-08 18:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA139 |
SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU [...] Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon confirmed the first two cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in Slovakia on February 21. A falcon found near the Danube River 37 miles southeast of Bratislava and a grebe discovered on the outskirts of the capital both tested positive for AI. The samples have [...] |
2006-02-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO FAO WHO ECON LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2095 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON API BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1624, Barbados #1625, Dominica #1626, St. Kitts #1627, St. Lucia #1628, St. Vincent #1629) on November 28, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...] |
2006-11-28 21:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU MA XL |
| 06BUCHAREST409 |
ROMANIA HOLDS REGIONAL MINISTERIAL ON AVIAN FLU [...] (C) Romanian Minister of Agriculture Flutur invited his counterparts from Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine to discuss Avian Flu in Bucharest on March 6. The group's first event was a tour with U.S. Ambassador Taubman of the Ministry's Laboratory that has just installed the USG-funded re [...] |
2006-03-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST811 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA - OUTBREAK IN ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Romania's National Institute for Animal Diagnosis and Health confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has been found in Brasov County, the first confirmed case in Transylvania. Ministry officials confirmed that the virus was found in three commercial farms in the county, and warned th [...] |
2006-05-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST834 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPLODES ACROSS SEVEN ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Romania's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed new cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in three counties and is testing suspected outbreaks in four more. The cases all are clustered in central Romania, where no previous cases had occurred. Six suspected cases of human AI have tested n [...] |
2006-05-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST843 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK UNFOLDS [...] (SBU) On May 18, authorities stepped up their effort to contain the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in southern Transylvania, restricting traffic and establishing disinfection checkpoints on the DN 1 highway. The virus has also been identified in the bird population within the city limit [...] |
2006-05-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST847 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO BUCHAREST, OTHER MAJOR [...] (SBU) The latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Romania continues to spread over nearly one third of the country. A total of 34 sites in nine counties have been confirmed as H5N1 positive, with another 24 sites under suspicion pending confirmation. In Bucharest, dead domestic poultry [...] |
2006-05-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST869 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE IN BUCHAREST - CONFUSION [...] (C) Avian Influenza (AI) has been confirmed in two neighborhoods within the city limits of Bucharest, making Romania's largest city the first European capital hit by the H5N1 virus. The virus was discovered in dead chickens raised in backyards of residents living in low-income neighborhoods o [...] |
2006-05-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUCHAREST913 |
MORE AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT [...] (U) Following the detection of H5N1 in three commercial poultry farms in the city of Codlea, Brasov County, the number of outbreaks identified throughout the country has grown rapidly. A total of 114 outbreaks have been confirmed in 15 counties since May 12, including outbreaks within the cit [...] |
2006-06-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1024 |
ARGENTINE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by POLCOUNS and POLOFF, met May 5 with the MFA's Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Luis Cappagli. Among the issues they discussed were reftel points regarding contingency planning for avian flu. DCM explained the steps being taken by U.S. authorities domestically an [...] |
2006-05-05 21:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV AR |
| 06CAIRO1006 |
EGYPT: H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) CONFIRMED IN [...] (U) NIACT precedence due to urgency of information regarding outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Egyptian poultry. 2. (SBU) Summary: H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in samples from birds from multiple locations in three governorates in Egypt. No human cases have been reported. Th [...] |
2006-02-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO1007 |
EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE, AMBASSADOR CONFERS [...] (C) Summary. The GOE publicly announced at approximately 1800 local time discovery of H5N1 avian influenza in birds in Egypt. After an emergency meeting with key officials, Prime Minister Nazif confirmed to the Ambassador that seven samples from three different governorates had tested positi [...] |
2006-02-17 17:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO1100 |
EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. H5N1 avian influenza has spread to twelve governorates in Egypt. Poultry sales have virtually ceased since the February 17 GOE announcement (ref A) that H5N1 had been detected. The GOE has instituted a number of measures to combat the outbreak, but it is unclear how effective [...] |
2006-02-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO1492 |
EGYPT: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has spread to 17 Egyptian governorates, and new cases are being reported daily. The GOE enforced drastic measures to contain the avian influenza (AI) outbreak, and has decided to vaccinate poultry, but the poultry industry has collapsed, and promised compensati [...] |
2006-03-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SENV EAGR EAID EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO1697 |
EGYPT REPORTS FIRST HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) in Cairo confirmed the first reported human case of H5 Influenza infection in Egypt in a 35-year-old woman from a village in the governorate of Qalyoubiya, Egypt's major center of poultry production. The woman, Amal Mohamed Ismael, died Ma [...] |
2006-03-19 17:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA EAGR EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO2968 |
EGYPT: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KPAO TBIO SENV EG |
| 06CAIRO448 |
NEW EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH BRINGS [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with the Ambassador and key country team members in health and science affairs, newly installed Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly demonstrated that he will be a valuable addition to Egypt's reformer camp. Displaying a "can do," business-like attit [...] |
2006-01-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV PINR EG KFLU |
| 06CAIRO6196 |
AVIAN FLU CASES REEMERGE IN EGYPT AFTER SUMMER LULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several new cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) emerged in backyard poultry farms in August and September, following a relative lull in outbreaks in the early summer. Both the Ministers of Health and Agriculture expressed concern about recent outbreaks. The re-emergence of live [...] |
2006-10-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
| 06CAIRO6326 |
FIRST HUMAN CASE OF AI IN FIVE MONTHS REPORTED IN EGYPT [...] (U) On October 10, World Health Organization (WHO) officials in Cairo confirmed the first case of H5N1 Avian influenza in a human since May, bringing the total number of human cases this year to fifteen, six of which were fatal. According to WHO statistics, Egypt has had the second highest num [...] |
2006-10-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
| 06CAIRO6821 |
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: CAIRO PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE [...] (U) Since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Egypt and neighboring countries in 2005, post has actively urged both mission members and the wider AMCIT community to prepare for pandemic influenza. In order to alert the community on the basics of AI and pandemic influenza preparation, the Embass [...] |
2006-11-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC CASC KFLU KSAF KSEO |
| 06CAIRO7249 |
EGYPT: THREE NEW HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES [...] (SBU) Officials from the Central Public Health Lab at the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and NAMRU-3 confirmed on December 24 two new cases of H5N1 and a probable third in a family in the northern governorate of Gharbia, the most recent human cases since October (reftel). All three [...] |
2006-12-28 09:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
| 06CARACAS2295 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN VENEZUELA: DIALOGUE, OUTREACH, [...] (U) On July 19, the Economic Section held an Avian Influenza Seminar in the Embassy, which drew over 20 participants from the poultry processing sector and the Ministry of Agriculture (MAT). The Seminar provided a forum to better understand the BRV's plans for Avian Influenza as well as to h [...] |
2006-08-03 17:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON VE |
| 06CONAKRY1743 |
Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza -- [...] Per reftel, post is actively engaging the Guinean government on the importance of the upcoming international conference on avian and pandemic influenza in Bamako. Four high-level Guinean delegates will attend the conference -- Dr. Jean Paul Sall, Minister of Agriculture; Dr. Amara Cisse, Min [...] |
2006-11-29 08:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID MA GV |
| 06COPENHAGEN360 |
DENMARK AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ADDITIONAL [...] Danish authorities have now confirmed that the virus found in a white buzzard on the island of Svinoe ten days ago is of the H5N1 strain. Health authorities also confirmed that nine dead tufted ducks found on the island of Aeroe in south central Denmark last week were carrying the H5N1 virus. [...] |
2006-03-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFLU EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO |
| 06DAKAR1279 |
SEVENTH HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF HEADS OF UN PEACE [...] (C) On May 29, UNSYG Special Representative for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told the Ambassador that he is traveling to Yaounde this week to try to broker a summit on demarcating the border between Cameroon and Nigeria on the Bakassi Peninsula. He also provided a summary of his May 12 [...] |
2006-05-31 12:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PBTS SOCI KFLU XY CM |
| 06DAKAR619 |
ELY OULD VALL: "MAURITANIA HAS NO REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Mauritania'S Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall made his first visit to Senegal as head of state, March 6-7, 2006. In a press conference shortly before departure, he said use of the term "refugee" is inappropriate for those who left Maritania in 1989, and that those who claim to be Mauritani [...] |
2006-03-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KFLU KUNR KPAL CN IZ MR SU SG |
| 06DAKAR664 |
SENEGAL: MARCH 15 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between March 7 and 10, USAID/Senegal Health Officers visited the primary sites where migratory birds are found. They found Ministry of Livestock officials well informed about avian influenza, but health officials were less knowledgeable and less prepared. Although a national [...] |
2006-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC EAID AMED EAGR SG |
| 06DAMASCUS1500 |
AS AI OUTBREAKS SURROUND SYRIA, IS SARG CONCEALING [...] (C) Summary: Though avian influenza (AI) oubreaks have been reported in neighboring Jordan and Lebanon, Syria has not reported any suspected or confirmed cases. While local offices of organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) express confidence that the SARG would acknowledge [...] |
2006-04-04 08:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU EAGR SY |
| 06DHAKA3887 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION UPDATE JUNE 21 [...] On June 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Since Ref C reports, significant changes in the country's detection infrastructure have been planned. The Department of Health and Human Services, has entered into [...] |
2006-06-29 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR BG |
| 06DHAKA5516 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: AUGUST 2006 [...] On August 21, the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met to discuss updates to the preparedness stance at post and in-country. Success in Bangladesh will be the result of improved surveillance and detection methods; the USG is contributing significantly towards this goal. 2. Pr [...] |
2006-08-31 06:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLU AEMR BG |
| 06DHAKA5970 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Post's Avian Influenza Working Group met Sept. 20 to introduce and orient new members Dr. John Christensen (RMO) and Calvin Levo (FMO) and to receive updates from sections. 2. FMO expressed a desire to explore increasing Post's cash-on-hand supply as part of pandemic and general emergency [...] |
2006-09-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSCA PREL WHO BG |
| 06DJIBOUTI564 |
CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN [...] Post EAC met to discuss the Djibouti's first confirmed human case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). 2. Background: An 8-year old girl in Damerjog, a village 25 km south of the capital, was tested on April 26 after arriving at the local health clinic with flu-like symptoms. The test sample was [...] |
2006-05-11 15:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR |
| 06DJIBOUTI578 |
UPDATE 1: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY. Three poultry cases, and one human case of H5N1 Avian Influenza were confirmed in Djibouti on May 11. The Government of Djibouti is actively engaging the international community on measures to address this issue, but many unknowns still remain. --------------------- WHAT WE KNOW - [...] |
2006-05-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
| 06DJIBOUTI614 |
UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information h confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-yea Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-ye She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of the you survivors of H5N1 [...] |
2006-05-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
| 06DJIBOUTI615 |
UPDATE 2: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary. Since our last update, very little new information has been confirmed. In reftel we referred to a confirmed case in an eight-year-old girl. Since then we have learned that the child in question was only two-years-old. She has since recovered nicely. We believe she may be one of [...] |
2006-05-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
| 06DJIBOUTI633 |
UPDATE 3: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. The Government of Djibouti (GoD) has reported that results from the previously identified human case of H5N1 may now be incorrect due to errors that appear to have occurred during the testing process. The sample taken from the two-year-old girl in Dammerjog may have actually been mixe [...] |
2006-05-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
| 06DJIBOUTI656 |
UPDATE 4: H5N1 IN DJIBOUTI [...] Summary. Since the last update (Djibouti 633), expert consultants from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have come to Djibouti to help complete a comprehensive epid [...] |
2006-06-05 06:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR DJ |
| 06DOHA552 |
IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...] |
2006-04-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA |
| 06DUBAI522 |
PREPARATIONS IN IRAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-05 12:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR TBIO TU PGOV WHO KSTH ECON KFLU |
| 06DUBLIN371 |
IRELAND QUESTIONS NEED FOR NAME CHANGE OF [...] (C) On April 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Assistant Principal Officer for Primary Health Care (Post's primary POC on AI), who responded on April 7 that Ireland would attend an EU Friends of the Presidency meeting in Brussels on April 11 t [...] |
2006-04-07 15:05:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU PREL PGOV EI |
| 06DUBLIN533 |
IRELAND WORKING ON PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR PANDEMIC [...] On May 8, Post delivered ref A demarche to Teresa Cody, Department of Health and Children Principal Officer for Public Health, who is Post's primary GOI contact on avian influenza (AI). Cody noted that she would reconnect with Post regarding any GOI questions on ref A materials. She also fo [...] |
2006-05-12 18:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV EI |
| 06DUBLIN80 |
TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMAITON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-24 14:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC KFLU |
| 06DUSHANBE474 |
TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...] |
2006-03-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO |
| 06DUSHANBE608 |
TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU [...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...] |
2006-04-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA |
| 06DUSHANBE881 |
TAJIKISTAN: ROLL-OUT OF U.S. PLAN FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] PolOff delivered talking points on the U.S. implementation plan for the national strategy for pandemic influenza per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 13. 2. Nasredinov said he would deliver the [...] |
2006-05-16 02:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV WHO TI |
| 06FREETOWN579 |
GOSL LAUNCHES AVIAN INFLUENZA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On July 13, EmbOff attended the Avian Influenza National Action Plan launch hosted by the newly created Sierra Leone Avian Influenza Secretariat. The Secretariat presented the National Action Plan, which includes strategies for prevention, monitoring, and response to an audience of [...] |
2006-07-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU SENV ETRD EAID AMED CASC SL |
| 06GUANGZHOU11674 |
The Long March to Avian Influenza Preparedness in [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional polls and Post's informal surveys show that only about half of American businesses in South China are actively planning for an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak despite scientific reports that AI among birds is endemic in Guangdong, with concomitant higher risks of hu [...] |
2006-04-14 07:50:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU11683 |
AI Update: Guangdong Suspected Human AI Case [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 11, the front-page headline of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported a second suspected bird flu case in Guangdong Province and a mainland news blackout on the subject. Guangdong's only confirmed human AI death occurred on March 2. Subsequent investigations b [...] |
2006-04-14 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU17685 |
AI Update: Guangdong 2nd Possible Human AI Case [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 14, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department confirmed Guangdong has a second suspected avian influenza (AI) case, in Shenzhen, near the Hong Kong border. On June 15, the Guangdong Province Foreign Affairs Office sent a diplomatic note to the Consulate also detailin [...] |
2006-06-15 08:37:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU5380 |
South China Fast Food Restaurants Quelling Fears [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent look at how KFC and McDonald's are responding to concerns about avian influenza (AI) -- in a region of China particularly obsessed with food -- found unbridled optimism on the part of these companies about their efforts to inform the Chinese public about the safety of [...] |
2006-02-27 08:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU5479 |
Journey to the West: HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Local governments have taken some measures to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the scale of the threat appears to dwarf the size of government programs. In addition with respect to HIV/AIDS, the accuracy and availability of information [...] |
2006-02-28 06:10:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU6174 |
New AI Case in Guangdong Grudgingly Admitted: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 1130 on Saturday March 4, the Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) faxed a diplomatic note (completely in Chinese with no English translation -- Consulate Guangzhou's translation in full text below) confirming the death of a Guangzhou man after contracting the H5N1 strain [...] |
2006-03-06 09:19:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU6294 |
Guangdong Government Reaction to AI: Fast but How [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Guangdong Provincial and Guangzhou Municipal governments' reactions to the recent March 2 human avian influenza death were both rather swift and resolute. Both levels of government held emergency meetings and resolved to limit the sale of live animals in Guangzhou's markets [...] |
2006-03-07 09:52:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU6984 |
PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY PREPARING FOR AI [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting PACOM/State delegation meeting with civil and military leaders to discuss Avian Flu (AI) preparedness was impressed with the level of planning by the Southern Military Command of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Civil authorities, however, were less impressive as [...] |
2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU9084 |
AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean? [...] SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health polici [...] |
2006-03-30 08:48:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU9166 |
AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health [...] |
2006-04-03 03:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH |
| 06HANOI1070 |
VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI), commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...] |
2006-05-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1194 |
VIETNAM - MAY 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from 21 APEC economies gathered in Danang, Vietnam at the AI Ministerial meeting to once again affirm their commitment to support affected APEC countries to prevent additional human cases and new outbreaks in poultry caused by avian influenza. Ambassador John Lang [...] |
2006-05-18 00:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1280 |
VIETNAM - MAY 26 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met with members of Vietnam's National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza (AI), as well as bilateral and multilateral donors, on May 24 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The GVN gave an overview of the course AI in [...] |
2006-05-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1420 |
VIETNAM - JUNE 9 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and World Bank hosted a joint government-donor meeting in support of the Vietnam Integrated Operational (IO) Program for Avian and Human Influenza for the period 2006- 2010. The donors pledged USD 61 million over three years of a to [...] |
2006-06-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1598 |
MISSION VIETNAM CONDUCTS AI TABLETOP EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, selected members of the Mission Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City participated in a table top exercise responding to an avian influenza pandemic scenario. The exercise, which was conducted via digital video conference, was designed s [...] |
2006-06-29 06:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1629 |
VIETNAM - JUNE 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) will resume breeding of duck hatchlings starting in July. The breeding of waterfowl such as duck and geese was suspended in November 2005. State media continues to report that the national poultry vaccination campaign is behind schedule, with nine [...] |
2006-06-30 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI1989 |
VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...] |
2006-08-04 07:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2114 |
VIETNAM - AUGUST 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no confirmed cases of AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, despite suspected cases at the beginning of August. A 35 year-old man from Kien Giang province, hospitalized with severe influenza symptoms, has tested negative for H5N1. Ducks from two flocks in Tay Ninh P [...] |
2006-08-18 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2263 |
VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. Another 45 ducks in a household in the Mekong Delta's Ben Tre Province tested positive for carrying H5N1 and were subsequently culled. A Government of Vietnam (GVN) of [...] |
2006-09-05 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2361 |
VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 15 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreak activity in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. A suspected outbreak of AI in ducks was reported in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. Vietnam has tested a vaccine for white-winged ducks and will soon [...] |
2006-09-15 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2512 |
VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 29 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) There have been no reported human AI cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. 2. (U) On September 29, state-owned media reported that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has vaccinated 28.6 million poultry in 27 provinces and cities since the national va [...] |
2006-09-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2685 |
VIETNAM ? OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza ( 2. (U) There have been no reported Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no c GVN Prepares for Winter Flu Season ---------------------------------- 3. (U) With the winter season approaching, the GVN has announced the n [...] |
2006-10-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2686 |
VIETNAM - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. With the winter season approaching, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the need to tighten AI controls. On October 19, the RAND Corpo [...] |
2006-10-23 02:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI |
| 06HANOI2803 |
VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) cases and no confirmed AI outbreaks in poultry to date this year in Vietnam. On November 1, the Charge d'Affaires signed the Partnership Framework for Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) along with nine donors and three non-g [...] |
2006-11-06 00:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI2884 |
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: MISSION VIETNAM PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (U) Embassy Hanoi and the Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have developed basic shelter-in-place plans and taken a number of steps to inform all employees and their families of the need to prepare for pandemic influenza, including the need to maintain emergency food stocks, per previo [...] |
2006-11-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO VM |
| 06HANOI301 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 10, [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 85 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN will launch [...] |
2006-02-10 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KFLU PINR SOCI TBIO VM |
| 06HANOI358 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 91 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Ministry of Agri [...] |
2006-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI504 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] |
2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI505 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3 [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...] |
2006-03-03 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI561 |
VIETNAM: MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary. There have been no reported human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to issue statements that indicate no new AI outbreaks in poultry since December 17, 2005. A local newspaper re [...] |
2006-03-10 11:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI630 |
VIETNAM: MARCH 17 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Minister of Agr [...] |
2006-03-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI685 |
VIETNAM - MARCH 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN has ordered [...] |
2006-03-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI800 |
VIETNAM - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN announced t [...] |
2006-04-06 02:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI837 |
GVN TO PRESENT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM AI STRATEGY; [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine attended the Monthly Donor Group Forum on Avian Influenza (AI) on April 7. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat and Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro were keynote speakers. Phat st [...] |
2006-04-13 04:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HANOI916 |
VIETNAM - APRIL 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the fact that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) does not have a BLS-3 laboratory, a credible source indicates that two animal health laboratories in Vietnam have been isolating the H5N1 virus. The Vice Director of the Ministry of Health's Drug Administration has confirm [...] |
2006-04-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HELSINKI254 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] |
2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1014 |
STAFFDEL BLANK IN THE MEKONG DELTA: AVIAN INFLUENZA, LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang August 25 and 26, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Staffer Jonah Blank reviewed government efforts to control Avian Influenza, visited a women's shelter and examined the status of the ethnic Cham Muslim community. [...] |
2006-09-07 08:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED PREL PREF KJUS EAGR SOCI VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1128 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff visited Danang, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien Hue provinces in Central Vietnam to assess provincial Avian Influenza (AI) preparedness activities. Animal Health and Preventive Health authorities are generally satisfied with current AI prevention programs in their provinces, [...] |
2006-10-04 09:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1413 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY OUTBREAKS REPORTED IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal health authorities in southern Vietnam?s Mekong Delta have confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has killed over 6,000 birds in several flocks in the provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu. The birds, mostly ducklings, were illegally hatched and not vaccinated against AI. [...] |
2006-12-20 12:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY1497 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: ADDITIONAL POULTRY FLOCKS INFECTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Animal Health Authorities have confirmed that Avian Influenza (AI) has been detected in additional poultry flocks in southern Vietnam's Ca Mau province. This comes only days after 6,000 birds, mostly ducks, died from AI in Ca Mau and neighboring Bac Lieu Province (Ref A). GVN [...] |
2006-12-28 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HOCHIMINHCITY810 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY VACCINATIONS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, the Directors of the HCMC and Mekong Delta Regional Animal Health Centers told us that they are generally satisfied with the results of the Avian Influenza (AI) poultry vaccination campaign. The last poultry outbreak in the Mekong Delta and South-Central regi [...] |
2006-07-25 13:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM |
| 06HONGKONG1231 |
AI: AVIATION EXERCISE IN HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH), the Civil Aviation Department (CAD), and the Airport Authority (AA) jointly organized a Seminar on Avian Influenza Preparedness for the Aviation Sector on March 16, 2006. Topics discussed included aviation preparedness, health screening [...] |
2006-03-24 00:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG1469 |
SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG [...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Secretary for SIPDIS Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) Dr. York Chow. They discussed Hong Kong's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) pandemic, AI-related border issues, internati [...] |
2006-04-08 02:52:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KFLU AMED TBIO HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG1610 |
HKG DISCUSSES AI TRANSPARENCY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB) Deputy Secretary Susie Ho and Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Principal Medical and Health Officer Dr. S.K. Chuang told Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) International Health Officer Erika Elvander that despite an imp [...] |
2006-04-19 09:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG2199 |
HKG On Indonesia AI Cases, Business Continuity [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Controller Dr. P.Y. Leung told Econoff that a preliminary Hong Kong Government (HKG) analysis of a reported cluster of human H5N1 avian influenza (AI) cases in Indonesia found only minor changes to the virus. Leung said that the HKG [...] |
2006-05-26 09:12:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG2469 |
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON SHENZHEN AI CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) Senior Medical and Health Officer Dr. Edwin Tsui told Econoff on June 14 that a truck driver traveling through Shenzhen had tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza (AI). Tsui said that hospital authorities had yet to determine if S [...] |
2006-06-14 09:21:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG2508 |
POULTRY BAN IN WAKE OF SHENZHEN AI CASE [...] On June 15, the PRC Ministry of Health notified Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) that it had confirmed a human case of avian influenza (AI) in Shenzhen. Reftel reported the details of this case, which involved a truck driver hospitalized on June 3. 2. Secretary for Health, Wel [...] |
2006-06-16 07:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ECON KSTH TBIO KFLU EAGR HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG2914 |
Hong Kong Participants for APEC Seminar on [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-18 01:33:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU HK |
| 06HONGKONG4376 |
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: HONG KONG PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 09:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO CH HK |
| 06HONGKONG4616 |
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-04 02:24:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AMED TBIO PREL KFLU EAID CH HK |
| 06HONGKONG4780 |
HONG KONG AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the Hong Kong government (HKG) will submit a revised paper on Hong Kong,s Avian Influenza (AI) preparations to the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco). Bonnie Yau, Assistant Secretary responsible for AI at the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB), provide [...] |
2006-12-20 02:16:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG934 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA CONCERNS ON SEVERAL FRONTSHONG KONG [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-07 09:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG942 |
HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-07 09:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
| 06HONGKONG957 |
HONG KONG REACTIONS TO GUANGZHOU CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 3, 2006 the Health Department of Guangdong Province informed the Hong Kong Department of Health (DOH) of a suspected human case of H5N1 avian influenza (AI). After the case was confirmed by Guangdong Provincial authorities as a definite H5N1 case (see reftels) on Marc [...] |
2006-03-08 07:11:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
| 06JAKARTA10133 |
INDONESIA ? AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-11 09:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA10137 |
INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 00:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA10140 |
INDONESIA - AUGUST 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 9, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie stated, according to the media, that Jakarta had yet to receive promised foreign aid to fight bird flu. Bakrie's statement was puzzling and frustrating to donors. The May 2006 Donor Coordination Meeting, h [...] |
2006-08-14 04:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA10492 |
INDONESIA - NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN WEST GARUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian press has featured a series of alarming articles over the weekend of August 18-20 concerning up to ten possible human cases of avian influenza (AI) occurring in the Cikelet village of the Garut district of West Java. NAMRU-2 and the Ministry of Health (MOH) tested the [...] |
2006-08-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA10536 |
INDONESIA - AUGUST 24 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. At an August 18 meeting in Singapore, officials from Singapore, Indonesia, and the United States agreed to continue the proposed Avian Influenza Trilateral Project within the Tangerang municipality as originally planned (as opposed to expanding it to the much larger District of T [...] |
2006-08-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA10923 |
INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced refocused priorities for controlling avian influenza (AI) at a successful international donor meeting on August 23-24. Donor representatives were pleased with the coordination of the meeting and refocused GOI priorities but concerned b [...] |
2006-09-01 09:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA11212 |
INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Singaporean Embassy in Jakarta has proposed to hold a joint planning meeting for the Tangerang trilateral project on September 13. The Government of Singapore (GOS) plans to station permanent technical staff to head up project. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is evaluating the [...] |
2006-09-11 09:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA11344 |
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CHANGES AI SAMPLE SHARING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-13 02:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA11582 |
INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Committee for Avian influenza and Pandemic Response (National AI Committee) brought together on September 15 key representatives from the government of Indonesia (GOI), donor agencies and international organizations to coordinate funding and implementation of inten [...] |
2006-09-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA11842 |
INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 25 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA12253 |
AN ENHANCED U.S. ROLE IN COMBATING AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary. After a slow start that led to the unchecked spread of AI across much of Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has developed a simplified AI strategy with re- aligned priorities under a functioning National Comm [...] |
2006-10-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA12545 |
INDONESIA - OCTOBER 12 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6, Dr. Ir Anton Apryanto, Minister of Agriculture promised Manho So, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative more vigorous coordination and communication in controlling AI. Local press reported on October 10 that faculty from Udayana University detected [...] |
2006-10-13 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA12781 |
INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) released 2007 budget information on October 19 but has not yet finalized its AI spending allocations in the Ministries of Health (MOH) and Agriculture (MOA). Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie convened an interagency meet [...] |
2006-10-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA12828 |
INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie announced at an October 20 news conference a decrease in the number of AI-affected provinces over the past six months from 30 to 16. At the same news conference, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono announced governmen [...] |
2006-10-27 09:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA13014 |
INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 1, Bayu Krisnamurthi, Executive Secretary for the National AI Committee assured the press that SIPDIS Indonesian research shows no signs that the H5N1 virus is mutating to a more dangerous form in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization officials concur but [...] |
2006-11-06 23:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA13143 |
NAMRU-2 NEGOTIATIONS TO PROCEED NOVEMBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: We will be proceeding with an initial NAMRU-2 negotiation session on November 9. The Ambassador was told by Eddi Hariyadhi, Director General for American and European Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs Nov. 7 that he is confident that resolution of the issue would pro [...] |
2006-11-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID |
| 06JAKARTA13194 |
INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) AND THE PRESIDENT"S [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Indonesia has not yet finalized its FY 2007 allocations for AI control programs, senior GOI officials including Coordinating Minister Bakrie and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati have assured the Embassy that total AI spending will match or exc [...] |
2006-11-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA13218 |
INDONESIA BEGINS NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Formal discussions between the Indonesian and U.S. governments on the future status of the Naval Medical Research Unit 2 (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta began on November 9. The Indonesians, fresh from high-level interagency discussions, came in with a set of six concerns which were mostly [...] |
2006-11-15 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID |
| 06JAKARTA13370 |
INDONESIA - DECEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch hosted a workshop on November 25 and 26 that will make recommendations on animal vaccine strategy to the Ministry of Agriculture. The local television station Lativi began broadcasting AI mini- documentaries on November 10 and will continue these broadcasts through t [...] |
2006-12-01 08:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
| 06JAKARTA13452 |
INDONESIA - DECEMBER 8 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
| 06JAKARTA13527 |
INDONESIA - DECEMBER 19 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-19 07:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID |
| 06JAKARTA1823 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS COORDINATING MINISTER BAKRIE [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie told the Ambassador on February 8 that, in his view, the Beijing avian influenza (AI) conference had been a failure because Indonesia alone needs at least USD 950 million to deal with AI, but would likely only receive U [...] |
2006-02-13 02:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR PGOV SOCI KFLU ID |
| 06JAKARTA2403 |
INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA2915 |
INDONESIA - MARCH 2 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jakarta city government carried out 24-26 February a series of actions to control Avian Influenza (AI) in birds, including door-to-door inspections, limited culling and vaccinations. Human and animal health officials in West Kalimantan told us that they are doing what they [...] |
2006-03-06 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA3199 |
INDONESIA - MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. A USAID Washington avian influenza (AI) team met with a range of stakeholders during a March 1-5 visit to Indonesia, including the Ambassador and the Embassy's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG), to discuss USAID's USD 11 million FY 2006 AI allocation for Indonesia. Officials [...] |
2006-03-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
| 06JAKARTA3430 |
INDONESIA - MARCH 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Local joint venture PT IPB Shigeta has launched an AI vaccine for poultry called CLOSE 5.1 using reverse genetic engineering. The firm plans to initially produce 180 million doses a year and distribute them throughout Asia. The Governor of East Java told the press on March 14 [...] |
2006-03-17 07:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
| 06JAKARTA3896 |
INDONESIA - MARCH 22 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yudhoyono signed a Presidential Regulation on March 13 establishing a "National Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness." The decree designates the Coordinating Minster for Peoples' Welfare as the "National Coordinator" for AI policy and activi [...] |
2006-03-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID |
| 06JAKARTA4467 |
INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-06 11:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA4510 |
INDONESIA - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Congen Surabaya officers met with provincial and municipal animal husbandry officials on March 16 to review vaccination and culling procedures after the first reported avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Surabaya. Grobogan Regency officials in Central Java told Congen that recent n [...] |
2006-04-07 09:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
| 06JAKARTA5308 |
INDONESIA - APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-27 07:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO |