NM vets urged to report any bird flu cases

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NM veterinarians urged to quickly report any bird flu cases

Last Update:  05/08/2006 8:20:54 AM
By: Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico veterinarians have been urged to 
report any confirmed cases of bird flu to the state Department of 
Health.

The request came Sunday from Paul Ettestad, who is state public 
health veterinarian at the department.  
He spoke during a meeting of the New Mexico Veterinary Medical 
Association in Las Cruces.

Bird flu has spread from Asia throughout Europe and Africa, but it 
hasn�t yet reached the United States.

Experts fear the H5N1 bird flu virus could mutate into a strain 
easily passed among humans and potentially spark a global 
pandemic.

The 
virus has killed at least 114 people worldwide.  Most human cases have been linked to 
contact with infected birds.

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	It's a good sign that people are begining to think about avian flu... NM veterinarians urged to quickly report any bird flu cases Last Update: 05/08/2006 8:20:54 AM By: Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico veterinarians have been urged to report any confirmed cases of bird flu to the state Department of Health. The request came Sunday from Paul Ettestad, who is state public health veterinarian at the department. He spoke during a meeting of the New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association in Las Cruces. Bird flu has spread from Asia throughout Europe and Africa, but it hasn�t yet reached the United States. Experts fear the H5N1 bird flu virus could mutate into a strain easily passed among humans and potentially spark a global pandemic. The virus has killed at least 114 people worldwide. Most human cases have been linked to contact with infected birds.