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These days it appears to be compulsory for the England coach Brian Ashton to be hit with some problem or another.

Yesterday, while his 45 colleagues on England’s World Cup training squad took off from London for Portugal, Charlie Hodgson, the Sale fly-half was left behind, suffering a bout of gastroenteritis. England’s medical team, having learned the lesson of the recent tour to South Africa when the party was hit by a serious strain that left some players hospitalised, decided to take no chances and ordered Hodgson to go home to fight the infection.

Hodgson’s symptoms are not considered to be serious and once he has made a full recovery the 26-year-old Sale player will be able to fly out to the training camp in the Algarve in a few days.

Elsewhere, at the end of a week in which the South Africans shamed the sport’s name by withdrawing their top 20 players from their Tests Down Under in the next fortnight, the Wallabies take on the All Blacks in Melbourne today with the Bledisloe Cup on the line.

Graham Henry is turning up with a powerful side. Had he done what the Springbok coach Jake White did and put out a weakened side, something close to a state of war might have been declared by the incensed Aussies, who have called South Africa’s move “a betrayal”, a view the New Zealanders share.

Henry is sending out his strongest front row scrummaging unit, Carl Hayman, Anton Oliver and Tony Woodcock seven days after they beat the ‘Boks in Durban. New Zealand have left Aaron Mauger on the bench, preferring Luke McAlister in midfield.

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Davis and Duchesne counties now have confirmed West Nile virus activity.

The virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, has been found in sentinel chickens in the two counties. The sentinel flocks are maintained by counties to determine if the virus is in the area.

Earlier in June, a human case was reported in Grand County. The earliest activity in the state was detected in a mosquito pool in Salt Lake County.

Health officials recently issued a reminder to Utahns to take precautions against the virus, which is usually minor in its symptoms but which can be deadly. About 80 percent of the time when people are infected, they don’t develop symptoms. The other 20 percent do. And about 1 in 150 human infections results in very serious, even life-threatening neuro-invasive symptoms.

For more information, go to www.health.utah.gov/epi.

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At least five common birds, including robins and bluebirds, suffered sustained, large-scale population declines because of West Nile virus, a new study suggests.

The mosquitoborne virus, already known to sicken and kill wildlife as well as people, was first documented in the United States in 1999. Now, birders’ records give the first look at what the disease has done to whole bird populations, say researchers from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington, D.C., and the Consortium for Conservation Medicine in New York City.

Shannon L. LaDeau of the Smithsonian turned to records from the annual nationwide Breeding Bird Survey. Each June, volunteer 1surveyors drive predetermined 25-mile routes along secondary roads and stop every half mile for 3 minutes to count birds.

LaDeau and her colleagues studied 20 species commonly reported in these surveys. The researchers selected a range of species that earlier experiments had suggested would have different sensitivities. Lab studies had exposed various species to the virus and tracked the percentages of deaths. Field studies had identified the bird species that disease-carrying mosquitoes prefer to bite.

After developing statistical approaches to cope with the irregular data from a huge corps of birders, LaDeau plotted trends in reports from 1980 to 2005 along 228 routes in 10 states. Once the virus hit a particular state, she used the older data to predict what the birds’ numbers would have been without the disease.

For seven species, numbers dropped significantly below these predicted levels. House wrens and blue jays dipped but rebounded by 2005. Declining and not rebounding were American crows, American robins, Eastern bluebirds, black-capped chickadees, Carolina chickadees, and tufted titmice, she and her colleagues report in the June 7 Nature.–S.M.

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Byline: Jake Griffin jgriffin@@dailyherald.com Every Thursday during the warm months, four young men huddle around a folding table in a stuffy supply shed at one of Naperville’s municipal storage compounds Their job is simple: Keep residents and visitors safe from a potentially deadly disease.

They remove 15 insect traps from a freezer and empty them one at a time onto a sheet of white paper, painstakingly picking through the array of bugs in search of at least 10 culex mosquitoes that may or may not be carrying the dangerous West Nile virus. "See how these have …

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El Paso County has benefited from a generous amount of moisture this past spring resulting in rich plant growth; brimming lakes, ponds and streams; and a picturesque landscape fitting of our - Colorful Colorado notoriety.

Unseasonably wet conditions also have created undesirable water sources that could attract some uninvited and possibly harmful creatures during the summer- namely, mosquitoes. Regions and properties with standing or untreated water make ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes that might carry West Nile virus (WNV), a potentially serious disease transmitted to people via mosquito bites after the insects have fed on infected birds.

WNV first appeared in Colorado in 2003, when nearly 3,000 human cases were confirmed, including 63 deaths. Although WNV cases have dropped considerably during subsequent years, 2006 numbers more than tripled from the previous year ­ - totaling 345.

There are a number of ways businesses can inform employees about this important and timely public health concern:

1.Request WNV prevention materials from the Health Department and make them visible/available to employees throughout the work day.

2.Provide a link from your organization’s Web site to the Health Department’s Web site, www.elpasocountyhealth.org.

3.Include e-mail messages and newsletter postings highlighting WNV prevention tips and available educational resources.

4.Stress the “4 D’s” of West Nile prevention, especially during outdoor activities early or late in the day.

5.Eliminate any sources of standing water in or around your worksite, and report any suspect mosquito breeding sites or dead birds to the Health Department by calling 575-8636.

The Health Department has a variety of print and electronic resources addressing West Nile virus prevention, including a full- color brochure entitled “Prevention and Management of West Nile Virus,” along with “Fight the Bite Colorado” brochures, wallet cards and children’s tattoos.

Call 578-3101 for more details or to place an order. Many of these materials also can be accessed at www.elpasocountyhealth.org.

The Health Department’s ongoing prevention and surveillance activities include:

* Community education - Leading a multi-agency coalition to provide information to the public so residents can protect themselves, their families and others from exposure to mosquitoes.

* Environmental surveillance and control - Monitoring and testing for the presence of West Nile virus in mosquito populations and coordinating efforts to prevent mosquito reproduction through the dispensing of larvacides.

* Investigation of human cases - Interviewing and advising individuals diagnosed with West Nile infections, including gathering of case data related to symptoms and severity of illness, along with identifying probable sources of infection.

Rosemary Bakes-Martin is the executive director of the El Paso County Department of Public Health and Environment.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2007-RSPCA: RSPCA On Alert For Deadly Seal Virus(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29062007 The RSPCA is preparing to deal with a deadly seal virus in case it spreads to British waters following an outbreak in Denmark. There are fears Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV) could spread from seals in Denmark as it did in 1988 and 2002 when the virus devastated the populations of common seals around Britain.

The RSPCA is currently unaware of any reports of unusual seal mortality on our coast which would be the first indication that the disease had reached …

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Leader in Proactive Malware Protection Receives Honors for Strong Performance and Ease of Use in Competitive Review

SAN DIEGO — ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET NOD32 Antivirus received five stars in SC Magazine’s review of anti-malware management tools, the highest overall individual ranking awarded in group reviews. The evaluation, which examined 12 anti-malware vendors, declared NOD32 Antivirus a leader in protection, ease of use and management, and awarded the product the maximum honors in five of the six individual categories.

SC Magazine’s competitive review examined how well the tools function in six categories: features, ease of use, performance, documentation, support and value for money. During their testing, SC Magazine was unable to find a single weakness associated with the product, further validating ESET NOD32 Antivirus as a valuable solution designed to proactively protect networks from the growing complexity of both known and unknown malware threats.

"This product is a good investment for almost any size environment," says Dr. Peter Stephenson, technology editor at SC Magazine. "The NOD32 system, though powerful and feature-packed, is easy to use and intuitive to deploy."

ESET NOD32 Antivirus software offers consumers and businesses comprehensive protection in a product designed to automatically update behind the scenes without impacting other applications, so users always have the most current protection available. ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 utilizes ThreatSense([R]) technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and phishing attacks in real time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32’s single scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.

"The nature of malware is rapidly changing, with new and complex threats emerging each day. Proactive and easy-to-manage protection has become the only defense alternative," said Anton Zajac, CEO of ESET, LLC. "ESET pioneered the implementation of heuristics proactive methods in 1997, and today the NOD32 Antivirus heuristics engine has become the most efficient tool in detecting new threats proactively. We are proud to be ranked among the best anti-malware solutions by SC Magazine."

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand’s portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.

About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, Anti-Threat software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100% Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 five years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; San Diego, USA; and is represented worldwide in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.eset.com or call +1.619.876.5400

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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS

Contact: David Kirkpatrick of the American Veterinary Medical
Association, +1-847-285-6782, Cell, +1-847-409-0519,
dkirkpatrick@avma.org

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Veterinarians
and biologists are alerting anglers, aquaculture operators, fish
dealers and boaters to a deadly virus that has recently killed
thousands of freshwater fish in and around the Great Lakes.

Known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), the virus has been
detected in eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces, and
affects 39 different species of fish. Several of …

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Veterinarians and biologists are alerting anglers, aquaculture operators, fish dealers and boaters to a deadly virus that has killed thousands of freshwater fish in and around the Great Lakes this year.

Known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia, VHS, the virus has been detected in eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces, and affects 39 different species of fish.

Several of the species affected are favorites of freshwater fishing and are important in the aquaculture industry, including largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill and perch.

The virus poses no threat to humans or seafood, but it is easily spread among fish and could have a devastating impact on fish populations.

There is no known cure for the virus, which causes bleeding of the fish’s tissues, including internal organs.

A federal order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in November 2006 prohibits the movement …


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YAOUNDE (AFP) — Cameroon has launched a campaign to protect against the chikungunya virus in the south near its border with Gabon, which is experiencing an epidemic of the disease, national radio reported Wednesday.

As part of the campaign, Cameroonian Health Minister Urbain Olanguena Awono traveled to the southern region of the country Tuesday, handing over 11 million CFA francs (17,000 euros, 22,000 dollars) worth of medicine and materials to health stations in the towns of Kye-Ossi and Amban, Cameroon Radio and Television reported.

According to the public radio station, the campaign was launched after two Cameroonians who had recently returned from …


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