....using a hollow bamboo pipe as the telescope.
"VognoDuut225" <japak@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> BAU teacher invents easy device to detect bird flu
>
> Science & Technolgy
>
>
> Saturday July 19 2008 11:34:03 AM BDT
>
>
> Aminul Islam, Mymensingh
>
>
> A scientist at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has developed a
> cheap and easy device for detection of avian influenza (bird flu). The
> inventor, Dr Md Alimul Islam, a professor of Microbiology and Hygiene
> Department of BAU Veterinary Science Faculty, said the bird flu virus
has
> been isolated and it is possible to go for production of its vaccine if
they
> get patronisation from the government.(The Daily Star )
>
> The low cost device will detect the virus within a few hours, Prof
Alimul
> said, adding that 'per bird per course vaccine' im****ted from foreign
> countries costs Tk 100 while it will cost only Tk 30 to 40 if it is
produced
> in the country.
>
> He expressed hope that the new method of bird flu detection and
consequent
> production of low cost vaccines will help to save the promising poultry
> sector as well as the people related with it.
>
> He conducted his research at the laboratory of F n F Pharmaceuticals in
> Jhenaidah for a year to develop the 'Molecular Detection Method' as BAU
has
> no laboratory with adequate facilities for such research.
>
> For detecting bird flu, the samples are tested at Savar in Dhaka and for
> confirmation of the infection, the samples are generally sent to
National
> Institute of Animal Health in Thailand and Way Bridge in England and it
> takes several days to receive the re****t.
>
> "Although 229 farms were detected with H5 virus positive in 48 districts
of
> the country during the last several months, chickens of 474 farms were
> culled on suspicion due to lack of proper detection system. Farm owners
> faced a loss of Tk 4,500 crore. Tk 10,000 crore was invested in this
growing
> sector," he said.
>
> He collected dead crows from Barishal and Patuakhali this year but avian
> influenza virus was not found in them. The crows might be victims of
> poisonous food, he added.
>
> There are three types (types A, B and C) of influenza virus and avian
> influenza belongs to type A that has 25 sub-type viruses under HA (Hem
> agglutinin) and NA (Neuraminidase) categories, said Dr Alimul.
>
> He said 374 people were affected by H5N1 virus and 240 of them suc***bed
to
> their injuries from 1997 to 2008. H5N1 and H7N3 are most deadly viruses,
he
> said.
>
>
>
>
> The Daily Star
>
>
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