News Reports for May 5, 2012

India: 130 infected in TN as tamiflu relief arrives (Tamil Nadu)

CHENNAI: The number of people who have been affected by the (A)H1N1 virus has risen to 130 across Tamil Nadu.

On Friday, four more people tested positive. This included three from Chennai - from Pallikaranai, Royapettah and Tondiarpet. The fourth patient was a 30-year-old woman from Tiruchy. Sources in the health department informed that 5 lakh Tamiflu tablets were sent by the Centre and have been received here. The nasal drops vaccine is expected to arrive soon. Continued: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/...

(Note: 5 lakh is 500,000. India only counts laboratory confirmed flu cases so the true number of infections is unknown.)

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 06:17:32 AM UTC

Bangladesh: Dhaka bans chicken sale on Mondays

(Latest Update: Saturday 5/5/2012 12:30 AM Doha Time) Bangladesh has banned sale of chicken on Mondays to prevent an outbreak of bird flu again in the country, a senior official of the health ministry said yesterday.

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) South already instructed the kitchen market management committee to declare Mondays chicken-free to prevent bird flu which already affected several poultry traders in Dhaka city market as well as 45 students of Kurigram Nursing Institute.

(Snip) director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (Snip), said: "It will help to prevent rapid spreading of bird flu, which came back to Bangladesh as well as to some other parts of the world."

IEDCR recently confirmed the presence of the virus, commonly known as bird flu in the capital's different kitchen markets after three workers were reported positive with H5N1.

DCC also instructed the police (Snip) to restrict the vehicles carrying poultry in Dhaka after Sunday at mid night (Snip) They also instructed the poultry traders and market management committee to clean the poultry markets to check the virus transmission. http://www.gulf-times.com/site...

(Note: IMO, this is a very disturbing report if it is correct. I knew about the 3 market workers testing positive for H5N1 but the previous reports on the 45 nursing students stated they were infected with H1N1 swine flu.)

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 06:36:28 AM UTC

India: Two more test H1N1 positive (Maharashtra)

MUMBAI: Two more persons tested positive for the H1N1 virus on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases to 24 since March this year.

A three-year-old boy from Wadala admitted to Kasturba Hospital is being administered Tamiflu. (Snip) a 22-year-old man from Andheri (W), was diagnosed at a private hospital. "Both are stable and are doing well," Continued: http://timesofindia.indiatimes...  

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 06:50:42 AM UTC

Join Ed Yong and me for a transatlantic talk about killer flu, feathery dinosaurs, and every living thing in between

Discover Magazine: The Loom

We will be talking on Monday May 14 from 5 to 6 pm ET. To join us, please RSVP at this eventbrite page:  http://zimmer-yong.eventbrite....   The talk is free, of course, but after you RSVP you'll then get instructions for logging into the Shindig page on May 14.

Full article here: http://blogs.discovermagazine....

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 06:59:10 AM UTC

You will be joining Carl Zimmer and Ed Yong for the event.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 07:02:13 AM UTC

[ Parent ]

Feathery Dinosaurs?!?

Are they related to Feathery Boas? :-/

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by: Bronco Bill @ Sun May 06, 2012 at 11:15:19 AM UTC

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Yeah

but much more difficult to get round your neck. On the plus side, you'll always get a seat of your own on the train.

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by: UK - Bird @ Sun May 06, 2012 at 13:03:02 PM UTC

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China: Update on Cluster of Influenza B cases in TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital

Hong Kong - (Snip) Regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of Influenza B cases in an infirmary ward, the spokesperson of TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital (WTSH) made the following update today (May 5):

Two more female patients in the ward (aged 45 and 79) presented with the symptom of fever. Appropriate viral tests have been arranged for the patients and the test result of one patient was positive to Influenza B. The concerned patients are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.

Admission and visiting to the concerned ward have been suspended. Infection control measures have already been stepped up (Snip) All other patients in the concerned ward are under close surveillance. (Snip) http://7thspace.com/headlines/...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 22:44:25 PM UTC

India: H1N1 case detected, health authorities strengthen surveillance

One case of Influenza A H1N1 was reported on Friday by the Health authorities. So far this year, two cases have been confirmed. However, the district Health authorities believe that people need to be alerted about the fever, body pain, running nose, scratchy throat, cold and cough that are the main symptoms of the disease.

Some people show some other symptoms like diarrhoea as well, but these symptoms should not be left untreated, said R. Sudhakaran, the district medical officer. If the initial treatment is not effective, one has to see a doctor, and medicines for treating H1N1 infections are available in all government hospitals and dispensaries, he said. Continued: http://www.thehindu.com/news/c...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sat May 05, 2012 at 22:46:54 PM UTC

Please post new news stories ...

to News Reports for May 6, 2012

Thank you!

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by: AlohaOR @ Sun May 06, 2012 at 04:15:52 AM UTC