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Tue Apr 24, 2007 at 00:54:43 AM EDT
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- WHO - Bird flu pandemic could kill seven million people
- US State Dept - Human bird flu deaths reported in Egypt, Cambodia (confirming news previously reported here)
- WHO - $200 billion in losses worldwide
- U.S. -- Des Moines quarantine plans in case of bird flu (2 articles)
- Sri Lanka on alert for avian flu
- Philippines still bird flu free
- Japan -- Travelers warned of infectious diseases overseas
- Canada -- Edmonton to stockpile Cold-fX
- WebMD: Avian Flu: 10 Q & A: What you can do; What the government is doing
Summary of News for April 23, 2007
Japan
• Roche's Chugai lifts H1 forecasts on Tamiflu sales (Link)
Phillipines
• Arroyo orders protection of birds in coastal area from bird flu (Link)
United States
• Arizona: Mock flu epidemic will test Valley disaster preparedness (Link)
• Michigan: Counties to test emergency response (Link)
• Washington: Influenza outbreak would tax resources (Link)
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Sat Apr 20, 2013 at 15:21:45 PM EDT
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Synopsis of Yesterday's News:
- 3 newly confirmed H7N9 cases; 1 new death
- 108 total confirmed H7N9 cases (+1 confirmed asymptomatic case) to date, of which:
- 22 have died
- 14 have recovered
- 72 are hospitalized
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China
• The Big One? (Laurie Garrett) (Link)
• WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China - update (Link)
• WHO: Bird-to-human infections easier with new flu (Link)
• China to strengthen quake area H7N9 monitoring (Link)
• WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses (Link)
• New bird flu strain 'more easily caught by humans' than 2003 outbreak (Link)
• H7N9 outbreak occurred is likely to continue to expand (translated) (Link)
• WHO: International H7N9 assessment team completes mission to China (Link)
• WHO: Bird flu 'an unusually dangerous virus for humans' (NBC News Video) (Link)
• Joint press conference on the China-WHO Joint Mission on H7N9 Assessment (Link)
• First suspected bird flu case reported in Jiangxi Province (Link)
• Xinhua Insight: Challenges and hope loom in H7N9 fight (Link)
Japan
• H7N9 defense measures prepared (Link)
Taiwan
• Taiwan Confirms First Case Of New Bird Flu Outside China (Link)
• China's Bird Flu Jumps The Border As First Case Confirmed In Taiwan (Link)
• Taiwan CDC Press Release (Link)
• 3 hospital staff show symptoms after H7N9 contact (Link)
• H7N9 Bird Flu Spreads Beyond Mainland China As Taiwan Reports First Case (Link)
• Bird Flu Crosses Strait to Taiwan (Link)
• More labs to study samples of suspected avian flu cases (Link)
• CIDRAP: Taiwan reports first H7N9 case outside of China (Link)
• Bird Flu Seen Beyond Mainland, in Taiwan (Link)
United States
• Travelers advised to use precaution, amid concern over 'lethal' bird flu strain (Link)
Vietnam
• Dak Lak province culls H5N1-positive poultry (Link)
• NPR podcast: Deadly Strain Of Bird Flu Is 'Most Lethal' Flu Virus Yet (Link)
Research
• Mutant Bird Flu Virus Evolves to Show Pandemic Characteristics (Link)
General
• Mapping the H7N9 avian flu outbreaks (Link)
• New Bird Flu Spreads: What You Need To Know (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H7N9 Taiwan Case Ex-Suzhou Jiangsu (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Apr 21, 2012 at 14:19:31 PM EDT
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Australia
• New South Wales: It's flu jab time again (Link)
India
• Maharashtra: 7th swine flu death in city in April (Link)
• Tamil Nadu: Nine more persons test positive in Puducherry (Link)
• Flu claims third victim in Tamil Nadu (Link)
• Swine Flu cases in Kerala touch the dozen mark (Link)
• H1N1: 11 states report 920 cases and 57 deaths this year (Link)
Netherlands
• Fight Over Dutch H5N1 Paper Enters Endgame (Link)
South Africa
• Gauteng Citizens Urged to Vaccinate Against Influenza (Link)
United States
• Congress Has More Questions About NSABB's H5N1 Decision (Link)
• AZ: County offering free flu shots, screenings Wednesday (Link)
• WI: Late flu season still ongoing (Link)
Vietnam
• Countries address lasting avian flu threat (Link)
• Farmers adopt different duck-breeding methods in Mekong Delta (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 at 22:29:43 PM EDT
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Mexico
• Have detected 341 suspected cases (translated) (Link)
New Zealand
• Flu jabs wanted for all (Link)
Paraguay
• "Right now dominated by acute respiratory symptoms" (translated) (Link)
United States
• TX: H1N1 Fears Have El Paso Taking Big Prevention Steps (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Emergence of H1N1 Chihuahua Subclade In The United States (Link)
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Fatality Confirmed In El Paso Texas (Link)
• Recombinomics: Death Cluster In El Paso Texas Raises H1N1 Pandemic Concerns (Link)
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 at 22:09:36 PM EDT
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Australia
• Flu jab fears grow as toddlers rushed to hospital (Link)
• Flu shot fatality - toddler dies 12 hours after having vaccination (Link)
India
• Swine flu case reported (Link)
United States
• US: H1N1 vaccine study investigating hints of complications from vaccine (Link)
• HI: Mild outbreak of swine flu reported on Maui (Link)
Vietnam
• Three tons of smuggled chicken destroyed (Link)
Research
• Study links 1976 'swine flu' shot to stronger immune response to 21st century pandemic flu (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: US Pneumonia & Influenza Deaths Spike To Epidemic Threshold (Link)
• CIDRAP: H1N1 Lessons Learned (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 at 23:50:38 PM EDT
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Indonesia
• Three Ponorogo Residents Are Bird Flu Suspects (Link)
United States/Mexico: Swine Flu
• Swine flu cases in US, mystery ailment in Mexico have experts scrambling (Link)
• Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe (Link)
• Mexico shuts schools around capital in flu scare (Link)
• Unusual Strain of Swine Flu Is Found in People in 2 States (Link)
• Investigators await samples in swine flu outbreak (Link)
• Swine flu kills 60 in Mexico, moves to US: WHO (Link)
• Swine Flu in U.S., Mexico Lung Illness Heighten Pandemic Risk (Link to Jason Gale article)
• Mexico: Calderon cancels visit due to the national epidemic of influenza (Link)
• Mystery illness found in tourists to Mexico (Link to Helen Branswell article)
• WHO concerned at new swine flu in US, flu in Mexico (Link)
• Mexico confirms its flu (Link)
• Obama fully briefed on swine flu (Link)
• Mexico City launches massive vaccination campaign against swine flu (Link)
• Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico, U.S. (Link)
• 3rd possible swine flu outbreak in Mexico (Link)
• Will Swine Flu Panic Spread Beyond Mexico? (Link)
• Boy, 7, Is San Diego's 4th Case of Swine Flu (Link)
• AP Video on Swine Flu (Link)
• US concerns grow over swine flu with new case (Link)
Vietnam
• 23-year-old woman has died from H5N1 bird flu (Link)
Commentary
• Sustained Human Transmission of Swine H1N1 (Link)
• California and Texas Swine Flu Clusters Raise Concerns (Link)
• Sixty Swine Flu Fatalities In Mexico Confirms Pandemic Start (Link)
• Daily Kos: Brief Swine Flu Update (Link)
General News
• WHO calls emergency meeting on swine flu (Link)
• WHO Said Mexico and Calif swine flu identical (Link)
• CDC - too late to contain 24 Apr 2009 (Link)
• CDC Readies Vaccine (Link)
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Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 00:39:17 AM EDT
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