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Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 22:24:51 PM EDT
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Summary of News for April 26, 2007
Quatar
• Drill to test bird flu preparedness (Link)
Indonesia
• RI backtracks on promise to give WHO bird flu samples (Link)
• Indonesia to get influenza vaccine technology from WHO (Link)
Switzerland
• Roche Ag Roche cuts Tamiflu production as supply exceeds new orders (Link)
China
• China says needs more funds, aid in bird flu fight (Link)
• Chinese Police Crack DVD Piracy Operation in Phony Bird-Flu Research Base (Link)
Malaysia
• Fears over smuggled chicken (Link)
India
• India awarded grant to prepare for influenza pandemic (Link)
Canada
• Waterloo Regional pandemic plan approved (Link)
United Kingdom
• Final Epidemiology Report Into Avian Influenza Outbreak In Suffolk (Link)
United States
• California: Berkeley residents to receive info on pandemic (Link)
General
• Global bird-flu vaccine stockpile a stage nearer (Link)
• Michael Greger's Book Review (Link) and Video link to his talk on bird flu and emerging infectious disease
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Sat Apr 20, 2013 at 15:22:39 PM EDT
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Synopsis of Yesterday's News:
- First H7N9 case in Fujian province
- Eight new H7N9 cases in China, one new death, one patient discharged
- 119 total confirmed H7N9 cases (+1 confirmed asymptomatic case) to date, of which:
- 24 have died
- 15 have recovered
- 80 are hospitalized
- 1 H5N1 case in Vietnam
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China
• H7N9 cases expand the scope of 117 confirmed cases (translated) (Link)
• China bird flu cases rise to 119 (Link)
• (2 new cases in new province) China reports new bird flu case in Hunan province (Link)
• The nation altogether diagnoses the H7N9 bird flu case of illness 121 people to die 23 people (translated) (Link)
• Six more H7N9 bird flu cases reported in China (Link)
• Hong Kong: Influenza A cases of Siu Lam Hospital (Link)
Mexico
• Avian influenza detected in Tlaxcala (Link)
Nepal
• Bird flu in Rupandehi (H5N1) (Link)
Taiwan
• Taiwan warns against underestimating H7N9 bird flu (Link)
• Cruise (ship) arrived in Keelung mainland tourists high temperature (Link)
United Kingdom
• Bird 'flu on Bernard Matthews farm confirmed as H9 strain (Link)
United States
• CDC: H7N9 Update; CDC Pandemic Preparedness Activities Progress (Link)
Vietnam
• Various measures to fight bird flu (H5N1) (Link)
Research
• Isolation and characterization of H7N9 viruses from live poultry markets-Implication of the source of current H7N9 infection in humans (Link)
• Mutation makes H5N1 flu lose its grip (Link)
General
• Eurosurveillance: H7N9 Virus-Host Interactions & Age Shift (blog) (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H7N9 Spread To Fujian Province (Link)
• Jeff Nesbit: It's Time to Worry About the New Chinese Bird Flu (Link)
• Peter Curzon: Comment - How serious is the new bird flu threat? (Link)
• Crawford Kilian: Crofsblogs - How weird is H7N9? (Link)
• Crawford Kilian: Crofsblogs - Ministry of Agriculture: 46 avian influenza positive samples found no pigs infected (translated) (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Apr 21, 2012 at 14:20:30 PM EDT
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India
• Shortage of A(H1N1) testing kits worries patients (Link)
• H1N1 cases near 1,000; 59 deaths in 13 states (Link)
• India: Five more test positive for A (H1N1) in Tamil Nadu (Link)
• Maharashtra: 17th swine flu death in Bibvewadi (Link)
• India drugmakers give flu vaccines a second shot (Link)
• Maharashtra: Maharashtra to get H1N1 vaccine for doctors, staff soon (Link)
Indonesia
• Health minister resigns (Link)
• Hundreds of Poultry in Bali Bird Flu Positive (Link)
Netherlands
• Controversial bird flu study gets export permit (Link)
Thailand
• Bird Flu Outbreak Feared In Central Thai Province (Link)
Research
• Flu Research Moratorium Should Continue, Fauci Says (Link)
General
• Top 5 Most Infectious Diseases In History (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Illinois Swine Match 2011 Human H3N2v (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 at 22:30:30 PM EDT
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Barbados
• H1N1 outbreak possible (Link)
Brazil
• CIDRAP: Brazil launches broad flu vaccine campaign (Link)
Panama
• Minsa confirms case of A(H1N1) flu in minor (Link)
Trinidad
• Region warned of H1N1 threat (Link)
United States
• TX: Flu, pneumonia deaths in El Paso crest to record (Link)
Venezuela
• Reported four new cases of H1N1 in Zulia (translated) (Link)
• Zulia: Temporarily suspended consultations in the Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo by the H1N1 (translated) (Link)
Research
• Study: Statins not protective against severe H1N1 (Link)
General
• CIDRAP: Company says FDA has approved its rapid flu test (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: WHO H1N1 Pandemic Alert - Rapid Spread of D225N (Link)
• Recombinomics: WHO H1N1 Pandemic Alert - 2009 and 2011 (Link)
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Fri Apr 23, 2010 at 22:10:47 PM EDT
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Australia
• Parents hammer hotline as 250 adverse flu jab reactions reported (Link)
• Seasonal flu vaccine banned in Australia, N.Z. after kids fall ill (Link)
Bangladesh
• Bangladesh reports first A/H1N1 flu death this year (Link)
China
• Macao reports collective flu outbreak at local school (Link)
• Fight to prevent plague outbreak (Link)
Cuba
• H1N1 Virus Keeps Striking Cuba (Link)
Indonesia
• Hundreds of Chickens in Lalang Suspected Bird Flu Transmission - 3 toddlers 1 citizen hospitalized (Link)
• ASEAN To Prepare Avian Flu Roadmap (Link)
Laos
• Laos launches swine-flu vaccinations before expiration date (Link)
Malaysia
• Eight students from MRSM Bentong test positive for H1N1 (Link)
Nambia
• Five Confirmed H1N1 Flu Cases (Link)
United States
• H1N1 Changes Habits, Disrupts Lives (Link)
Vietnam
• 4 epidemics tend to rise in 2010 (translated) (Link)
• Bird flu hits central province of Vietnam (Link)
General
• CIDRAP: H1N1 Lessons Learned - Vaccine production foiled, confirmed experts' predictions (2nd in a series) (Link)
• 1889 Pandemic Didn't Need Planes to Circle Globe in 4 Months (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Apr 24, 2009 at 23:54:12 PM EDT
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Australia
• New pig flu 'more worrying' than bird flu (Link)
Mexico
• Mexican commerical pig farms (Link)
• Earthquake hits Mexico City as country grapples with swine flu (Link)
• Mexico: suspected swine flu deaths climb to 149 (Link)
• Early swine flu victim's wife not told of disease (Link)
• Chihuahua State Government Cancels Mass Events (translated) (Link)
• Map of latest deaths (Link) and map showing connections of international cases to locations in Mexico (Link)
New Zealand
• Swine Flu symptoms reported throughout New Zealand (Link)
• NZ Ministry of Health updates (Link)
• Swine flu outbreak - Scientists respond (Link)
• Swine flu ruled out for Northcote students (Link)
• Trial aborted because of Judge's swine flu concerns (Link)
Norway
• Two suspected cases in Tromsø, Noway- tested negative (translated) (Link)
Spain
• Swine flu case confirmed in Spain (Link)
United Kingdom
• Sale, UK - Woman treated for suspected swine flu (Link)
• Swine flu: twenty-five possible cases reported in Britain (Link)
• Swine flu in Britain: Two Scottish holidaymakers test positive for deadly virus (Link)
United States
• Oregon officials, on alert, get flu drugs and masks from the federal stockpile (Link)
• Good NY Times summary (Link)
• Interim Community Mitigation guidance released (Link)
• USDA statement (Link)
• Probable swine flu case in Michigan (Link)
• Obama Says Swine Flu Is a Cause for Concern Not Alarm (Link)
• Swine flu scare hits South Carolina - private school closes (Link)
• Swine flu fears close schools in NY, Texas, Calif. (Link)
• NYC mayor says 28 swine flu cases from 1 school (Link)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory simulation of a pandemic flu outbreak in the U.S. (Link)
• Dallas County: 3 'Probable' Swine Flu Cases (Link)
• Swine flu forces shutdown of Richardson school -Richardson Texas (Link)
• Three Suspected Swine Flu Cases Reported in SE Wisconsin (Link)
• Commonwealth of Virginia announces state of emergency (Link)
• North Carolina isolates suspected swine flu patients (Link)
• New outbreak in San Diego (Link)
• More on San Diego cases - Local School Closes After Student Tests Positive for Swine Flu (Link)
• Suspected cases in MA now - Lowell kids tested for swine flu after Mexico trip (Link)
• 3 swine flu cases confirmed in Dallas and adding 4 more "probable" (Link)
• NJ: 5 Suspected Cases in Trenton (Link)
Commentary
• Crofsblogs: Airline travel and the spread of flu: Implications for the swine flu outbreak (Link)
• Daily Kos: WHO, Phase Four And Uncertainty (Link)
General News
• 2009 Swine Flu H1N1 Outbreak and Migration Map (Link)
• EU to hold swine flu emergency meeting (Link)
• EU Commission calls urgent meeting on swine flu (Link)
• World Stocks Tumble as Flu Fears Spread (Link)
• Roche Has 3 Million Tamiflu Packages on Standby (Link)
• WHO moves up expert meeting on swine flu (Link)
WHO raises pandemic flu alert level to phase 4 (Link)
• WHO revises scale for pandemic alerts (Link)
• WHO: Swine influenza - update 3 (Link)
• Current WHO phase of pandemic alert (Link)
• H(Link)
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Sat Apr 26, 2008 at 22:33:18 PM EDT
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Open this diary to read today's news and to see a summary of yesterday's news.
New Stories for Today:- Bird flu spreads to Indo-Bangladesh border
- Indonesia runs airport bird flu drill
- TX: Mock drill involving simulated avian flu
- U.K. - Financial Firms Ahead of Business Continuity Curve, Says Survey
- Doctors Fear Deadly Combo Of MRSA, Flu Could Lead To Pandemic
- Wired to work - Hawaii
- Indonesia Bird Flu Drill Ends At Bali International Airport
- Culling begins in Nadilag, on in another area of Tripura
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