News Reports For April 28

by: MaMa

Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 22:48:14 PM EDT

News Reports for April 28, 2013

by: NewsDiary

Sat Apr 27, 2013 at 19:29:54 PM EDT

Synopsis of Yesterday's News:

• First H7N9 case reported in Hunan province
• 2 new H7N9 cases in China
• 121 total confirmed H7N9 cases (+1 confirmed asymptomatic case) to date, of which:
  • 24 have died
  • 15 have recovered
  • 82 are hospitalized

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China
• H7N9 close to key mutation (Link)
• China warns of rising bird flu death toll (Link)
• China Premier Asks to Stay on High Alert on H7N9 Bird Flu (Link)
• Fears in Hong Kong and Guangdong as H7N9 virus hits Hunan (Link)
• (New case) China Reports 124 H7N9 Bird Flu Cases, 23 Fatal Ones (Link)
• (2 new cases)Three more H7N9 cases reported in China (Link)
• Be ready to face any situation due to new bird flu: Li China reported three new cases today, taking the total to 124 (Link)
• Chinese premier urges vigilance against bird flu, says efforts have been effective (Link)
• (New case) More H7N9 cases reported in China (Link)
• (New case) Avian flu (translated) (Link)
• More H7N9 cases reported in China (Link)
• Hong Kong Steps Up Bird-Flu Measures (Link)

United Kingdom
• 'Very large outbreak' of measles could hit London (Link)

United States
• US health leader warns of human-to-human H7N9 bird flu strain (Link)
• CDC updates testing directives for H7N9 avian flu (Link) Michael Coston - Avian Flu Diary (Link)

General
• Here's What Happens When You Get Bird Flu (Link)

Commentary
• Recombinomics: H7N9 Q226L Spread In Poultry and Humans (Link)
• Recombinomics: H7N9 L226I Spread Raises Pandemic Concerns (Link)
• Video Interview with Malik Peiris: Could H7N9 Become the World's Next Flu Pandemic? (Link)

Special Feature
• Greg Dworkin (DemFromCT): Another bird flu to watch for... H7N9 in China (Link)

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News Reports for April 28, 2012

by: NewsDiary

Sat Apr 21, 2012 at 14:20:51 PM EDT

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Canada
• CIDRAP: Canadian flu surveillance system tracked H3N2 mismatch (Link)

India
• A(H1N1) under control: panel (Tamil Nadu) (Link)
• Kerala: Renewed H1N1 alert in district (Link)

Spain
• CIDRAP: Bacterial co-infection patterns in H1N1 pneumonia patients (Link)

United States
• Secret Briefing Helped Sway H5N1 Flu Papers Decision (Link)
• U.S. influenza up after weeks of decline (Link)
• Very mild flu season but watch out for next year, experts say (Link)
• Video: Taking precautions to prevent contagion (Link)

General
• CIDRAP: Flu activity winds down across Northern Hemisphere (Link)

Commentary
• Crawford Kilian: British Comumbia, Canada - Five Disasters to Befall BC (Link)

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News Reports for April 28, 2011

by: NewsDiary

Sat Apr 23, 2011 at 22:30:44 PM EDT

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Egypt
•  Two Bird Flu Cases Confirmed (Link)

Mexico
•  Juarez: Half the population is already vaccinated against influenza (Link)
•  Juarez: Number of H1N1 cases increase (Link)

Panama
•  Alert - First case of H1N1 confirmed (translated) (Link)

Thailand
•  Rising infections in region could mean bird flu threat here (Link)

Venezuela
•  Carabobo: Challenged the Secretary of Health Institute for diversion of H1N1 vaccines (Link)

Research
•  Pediatric flu vaccination: Understanding low acceptance rates could help increase coverage  (Link)

General
•  Caribbean anticipates swine flu (Link)
•  CIDRAP: Indonesia, Vietnam find more H5N1 in poultry, Bangladesh H9N2 (Link)

Commentary
•  Recombinomics: US Pneumonia and Influenza Death Rate Increases In Week 16 (Link)

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News Reports for April 28, 2010

by: NewsDiary

Fri Apr 23, 2010 at 22:11:12 PM EDT

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Australia
•  CIDRAP: Clues elusive in Australian kids' apparent reactions to flu vaccine (Link)

Bangladesh
•  19 poultry markets up for upgrade to avert bird flu risk (Link)
•  Bangladesh Reports 12 Outbreaks of Bird Flu (Link)

Canada
•  British Columbia: Nine people dead at B.C. hospital since 'influenza-like' outbreak began (Link)
•  Mystery outbreak leaves 9 dead (Link)

Malaysia
•  H1N1 - 29 new cases reported (Link)

United States
•  IN: Indiana health department shuts down swine flu line (Link)

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News Reports for April 28, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Fri Apr 24, 2009 at 23:54:33 PM EDT

Canada
•  Region in pandemic planning mode as swine flu spreads (Link)
•  Saskatchewan: One suspected case of swine flu in Five Hills Health Region (Link)
•  Nova Scotia students with swine flu recovered: officials (Link)
•  4 swine flu cases in Ont.; Canadian total now 13 (Link)

Cuba
•  Cuba halts Mexico travel; flu crosses new borders (Link)

China
•  WHO Confident No Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in China (Link)

Egypt
•  Egypt well-equipped to deal with swine flu: WHO (Link)

Indonesia
•  Indonesia floats idea of man-made swine flu  (Link)

Israel
•  Swine flu confirmed in Israel and New Zealand (Link)

Italy
•  Italian Red Cross task forces in airports against the swine flu (Link)

Mexico
•  Mexico City Swine Flu Photographs (Link)
•  Hospitals swamped as Mexicans panic (Link)
•  Juarez, Mexico Has 4 Suspect Cases (Link)
•  Mexico outbreak traced to 'manure lagoons' at pig farm (Link)
•  Mexico City watch thieves hide behind flu masks (Link)
•  Since December they were aware of infection in Perote (Link)
•  Since December they were aware of infection in Perote (translated) (Link)
•  Four Juarez Swine Flu Cases Ruled Negative (Link)
•  3 new fatalities in Mexico City (translated) (Link)
•  Mexico City Will Close 35,000 Restaurants, La Jornada Reports (Link)
•  WHO urges governments to prepare for swine flu pandemic - Panic in Mexico city (Link)

New Zealand
•  Flu threat spreads to Marlborough, New Zealand (Link)
•  Number of swine flu suspects in NZ reaches 66 (Link)
•  Its official - NZ has Swine Flu  (Link)
•  Swine flu has been confirmed to be in New Zealand (Link)

Panama
•  3 possible cases in Panama, 1 suspected case negative (Link)

United Kingdom
•  UK - Swine Flu: don't travel to Mexico unless essential, warns Foreign Office  (Link)
•  British travellers evacuated from Mexico (Link)
•  British scientist warns of pandemic flu vaccine time lag (Link)

United States
•  Important change to FDA rules re anti flu medication use (Link)
•  NY: Confirmed Case From Ernst & Young Became Ill After Contact With Family Member (Link)
•  US count, 50 cases (Link)
•  Worst case scenario underlies US pandemic plan (Link)
•  Patient being tested for Swine flu in Colorado (Link)
•  DHEC confirms two 'probable' cases of swine flu in Newberry, South Carolina (Link)
•  NYC update, suspect cases nearby Queens school (Link)
•  Swine flu case reported in Indiana (Link)
•  Two L.A. County deaths possibly related to swine flu, coroner says (Link)
•  'Many hundreds' of students sick with suspected swine flu, says NYC health commissioner (Link)
•  Two more NYC schools have suspect cases
Possible Swine Flu Outbreaks at Two More Schools (Link)
•  Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Proclamation to Confront Swine Flu Outbreak (Link)
•  Newberry Academy - No School Tuesday, April 28th - Friday, May 1 (Link)
•  4 Students at University of Delaware with probable swine flu (Link)
•  Suspect Case In Muskogee, Oklahoma (Link)

Commentary
•  Swine Flu Unlikely to Affect the Economy (Link)
•  Eugene Robinson Column: Worth Worrying About (Link)
•  Where Will the Swine Flu Go Next? (Link)
•  Three New Swine Flu PSA's From The CDC (Link)
•  Swine Flu: A Cause for Panic? (Link)

General
•  Swine flu: Latest updates (worldwide) (Link)
•  1918's Killer Pandemic Provides Cautionary Tale, Global Plans (Link)
•  How WHO measures a pandemic (Link)
•  Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific (Link)
•  Swine flu vaccine in works (Link)
•  FACTBOX: Defenses against swine flu (Link)
•  Statement by Androulla Vassiliou, EU Health Commissioner on the EC's reaction to the novel flu virus outbreak in Mexico (Link)
•  Spammers trying to profit from swine flu (Link)
•  Swine flu outbreak sweeps the globe (Link)
•  Demand for face masks surges (Link)
•  Swine Flu Genes From Pigs Only, Not Humans or Birds (Link)

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News Reports for April 28

by: gardner

Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 23:44:40 PM EDT

• Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese locality
• Japan detects bird flu in four wild swans
• Village isolated, airport under lockdown as Indonesia stages flu pandemic drill
• Taiwan must be in Global Disease Prevention Network
• Sanofi-Aventis wins new $192.5 mln order for avian flu vaccine from U.S. govt
• Fighting Epidemics with an IT Touch
• Australia - Call for script-free Tamiflu drug sales
• Indonesia: opinion: Namru-2 for who
• Human Avian H7N2 Reassortant in New York Patient
• USA: New planning guide helps firms prepare for flu outbreaks
• New Zealand - Schizophrenia linked to cats (article also mentions possible connection between schizophrenia and flu)
• Avian influenza spreads in Tripura - Nadilagh village, Bishalgarh sub-division of West Tripura
• A Chicken and Maize problem in India
• Soaring food prices and the rural poor
• China - Fuyang: Outbreak of EV71 claims 19 lives
• South Korean Serviceman Hospitalized on Bird Flu Suspicion- reprint?
• Nigeria: 'Why Avian Influenza Outbreak Was Underreported in Taraba'