Flu Wiki Forum - April 28

News Reports For April 28

MaMa — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:48:14 GMT

Summary of News for April 27, 2007
India
•   Bird-flu scare in Kaliachak (Link)
•   Bird flu scare in Bengal (no Link)
Indonesia
•   Indonesia backs out on giving WHO flu samples (Link)
Azerbaijan
•   Azerbaijan's State Statistical Committee's Chairman Arif Veliyev press conference on 1Q overall results (Link)
Russia
•   Antibodies to bird flu found in wild ducks in Altai region (no Link)
United States
•   CDC stages bird flu games (Link)
•   Doctors plead with Fla. lawmakers to fund flu drug stockpilings (Link)
Switzerland
•   Protecting Mobile Populations Against Avian Flu (Link)
United Kingdom
•  (Jersey): Vaccines for all in flu pandemic (Link)
General
•   Global vaccine stockpile 'feasible' (Link)

Usual disclaimer about may not have captured everything. Feel free to add your own where omissions have occurred. Please note that I copy the links directly from the prior day's news thread so if they don't work you may need to re-visit the thread.
News Reports for April 27

Total cumulative human cases worldwide 291, deaths 172 (2007 - 28 cases with 14 deaths)
-- From WHO as of April 11 - latest update (Link)

Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 04/23/07
	2006	2007
Cases Discussed	June - Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Total
Died, no test results	24	4	2	4	0	10
Died, tested positive	17	7	1	10	0	18
Other tested positive	5	1	1	0	0	2
Media reported positive	0	9	0	0	1	10
Symptoms, tests pending	146	109	97	38	46	290
Tested negative	99	93	15	23	19	150
Totals	291	223	116	75	66	480

NB Patients who, e.g., were tested in March but died in April are listed for March.

link to Current Indonesia Diary
link to Current Indonesia Case Summary

Egypt Summary - Updated as of 04/10/07
	2006	2007
Cases Discussed	Jan - Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Total
Died, no test results	0	1	0	0	0	1
Died, tested positive	10	1	2	0	1	4
Other tested positive	8	0	2	9	1	12
Symptoms, tests pending	8	80	68	84	15	247
Tested negative	12	16	17	2	0	35
Totals	38	98	89	95	17	299

link to Current Egypt Diary
link to Current Egypt Case Summary

INFLUENZA VIRUSES ISOLATED BY
WHO/NREVSS Collaborating Laboratories
2007 Season (Link)
Week	A(H1N1) & A(H1N2)	A(H3N2)	A(Unk)	B	#Tested	%Pos
01	127	14	231	85	6580	6.9
02	178	35	281	85	6390	9.1
03	174	42	414	75	6131	11.5
04	308	85	743	140	7055	18.1
05	360	88	1131	189	7937	22.3
06	481	108	1409	389	8594	27.8
07	421	126	1475	395	9439	25.6
08	293	147	1234	454	9071	23.5
09	180	158	922	461	7648	22.5
10	146	154	726	444	7252	20.3
11	118	161	525	364	5923	19.7
12	41	99	432	261	5237	15.9
13	32	58	276	146	4254	12.0
14	22	45	180	122	3418	10.8
15	15	110	97	69	2106	13.8

See last year's table for comparison.

Canada's Week 15 FLU WATCH finds H3N2 predominance.

Thanks to all of the newshounds!
Special thanks to the Indonesia & Egypt newshounds for their excellent work with the summary tables - thanks for keeping us all informed!

link to Graphs of Clusters 2003 - 2006
link to Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO

link to the Wiki Main Page

News Reports for April 28, 2013

NewsDiary — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:29:54 GMT

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

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!

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 for April 27, 2013 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO H7N9 web page
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated April 26, 2013
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki

News Reports for April 28, 2012

NewsDiary — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:20:51 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!

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 for April 27, 2012 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated April 12, 2012
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for April 28, 2011

NewsDiary — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:30:44 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!

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 for April 27, 2011 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated April 21, 2011
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for April 28, 2010

NewsDiary — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:11:12 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

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 for April 27, 2010 is here.

US Influenza-Like Illness Reports
Week ending Apr. 17, 2010

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
CDC A(H1N1) Site
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated April 21, 2010
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for April 28, 2009

NewsDiary — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:54:33 GMT
Belgium
• 6 suspect cases in Belgium, one "seriously ill" (translated) (Link)
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 for April 27, 2009 is here.

U.S. Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection

State # of laboratory
confirmed cases

California 7 cases

Kansas 2 cases

New York 28 cases

Ohio 1 case

Texas 2 cases

TOTAL COUNT 40 cases

As of April 27, 2009 1:00 PM ET

Source: CDC Swine Flu Investigation page
Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!
Other useful links:
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated Apr. 23, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for April 28

gardner — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:44:40 GMT
Open this diary to read today's news and to see a summary of yesterday's news.
New Stories for Today:
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'

Summary of News for April 27, 2008
India
•   Bird flu spreads to Indo-Bangladesh border (Link)
•   Culling begins in Nadilag, on in another area of Tripura (Link)
Indonesia
•   Indonesia runs airport bird flu drill (Link)
•   Why bird flu? Why a pandemic simulation? (Link)
•   Indonesia Bird Flu Drill Ends At Bali International Airport (Link)
United Kingdom
•   U.K. - Financial Firms Ahead of Business Continuity Curve, Says Survey
Story (Link)
United States
•   TX: Mock drill involving simulated avian flu (Link)
•   Doctors Fear Deadly Combo Of MRSA, Flu Could Lead To Pandemic (Link)
•   Wired to work - Hawaii (Link)

Usual disclaimer that I may not have captured everything. Feel free to add news where omissions have occurred. Please note that I copy the links directly from the prior day's news thread so if they don't work you may need to re-visit the thread:
News Reports for April 27

WHO-confirmed total human cases as of Apr. 17, 2008: 381 cases with 240 deaths
2008 WHO-confirmed cases: 30 cases with 23 deaths
Link to most recent WHO report
Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 04/06/08

2006 2007 2008
Cases Discussed Jun-Dec Jan-Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
Died, no test results 24 27 0 1 4 0 5
Died, tested positive 18 36 7 2 3 0 12
Other tested positive 5 6 2 1 1 0 4
Symptoms, tests pending 146 415 26 13 18 14 71
Tested negative 99 224 5 5 14 0 24
Totals 292 708 40 22 40 14 116

Link to Current Indonesia Diary
Influenza Viruses Isolated by WHO/NREVSS Collaborating Laboratories (U.S.)
2007 - 2008 Season (most recent 8 weeks)
Week A(H1) A(H3) A(Unk) B Total # Tested % Positive

09 113 741 1862 1223 14014 28.11

10 60 566 1346 1148 13220 23.6

11 63 409 816 938 10029 22.2

12 44 328 527 718 7933 20.38

13 9 100 336 615 6279 16.88

14 11 51 224 396 4632 14.72

15 5 29 119 267 3748 11.21

16 0 14 49 127 2070 9.18

Data source: CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the Indonesia & Egypt newshounds for their excellent work - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Wiki Main Page

U.S. Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection
State	# of laboratory confirmed cases
California	7 cases
Kansas	2 cases
New York	28 cases
Ohio	1 case
Texas	2 cases
TOTAL COUNT	40 cases
As of April 27, 2009 1:00 PM ET

	2006	2007	2008
Cases Discussed	Jun-Dec	Jan-Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Total
Died, no test results	24	27	0	1	4	0	5
Died, tested positive	18	36	7	2	3	0	12
Other tested positive	5	6	2	1	1	0	4
Symptoms, tests pending	146	415	26	13	18	14	71
Tested negative	99	224	5	5	14	0	24
Totals	292	708	40	22	40	14	116

Week	A(H1)	A(H3)	A(Unk)	B	Total # Tested	% Positive
09	113	741	1862	1223	14014	28.11
10	60	566	1346	1148	13220	23.6
11	63	409	816	938	10029	22.2
12	44	328	527	718	7933	20.38
13	9	100	336	615	6279	16.88
14	11	51	224	396	4632	14.72
15	5	29	119	267	3748	11.21
16	0	14	49	127	2070	9.18

Flu Wiki Forum - April 28

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