News Reports for April 29

by: AnnieB

Sun Apr 29, 2007 at 06:08:49 AM EDT

• USA - SC: more support sought for panflu planning by EMS director  - May 2 meeting needs attendees
• USA - Vaccine drill in Michigan
• Kuwait: Public cooperation must to keep bird flu at bay
• India - flu like symptoms
• Russia: Sanitary chief expects bird flu in Russia, watchdog allays fears
• China and World Bank kick off bird flu prevention project

News Reports for April 29, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Fri Apr 24, 2009 at 23:54:56 PM EDT

Egypt
•  8 Egyptians infected with equine influenza  (Link)
•  WHO expresses the fear of transmission of swine flu in Egypt because of the farms (Link)
•  Egypt slaughtering all pigs to stop swine flu (Link)

France
•  Air France crew refuse to board flight to Mexico (Link)

Germany
•  Swine Flu Outbreak Escalates as Germany Confirms Three Cases  (Link)
•  Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review (Link)

Mexico
•  From Édgar, 5, Coughs Heard Round the World  (Link)
•  Mexico's High Death Rate Poses Key Question on Virus (Link)
•  Mexican Doctor's Diary (Link)

New Zealand
•  Influenza bring in 14 cases of swine flu in New Zealand (translated) (Link)
•  Secret centre for flu patients (Link)

Peru
•  Peru has first confirmed case of swine flu  (Link)

Spain
•  Spain says one swine flu case not been to Mexico (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Hundreds of Brits 'will get swine flu in weeks'... and pandemic could strike 40% of us  (Link)
•  Swine flu: more cases in UK (Link)
•  Three More Swine Flu Cases Confirmed In The UK (Link)
•  Swine flu: three new cases in Britain as Mexican toddler dies in Texas (Link)

United States
•  Officials trying to reduce impact of swine flu (Link)
•  US wants ingredient in swine flu vaccine by May (Link)
•  No Cases Reported Yet in El Paso-Juarez Area (Link)
•  Chicago, Illinois - Swine flu case closes Rogers Park school (Link)
•  Texas - Swine flu claims first victim in US (Link)
•  Texas - United States Has First Swine Flu Death (Link)
•  Hartford, Connecticut - school districts closed over swine flu (Link)
•  Sebelius Confirmed as Health Chief, Completes Cabinet  (Link)
•  Probable swine flu closes Rogers Park school (Link)
•  CDC Public Service Announcements - Community Planning for Swine Flu (Link)
•  U.S. officials want 'swine' out of flu name  (Link)
•  Child dead of flu in US was from Mexico -official (Link)
•  Obama: Swine flu may close schools (Link)
•  CNN live congressional hearings on flu (Link)
•  Suspect Case in MN - 2 Schools Closed (Link)
•  Cleburne TX (just south of Dallas) schools closed for a week (Link)
•  More probable swine flu cases in Illinois  (Link)
•  Swine flu suspected in Schenectady County NY (Link)
•  Texas cancels all high school sports until May 11th (Link)
•  Swine flu confirmend in Agusta, Maine (Link)
•  US up to 91 cases, including 1 death [Updated: New England confirmed cases] (Link)
•  School closure in San Jose, California (Link)
•  9 probable swine flu cases in Illinois (Link)
•  Pittsburg , CA 9 possible cases (Link)
•  Milwaukee closes 4 public schools (Link)
•  El Paso - Mayor, hospital officials say zero EP cases of swine flu (Link)
•  California Marine Has Swine Flu; 30 quarantined (Link)
•  Swine flu drives demand for face masks (Link)
•  Kennebunk school, Arundel day care closed due to suspected swine flu cases (Link)
•  Probable case in the Kansas City, MO metro area (Link)
•  TX: Fort Worth schools closed (Link)

Commentary
•  Recombinomics: WHO Confirms Sustained Swine H1N1 Transmision in Humans (Link)

General News
•  More nations report flu (Link)
•  Swine Flu Threatens To Be Deadlier than Bird Flu, SARS (Link)
•  Swine flu: Tamiflu more accessible, death toll still at seven (Link)
•  Companies mine Web clues for signs of pandemics (Link)
•  Sanofi Says Swine-Flu Vaccine May Mean No Seasonal Flu Shot  (Link)
•  Swine Flu Extends Reach to Countries Outside Mexico (Update 4) (Link)
•  WHO Emergency Committee to reassess pandemic alert level (Link)
•  Country by country spread of new flu strain  (Link)
•  WHO Flu Chief Says Swine Flu Moving Toward Pandemic (Link)
•  Confirmed cases of swine flu in Michigan (Link)
•  WHO: Swine Flu Not Slowing Down, but Pandemic Alert Level Remains Unchanged (subscription required) (Link)
•  WHO: audio briefing (Link)
•  WHO set to raise pandemic alert within hours-sources (Link)
•  As Swine Flu Spreads, Its Chances to Mutate Increase (Link)
•  Federal Government Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Empolyee Guidelines (Link)
•  WHO warns flu pandemic imminent (Link)

News Reports for April 29

by: gardner

Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 23:41:37 PM EDT

• S. Korea reports another suspected bird flu case
• Bird flu virus detected in Denmark
• Bird flu knocking at Norway's door (re: Denmark's case)
• Toronto: City to buy $1.5M worth of Tamiflu
• Smuggled Peking Ducks Pose Threat to Philippines
• Nepal on flu alert, tests poultry on India border
• US govt pays Sanofi Pasteur $192m for flu antigen
• Recombinomics: Don't Ask Don't Tell H5N1 Surveillance in Japan
• Sri Lanka - Fast Spreading "Viral Flu", deaths
• Indonesian boy dies of bird flu
• USA - FL - State unveils pandemic flu planning kit
• Towards A world of interdependency
• Information security, training, crisis management and pandemic services from Control Risks Group
• Many Egyptians keep birds despite bird flu
• Tanzania: Government Steps Up Alertness On Bird Flu
• Integrated Bank Technology and Recovery Solutions Partner to Assist Banks in Compliance Plans with New Federal Regulatory Standards
• Time for adults to join kids in getting vaccines
• HITSP seeks volunteers to develop national car accident reporting network
• Kansas: Not a matter of if, but when, for pandemic flu outbreak
• Ontario Midwives celebrate "The Second Stage."