News Reports for December 14, 2012

by: NewsDiary

Sat Dec 08, 2012 at 14:30:35 PM EST

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India
• Five test positive for swine flu (Link)

Indonesia
• HMore virulent bird flu found in Indonesia (Link)

United Kingdom
• Demand £500m back for Tamiflu, urge MPs (Link)

United States
• With new rules, few public health labs to handle riskiest agents (Link)

Research
• ProMED: Avian influenza, 2003 - Netherlands - HPAI A(H7N7) wind spread  (Link)
• CIDRAP: Global study notes progress against infectious diseases (Link)

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News Reports for December 14, 2011

by: NewsDiary

Sat Dec 10, 2011 at 20:25:41 PM EST

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China
•  CIDRAP: H5N1 hits flock of Tibetan poultry (Link)

Thailand
•  Swine influenza virus infection in different age groups of pigs in farrow-to-finish farms in Thailand (Link)

United States
•  CIDRAP: Novartis says cell-based flu vaccine facility ready to produce (Link)

Research
•  Oral Flu Vaccine May Work Better Than Shot, Study Says (Link)

General
•  Latin America, Caribbean report high H1N1 vaccine uptake in target groups (Link) http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidr...

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News Reports for December 14, 2010

by: NewsDiary

Sat Dec 11, 2010 at 21:33:27 PM EST

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Jordan
•  H1N1 case detected in Jordan (Link)

Nepal
•  Bird flu outbreak springs from govt closet  (Link)

South Korea
•  H1N1 flu hits southern schools (Link)

Tartarstan
•  Kazan mass outbreak of SARS (translated) (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Two men with swine flu die at Royal Oldham Hospital (Link)
•  GPs' alarm as deadly swine flu returns with a vengeance (Link)

United States
•  GA: Flu is more of a problem in South Georgia (Link)

Research
•  Human networking theory gives picture of infectious disease spread (Link)

General
•  Biological Weapons Pact Offers Cooperation Against Pandemics (Link)

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News Reports for December 14, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Fri Dec 11, 2009 at 23:35:40 PM EST

France
•  Press release - Seizes up A (H1N1) 2009: the point in Metropolitan France (translated) (Link)

India
•  Unrelenting flu: One dead, 16 test positive (Link)

Ireland
•  Victim caught swine flu in hospital (Link)

Mexico
•  Mexico sees tourism recovering from 2009 flu blow (Link)

Poland
•   A/H1N1 flu takes more lives in Poland  (Link)

South Korea
•  S. Korea to spend $15M on flu aid to N. Korea (Link)

Ukraine
•  Egypt Decides To Provide Ukraine With Humanitarian Aid To Fight Flu  (Link)

United States
•  U.S. needs to focus more on vaccine safety: Report (Link)
•  National Vaccine Plan Should Prioritize Efforts to Tackle Unmet Health Needs (Link)
•  Top Stories of 2009 (Link)
•  FDA Gives Emergency Approval for New Swine Flu Test (Link)
•  CA: Distribution plans fall short for H1N1 vaccine (Link)
•  CO: Hospital restrictions relaxed as H1N1 subsides  (Link)
x•  MD: Rockville, Md., NOVAVAX Completes First Stage (Link)
•  OH: The View From Space: "3rd Type" Of H1N1 May Be Worst (Link)

General
•  Swine flu's lesson: We're not ready for anything virulent (Link)
•  Swine flu science update: 14 December 2009  (Link)
•  Five Gene Variants May Be Linked to Lung Disease  (Link)

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News Reports for December 14

by: Nimbus

Sat Dec 13, 2008 at 22:44:10 PM EST

• India -  Assam ill-equipped to check bird flu?
• UK -  Hospitals forced to close wards as virulent winter bug spreads
• India battles bird flu as farmers resist cull
• Germany the discovery of a second type of bird flu
• Germany -  Bird flu in the district of Cloppenburg spreads
• Germany - Avian influenza in Landkreis Cloppenburg spreads
• India - Winter effect: Flu cases on the rise in Delhi
• India -  New districts report 'sudden deaths'
• India - Birdflu: Culling continues in Meghalaya
• USA - MI - In case of emergency ...
• India - Experts sent to Assam as humans show signs of bird flu
• India - Assam - Indian state to kill 200,000 fowl in bird flu cull
• USA - RI - After detection of bird flu, DEM asks for help of waterfowl hunters
• Phillippines - Manilia - Local politics hindering RP govt efforts vs bird flu - experts
• India - Assam - Religious beliefs hampering culling in Assam
• India - Symptomatic H5N1 Cullers in Chirang Assam
• USA - review of health report cards

News Reports for December 14

by: AlohaOR

Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 00:59:42 AM EST

• China holds bird flu drill after outbreak
• Poland - H5N1 bird flu found (in wild birds) at fifth site
• US - Researcher doubts program to track bird flu in wild birds
• Pakistan - Another version
• Australia paper - Stock up for pandemic
• Pakistan tests for H5N1 after two farmer die
• Myanmar - WHO confirms 1st human case in 7yo girl (3 stories)
• Indonesia - Hungary offers Indonesia loan for bird flu vaccine
• Indonesia - CNN reports on Indonesian death (47M)
• Bird flu flares again in Asia
• China - Doctors puzzled over flu spread
• Saudi Arabia - Saudis prepare for 1,5m pilgrims
• Genetic predisposition to death from flu
• Saudi Arabia - Bird flu in ostriches on a poultry farm in Al Kharj area
• Pakistan -  Conflicting reports out of Pakistan (CIDRAP)
• Myanmar - Human bird flu infection under control in Myanmar border area
• Pakistan -  Five cases of bird flu confirmed; reports of deaths questioned

Summary of News for December 13, 2007
General
•   New bird flu cases (in birds) in Poland, Russia, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia (Link)
Australia
•   Hospital workers opinions on working during a pandemic (Link)
Canada
•   Flu pandemic would make economy seriously ill, study says (Link)
China
•   Military-controlled region bans poultry purchases in wake of bird flu case (Link)
•   Jiangsu bird flu patients conditions improve (Link)
•   Heron in Hong Kong tests positive for H5N1 (Link), bird reserve closed (Link)
•   "Beggars' chicken" no longer sold at Confucius temple (Link)
•   Nanjing bird flu cases contained (Link), medical profession avoids talking about avian flu (Link)
Indonesia
•   WHO confirms latest case in Banten (Link)
•   Burial but no procession, burning of PPE (Link)
Pakistan
•   Bird flu claims 2 lives in Mansera (Link), hospitals put on alert (Link and Link)
•   4 test positive, 2 dead (Link)
Russia
•   Bird flu outbreak registered in southern Russia (Link)
United States
•   Hemispherx Biopharma announces licensing/research agreements on Ampligen as influenza adjuvant (Link)

News Reports for December 14

by: Nimbus

Thu Dec 14, 2006 at 00:18:02 AM EST

Total human cases worldwide 258, deaths 154 (2006 – 111 with 76 deaths)
-- From WHO as of 29 Nov - latest update

Canada
    •   Ontario to open infectious diseases centre(Link)

Myanmar
    •   Myanmar continues to monitor (Link)

New Zealand
    •  Pandemic legislation passes unanimously(Link)

South Korea
    •   Korea completed a cull of 365,000 quails and chickens(Link)
    •   South Korea uneasy after third outbreak, continues monitoring(Link)

USA
    •   Scripps Florida takes on daunting challenge: bird flu (Link)
    •   Alabama - Pandemic would bring huge change to state (Link)
    •   More Than 1,000 Mallard Ducks Dead Along Idaho Creekbed (Link) and (Link)
    •   Thousands of ducks mysteriously dying in Idaho (Link)
    •   Seasonal Flu in NC Schools (Link)
    •   TFAH Report: Ready or Not? (Link)

General
    •  Webcast - Avian Flu: An Update On Pandemic preparations Dec 15th (Link)
    •   Bird flu remains a grave threat (Link)
    •   Disease Trackers Miss Flu Cases By Testing Birds at `Wrong End' (Link)
    •   WHO Pandemic Task Force Report (Link)
    •   Study finds flu shots are better than the inhaled vaccine at protecting adults (Link)