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Sun Dec 16, 2012 at 20:12:11 PM EST
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Canada
• Ontario: Fifth death attributed to flu in region (Link)
China
• Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird flu confirmed in Dhading (Link)
• Indonesia Attempts to Isolate New Strain of Bird Flu (Link)
• Suspected Bird Flu, A Man Isolated in Semarang (translated) (Link)
Nepal
• Avian influenza hits Dharke (Link)
Palestine
• 3 Palestinians dead from swine flu: health ministry (Link)
United States
• Thanks To Budget Cuts, U.S. Remains Unprepared To Combat Future Public Health Emergencies (Link)
• State, local public health get mixed grades on readiness (Link)
• House passes final version of preparedness reauthorization law (Link)
• CO: Flu Cases Increase in Mesa County (Link)
Research
• Controversial H5N1 influenza work likely to resume (Link)
• US: Alaskan Scientists Zero In On Avian Flu At Temperatures 40 Below (Link)
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Sun Dec 18, 2011 at 00:40:55 AM EST
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Bangladesh
• Bangladesh culls 14,000 birds, destroys 50,000 eggs (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: H5N1 in wild bird (Link)
• Black-headed gull tests positive for H5N1 virus (Link)
United States
• TX: Flu Has Hit Bexar Later Than Usual (Link)
• Bird flu virus tied to New England seal deaths (Link)
Research
• Scientists who created deadly bird flu told their work could be a terrorist threat and may never be published (Link)
• Fears grow over lab-bred flu (Link)
• Grudgingly, Virologists Agree to Redact Details in Sensitive Flu Papers (Link)
General
• WHO: Comment on the importance of global monitoring of variant influenza viruses (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: WHO Deafening Silence On Novel Flu Cases Raises Concerns (Link)
• Recombinomics: CDC Requests Increased Influenza Testing In All States (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 18, 2010 at 22:40:51 PM EST
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Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!
India
• Three swine flu deaths in Pune, doctors say Mumbai need not worry (Link)
Japan
• Tottori avian flu hunt finds 23 dead birds (Link)
• OIE report on H5N1 at zoo (Link)
United Kingdom
• Swine Flu Family To Choose Who Lives... Mother Or Her Baby (Link)
• BMA Appeals To Government To Step Up The Flu Public Awareness Campaign, UK (Link)
• Three more deaths linked to swine flu (Link)
• Swine flu: 200 fight for life as number of patients in intensive care doubles in a week (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H3N2 Swine Pandemic Surveillance Concerns (Link)
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Fri Dec 18, 2009 at 22:59:11 PM EST
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Canada
• All 3 levels of government get passing grade for handling of flu: poll (Link)
China
• A stream is in Guangdong in children with symptoms of suspected new super-flu (Link)
Egypt
• Death toll of A/H1N1 flu reaches 86 (Link)
• Coop contest promotes bird-flu prevention (Link)
India
• Minister down with swine flu (Link)
• H1N1 virus not yet dormant, says expert (Link)
Palestine
• Influenza A/H1N1 virus kills three more Gazans (Link)
United States
• RI: Lillian's Obituary-NCU Student (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Ukraine Cases Top 3 Million - 21 New Deaths (Link)
• Recombinomics: Japan H1N1Tamiflu Resistance Levels Raise Concerns (Link)
• Recognition at Avian Flu Diary (Link)
• Vaccination provides protection when third wave of H1N1 hits (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 20, 2008 at 00:24:21 AM EST
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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:
- Philippines: Doctor reiterates recommendation for burning of Ebola-affected pigs
- India: Poultry deaths in West Bengal raise concerns (Recombinomics commentary)
- US: CDC advises against Tamiflu treatment of seasonal flu (Recombinomics commentary)
- UK: Britain gripped by worst flu outbreak since 2000
- Indonesia: Struggle over bird flu samples drags on
- India (Assam): Guwahati- 4.25 lakh birds culled in Assam, ops on
- India: Orissa mounts guard against virus entry
- Taiwan: H5N2 confirmed as cause of chicken deaths in southern Taiwan
- Canada: H1N1 Tamiflu resistance at 100% in Canada (Recombinomics commentary)
- UK: Pandemic influenza - Guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England
- India: Transmitters fixed on birds
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 23:51:17 PM EST
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more)
• Ducks die en mass in southern Vietnam
• Influenza A (H2N3) Virus, Swine - USA
• Scotland - Virus closes two hospital wards
• Second Life podcast interview (DemfromCT)
• Giuliani in hospital with flu-like symptoms
• New Outbreak of Bird Flu Hits South Russia
• New German bird-flu case reported in Germany
• Bird Products Into Armenia Temporarily Banned
• MA: Waterfowl undergo tests for fatal strain of avian flu
• Pakistan urges safer culling after bird flu outbreak
• Handwashing and sanitizers for preventing disease spread in community
Summary of News for December 19, 2007
Australia
• Stockpile food for flu crisis (Link)
Canada
• Saskatchewan Man Hit by Bird Flu Seeks Government Help (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: Illegal shipment chickens seized (Link)
• Hong Kong: Dead Bird Tested for Avian Flu (Link)
Egypt
• Returning Hajj pilgrims to have medical check (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird flu preparedness a big challenge for East Java (Link)
• Nature: Q&A: Siti Fadilah Supari (Link)
• Indonesian Man Dies Of H5N1 Infection (Link)
Kuwait
• Two quarantined in bird flu scare (Link)
• Father causes bird flu scare at airport (Link)
• No bf in Kuwait acc'd to Ministry of Agriculture (Link)
Pakistan
• Pakistan says no threat of bird flu pandemic (Link)
• Bird flu inspection (Link)
United States
• Poultry workers carry antibiotic-resistant germs (Link)
• Significant Progress Made in Nation's Preparedness to Respond to Public Health Emergencies; But Gaps in Critical Areas Threaten Overall Readiness (Link)
• 1.3 million member Lion's Club get involved in panflu (Link)
• 2008 NACCHO convention Atlanta Ga Feb 17-22 (Link)
General
• World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns (Link)
• New Swine Flu Has Avian Flu Genes (Link)
• Surgical masks don't protect against flu: study (Link)
• UN: Avian Flu Not as Serious as First Feared (Link)
• Video: Man's skin turns blue from colloidal silver ingestion (Link)
• Pandemic flu ventilator - how to construct one (Link)
• Promed 12/19/07: H2N3/swine/ferrets/mammalian binding (Link)
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Tue Dec 19, 2006 at 23:33:57 PM EST
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News Stories added TODAY (Dec 20)
(Open this Diary to read about the story)
- Sparrow Deaths in Turkey Increase H5N1 Survellance Concerns- Recombinonmics
- US: Bush signs into law offer of incentives for vaccines
- Thailand will launch new anti-bird flu campaign
- US: (NY) School district seeks flu plan
- Businesses cannot exist in a bubble
- West Virginia: Exercise looks at possible flu outbreak
- Vietnam Confirms Lethal Strain
- Fresh Bird Flu Concerns in Nigeria
- Viet Nam reported two fresh bird flu outbreaks in two provinces of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta
- Turkey - sparrows died (translation)
- USINFO Update: Experts urge nations to report flu cases immediately, share data
Summary of News for December 19 2006
France
• Bird flu ruled out after French poultry deaths (Link)
• French bird flu scare evaporates (Link)
Indonesia
• Indonesia ready to produce bird flu vaccine: official (Link)
Pakistan
• USAID Provides 4,500 Kits and Training to Improve Readiness for Bird Flu in Pakistan (Link)
Russia
• No bird flu at St.Petersburg zoo - Onishchenko (Link)
South Korea
• U.N. team studying bird flu outbreaks in South Korea (Link)
• ProMed: S. Korea investigates...(Link)
Thailand
• Thailand- Bird-flu study wins award (Link)
Vietnam
• Vietnam reports new bird flu outbreaks in poultry (Link)
• Vietnam birds test positive (Link)
USA
• USA: Bush signs 3 health care-related bills (Link)
• White House addresses flu pandemic (Link)
• Not Much Flu Pandemic Advice On Advice Web Site (Link)
• Men tried smuggling birds on coat, fanny pack (Link)
• pandemicflu.gov on Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan report card (Link)
General
• Lay People are the 1st line in preventing an influenza pandemic (Link)
• 2006: From pandemic fears to cancer progress (Link)
• Experts predict the bird flu to be the next global pandemic. (Link)
• Fumento's drive-by postings (Link) and (Link)
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