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Sun Dec 30, 2012 at 21:28:34 PM EST
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Canada
• Ontario: Surge in Ontario flu cases reported by doctors (Link)
• Ontario: Woman suffering flu-like symptoms dies on Via Rail passenger train, three others taken to hospital (Link)
• Ontario: Influenza outbreak persists at hospital (Midland) (Link)
Palestine
• Palestinian health official: Swine flu outbreak kills 9 people, infects hundreds (Link)
United States
• Flu cases hit record level in Central Florida (Link)
• MA: Flu hitting Central Mass. early, hard (Link)
• OH: Flu outbreak hits Ohio earlier than in previous years (Link)
Yemen
• Yemen health officials on alert after five deaths from H1N1 virus (Link)
General
• ProMED: Avian influenza, human (64): 2012 case count (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 24, 2011 at 17:45:04 PM EST
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Bangladesh
• 658 farms in Khulna on bird flu alert (Link)
China
• China bird flu victim dies in Shenzhen city (Link)
• A Chinese Man Reported to Have Died of Bird Flu (translated) (Link)
India
• Uttar Pradesh district bans poultry imports from Nepal (Link)
Mexico
• In Guerrero, 118 deaths from respiratory diseases (translated) (Link)
• Puebla and Tlaxcala reported increased presence of H1N1 virus (translated) (Link)
Taiwan
• Taiwan govt warns public to be on guard against flu (Link)
United States
• WA: Flu season is expected to pick up (Link)
Zimbabwe
• Bulawayo: MDC senator for Mabutweni dies of bird flu (Link)
• Madzorera denies bird flu death (Link)
• MDC-T senator died of 'stress' (Link)
General
• WHO 'deeply concerned' by deadly flu research (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Critical H5N1 Case In Shenzen China (Link)
• Helen Branswell: Flu Factories (Link)
• WebMD Editorial: Mutant Bird Flu - "Playing with Fire" (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Dec 26, 2010 at 20:36:28 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!
Canada
• Montreal's two children's hospitals hit by winter flu (Link)
• British Columbia: 3 Surrey prisoners infected with H1N1 (Link)
Pakistan
• Avian influenza virus H9 (Link)
South Korea
• S Korea confirms outbreak of H5N1 in two provinces (Link)
• Confirm Bird Flu Outbreak South Korea (Link)
• After Foot-Mouth Disease, Avian Influenza was the issuance of (Link)
United Kingdom
• Flu deaths spark ad campaign return (Link)
United States
• CDC: Flu season picks up, widespread in 5 states (Link)
General
• CIDRAP: Flu activity up globally, in US, and notably in UK (Link)
• Swine flu: is it too late to vaccinate? (Link)
Research
• Study finds antiviral resistance in US pandemic 2009 H1N1 cases rare (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Three Unsubtypable Influenza Reported In Pennsylvania (Link)
• Recombinomics: UK H1N1 ICU Cases Spike To 738 (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 26, 2009 at 10:41:32 AM EST
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Bulgaria
• Bulgaria Still Suffering over Swine Flu (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: Dead magpie suspected to have H5 virus (Link)
• Delay pregnancy to avoid flu risk: Ministry (Link)
Czech Republic
• Incidence of swine flu cases slows down (Link)
Egypt
• 129 swine flu cases, 3 new deaths (translated) (Link)
France
• Many H1N1 Cases Do Not Show Severe Symptoms (Link)
India
• Four more succumb to swine flu (Link)
• 5 deaths due to swine flu in Chandigarh, 6 new cases (Link)
Indonesia
• 20 H5N1 cases reported in '09 (Link)
Japan
• H1N1 vaccine death probe set (Link)
Romania
• Romania reports 5 new A/H1N1 flu deaths (Link)
Scotland
• Swine flu cases increase by 15% (Link)
United States
• HHS to run H1N1 ad during Outback Bowl (Link)
• US: CDC Weekly Influenza Update (Link)
• UT:Another swine flu-related death reported in Utah (Link)
General
• Short-term school closures may worsen flu pandemics (Link)
• How contagious is H1N1? New study finds out (Link)
• Swine flu still strong in E. Europe, Asia (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Ukraine Fatalities Spike to 698 - One Day Total 23 (Link)
• H (Link)
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Tue Dec 30, 2008 at 23:31:48 PM 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:
- India (Manipur): Special team of doctors
- UK (London): Newham - Readiness for flu outbreak to take flight
- US: Is a flu pandemic imminent? (blog)
- US: Should the military be called in for natural disasters?
- India (Uttar Pradesh): Lucknow - State moots bird flu testing lab
- India: Assam state battling serious bird flu outbreak
- China (Hong Kong): Toddler recovering from [H9N2] avian infection
- Drug-resistant flu linked with pneumonia, Norwegian doctors say
- China: Shenzhen says no further bf infections after infant [in Hong Kong]
- Another flu paper that "unlocks the secret" of 1918 virus virulence (Effect Measure)
- US: Obama transition question online
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 00:20:40 AM EST
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Bird flu death toll rises to 17 in Egypt
- Some 2,600 fowls culled in northern Bangladesh
- Politics and bird flu are not a good mix
- Bird Flu Found in Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia: Alarm Over Dead Pigeons in Jeddah
- EGYPT - Teacher dying of suspected bird flu spreads panic in Amiriya [Cairo]
- Egyptian Woman Dies of Bird Flu, Third in a Week [death toll rises to 18]
- Pandemic influenza subtypes: end of the year musings
- Bird Flu Still a Threat 10 Years After Leap to Humans
- Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt, fourth in week-WHO
- Bangladesh says bird flu infects to more farms
- More information on deaths in Egypt
- USA: The Business Council of Fairfield, CT, has Avian Flu Pandemic Planning Resources online
Summary of News for December 30, 2007
General
• "The success of the Chinese vaccine for bird flu" (Link)
• USA Today: Bird flu still a threat 10 years after leap to humans (Link)
China
• China Baffled On How Latest Victims Got Bird Flu; Insists Human-To-Human Transmission Impossible (Link)
Egypt
• EGYPT: Another death highlights avian flu threat (Link)
• Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, 2nd in week (Link)
Gulf States
• GULF STATES - Five-day bf workshop (Link)
Iran
• IRAN - No bf in Iran say authorities (Link)
Japan
• Japanese agency to help Myanmar in animal disease control (Link)
Vietnam
• BF kills hundreds of ducks, chickens in Tra Vinh Provinc (Link)
• Official urges tighter control on poultry trading (Link)
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 at 23:30:41 PM EST
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The New Cases in Egypt III Diary can be used to add further information about the current situation
- SIX new cases being tested
New stories posted TODAY
(Open this Diary to read more about the following reports) - Vietnam family tests negative for bird flu
- USA: HHS Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan
- N. Korea builds hospital ward for possible human cases of bird flu
- Jordan on alert for bird flu
- Vietnam begins anti-bird flu campaign
- US (New Jersey): District ready for flu outbreak
- Germ-free shopping carts
- 2004 data - study of ARI associated with Hajj
- All six cases in Vietnam test negative
- Six new cases being tested in Egypt
Summary of News for December 30 2006
Vietnam
• Six suspected bird flu cases in Mekong Delta (Link)
• Central Vietnam facing imminent bird flu threat (Link)
• Vietnamese family in hospital with bird flu symptoms (Link)
• H5N1 in birds: Vietnam- Hau Giang (Link)
• A map of Vietnam (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: Third case probed after pig farmer deaths (Link) and (Link)
USA
• Massachusetts: Flu pandemic bill stalled in Legislature (Link)
• Illness Aggravated Birmingham children's Flu cases (Link)
Saudi Arabia
• 67 Indonesian hajj pilgrims die in Saudi (Link)
• General information on the Hajj (Link)
• Muslim pilgrims perform devil-stoning rite at haj (Link)
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