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Sun Feb 25, 2007 at 23:56:16 PM EST
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New Stories for Today
(Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Laos announces first suspected human case of bird flu
- 2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed And Publicly Accessible
- BF Hoax in UK Links to Fake BBC Webpage
- Bird flu detected in southeastern Turkey
- Afghan officials quarantine poultry after bird flu outbreak
- Bird flu confirmed in chickens in northern Vietnam
- First Glimpse Of Influenza Replication Machine
- FDA staff questions Sanofi bird flu vaccine
- Kuwait discovers 12 more cases of bird flu in birds, raising number of confirmed cases to 32
- Minister of Health denies bird flu outbreak in northern Iran
- Unprepared for a pandemic - Michael Osterholm
- Bird flu vaccine even less effective than thought
Summary of News for February 25 2007
Egypt
• Egypt bans duckling imports to keep out bird flu (Link)
Indonesia
• Mothers join race against the killer flu (Link)
Kuwait
• Kuwait confirms 20 cases of avian flu in birds (Link)
Laos
• Suspect human H5N1 in Laos (Link)
• More information on 15 yr.old girl suspected of contracting bird flu (Link)
Russia
• Russia finds bird flu in new region, suspects more (Link)
United States
• CDC Director of Immunization Safety Office resigns (Link)
• Canadian Sailor with Flu Symptoms Dies (Link)
• Man on Cargo Ship Dies (Link)
• Crew member discovered unconscious, later dies (Link)
• State's agriculture investigator fights to keep out illegal animal products (Link)
General
• Novartis Flu Vaccine Gets Positive Opinion From European Union (Link)
• Safety of vaccine. Swine flu again? (Link)
• Chicken Little? Nah, It's The Little Red Hen (Link)
• Next pandemic may be closer than you think (Link)
• World Gripped by Flu Pandemic (Link)
• Experts look for new ways to fight infectious diseases (Link)
• Real Age and H5N1 (Link)
• Avian flu the topic of Global Review (Link)
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Sun Feb 24, 2013 at 19:48:36 PM EST
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Cambodia
• Cambodia reports 9th bird flu case (Link)
• Cambodia reports eighth bird flu death, triggering fears (Link)
• Bird flu epidemic in Cambodia? (Link)
China
• China alert for bird flu from Cambodia (Link)
India
• Odisha: Bird flu outbreak in Chilka lake (Link)
Indonesia
• Hundreds of Ducks in Bantul Death Due to Bird Flu Confirmed (Link)
Mexico
• Millions of chickens slaughtered in Mexico over bird flu (Link)
UK
• Scotland: Second swine flu case in Dumfries and Galloway (Link)
• Scotland: Swine flu mum's fury: NHS fobbed me off for two weeks (Link)
• Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway swine flu toddler 'fit to go home' (Link)
US
• Experts: New SARS-like virus could show up in U.S. (Link)
Vietnam
• HCMC braces for bird flu as H5N1 moves in from Cambodia (Link)
General
• Researchers develop affordable and portable disease diagnostics for developing world (Link)
• New respiratory coronavirus shows concerning SARS echoes (Link)
• Novel coronavirus well-adapted to humans (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Feb 25, 2012 at 21:30:02 PM EST
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China
• China dispels rumours on SARS cases (Link)
Finland
• Employers grapple with sick leaves brought by flu wave (Link)
India
• Bihar alert on possibility of avian influenza (Link)
Indonesia
• Gowa Resident Allegedly Infected with Bird Flu (Link)
Iraq
• Iraq declared H5N1-free - ministry (Link)
Mexico
• Mexico Death Toll from AH1N1 Flu Virus Up 23% in 1 Week (Link)
Sweden
• Record high number of flu cases in Sweden (Link)
Vietnam
• Disease in cattle, poultry complicated (translated) (Link)
• Detect cases of influenza A (H5N1) in humans in Binh Duong (translated) (Link)
• Binh Duong reports first human bird flu case (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: 2011 Human H5N1 Sequence Cluster In Egypt (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Feb 19, 2011 at 18:47:38 PM EST
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Algeria
• Influenza A return to Algeria (translated) (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: 3 die as swine flu peak nears end (Link)
Indonesia
• Garut, West Java ::: H5N1 outbreaks, 5000 people at risk (translated) (Link) (translated) (Link)
• Baby in Garut Allegedly Exposed to Bird Flu (translated) (Link)
• Garut; New suspect, seven month old baby (Link)
• Garut: Head of the Livestock Sub Banyuresmi Nenok UPTD Kusmayati intensive care in hospital Dr. Slamet Garut (translated) (Link)
• Garut: Suspected Bird Flu Infected Patients Increase (translated) (Link)
• Garut: H5N1 Still Plague, Depopulation Forced Limited Effort Required (translated) (Link)
• Garut: Livestock Affected employees Suspect Bird Flu (translated) (Link)
• Garut: Babies 3 Months In Garut Suspect Bird Flu (Link)
• Riau Islands: Citizens From Bird Flu Outbreak The Restless (translated) (Link)
Iraq
• Health ministry registers 142 cases of bird flu (Link)
Kazakhstan
• Epidemic of SARS and the flu is going on (translated) (Link)
United States
• Flu causing Columbia prison to go on lockdown (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H3N2 Vaccine Breakthrough In Queensland Australia (Link)
• Recombinomics: H3N2 Vaccine Breakthrough Sequences (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Feb 19, 2010 at 23:09:12 PM EST
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Africa
• South Africa winter raises World Cup swine flu risk (Link)
• ProMED: Meningitis Epidemic Africa (Link)
China
• Hong Kong reports swine-pandemic flu reassortant (Link)
United States
• IL: 3 deaths last week, none this week (Link)
• NC: North Carolina health officials warn H1N1 flu is not over (Link)
• WA: Swine flu slows in Washington, but five hospitalized (Link)
Vietnam
• Illegal poultry trade stokes bird flu fears (Link)
• First Vietnam bird flu death in 2010 (Link)
Research
• WI: UW study finds success with new drug to treat bird flu (Link)
• Single-Dose H5N1 Vaccine Safe and Effective in Adults and Elderly (Link)
• Findings confirm H1N1 flu's toll on pregnant women (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: High School Absenteeism Linked To H1N1 Wave 3 Start (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 at 00:48:51 AM EST
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China
• Blame ducks for bird flu? (Link)
• HK Mai Po Nature Reserve to re-open (Link)
Czech Republic
• Geese with bird flu put down (Link)
India
• West Bengal to begin culling after reports of bird flu in Siliguri (Link)
• Culling begins in Punding (Link)
• Thousands of birds culled in India after 24 cases of bird flu reported (Link)
Japan
• H7 bird flu virus detected in quails at Aichi farm (Link)
Nepal
• Culling of birds completed in Nepal (Link)
Nigeria
• Lassa Fever (Link)
UK
• Tests for bird flu on two farms (Link)
• Bird disease found on Norfolk farm (Link)
• FCO update on bird flu in Laos (Link)
USA
• Flu fighters come up big (Link)
• 60 Students Sick with Flu-Like Symptoms (Link)
• Flu finally arrives in central Illinois (Link)
• Flu Takes the Life of Teenager, Possibly a Second (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu hits 11 provinces of Vietnam nationwide (Link)
• Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death of the year (Link)
• Man dies of bird flu in Vietnam (Link)
• Vietnam confirms 2nd human case died of bird flu in 2009 (Link)
Commentaries
• Crofsblogs: Darjeeling: 24 human cases? (Link)
Research
• More local scientists identify flu antibody (Link)
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 at 00:37:21 AM EST
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Pakistan reports fourth February bird flu outbreak
- Vietnamese woman dies of bird flu
- China: New human bird flu case confirmed in South China - 44 year old woman
- Bird flu spreading in South and East Asia
- Viet Nam: Cold weather hasn't yet run its course
- Egyptian girl tests positive for bird flu
- WHO confirmations of cases in Viet Nam and China
- Canada: SARS preparedness said low 5 years later
- US (WA): No luck yet on Health Director
- US: Flu shot failure shows need for a new formula
- US (MA): Milford Senior Center, school may be used in emergencies
- New Zealand: Pandemic survival roadshow to tour
- US: County supervisors to protest feds' plan to move medical supplies stockpile
- India: International Egg and Poultry Review
Summary of News for February 25, 2008
General
• Study IDs global pandemic hotspots (Link)
Azerbaijan
• First observations reveal no bird flu (Link)
Bangladesh
• Bird flu update: 2 more districts affected (Link)
• Poultry industry badly hit by bird flu (Link)
China
• Woman dies of bird flu in Guangdong Province (Link, Link, Link and Link)
• Bird flu outbreak in poultry (Link)
• Bird flu victim ate sick chickens (Link)
• Hong Kong: Hospital Authority activates enhanced surveillance (Link)
Egypt
• Egyptian girl tests positive for bird flu (Link)
United Kingdom
• How Mother Nature is winning with the superbugs (Link to op-ed piece)
• Containing avian influenza (Link)
United States
• Shoppers warned bigger (food) bills are on way (Link)
• VA: Pandemic influenza prevention workshop - Fairfax (Link)
• Bird flu as biological weapon "nutty" idea, says Gates (Link)
• CDC grants, prevention programs receive cuts in proposed FY '09 budget (Link)
• Illinois RNs remain at forefront of cisaster preparedness (Link)
• VA: 2008 Virginia Emergency Management Conference, Hampton (Link)
Vietnam
• Vietnam reports new outbreak (Link)
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