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Sat Jan 19, 2013 at 20:04:11 PM EST
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India
• Border States on high alert after bird flu in Bhutan (Link)
• Punjab: Eight cases of Swine flu detected in Punjab (Link)
• Punjab: 2-year-old dies of swine flu in city (Chandigarh) (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird Flu, Thousands of Chickens Died in Jambi (translated) (Link)
Mexico
• Mexico sees further bird flu outbreak (Link)
Norway
• Swine Flu Confirmed in Pigs in Norway (Link)
United States
• House reauthorizes Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (Link)
Yemen
• H1N1 virus concerns locals, hospitals reassure public (Link)
Research
• Science: Voluntary Pause on Avian Flu Transmission Research Should End in Some Countries (Link)
• Quail as a potential mixing vessel for the generation of new reassortant influenza A viruses (Link)
• Bird flu research resumes - but not in U.S. (Link)
• Work resumes on lethal flu strains: Study of lab-made viruses a 'public-health responsibility' (Link)
• H5N1 virus: Transmission studies resume for avian flu (Link)
• Bird Flu Studies, Halted Over Terrorism Fear, to Resume (Link)
• Flu Researchers Say: Let Us Get Back To Work Studying Risky Mutations (Link)
General
• GSK's Pandemrix H1N1 vaccine linked to risk in narcolepsy in children (Link)
• Swine flu kills three in Central Europe (Link)
• Flu Prevention at Home: Tips to Keep Your House Free of the Bug (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: US Week 3 Pneumonia & Influenza Death Rate Spikes to 9.8% (Link)
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 at 23:27:36 PM EST
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Bhutan
• Bird flu detected in wild birds (Link)
China
• CIDRAP: China reports another H5N1 death (Link)
India
• C'garh on alert after bird flu cases in Orissa, Jharkhand (Link)
Indonesia
• West Jakarta: Allegedly Avian Flu Suspect, A Toddler Dies (Link)
• West Jakarta: Allegedly Infected With Bird Flu, Boy 4 Year Deaths (translated) (Link)
• Tangerang Bird Flu Scare a False Alarm (Link)
• 35 Poultry Slaughtered Today (Link)
Mexico
• CIDRAP: Mexico reports 573 H1N1 cases, 9 deaths (Link)
• Resurge amenaza del virus A H1N1 (Link)
Taiwan
• Five people die of flu complications in Taiwan (Link)
Thailand
• Thai Public Health Ministry on lookout for bird flu (Link)
Research
• Colorado: Eagle County volunteers wanted for flu prevention study (Link)
General
• CIDRAP: Other H5N1 developments (Link)
• CIDRAP: Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies (Link)
• Recent reports overstated canine influenza activity (Link)
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Sat Jan 22, 2011 at 13:01:36 PM EST
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Bosnia
• Bosnia Press Review - January 24, 2011 (7th H1N1 related death) (Link)
Egypt
• Islamic methods for culling in bird flu epidemics clarified (Link)
• Thai Health acknowledges the cooperation to fight bird flu (Link)
Greece
• Greece Reports 6 Deaths from A/H1N1 Flu (Link)
Israel
• Swine Flu Patients in Tel Aviv (Link)
Japan
• More chickens H5N1 positive (Link)
• Japan will cull around 410,000 chickens at a major poultry farm (Link)
• Japanese troops step in to fight bird flu (Link)
South Korea
• Farmers quarantining themselves for New Year (Link)
United States
• CDC issues report on flu activity in the United States (Link)
• AK: Deckhand dies on F/V Ocean Prowler (Link)
• IL: Flu activity reaches 'regional level' (Link)
• NJ: Student Dies From Flu, Vaccination Effectiveness Questioned (Link)
Research
• Cells Infected By Measles Virus Pull Out A Heavy Weapon In The Form Of The Enzyme ADAR1 (Link)
Commentary
• Science blogger shout out: What's Next for Science Online? (Link)
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Now Killing Elderly In UK (Link)
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Fri Jan 22, 2010 at 23:11:51 PM EST
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Canada
• Swine Flu kills five in Canada (Link)
• New study concerning the severity of H1N1 influenza published in CMAJ (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: Second fetal death after swine flu vaccine (Link, requires subscription)
• Hong Kong: Stillbirth heartbreak after swine flu jab (Link)
• Hong Kong: Health chief urges pregnant women: Get the jab (Link)
India
• Swine flu death toll reaches 1,177 in India (Link)
• 2 more swine flu deaths in Gujarat, toll reaches 213 (Link)
• 7 swine flu deaths in India raise toll to 1184 (Link)
Serbia
• Destroying vaccines will be expensive (Link)
United States
• USDA Study Clears Pork from H1N1 Concerns (Link)
• IA: Officials brace for 3rd wave of H1N1 (Link)
• ND: Fargo Teen Released After Being in Critical Condition with H1N1 (Link)
Vietnam
• New crackdown on livestock for table (Link)
General
• A/H1N1 pandemic death toll rises to 14,142, says WHO (Link)
Commentary
• Blog: Pharmamedia to squelch eu council's secret probe into H1N1 vaccine fraud and worldwide genocide? (Link)
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Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 00:36:58 AM EST
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Man dies of bird flu in Indonesia
- Cambodia - Bird Flu Infection May Go Undetected in Some Children
- Culling in India stopped due to rain
- Bangladesh bird flu worsening: UN
- New bird flu outbreak found in Thai north
- Experts probe high bird flu mortality rate in Indonesia
- Sri Lanka bans poultry from India
- Towns (Salt Lake, Utah) plan to get flu vaccine for key workers
- PETA blames West Bengal govt for bird flu spread
- UK - 2007 - Four people had low bird flu after Wales H7N2 outbreak
- Healthcare Environmental Manager Certification Program Offers Spring Course Dates
- Avian flu remains global threat, cautions UN
- Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives
- CORRECTED - CHRONOLOGY-Bird flu developments Feb 2006 to present
- Flu pandemic could prove to be disastrous for Ulster - Northern Ireland
- US gives Ukraine humanitarian aid
- WHO Executive Board reappoints Dr Mirta Roses as Regional Director for the Americas
- eFoodSafety Lab Test Demonstrates Efficacy of Citroxin(tm) against H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus
- Avian influenza: genetic evolution under vaccination pressure
- Live birds, poultry import stopped from Saudi Arabia, Poland, and Benin - Philippine news
- Scientist studies staph (CA-MRSA) origins
- India: Avian Influenza situational report - No humans affected 23-1-2008
- India: Bird flu knocks on Kolkata's door, US and Japan get poultry from Bengal
Summary of News for January 23, 2008
General
• Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Link)
• Don't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread - expert (Link)
• Stockpiled Medicine to Receive New Use-By-Date (tamiflu) (Link)
• Sinovac Announces $9.75 Million Private Placement (Link)
• PuriCore's Sterilox Solution Highly Effective Against Pandemic H5N1 Avian Influenza (Link)
• Experts still wary of avian flu threat (Link)
• 1918 flu pandemic had a trial run - New Scientist (Link)
• Larry Brilliant - now working for Google.org on pandemics (Link)
• Kidaro Unveils Virtual Desktops for Enterprise Disaster Recovery (Link)
• EMS EXPO Roundtable Brings Together the Big Guns - AI a topic (Link and Link)
• 'Safe Ebola' created for research (Link)
• WHO Executive Committee unanimously approves Minister's proposal (Link)
• Cirque du Soleil hasn't seen a pandemic, but it came up in their planning (Link)
• Scientist studies staph (CA-MRSA) origins (No Link)
Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan bans poultry imports from Turkey and Ukraine (Link)
Bulgaria
• Bulgaria leaving nothing to chance
Opinion: Bulgaria stepping up surveillance and banning open poultry (Link)
China
• China orders 'urgent' action to avert power crisis (Link)
Egypt
• Elham Shaheen survives the Bird Flu- Egyptian actress feard contracting Bird Flu (Link)
India
• Bird flu curbs poultry products on airlines (Link)
• India's Avian Flu Outbreak Is `Serious,' WHO Says (Link)
• India needs vets in flu fight (Link)
• Half of Bengal now affected by bird flu (Link)
• Officials fail to stop bird flu in eastern India, disease spreading to new areas (Link)
• The job of a culler takes its toll (Link)
• India: Confusion over culling mars control efforts (Link)
• 1,000 more vets, docs needed to fight epidemic - India (Link)
• West Bengal intercepts trucks smuggling birds from flu area (Link)
• Pharma companies gear up with stockpiles of Tamiflu (Link)
• Unknown epidemic in Honnavar (southwestern India): 3 dead (Link)
• Over 2000 complain of fever, govt says 'it means nothing' (Link)
• India's latest outbreak of bird flu could be disastrous (Link)
• India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Link)
Indonesia
• WHO Indonesia Update 33 (Link)
Pakistan
• USAID donates more equipment to help fight spread of Avian Influenza in Pakistan (Link)
Philippines
• Philippines Dept of Agriculture lifts ban on bird, poultry imports from Nebraska, USA (re: LPAI) (Link)
Thailand
• Thailand hosts International Conference on Avian Influenza (Link)
• Bird flu outbreak in Thailand (Link)
Turkey
• Bird flu found in Black Sea village (Link)
• Update: Turkey culls poultry to stop spread of bird flu (Link)
United Kingdom
• UK - Small bird flocks pose bird flu risk for humans (Link)
• Half of GPs lack guidance on tackling pandemic flu - UK story (Link)
United States
• The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will host its 2008 Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting February 24-27, 2008 in Baltimore, MD (Link)
• Rochester Minnesota, USA, Study seeks signs of bird flu in Silver Lake neighborhood (Link)
• CDC: Too Few Adults Get Their Vaccines (Link)
• Utah cities ponder who should get expensive treatment in case of flu pandemic: Salt Lake Utah, USA (Link)
Vietnam
• Viet Nam death confirmed (Link)
• Bird flu strikes after Vietnamese farmer eats tainted poultry (Link)
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 00:08:07 AM EST
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Summary of News for January 23 2007
Azerbaijan
• SVS officials visits Barda due to massdeath of poultries (Link)
Canada
• A new challenge for Girl Guides (Ontario) (Link) and (Link)
China
• CDC urges China to confirm reports regarding latest epidemic (Link)
Europe
• INTERVIEW-Europe may face repeat of winter's bird flu (Link)
Hungary
• Suspected bird flu cases in southern Hungary (Link)
• Hungary culls 3,300 suspected flu birds (Link)
Indonesia
• Two suspected bird flu patients (Link)
Japan
• New outbreak of bird flu in southern Japan (Link) and (Link)
• Another outbreak of bird flu feared in Miyazaki (Link)
• Avian flu in Miyazaki matches strain in China (Link) and (Link) and (Link)
South Korea
• South Korea Orders 660,000 Animals Killed To Curb Bird Flu (Link)
Thailand
• Thailand ducks (Link)
• New bird flu outbreak in Thailand (Link)
United States
• University of Michigan pandemic preparations (Link)
• 18 people in quarantine at Trenton Michigan hospital (norovirus) (Link)
• Alaska: video of AI investigations (Link)
General
• Many Global Bird Flu Outbreaks Unreported - FAO (Link)
• European scientists develop model on potential flu pandemic (Link) and (Link)
• UN Asks Asian Countries to Increase Vigilance for possible epidemic of BF (Link)
• Poor countries demand share of bird flu drugs (Link)
• At World Economic Forum, a look at the dangers of a shifting power equation (Link)
• Patch could stretch vaccine supply (Link)
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