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Wed Jan 02, 2008 at 23:42:37 PM EST
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Summary of News for January 2, 2008
Bangladesh
• Another poultry outbreak in far north (Link)
Dominican Republic
• Government dismisses danger by bird flu H5N2 (Link)
Egypt
• Egyptian bird flu death toll reaches 19 (Link)
• Egypt culls 1,599 birds to stem bird flu (Link)
• More recent WHO update on two Egypt deaths (Link)
• 4 Women Die of Bird Flu (Link)
Ireland
• Huge tanks of gas kept ready for bird flu cull (Link)
Italy
• Severe seasonal flu outbreak (Link) and (Link)
Pakistan
• Mulk for more efforts against H5N1 (Link)
UAE
• Plan in place if bird flu carrier arrives in UAE (Link)
United States
• DHS offers advice for ensuring telecom during pandemic (Link)
• WA: Keeping county residents healthy in '08 (Link)
• Flu U (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu hits geese farms in southern Vietnam (Link)
• Vietnamese farms hit by bird flu (Link)
• Wild birds are suspected of giving bird flu (Link) and (Link)
General
• The Flu Vaccine In Powder Form The Answer To A Pandemic? (Link)
• Avian Influenza - Update from World Health Organisation (Link)
• PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING (Link)
• Does Winter Cause the Flu (Link)
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Mon Dec 31, 2012 at 14:01:55 PM EST
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Canada
• B.C. facing worst flu season in recent years (Link)
Denmark
• Feeling sick? Stay off the train! (Link)
Indonesia
• There is No Bird Flu Infected Lampung Residents (translated) (Link)
Nepal
• Kathmandu: Nepal: Bird flu detected in Sitapaila (Link)
• Nuwakot: Bird flu detected in Nuwkot, Doctors team in infected area (Link)
• Kathmandu: Bird flu infected poultry killed at Lamthoki(Link)
United Kingdom
• National Geographic - The Loom: The Norovirus: A Study in Puked Perfection (Link)
United States
• MI: Flu cases more than double in one week (Link)
• MI: Flu claims its third victim in Michigan (Link)
General
• Social Media Now Tracks Flu Faster Than The CDC (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: US Adolescent Seasonal Flu Deaths Increase To 23 (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 31, 2011 at 18:39:55 PM EST
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Australia
• Queensland flu cases soar (Link)
China
• Bird flu virus identified in South China (Link)
• Hong Kong: Dead birds test positive for avian flu (Link)
• Hong Kong on Alert Over Bird Flu (Link)
• China moves to reassure public after 1st human bird flu case in 18 months (Link)
• China, Hong Kong on Bird Flu Alert (Link)
India
• Virus surveillance project taken up (Link)
Malaysia
• Red alert over bird flu (Link)
South Korea
• Seoul steps up quarantine efforts following AI outbreak in China (Link)
Taiwan
• DOH upgrades influenza prevention measures (Link)
General
• Asia on Alert as Deadly Bird Flu Virus Rears Its Head Again (Link)
Commentary
• A flu virus risk worth taking (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Jan 01, 2011 at 16:06:46 PM EST
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Egypt
• Egypt's H1N1 Flu Cases Reach 2172 (Link)
• H1N1 virus kills 24 in one week (Link)
Germany
• Two people die of swine flu in western Germany (Link)
Malaysia
• Sarawak mulling screening visitors from avian flu-hit South Korea (Link)
Taiwan
• Limited stock of the cold wave to the vaccine increased antibody (Link)
United Kingdom
• Kids Set For New Flu Wave (Link)
• UK schools on Swine Flu alert (Link)
• Increasing Flu Admissions Adding To Pressure On Southampton's Hospitals (Link)
• Hospital visting times cut in bid to stop spread of flu (Link)
• Second flu patient dies in Midlands (Link)
• Emergency beds filling up with flu patients (Link)
• Man with swine flu dies in Hartlepool hospital (Link)
• Isle of Wight: Two die in hospital from suspected swine flu (Link)
United States
• Flu Season Intensifies; Flu Rampant in 5 States, CDC Says (Link)
• AR: Birds fall from sky in Arkansas (Link)
• AR: First Birds Fall, Now 100,000 Fish Dead in Arkansas (Link)
• IA: Iowa health officials identify three influenza strains very early in the season (Link)
General
• 'Normal' flu season packed with surprises (Link)
• Perceived risk, anxiety, and behavioural responses of the general public during the early phase of the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in the Netherlands: results of three consecutive online surveys (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: UK Vaccine Shortage Increases H1N1 Pandemic Concerns (Link)
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Threatens Children's Health Care Delivery In UK (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Jan 01, 2010 at 23:33:20 PM EST
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China
• China says H1N1 flu spreading into the countryside (Link)
• China warns of possible new swine flu outbreaks (Link)
• Hong Kong reports 53rd death related to new flu (Link)
France
• France joins EU's flu vaccine sell-off (Link)
India
• A(H1N1) flu surfacing in new areas in country (Link)
• Swine flu pattern a concern: govt (Link)
• Second wave of H1N1 virus will not affect India: NIV director (Link)
• H1N1 may become the main seasonal flu (Link)
United States
• PA: Staying vigilant: Health officials expect third wave of H1N1 influenza (Link)
• Swine Flu spikes again in U.S. (Link)
General
• Pneumococcus infection boosts risk of severe illness in H1N1 patients (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Spreading H1N1 Ukraine Sequences in Russia Raise Concerns (Link)
• Recombinomics: Fatal H1N1 RBD Change S188N in Hunan China? (Link)
• Recombinomics: Ukraine Fatalities Jump to 759 - Two Day Total 32 (Link)
• The Year Of Health And Politics (Link and DailyKos)
• H (Link)
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Fri Jan 02, 2009 at 23:37:59 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 (West Bengal): Bird flu in two Bengal districts (3 articles)
- Congo DR: Ebola kills two Zimbabwean soldiers
- Zimbabwe: Cholera outbreak update
- Africa: Country situations (cholera outbreak)
- India: PM calls for a knowledge-based society and a science-based economy
- US (GA): Flu resistance causes concern
- India: Maize, gingelly to fetch higher prices
- China: Livestock prices set to drop further in 2009
- New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic
- India (West Bengal): Bird flu hits Siliguri fringe
- India (Assam): Culling in 7 centres to be over soon
- Indonesia: New 7.3 earthquake near the north Papua coast
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Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 22:46:47 PM EST
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New stories posted today
(Open this diary to read more on these postings)- Bird flu likely to spread to central, N Vietnam
- Bird Flu Viruses Unlikely to Endure Water Treatment, Study Says
- Japan to stockpile prototype bird flu vaccines for 10 million people
- Yes, we have no pandemic (Crofsblogs)
- UK: more info in operation 'Winter Willow'
- More on H1 and H3 influenza (Effect Measure)
- Influenza strain characterization, Canada, cumulative, 2006-2007 influenza season
- DNA Vaccine For Bird Flu Enters Trials
- Hindus throng the Ganges for holy bathing festival
- CPCU e-journal: Pandemic Flu Planning
- Bird Flu Leaves Three People Dead in Egypt
- Russia has no bird or human flu
- Study: Potential Risks Associated with the Proposed Widespread Use of Tamiflu
- NIH: New Details on How the Immune System Recognizes Influenza
- Hong Kong: Lawmaker raises egg-smuggling alert
- New avian flu vaccine for poultry developed
Summary of News for January 2 2007
Vietnam
• Bird flu raging in Vietnam's Mekong delta (Link)
• Commentary on local media reports(Infomass), no link
China
• Undiagnosed respiratory illness (original article link) and (pro-med link)
• Suspected flu outbreak sends 60 students to hospital in north China (Link)
• Map showing Wenxi, Shanxi, China (Link)
Africa
• Kenya: Containers Sent Back Over Bird Flu Fears (Link)
Canada
• Superbug emerging across Canada (Link)
USA
• Fairbanks, Alaska: Planning for a flu pandemic (Link)
India
• Millions set for Hindu festival (Link)
General
• For Travelers: A Review Of The Avian Flu (Link)
• New AI guidelines issued (Link)
• Fact sheet on mycoplasma (Link)
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