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Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 00:05:07 AM EST
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Summary of News for January 3, 2008
Dominican Republic
• Dominican officials kill 115 birds with avian flu H5N2 (Link)
Egypt
• WHO confirms latest Egypt death (old news) (Link)
• No bird flu pandemic despite recent deaths - health officials (Link)
Indonesia
• Letter in Jakarta Post re: virus transmission via drinking water(No Link)
Israel
• Bird flu at kindergarten petting zoo? (Link)
• Deadly strain of bird flu found in Binyamina (Link)
• MDA prepares to treat avian flu victims if disease spreads to humans (Link)
• Israel four yr old girl hospitalized w flu-like symptoms (Link)
• Israel among countries reporting new H5N1 outbreaks (also Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar) (Link)
Pakistan
• Pakistan bird flu virus shows no mutations (Link)
• WHO: initial analysis of Pakistani H5N1 (Link)
Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico bans poultry import from Dominican Republic (Link)
UK
• British company creates bird flu vaccine (Link)
• UK Times commentary: Black Swans and Bird Flu (Link)
United States
• Alameda County shines in study on contagious disease response (Link)
• Petition to Senator Tom Harkin (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu kills 350 ducks in northern Vietnam (Link)
General
• Bird flu: we're running out of time (Link)
• Universal Influenza Vaccine (Link)
• It's Not Too Late for a Shot (Link)
• Blogs, bad reporting and WHO (Effect Measure) (Link)
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Mon Dec 31, 2012 at 14:02:13 PM EST
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Canada
• Ontario: Flu outbreak crowding Canadian emergency rooms (Link)
Germany
• Avian infuenza reported in Germany (Link)
India
• 24 swine flu deaths reported in Rajasthan in 20 days (Link)
• 3 swine flu cases baffle health dept (Link)
Indonesia
• Java: The Citizens Suspect Bird Flu (translated) (Link)
• Bali: Bird flu wipes out hundreds of ducks (Link)
Norway
• Many Norwegians affected by Swine flu (Link)
Palenstine
• 3-month-old baby dies from swine flu, death toll reaches 12 (Link)
Poland
• Report of death from swine flu in Poland 'not true' says hospital (Link)
United States
• CDC announces flu widespread in 41 states (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: England H3N2 Has Abolished HA Glycosylation Site (Link)
• Recombinomics: CDC Testing New H3N2 Vaccine Target (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Dec 31, 2011 at 18:40:10 PM EST
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Bhutan
• Bird flu possibly wiped out Chukha poultry farm (Link)
China
• Hong Kong Keeps Ban on Some Poultry Imports Due to Avian Flu Tie (Link)
• China attempts to allay fears of bird flu epidemic (Link)
• Hong Kong Urges Bird-Flu Vigilance (Link)
• Hong Kong finds H5N1 virus in dead gulls (Link)
India
• Vets step up surveillance for bird flu (Link)
• India free from bird flu: Government (Link)
Vietnam
• First bird flu outbreak contained in Hau Giang (Link)
Research
• CIDRAP: Study - Steroids did not improve survival in severely ill H1N1 patients (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Q196K and S227R In Fatal H5N1 Case In Shenzen China (Link)
• Recombinomics: HA Changes In Fatal H5N1 Case In Shenzhen Raise Concerns (Link)
• Controversial bird flu studies raise complex problem, defy easy solutions: WHO (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Jan 01, 2011 at 16:07:00 PM EST
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Canada
• Seasonal flu more dangerous, widespread in H1N1's wake (Link)
Egypt
• Egypt reports 1st bird flu death case in 2011 (Link)
• 24th victim of H1N1 in Daqahliya (Link)
India
• GMCH gets advanced virology study lab (Link)
• H11N1 strain isolated in one Eurasian Spoonbill (Link)
Ireland
• Record number of patients on trolleys - INMO (Link)
Israel
• 15 year old dies from flu in Hadera Hospital Link)
Japan
• Japan Is on High Alert as a Virus Infiltrates Bird-Heavy Regions (Link)
Malta
• Seasonal flu brings large increase in admissions to hospital (Link)
Netherlands
• Two children die of swine flu (Link)
Taiwan
• Health authorities record recent rise in flu cases among children (Link)
United Kingdom
• At the mercy of swine flu: Chemists won't give jab to children (Link)
• More swine flu deaths expected as young are denied vaccinations (Link)
• Daily Digest in "Pulse" magazine (Link)
• Lansley reassures over flu rise (Link)
• Hillingdon Hospital seriously hit by flu outbreak (Link)
• Northern Ireland swine flu figures rise again (Link)
• Six new confirmed swine flu cases on the Island (Link)
• 21-year-old dies after contracting swine flu (Link)
• Flu virus claims life of gifted Wirral student (Link)
United States
• Flu cases increase in the Southeast (Link)
• CDC: Flu Outbreak in Alabama, Miss. (Link)
• FL: Flu Keeps St. Augustine Nursing Home Residents at Moultrie Creek in Isolation (Link)
• UT: Utah hospital fights flu by limiting visitors (Link)
• PA: 1 child, 2 adults die from flu complications in Montco (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Jan 01, 2010 at 23:33:55 PM EST
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China
• Hong Kong: Oriental Magpie Robin had H5N1 virus (Link)
Egypt
• A/H1N1 flu death toll reaches 149 in Egypt (Link)
India
• 7 more H1N1 deaths in India, toll goes up to 989 (Link)
Russia
• Russia will not face swine flu epidemic in 2010 - Onishchenko (Link)
United States
• US: H1N1 response shows need for better medical emergency plans (Opinion) (Link)
• US: H1N1 spreads faster in schools than homes (Link)
• US: Household Transmission of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in the United States (Link)
• US: New York Times Examines U.S. H1N1 Reponse (Link)
• OR: H1N1 Flu Victim Home After 65 Days In Hospital (Link)
General
• Cepheid Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization For First 2009 H1N1 Influenza Assay For CLIA 'Moderate Complexity' Labs - Quick Facts (Link)
Commentary
• Daily Kos: The Year Of Health And Politics by DemFromCT (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Jan 04, 2009 at 00:11:48 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:
- UK: Superflu [Tamiflu-resistant H1N1] strikes in the Midlands
- India (West Bengal): H5N1 confirmed in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri (Recombinomics Commentary)
- China: Six years after major scare, bird flu revisits Hong Kong
- India: Culling of birds to begin in West Bengal today (two articles)
- GSK and Neptunus form joint venture for the co-development of flu vaccines
- Australia: Human, animal plagues 'could threaten Top End'
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Thu Jan 04, 2007 at 00:23:53 AM EST
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New stories posted today
(Open this diary to read more on these postings)- Hong Kong Early tests indicate avian flu in wild birds (H5)
- Hong Kong: Anti-bird flu measures enhanced
- UK - Financial Sector Pan flu exercise summary
- English zoos to vaccinate birds against avian flu
- Chinese bird flu expert takes over as new head of UN health agency
- Bird flu in water. How big a problem? :Effect Measure
- Hong Kong ill abattoir worker recovers (Jan 2nd)
- Hong Kong Center for Health Protection (link)
- Hourly Radio News from Hong Kong (link)
- Nile TV on the web: hourly English, French or Hebrew (link)
- WHO vows focus on flu and Africa
- Canada approves Relenza to prevent flu; Denmark orders GSK's pandemic vaccine
- Experts Concerned about Tamiflu Overuse
Summary of News for January 3 2007
Canada
• influenza strain characterization, cumulative, 2006-2007 influenza season (Link)
Egypt
• Bird Flu Leaves Three People Dead in Egypt (Dec 27) (Link)
Hong Kong
• Hong Kong: Lawmaker raises egg-smuggling alert (Link)
India
• Hindus throng the Ganges for holy bathing festival (Link)
Japan
• Report: Japan to stockpile prototype bird flu vaccines for 10 million (Link)
Russia
• Russia has no bird or human flu (Link)
United Kingdom
• Exercise: Winter Willow (Link)
USA
• OSHA: Avian Flu Guidance (Link)
• DNA Vaccine For Bird Flu Enters Trials (Link) and (Link)
• Map: USGS B2B Outbreaks (Link)
• Map: migratory bird routes connected with b2b outbreaks (Link)
• CPCU Journal: Preparing for Pandemic Flu (Link)
• New Details on How the Immune System Recognizes Influenza (Link)
• New avian flu vaccine for poultry developed (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu likely to spread to central, N Vietnam (Link)
General
• Bird Flu Viruses Unlikely to Endure Water Treatment, Study Say (Link)
• Croftsblog: Absence of Flu News (Link)
• Effect Measure: More on H1 and H3 influenza (Link)
• Potential Risks Associated with the Widespread Use of Tamiflu (Link)
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