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Sun Jun 03, 2007 at 23:45:48 PM EDT
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Singapore - Institute plans clinical trials of bird flu vaccine
- Vietnam - H5N1 virus may have mutated to a G-shaped gene from a Z-shaped gene
- Canada - Measles scare keeping students in Canada
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bird flu forum in Australia
- New HHS blog posting: Getting the job done
- China - Soldier died of bird flu
- U.S. - Human antibodies against bird flu hold promise for cure
- UNICEF puts workers on avian flu alert
- Indonesia - Bird flu vaccine trials
- U.S. - Bracing for a flu pandemic
- U.K. - Mild bird flus generate worries
- Survey reveals doctors' complacency over risk of avian flu
- More effort needed in 'bird flu' fight
- China - Undiagnosed disease, porcine
- Myanmar - State not equipped to deal with a small pox outbreak
Summary of News for June 3, 2007
Bangladesh
• Bangladesh completes negotiation with World Bank for $37 million avian influenza project (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird flu may have claimed another victim (Link)
Myanmar
• Alarming rise in death of chickens in Chin State (Link)
• Mysterious throat disease in Chin state (Link)
• Virus affects pigs in Chin State (Link)
Singapore
• Singapore stocked up on bird flu drugs (Link)
Thailand
• Health authorities nationwide to monitor bird flu closely (Link)
United Kingdom
• Scientist's chilling warning over flu pandemic (Link)
• Wales: Bird flu numbers are tailing off (Link)
• Chicken being tested at Stony Knaps, Winsham (Link) and (Link)
United States
• Inept public health agencies don't inspire trust (Link)
• HHS posting: The road to preparedness starts with awareness (Link)
• Pennsylvania: Meetings to address bird flu and medical crises (Link)
• California is out front in trying to prepare for disaster (Link)
• Indiana: Disaster? No, but drill shows flaws (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu grows among ducklings (Link)
• H5N1 re-emergence in several patients in northern Vietnam (Link)
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Sat Jun 02, 2012 at 18:09:02 PM EDT
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Australia
• New flu strain set to hit Aust this winter (Link)
• Flu season sets in (Link)
• Vaccinate against new flu strain (Link)
Bangladesh
• Bird flu found in 21 poultry farms (Link)
• Poultry vaccination plan triggers shock (Link)
China
• Hong Kong on heightened alert for avian flu (Link)
• Hong Kong: Cluster of Influenza A cases in Tung Wah Hospital (Link)
United States
• KS: National Bio And Agro-Defense Center In Manhattan, Kansas Stalled By Budget, Politics (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat May 28, 2011 at 23:57:16 PM EDT
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New Zealand
• Flu jab action for Wairarapa (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri May 28, 2010 at 21:17:39 PM EDT
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Australia
• Suspension of seasonal influenza vaccine for children younger than 5 years without risk factors continues in Australia (Link)
China
• Death of 22-year-old pregnant women infected with H5N1 bird flu in Hubei (Link)
Finland
• Swine Flu Hit the Young Hardest (Link)
Ghana
• Media urged to be circumspect when reporting on disease outbreaks (Link)
Ireland
• Swine flu death toll is among lowest in Europe (Link)
Malaysia
• 14 New H1N1 Cases Detected Nationwide (Link)
• Current Situation of Influenza A (H1N1) - June 4, 2010 (another fatality reported) (Link and translation)
New Zealand
• Third of Kiwis "immune" to swine flu (Link)
Singapore
• H1N1 vaccine still useful against flu: MOH (Link)
United Kingdom
• Report condemns swine flu experts' ties to big pharma (Link)
Research
• Scientists find chicken antibodies may help prevent H5N1 pandemic (Link and study)
• For Infants With Influenza, Oseltamivir Seems Safe And Effective (Link and study)
General
• Extra mutations help flu evade drug - study (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri May 29, 2009 at 23:54:00 PM EDT
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Canada
• 13 Ottawa schools Swine flu suspected (Link)
• Manitoba confirms 27 new cases of swine flu (Link)
• Number of swine flu cases in Ontario takes big jump (Link)
France
• 57 confirmed cases (translated) (Link)
Mexico
• 3 deaths in Mexico - Mexican flu death toll rises to 106, with 5,717 confirmed infections (Link)
United Kingdom
• HPA Weekly National Influenza Report (Link)
• Update on confirmed swine flu cases 4 June 2009 (23 New 428 Confirmed) (Link)
• Police plan for swine flu pandemic (Link)
• Swine flu: Family quarantined at RAF base (Link)
• Scotland - Major expansion of swine flu testing criteria as virus spreads(Link)
• UK swine flu case total tops 450 (Link)
United States
• House Democrat doubtful of more flu money now (Link)
• US pork industry baffled by bans in China, Russia (Link)
• Frustration builds for patients over lack of swine flu tests (Link)
• Swine Flu 'Overwhelmed' U.S. Health-Care System (Link)
• University of Texas - Austin Supercomputers to Help Fight H1N1 (Link)
• Milwaukee officials report first swine flu death (Link)
• Milwaukee video of news conference (Link)
• CA - Concord Girl Dies Of H1N1 Virus (Link)
• IL - Health Department reports county's first Swine flu death (Link)
• IL - Pregnant Woman Dies From Swine Flu, Baby Fights For Its Life (Link)
• VA - Jamestown high student confirmed with swine flu (Link)
• VA - Jamestown, Grafton high cases of swine flu confirmed (Link)
• UT - Second Utah death tied to H1N1 flu (Link)
• GAO Report Finds Continued Focus Needed (Link)
• Second swine death reported in Utah (Link)
• Pandemicflu.gov has TAH Lessons From Frontlines (Link)
• 5th Arizona swine flu death confirmed in Pinal County (Link)
General News
• Efforts To Quickly Develop Swine Flu Vaccine (Link)
• WHO Tweaks Pandemic Label to Avoid Swine Flu Panic (Link)
• WHO Moves Closer To Pandemic Declaration (Link)
• Swine flu is not entertainment (Link)
• CDC says swine flu has peaked in Mexico (Link)
• CDC's list of state H1N1 websites (Link)
• Pa. has its 1st swine flu death (Link)
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 23:35:59 PM EDT
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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: Avian influenza H7 confirmed in Oxfordshire (3 stories)
- Congo: Suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Boende
- Japan suspends imports of British poultry due to BF
- US: Maryland leads expanded avian influenza research
- US (AR): Bird flu strain at Tyson Foods leads to killing of 15,000 hens
- New Zealand: Neighbourhood Support needs support
- UK: Bird flu strain 'highly pathogenic'
- H7 in England and US (2 Recombinomics commentaries)
- IBM unveils new public health data sharing technology
- US: New bird flu plan suggests more drug stockpiles
- US (AR): Bird flu halts poultry exports to Russia and Japan
- UK: Outbreak 'went undetected for three weeks'
- Indonesia accuses drug maker Baxter of acting too slowly in developing bird flu vaccine
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