News Reports for June 8

by: AlohaOR

Fri Jun 08, 2007 at 00:40:14 AM EDT

• Malaysia - Bird flu: Five admitted to hospital for observation (4 articles)
• Vietnam - HCM City district clinics to be upgraded into hospitals
• Southeast Asia - Dengue fever hits 13 people
• WHO - Deadly flu virus mutating rapidly
• China - Dead magpie found to have bird flu virus in Hong Kong
• Bird flu "climate of fear" could hit Asia economies
• U.K - More bird flu found  (St. Helens)
• Australia - Bird flu plans fail test
• Pakistan - H5N1 at two more poultry farms in the Pakistan capital
• Indonesia - Dozens of residents Trenggalek Aaami the sign of Burung Flu
• Egypt - 10yo girl in "very critical condition" with H5N1 (2 articles)
• U.S. - Repeat of 'Secrets of the Dead : Killer Flu' on PBS Wed., June 13th, 8pm

Summary of News for June 7, 2007
Australia
•   Asian nations resume virus sharing to help in avian flu vaccine development (Link may be broken)
•   Bird flu exercise points to law flaw (Link)
China
•   China steps up bird flu measures near border with Vietnam - state media (Link)
Indonesia
•   Indonesia says bird flu changing to infect people more easily; WHO sees no signs (Link to article by Helen Branswell)
•   Public still oblivious to bird flu peril: Commission (Link)
Malaysia
•   Bird flu: No humans infected so far (Link)
•   Outbreak has little impact on poultry-related counters (Link)
•   Bird Flu Watch: Alert health authorities if you show symptoms (Link)
•   Avian flu outbreak source unclear (Link)
•   Malaysia says bird flu contained (Link)
•   Operations stepped up, 2,282 birds culled (Link)
•   Checks find villagers in good health (Link)
•   People safe from bird flu (Link)
•   Ministry takes no chances (Link)
•   Culling of birds begins (Link)
Thailand
•   No new bird flu cases in Thailand: Official report (Link)
United Kingdom
•   Exclusions zone placed round St Helens farm (Link)
United States
•   Virginia: Faith takes a front seat in planning for flu pandemic (Link)
•   U.S. limits border officers' authority after TB scare (Link)
Vietnam
•   Reproduction of unvaccinated waterfowls causes bird flu in Vietnam (Link)
•   Northern Vietnam reports new bird flu case in ducks (Link)
•   Vietnam reports 3 suspected human bird flu cases (Link)
•   19 yr-old confirmed case tested negative in first 3 (2?) rounds of tests (Link to article in Vietnamese)

News Reports for June 8, 2012

by: NewsDiary

Sat Jun 02, 2012 at 18:10:41 PM EDT

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Cambodia
• CIDRAP: H5N1 investigation (Link)

China
• CIDRAP: H5N1 strikes farm in northern China (Link)
• Hong Kong: Cluster of Influenza A cases in Kowloon Hospital (Link)

Egypt
• Egypt reports H5N1 case in 4-year-old girl (Link)

Sri Lanka
• Respiratory disease identified as Influenza A (H1N1 pdm) (Link)
• Four nurses diagnosed with Swine flu (Link)
•  Swine flu alert in Sri Lanka after hospital staffers infected (Link)

Thailand
• HHS Support Results in International Influenza Vaccine Milestone (Link)

Research
• UK: New study shows why swine flu virus develops drug resistance (Link)

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News Reports for June 8, 2011

by: NewsDiary

Sun Jun 05, 2011 at 00:06:46 AM EDT

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Australia
•  Doctors brace for influenza epidemic (Link)

India
•  H1N1 claims one in Nashik (Link)

Pakistan
•  Govt decides to dump bird flu control programme (Link)

South Africa
•  Swine flu strikes (Link)

Thailand
•  Thais Warned Of Recurring H1N1 Flu (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Scotland: Swine flu may have infected two million Scots (Link)

•  H (Link)

News Reports for June 8, 2010

by: NewsDiary

Sat Jun 05, 2010 at 00:01:27 AM EDT

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China
•  WHO confirmation of prior reports of H5N1 death Link)

India
•  Swine flu death in Mumbai (Link)

Korea (South)
•  Low-Path Bird Flu Spreads (Link)

Malaysia
•  Current Situation of Influenza A (H1N1) - June 8, 2010 (Link and translation)

United Kingdom
•  Swine Flu strikes again in Wales (Link)

Research
•  CIDRAP: Review shows Tamiflu safe, effective in babies (Link)

•  H (Link)

News Reports for June 8, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 00:06:45 AM EDT

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Canada
•  ONTARIO NURSES DISCUSS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, PANDEMIC (Link)
•  Funding For Research On The H1N1 Flu Virus Announced (Link)
•  Manitoba aboriginals hit hard by flu (Link)
•  Quebec woman dies after contracting swine flu (Link)
•  Flu cases requiring intensive care spike in Manitoba, first death in Quebec (Link)
•  Severe flu cases surge in Manitoba aboriginal community  (Link)

Chile
•  Chile reports 3rd death of A/H1N1 flu (Link)

China
•  Swine flu renegades risk prosecution after walkout from medical center (Link)
•  China Quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin on Swine Flu Concerns (Link)

Egypt
•  2 swine flu cases at American University in Cairo (Link)
•  Egypt quarantines dorm after new flu cases (Link)

France
•  70 confirmed cases (Link)

India
•  Govt ups measures to combat swine flu (Link)

Ireland
•  Getting ready for flu (Link)

Japan
•  Moody's: Pandemic would raise Japan insurers' ratings (Link)

New Zealand
•  advice from government (and many comments)
in story about Pacific Sun cruise ship quarantine (Link)

Nepal
•  Viral fever grips two Tanahun schools (Link)
•  Viral flu claims 13 in Humla (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Update on confirmed swine flu cases 8 June 2009 (29 New 621 Confirmed) (Link)
•  New cases bring Scots swine flu total to 232 (Link)

United States
•  WMD panel criticizes vaccine funding plan (Link)
•  Officials Worry About Swine Flu Preparedness Amid Budget Cuts (Link)
•  Officials don't track all possible swine flu cases (Link)
•  First Oklahoma Swine Flu Death Reported (Link)
•  Massachusetts Case Update 940 (Link)
•  Mississippi cases 58 (Link)
•  New Jersey cases 189 (Link)
•  APHA Get Ready Day will be Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 (Link)
•  CA: Orange County man dies of swine flu (Link)
•  First Swine Flu death in Oregon (Link)
•  NYC records 9th swine flu death (Link)
•  IL: Swine flu cases jump by 30 percent (Link)
•  FL - Air passengers could be rerouted to Miami if pandemic strikes (Link)

General News
•  WHO: 25,288 cases of A H1N1 reported by 73 countries (Link)

•  H (Link)

News Reports for June 8

by: AlohaOR

Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 00:14:31 AM EDT

• China: Chicken tested H5N1 positive in Hong Kong
• China: Chicken sales plummet in Hong Kong after bird flu is detected
• Four medical research articles of possible interest & their abstracts