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Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 22:37:11 PM EST
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(Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Vietnam official denies suppressing news of bird flu outbreak
- Bahrain is safe from bird flu
- U.S. Officials offer pandemic flu aid in Egypt, Switzerland
- Russia fears more H5N1
- Indonesia - suspected bird flu patient dies on way to hospital
- Are some people immune to avian flu?
- Nordic countries to raise Flu risk level from March 1st
- Review of 1918 pandemic flu studies offers more questions than answers
- Comparison of immune response to 1918 and H5N1 influenza viruses shows similarities
- Bird flu betting (futures market)
- Vietnam to resume duck hatching despite bird flu
- Thailand wants to study Laotian H5N1 case
- UK - Defra - update on AI outbreak in Suffolk
- Vietnam - new outbreak in the south
Summary of News for February 28 2007
Afghanistan
• Two people in hospital with bird flu symptoms (Link)
Canada
• GSK wants to bring bird flu vaccine to Canada (Link)
Kuwait
• We have enough Tamiflu: Kuwait; Crown Prince calls for action (Link)
Egypt
• 4-year-old girl contracts bird flu, latest of 23 Egyptians to get the disease (Link)
• Woman in Egypt DOES have bf- confirmed by Ministry of Health (Link)
• Aspirin resisting bird flu? (translation from Arabic (Link)
Vietnam
• Vietnam to receive more bird flu vaccines from China (Link)
Japan
• Bird flu vaccine linked to 18 teenage suicides in Japan (Link)
Russia
• Russia clears up bird flu outbreaks but awaits more (no Link)
• Moscow bird flu incident is over (Link)
United Kingdom
• A Freedom of Information request revealed Great Western Hospital planned to draft in the families of bird flu victims to nurse patients... (Link)
Sweden
• Sweden boosts bird flu security measures (Link)
United Arab Emirates
• UAE to set up new quarantine center to prevent bird flu (Link)and(Link)
• Bird flu: Residents told to be careful while travelling (Link)
Myanamar
• Myanmar reports new bird flu outbreak (Link)
China
• China confirms new human bird flu case (Link)
• China province on high alert after human case of bird flu confirmed (Link)
• Preliminary testing of a Scaly-breasted Munia found in Sham Shui Po indicate it may have had H5 avian influenza (Link)
United States
• First vaccine for bird flu is approved (Link)
• Will the bird flu become a worldwide threat this summer? (Link)
General
• Modeling Cytokine Storm (Link)
• Yale puts out a preparedness bulletin, Fluwiki Forum made page 2 (Link)
• CIDRAP's critique of study re: surgical vs. N95 masks (Link)
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Cambodia
• Cambodian PM Orders "Strict Measures" to Curb Bird Flu Outbreaks (Link)
China
• Recalling the past, looking to the future (Link)
Portugal
• Swine flu returns, though less deadly than last year (Link)
United States
• Four More Okahomans Die From Flu; Total Now at 30 (Link)
• Vaccine, 'cocooning' recommended to reduce flu (Link)
Research
• Mutation altering stability of surface molecule in acid enables H5N1 infection of mammals (Link)
• Scientists Sift For Clues On SARS-Like Virus (Link)
• Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Uncovering How Deadly Bacteria Trick the Immune System (Link)
• Mutation Enables Bird Flu Infection of Mammals (Link)
• Study: A Single Mutation In H5N1 HA Enhances Replication In Mice (Blog and study)
General
• A novel coronavirus capable of causing fatal disease (Link)
• Emerging deadly virus demands swift action (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Feb 26, 2012 at 15:07:54 PM EST
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China
• Second Cheung Chau bird flu scare in days (Link)
Indonesia
• Bandung: Suspect Bird Flu Patient Condition Not Improved (translated) (Link)
• Bandung: Patient Suspect Bird Flu in RSHS Increasing Critical (translated) (Link)
• Bandung: Saliva Samples Suspect Bird Flu Investigated Soon (translated) (Link)
• WHO reports human H5N1 case (Link)
Pakistan
• Reports on bird flu cases denied in hospital (Link)
Thailand
• Thai authorities takes extra precaution in bird flu-prone areas (Link)
United States
• FDA approves first vaccine to protect against 4 strains of common flu virus (Link)
Research
• US: Avian flu - Work by South Alabama researchers published in Journal of Virology (Link)
• Genetically Altered Bird Flu Virus Not as Dangerous as Believed, Its Maker Asserts (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Feb 26, 2011 at 17:58:57 PM EST
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China
• Two cases of H9N2 infection detailed (Link) Abstract: Infection Of Immunocompromised Human By Avian H9n2 Influenza A Virus (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird Flu Strikes 11 Regencies in West Java (Link)
• Garut regent Not Want Forced Depopulation (translated) (Link)
• Riau (Central Samatra): Children Three Years Indicated Avian Influenza (translated) (Link)
Thailand
• Bird flu scare puts officials on high alert (Link)
United States
• AZ: Flu cases continue to climb in Arizona (Link)
• NM: New Mexico Dept. Of Health Reports 12-Flu-Related Deaths This Flu Season (Link)
• OR: Glencoe High School student dies, possibly from the flu (Link)
Vietnam
• Three cases die of A/H1N1 flu virus (Link)
Research
• In Bird Flu-Swine Flu Hybrids, a Clue to What Makes a Super-Strain (Link)
General
• Feds award $215 million grants for Novavax and VaxInnate to develop new flu vaccines (Link)
• CIDRAP: WHO: North America the global hot spot for flu (Link)
• CIDRAP: Swine workers have higher rates of antibodies to swine flu viruses, novel H1N1 (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Feb 26, 2010 at 21:40:21 PM EST
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Burma
• New flu strain spreading fast in Burma (Link)
China
• Hong Kong: 21 ill in respiratory tract infection outbreak (Link)
Egypt
• Discovery of new cases of bird flu and the total at 104 case (Link)
Indonesia
• Indonesia Opens BSL 3 Facility (Link)
• Four Children Are Bird Flu Suspects (Link)
South Korea
• South Korea strengthens measures to combat bird flu (Link)
United States
• Alabama: Swine flu numbers higher than expected (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H1N1 H274Y Tamiflu Resistance in Italian Recombinant (Link)
General
• Pandemic flu, like seasonal H1N1, shows signs of resisting Tamiflu (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 at 23:25:14 PM EST
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Egypt
• Two-year-old boy becomes Egypt's 56th bird flu case (Link)
India
• West Bengal authorities gear up to contain bird flu (Link)
Indonesia
• New Indonesian Suspect (Link)
Japan
• Aichi begins culling 260,000 quails after detecting H7 bird flu virus (Link)
• Weak virus subtype identified in bird flu outbreak (Link)
• The breeding farm explodes the bird flu epidemic date to stress that the non-H5N1 virus causes an accident (Link)
• Report: Bird flu virus detected on another farm in Japan (Link)
Myanmar
• Virulent chicken-related disease under control in Myanmar's second largest city (Link)
Nepal
• Mystery disease kills 700 chickens (Link)
Research
• Scientists find possible bird flu panacea (Link)
Commentary
• Crofsblogs: indonesia boy dies (Link)
General News
• A one-shot deal against flu (Link)
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Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 00:49:36 AM EST
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Summary of News for February 29, 2008
General
• Step Toward Better Flu Vaccine (Link)
• Flu Virus Research Yields Results but No Magic Bullet for Pandemic (Link)
Australia
• Rudd under pressure over vaccine deal with Indonesia (Link)
China
• China pledges to strengthen co-op with OIE (Link)
Indonesia
• Health Minister: Bird flu? God help us (Link)
Scotland
• Scotland: Cupar chicken farm inquiry closes (Link)
UK
• UK: Wild goose tests positive for deadly bird flu (Link) and (Link)
United States
• Arkansas: Emergency Responders Meet In Strategy-Planning Session (Link)
• Washington DC: Hospital Gets Grant for Emergency Department (Link)
• US: CDC weekly influenza report (Link)
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