Flu Wiki Forum - March 22

News Reports for March 22

AlohaOR — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:54:39 GMT

New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)

Indonesia - More than a virus buster
Pakistan - Bird sellers rejoice as flu fear fades
Pakistan - deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in dead crows in Pakistan's capital
Kuwait - three more infected birds found
USA - Author to speak about avian influenza
Roche says no Tamiflu link
Prolonged, widespread flu hits bases in Europe
Trust for America's Health says U.S. flu pandemic could cause recession (3 articles)
USA - House committee OKs $969M for pandemic flu readiness
Indonesia warns vaccine inequity could threaten world peace
Feathers could yield map to predict bird flu outbreaks
Thailand joins Indonesia in Withholding bird flu data
Kuwait - Reports of new bird flu cases "groundless" -- Al-Shatti
Russian pharmaceutical to destroy bird flu
Health insurer pandemic influenza planning checklist
Micronesian leaders ask for help against bird flu
Bangladesh: Bird flu confirmed in poultry
Novel Influenza A is now a reportable disease
Saudi Arabia reports first bird flu outbreak in fowl
Texas: leaders make plans for flu outbreaks

Summary of News for March 21, 2007
China
•  Experts call for end to HK live poultry markets (Link) and (Link)
Japan
•  Health alert over Tamiflu (Link)
Kuwait
•  Three new birds carry avian flu in Kuwait (Link)
•  No cases of avian influenza [in humans] (Link)
Myanmar (Burma)
•  Bird flu spreads in Myanmar (Link)
New Zealand
•  New Zealand Department of Health releases more information on pandemic exercise (Link)
Pakistan
•  People advised precautions against bird flu (Link)
United States
•  Local scientists assisting with bird flu research (Link)
•  Remembering a killer--Survivors recall 1918 influenza epidemic (Link)
•   Clock ticking on antiflu offer (Florida) (Link)
•  Univ. of Rochester studies one vaccine for flus both seasonal and avian (Link)
General
•  WHO to push companies to make vaccine in poor nations (Link)
•  U.N. wants tougher bird flu controls (Link)

Usual disclaimer about may not have captured everything. Feel free to add your own where omissions have occurred.
Please note that I copy the links directly from the prior day's news thread so if they don't work you may need to re-visit the thread.

News Reports for March 21

Total human cases worldwide 281, deaths 169 (2006 - 115 with 80 deaths)
-- From WHO as of March 20 - latest update
(Link)

Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 03/19/07
	2006	2007
Cases Discussed	June - Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Total
Died, no test results	24	4	2	0	6
Died, tested positive	17	8	1	2	11
Other tested positive	5	3	1	0	4
Symptoms, tests pending	146	116	95	30	241
Tested negative	99	92	11	10	113
Totals	291	223	110	42	375

Egypt Summary - Updated as of 03/19/07
	2006	2007
Cases Discussed	Jan - Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Total
Died, no test results	0	1	0	0	1
Died, tested positive	10	1	2	0	3
Other tested positive	8	0	2	3	5
Symptoms, tests pending	8	80	68	63	211
Tested negative	12	16	17	1	34
Totals	38	98	89	67	254

Thailand - Avian Flu Situation as of March 20, 2007 (Link)

Since January 1, to March 20, 2007, the Bureau of Epidemiology has received reports of influenza or pneumonia cases in Avian Influenza Surveillance Network from the Provincial Health Offices and Disease Prevention and Control Regional Offices. The investigation and analysis were summarized as follows:
Cumulative number of patients under surveillance are 1,135 cases 63 provinces; Today reports are 19 cases. Ten cases from Suphanburi, 2 each from Lopburi, Amnatcharoen and Pattani, and 1 each from Uthaithani, Nongbualamphu and Loei.

Confirmed human case of avian influenza 2006 = 3 cases, with 3 death cases.

There are 16 cases under investigate reported, of which waiting for laboratory result.

INFLUENZA VIRUSES ISOLATED BY
WHO/NREVSS Collaborating Laboratories
2007 Season (Link)
Week	A(H1N1) & A(H1N2)	A(H3N2)	A(Unk)	B	#Tested	%Pos
01	125	14	231	85	6489	7.0
02	176	35	281	85	6310	9.1
03	170	41	414	74	6055	11.5
04	295	82	735	133	6757	18.4
05	339	85	1140	184	7617	22.9
06	448	98	1417	373	8235	28.4
07	374	102	1421	368	8517	26.6
08	224	94	1144	387	7781	23.8
09	127	70	786	365	6032	22.3
10	86	29	448	267	4417	18.8

"It is too early in the influenza season to determine which influenza viruses will predominate or how well the vaccine and circulating strains will match."

See last year's table for comparison.

Canada's Week 10 FLU WATCH finds ~~H1N1~~ H3N2 predominance (see pie chart).

Thanks to all of the newshounds!

Special thanks to FloridaGirl, MichelleInOK, AnnieB, and Theresa42 for their excellent work with the Indonesia and Egypt Summary tables - thanks for keeping us all informed!

link to Current Indonesia Diary
link to Current Indonesia Case Summary

link to Current Egypt Diary
link to Current Egypt Case Summary

link to H5N1 Russia Discussion

link to Graphs of Clusters 2003 - 2006

link to Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO

link to the Wiki Main Page

News Reports for March 22, 2013

NewsDiary — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:51:16 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!

China
• Guangdong Province: H1N1-infected boy critical in south China (Link)
India
• Gujarat: No one can deny treatment to swine flu patients - HC (Link)
Pakistan
• Brother of swine flu-hit doc contracts disease (Link)
• Staffers who attended swine flu patient at HFH tested negative (Link)
Research
• Pain reliever naproxen shows anti-viral activity against flu (Link)
General
• Experts: Broad global cooperation required for novel coronavirus cases (Link)

• H (Link)

News for March 21, 2013 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated March 12, 2013
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki

News Reports for March 22, 2012

NewsDiary — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:58:12 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!

India
• Maharashtra: Swab test of 39-year-old who died on March 19 returns positive; docs say rising mercury will put end to virus (Link)
• Rajasthan: 'Swine flu has targeted mostly women, kids' (Link)
• Maharashtra: 7th swine flu death in city (Link)
• Maharashtra: Pune civic body lifts the burden off poor swine flu patients (Link)
Nepal
• Bird Flu confirmed in Bhaisepati farm (Link)
Singapore
• AVA to conduct "bird flu exercise" (Link)
General
• Medline Introduces Nation's First U.S. Antiviral Face Mask That Inactivates Flu Viruses (Link)

• H (Link)

News for March 21, 2012 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated March 19, 2012
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for March 22, 2011

NewsDiary — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:12:20 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links, and do not post articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks!

China
• HK reports new A/H1N1 flu-related death (Link)
India
• Zoonosis centre to be set up in city (Link)
Myanmar
• Over 500 pigs die of blue ear disease in Myanmar second largest city (Link)
Taiwan
• H5N2 bird flu reported at poultry farm in southern Taiwan (Link)
• Flu season slowly drawing to a close (Link)
United Kingdom
• Planning For Future flu Pandemics (Link)
United States
• CA: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus in 3 Wildlife Species, San Diego, California, USA (Link)
• MO: Flu closes Butte school (Link)
Venezuela
• Venezuela's Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Climbs To 85 (Link)
• Venezuela's Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Climbs To 100 (Link)
Vietnam
• Outbreaks of H1N1 and dengue fever reported in Vietnam (Link)
Research
• Genetic characterization of avian influenza subtype H4N6 and H4N9 from live bird market, Thailand (Link)
General
• Preliminary studies show lower flu-shot effectiveness in Europe (Link)

• H (Link)

News for March 21, 2011 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated March 16, 2011
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for March 22, 2010

NewsDiary — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:14 GMT

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Australia
• Roxon urges Australians to get free swine flu shots before season begins (Link)
• Roxon warns swine flu still dangerous (Link)
China
• Macao flu outbreak (Link)
Egypt
• New case of bird flu in 4 year old (Link)
United Kingdom
• Swine flu spread by jet-setting private school children, expert claims (Link)
United States
• FL: Few Floridians seek swine flu vaccination now (Link)
• NC: H1N1 outbreak caused by patient transmission (Link)
• OH: Swine flu vaccines left over in Ohio (Link)
Vietnam
• US helps prevent and fight bird flu in Vietnam (Link)
General
• Study: Chest X-rays can help predict which H1N1 patients are at greatest risk (Link)
• Health-Care Worker Vaccination Rates Remain Perilously Low (Link)

• H (Link)

News for March 21, 2010 is here.

US Influenza-Like Illness Reports
Week ending Mar. 13, 2010

Influenza-Like Illness Reports for England & Wales
Week ending Feb 7, 2010

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
CDC A(H1N1) Site
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated March 16, 2010
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for March 22, 2009

NewsDiary — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:25:51 GMT
Indonesia
• Supari Rejects Foreign Assistance (translated) (Link)
Russia
• "In the Kharkiv region recorded the mass deaths of wild geese" (translated) (Link)
• More on dead geese (Link)
United States
• IN: Medical professionals forming disaster group (Link)
• UT: Tooele County tests strategy for pandemic (Link)
Vietnam
• Mekong woman dies, bird flu suspected (Link)
Commentary
• Likely H5N1 Fatality in Soc Trang Southern Vietnam (Link)
News for March 21, 2009 is here.

CDC Weekly Seasonal Influenza Data
Week 10, ending Mar. 14, 2009

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!
Other useful links:
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated Mar. 11, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

News Reports for March 22

gardner — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:18:33 GMT
Open this diary to read today's news and to see a summary of yesterday's news.
New Stories for Today:
Ministry of Health: No bird flu in Lebanon (two stories)
Japan-funded project helps to fight bird flu
Turkey quarantines village after bird flu confirmed
VietNam: Free-range ducks pose bird flu risk in Mekong Delta
The fear factor: 2 new books
USA - NY - What if a Flu Like 1918's Broke Out Now?
USA - IA - Military, agencies train for disaster
Viet Nam - Human tests of Vietnam-produced H5N1 vaccine allowed
India - 20,000 chicks culled in Malda
Austrailia - Parents warned of new killer flu (not h5n1)

Summary of News for March 21, 2008
General
•   Not bird flu, but on related issues: Vaccine Failure Is Setback in AIDS Fight (Link)
•   Not bird flu, but on related issues: Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines (Link)
Canada
•   Ontario, Canada: Flu hits Algoma; Region had enjoyed a light season (Link)
China
•   China Orders Video Web Sites to Close (Link)
Greece
•   Greek farms near Turkey on bird flu alert (Link)
Nigeria
•   Nigeria: Bird Flu - Govt Pays N623 Million Compensation (Link)
United Kingdom
•   Interview with Bruce Mann: Fail to prepare and prepare to fail (Link and Link)
United States
•   Minn.: MDH probing deaths in same family (Link)
•   Health department probing deaths in same Itasca County (MN) family (Link)
•   Flu-like illness kills Minnesota father, son (Link)
•   USA - KS - Community Health Forum is set for April 17 (Link)
•   CIDRAP - US has enough H5N1 vaccine for 13 million people (Link)
•   AL: Influenza meeting urges preparedness (Link)
•   PA Auction House Quarantine Ended After Avian Flu Investigation (Low-Path) (Link)
•   PA Ducks Infected With (Low-Path) Bird Flu Strain Pass Through Local Auction House (Link)
•   Kansas: Just in case, officials ready for {pandemic} flu (Link and Link)
Vietnam
•   Avian flu reported in another two provinces (Link)

Usual disclaimer that I may not have captured everything. Feel free to add news where omissions have occurred. Please note that I copy the links directly from the prior day's news thread so if they don't work you may need to re-visit the thread:
News Reports for March 21

WHO-confirmed total human cases as of Mar. 18, 2008: 373 cases with 236 deaths
2008 WHO-confirmed cases: 23 cases with 18 deaths
Link to most recent WHO report
Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 03/01/08

2006 2007 2008

Cases Discussed Jun-Dec Jan-Dec Jan Feb Total

Died, no test results 24 27 0 1 1

Died, tested positive 18 36 7 2 9

Other tested positive 5 6 2 1 3

Symptoms, tests pending 146 415 26 13 39

Tested negative 99 224 5 3 8

Totals 292 708 40 20 60

Link to Current Indonesia Diary
Influenza Viruses Isolated by WHO/NREVSS Collaborating Laboratories (U.S.)
2007 - 2008 Season (most recent 8 weeks)
Week A(H1) A(H3) A(Unk) B Total # Tested % Positive

04 199 328 1179 319 8768 23.1

05 232 564 2163 587 12139 29.12

06 221 745 2539 779 13376 32.03

07 168 670 2273 880 12510 31.9

08 148 785 2288 1139 14379 30.32

09 96 626 1662 1057 12461 27.61

10 25 270 1112 829 10319 21.67

11 39 178 526 452 5432 22

Data source: CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the Indonesia & Egypt newshounds for their excellent work - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Wiki Main Page

	2006	2007	2008
Cases Discussed	Jun-Dec	Jan-Dec	Jan	Feb	Total
Died, no test results	24	27	0	1	1
Died, tested positive	18	36	7	2	9
Other tested positive	5	6	2	1	3
Symptoms, tests pending	146	415	26	13	39
Tested negative	99	224	5	3	8
Totals	292	708	40	20	60

Week	A(H1)	A(H3)	A(Unk)	B	Total # Tested	% Positive
04	199	328	1179	319	8768	23.1
05	232	564	2163	587	12139	29.12
06	221	745	2539	779	13376	32.03
07	168	670	2273	880	12510	31.9
08	148	785	2288	1139	14379	30.32
09	96	626	1662	1057	12461	27.61
10	25	270	1112	829	10319	21.67
11	39	178	526	452	5432	22

Flu Wiki Forum - March 22

News Reports for March 22

Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 03/19/07

Egypt Summary - Updated as of 03/19/07

News Reports for March 22, 2013

News Reports for March 22, 2012

News Reports for March 22, 2011

News Reports for March 22, 2010

News Reports for March 22, 2009

News Reports for March 22

Indonesia Summary - Updated as of 03/01/08