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Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 23:09:20 PM EDT
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- Don't count on masks if bird flu strikes
- Panic grips poultry farms in Bangladesh after bird-flu detected
- Bangladesh - Bird flu alert in Tripura
- Indian tiger reserve losing tigers
- Bangladesh - 33,000 chickens culled
- Poor countries to square off with WHO over access to bird flu vaccine
- Tamiflu users under 10 also had disorders, agency told
- No need for poultry vaccination in Europe - U.N. vet
- Army called in Bangladesh to cull chickens
- Poor Nations, WHO Spar Over Flu Vaccines
- Some [people] being treated in Bangladesh
- Infected birds already sold and shipped in Bangladesh
- More Bangladesh economic worries
Summary of News for March 24, 2007
Bangladesh
• Chicken farmers protest bird flu cull (Link)
• US Embassy- Warden message for Bangladesh (Link)
• Biman Poultry Farms (Link)and (Link to info on FAO study regarding the combination of poultry and cat-fish farming-One of the study locales was Biman Poultry Farms in Savar, Bangladesh)
• Biman Poultry- a subsidary of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Link)and (Link)
• Bird flu takes heavy toll on them (Gazipur) (Link)
China
• Hong Kong official: Source of mild bird flu infection unclear; no immediate risk (H9N2) (Link)
Laos
• Bird flu damage estimated at 6 billion kip (Link)
Australia
• Undiagnosed Deaths, Bovine-Australia (New South Wales) (Link)
General
• Bird flu vaccine for humans to be tested in four countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan) (Link)
• Global Computer Grid To Analyze Bird Flu (Link)
• WHO: Progress Towards Ensuring Developing Countries' Access to Bird Flu Vaccine (Link)
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Fri Mar 22, 2013 at 00:03:32 AM EDT
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Canada
• Ontario: Doctor against mandatory flu shots for health-care workers with current vaccine (Link)
China
• China pulls 1,000 dead ducks from Sichuan river (Link)
Germany
• NEW CASE...killer virus in Munich: patient in hospital (Link)
India
• Maharashtra: 4 patients infected with H1N1; critical (Link)
• Gujarat: 2 more test positive for swine flu in Surat (Link)
Saudi Arabia
• WHO: people were newly infected with "Corona" in Saudi Arabia (translated) (Link)
United States
• CDC: Novel (New) Coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula and United Kingdom (Link)
• FDA delays approval of GSK bird flu vaccine (Link)
Research
• Really? The Claim: The Flu Shot Can Worsen Asthma (Link)
• Masks viable way to prevent flu, experts say (Link)
• Study shows certain T cells are stimulated to provide protective antibody responses with flu vaccines (Link)
• How can we prepare better for emergencies? (Link)
• Cleverly Designed Vaccine Blocks H5 Avian Influenza In Models (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Most Mild Beta2c Coronavirus Cases In Jeddah KSA (Link)
• Helen Barnswell: Superspreaders could turn new coronavirus into a SARS-like (Link)
• Maggie Koerth-Baker: Disease superspreaders and the new coronavirus (Link)
• Michael Coston: Hong Kong - Three CHP Updates On NCoV (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Mar 25, 2012 at 00:07:49 AM EDT
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India
• Goa: Doctors told to inform health department in case of swine flu cases (Link)
• New Delhi: Influenza viruses circulate in Delhi throughout the year (Link)
• India Swine Flu (H1N1) update: 14 dead, over 150 cases (Link)
• Gujarat health dept on swine flu alert (Link)
• Maharashtra: 14 test positive for H1N1 (Link)
United States
• MN: Flu Still Circulating Around Minnesota (Link)
• MT: Influenza puts restrictions on visitation (Link)
Research
• Scientists find gene that can make flu a killer(Link)
General
• Video: Satyajit Rath - Explaining new findings on H5N1 (Bird Flu) Transmissibility (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Mar 19, 2011 at 23:13:02 PM EDT
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Bangladesh
• 67 H5N1 outbreaks in poultry (Link)
India
• Swine flu cases continue to rise in Delhi (Link)
Indonesia
• WHO confirms H5N1 case (Link)
• Indonesia: Suspected Bird Flu patient 26 y.o. dies (translated) (Link)
Mexico
• H1N1 outbreak in Ciudad Juarez (Link)
• El Pasoan treated for H1N1 in Chihuahua (Link)
• Within hours confirmed case of H1N1 (translated) (Link)
• Reported 15 cases of influenza A (H1N1) in Chihuahua (translated) (Link)
• Chihuahua alert decreed A/H1N1 flu outbreak (translated) (Link)
Netherlands
• Bird flu (H7) found in southwestern the Netherlands - gov't (Link)
• Bird flu (H7) strain discovered in the Netherlands (Link)
United States
• MN: Spike in flu activity reported by Minnesota Dept. of Health (Link)
• WA: Flu patient dies at Everett hospital, second in region (Link)
Venezuela
• Swine flu cases rise to 179 in Venezuela (Link)
General
• Crowd-sourced realtime radiation monitoring in Japan (Link)
• Using Google For Flu Trends, Gathering Intelligence (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Atypical Pneumonia Death Cluster In Juarez Mexico (Link)
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Death Clusters Spread Throughout Chihuahua Mexico (Link)
• Recombinomics: Chihuahua Mexico Declares Epidemic Alert On H1N1 Clusters (Link)
• Recombinomics: H1N1 Warning Expands As Virus Spreads Throughout Mexico (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 at 23:53:55 PM EDT
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Angola
• H1N1 Flu Epidemiological Situation Still Stable (Link)
Bhutan
• New outbreak of H5N1 in birds (Link)
Cambodia
• Influenza-Like Illness ,Fatal - Cambodia Mondulkiri (Link)
Denmark
• Another case of H7 on Danish duck farm (Link)
Ghana
• 6 Students Get Swine Flu (Link)
India
• Vendor caught selling "dead chicken" in Dimapur (Link)
Uganda
• Undiagnosed Illness, POX VIRUS Suspected (Link)
• WHO investigating smallpox outbreak (Link)
United States
• US: CIDRAP - As H1N1 vaccinations taper, CDC lists changes in distribution (Link)
• NBSB webinar tomorrow (Link)
• GA: Swine Flu Hospitalizations Up in Georgia (Link)
• MN: 2 new swine flu deaths confirmed (Link)
Research
• A protein of wild ducks may protect bird flu (Link)
• CIDRAP: Study shows 1918 and 2009 pandemic viruses share key feature (Link)
• Study finds surgical masks provided effective protection of health-care workers against H1N1 (Link)
General
• WHO says H5N1 threat persists (Link)
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Fri Mar 20, 2009 at 22:27:05 PM EDT
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Indonesia
• 'Mx' gene in indigenous chickens keeps the flu away: Study (Link)
• Supari Wants to Review Vaccinations (Link)
• One Brother is a Bird Flu Suspect (translated) (Link)
• Pekanbaru hospital treats bird flu suspect (Link)
• Suspected bird flu (translated) (Link)
Nepal
• No quarantine for patients with lethal TB strain (Link)
Nigeria
• Newcastle Disease in Kaduna, Nigeria (Link)
UK
• CII warns on flu pandemic (Link)
USA
• SHEA meeting reports on flu immunization in HCW's (Link)
• Nashville, TN seeks emergency volunteers (Link)
• Colorado Health officials discuss pandemic issue (Link)
• U.S. program ups bioterror readiness (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Suspect H5N1 Cluster in Garut Indonesia (Link)
• Two South Jakarta Districts Declared Bird Flu Red Spot Areas (Link)
• Recombinomics: Accelerated H1N1 Tamiflu Resistance Via Vaccine Mismatch (Link)
General News
• Bird flu expert David Nabarro doubles duties (Link)
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 00:06:16 AM 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:- US: Guidelines for epidemics: Who gets a ventilator?
- Don't just blame the chickens for bird flu outbreaks
- VereFlu portable lab-on-chip for detection of bird flu
- USA - HI - Military donates flu vaccine to Pacific islands
- USA - PR - Qui Diaz Joins Livingston Communications as Director of Strategy
- USA - VA - Resarchers simulate the threat of a pandemic influenza
- Thailand - Flu stockpiles
- USA - WA - Gates Foundation $25 million grant goes to WSU
- Micronesia - Importers briefed on quarantine regs
- Adapting Standards of Care Under Extreme Conditions
- Effect Measure: Indonesia and collateral damage of their flu policy
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