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Mon May 07, 2007 at 21:24:03 PM EDT
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Summary of News for May 7, 2007
Indonesia
• Indonesian woman dies of bird flu - health ministry (Link)
• Unclear how victim contracted virus (Link)
France
• France cuts bird flu risk level, says threat falls (Link)
New Zealand
• NZ first country to test pandemic readiness (Link)
United States
• NY: Area resourcs scant in event of pandemic (Link)
Quatar
• Workshop to quell bird flu rumors (Link)
United States
• NY: Area resourcs scant in event of pandemic (Link)
Mongolia
• Mongolia pledges to use new standards in case of health emergency (Link)
China
• Mystery disease kills pigs in Southern China (Link)
• Epidemic Is Killing Pigs in Southeastern China (Link)
• Concerns raised on China's global health disclosures (Link)
• Unidentified illness kills more than 300 pigs in southern China (Link)and(Link)
General
• Glaxo to Test Bird Flu Vaccine in Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan (Link)
• Genome Analysis Linking Recent European and African Influenza (H5N1) Viruses (Link)
• Apoptosis and Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Humans (Link)
• Genome Analysis Linking Recent European and African Influenza (H5N1) Viruses (Link)
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Sun May 05, 2013 at 17:44:28 PM EDT
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Synopsis of Yesterday's News:
- 1 new H7N9 case (Jiangxi)
- Cumulative: 130 total confirmed H7N9 cases in China (+1 confirmed asymptomatic case), of which:
- 31 have died
- 42 have recovered
- 57 are hospitalized
- Cumulative: 1 confirmed H7N9 case in Taiwan (hospitalized)
- No new nCoV cases reported
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Australia
• Flu strain could cause pneumonia in Australia (Link)
China
• Flu infections rising among pigs in southern China, says study (Link)
• Think H7N9 cases are slowing? Too soon to declare virus under control: experts (Link)
• (New case) One more human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) verified by NHFPC (Link)
• Hong Kong: Update on number of suspected human cases of avian influenza A(H7) notified (Link)
• CIDRAP: Chinese woman's illness lifts H7N9 case total to 131 (Link)
• China's Government Cracks Down On Internet Users Who 'Spread Rumors' Online (Link)
• Another death in China raises H7N9 fatalities to 32 (Link and WHO report)
France
• (New case) France reports first case of new SARS-like virus (Link)
• France confirms first case of new SARS-related coronavirus in traveler returning from UAE (Link)
• France battles new disease linked to SARS (Link)
• WHO: Novel coronavirus infection - update (Link)
Indonesia
• North Kalimantan Bans Ducks to Prevent Spread of H7N9 Bird Flu Strain (Link)
Saudi Arabia
• CIDRAP: News report says multiple Saudi hospitals treating nCoV cases (Link)
United States
• Officials Prepare For Another Flu Pandemic - Just In Case (Link)
• Reuters Summit - US budget cuts hit healthcare from flu watch to hospitals (Link)
• US invokes emergency act to keep H7N9 flu at bay (Link)
Research
• Study finds more flu virus infections in China hogs (Link)
• New bird flu strain requires vigilance researchers warn (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: MERS-CoV Spreads From Dubai UAE to Douai France (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun May 06, 2012 at 18:34:06 PM EDT
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India
• Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool district in the grip of swine flu (Link)
• Tamil Nadu: Four more A(H1N1) cases (Link)
• Andhra Pradesh: Health workers to get swine flu vaccine soon (Link)
United States
• MD: Seniors hospitalized after flu outbreak hits Gaithersburg assisted living center (Link)
• MN: CIDRAP - Twin Cities medicine-by-mail test called successful (Link)
Research
• H1N1 discovery paves way for universal flu vaccine: UBC research (Link)
• CIDRAP: Study - H1N1 resistance to oseltamivir may spread (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat May 07, 2011 at 13:32:01 PM EDT
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Bangladesh
• Ban poultry import from India: BAB (Link)
Bolivia
• In La Paz circulating 2 types of respiratory viruses (Link)
Brazil
• Over 12 Million Brazilians Immunized against Flu (Link)
Spain
• Ends flu 2010-2011 season with 165 dead and over 1,400 seriously ill (translated) (Link)
Vietnam
• Vietnam reports 12th swine flu fatality (Link)
• Shortage of H5N1 vaccine for poultry - new H5N1 strain(?) (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: D225N In Chihuahua H1N1 In Ecuador Confirmed (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri May 07, 2010 at 23:37:58 PM EDT
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Malaysia
• Malaysia : Current Situation of Influenza A (H1N1) as of May 8, 2010 (translated) (Link)
Taiwan
• Taiwan reports first H1N1 death in 3 months (Link)
United States
• GA: State still seeing 'regional' H1N1 flu outbreaks (Link)
Vietnam
• Vietnam: Detecting a (H5N1) flu outbreak in the flock (translated) (Link)
• Hanoi, Vietnam: Emergency prevention summer (translated) (Link)
Research
• Study: Adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine was very effective (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: Fujian / Qinghai H5N1 Recombinants In Egypt
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• H (Link)
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Fri May 01, 2009 at 23:34:21 PM EDT
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Egypt
• Prompt medical treatment might impact Egypt's H5N1 patterns (Link)
France
• 12 confirmed cases in France (translated) (Link)
Italy
• Coughing judge sparks swine flu panic (Link)
Japan
• Japan confirms 3 cases of new flu strain (Link)
Mexico
• Mexicans Return to Work as Confirmed Flu Cases Rise (Link)
• Mexico businesses facing flu regulations (Link)
Scotland
• Scotland - Youth in hospital as two new cases of swine flu suspected (Link)
Thailand
• Hand in hand, ASEAN+3 countries react to flu threat (Link)
United Kingdom
• Making plans to deal with swine flu outbreak (Link)
• Confirmed UK Cases as at 07 May 2009 39 (Link)
United States
• NACCHO: Mass Fatality Planning for Pandemic Influenza: A Planning Model From a Seven-County Region in Kentucky (Link)
• Flu outbreak reveals gaps in readiness, House panel told (Link)
• Citizens Frustrated Over Exaggerated Flu-Hype (Link)
• Hawaii's 2 newest swine flu victims caught virus on Oahu (Link)
• Texas Woman Had Asthma, Arthritis, Psoriasis(Link)
• 23 confirmed swine flu cases in Florida (Link)
• New York City only testing critcially ill patients? (Link)
• US anti-terror controls delayed swine flu response (Link)
• First H1N1 Influenza A Virus (Swine Flu) Cases in Arkansas (Link)
• 2 new confirmed cases in Hawaii (Link)
• H (Link)
Commentary
• Nature lists reliable web resources (Link)
• Flu experts weigh-in on H5N1 & H1N1 scenario (Link)
• Nature: Between a virus and a hard place (Link)
• Gina Kolata interview: Flu lessons from 1918 (Link)
• Communicating the Flu (Link)
• CIDRAP: Prompt medical treatment might impact Egypt's H5N1 patterns (Link)
General News
• Cases in EU and EFTA countries as of 8 May (Link)
• Cases outside of the EU and EFTA countries as of 8 May (Link)
• WHO updates H5N1 in Viet Nam, Egypt and Total cases (Link)
• Flu quarantines could violate law-UN rights chief (Link)
• Tamiflu - will it get to all who need it? (Link)
• Tamiflu useful up to 7 years (Link)
• Swine Flu Cases Worldwide Exceed 2,300 (Link)
• CDC lab confirmed cases May 8 1639 cases 2 deaths (Link) and (Link)
• Harvard SPH poll (Link)
• Flu Expert Warns of a Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix (Link)
• WHO won't raise alert level (Link)
• Emergence of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Humans (Link)
• 1976 Swine Flu Response Haunts Health Officials (Link)
• As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet' (Link)
• New comprehensive website for prepping (Link)
• CDC lab confirmed cases May 8 (Link)
• H (Link)
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Thu May 08, 2008 at 00:23:38 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:- Cause of Bird Flu Outbreak in Seoul Still Unknown
- Vietnam spots new bird flu outbreak
- Thai officials working to prevent birdflu outbreak
- US - Foundation to Train Corporate Leaders On Handling Natural Disasters
- Bird flu pandemic risk just as real and probably growing
- Through the Looking Glass: WHO Plan for Pandemic
- South Korea - Seoul - Pigeons Strike Fear Into Citizens
- Bird flu fears incite hospital visits in Seoul, South Korea
- Africa - Helping the poorest of the poor
- US - Hawaii - Dozens of Protected Birds Killed
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