News Reports for November 21, 2012

by: NewsDiary

Sat Nov 17, 2012 at 21:42:05 PM EST

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Australia
• New South Wales: Bird flu outbreak eradicated after cull (Link)

Bangladesh
• H5N1 strikes Bangladesh poultry farm (Link)

Canada
• Ontario: Influenza hits Brantford General Hospital (Link)

Research
• UK: Funding into poultry viruses announced (Link)

General
• CIDRAP: FAO sees signs of decline in H5N1 outbreaks (Link)
• Flu vaccine effectiveness exaggerated, scientists claim (Link)
• How close are we to a global health disaster? (Link)

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News Reports for November 21, 2011

by: NewsDiary

Sun Nov 20, 2011 at 00:18:17 AM EST

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Finland
•  Finland braces for seasonal flu (Link)

India
•  Swine flu virus spread fastest in Delhi: Report (Link)

South Africa
•  Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu in South Africa (Link)

General
•  Malta flu conference comments spark bioterrorism alarm (Link)

Commentary
•  Recombinomics: USDA Identifies First Novel Swine trH3N2 In New York (Link)
•  Recombinomics: First Novel Swine trH3N2 Raises Pandemic Concerns (Link)

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News Reports for November 21, 2010

by: NewsDiary

Sat Nov 20, 2010 at 22:26:34 PM EST

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China
•  Bird flu patient now in stable condition (Link)

Indonesia
•  Containing bird flu; Efforts to control avian influenza need to consider the importance of birds in Indonesians' lives (Link)

Philippines
•  Airport mobilizes against bird flu (Link)

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News Reports for November 21, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 22:51:58 PM EST

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Algeria
•  Swine Flu: 11 New Cases Confirmed (Link)

Canada
•  Report: Glaxo pulling 170,000 H1N1 doses in Canada (Link)

Chile
•  Chile denies new wave of A/H1N1 flu outbreak (Link)

China
•  Don't hide H1H1 deaths, China warns (Link)
•  GSK To Manufacture Flu Treatment Relenza In China (Link)

Costa Rica
•  Costa Rica confirms 2 more deaths, now 40 dead from H1N1 (Link)

Finland
•  A/H1N1 flu deaths rise to 12 (Link)

India
•  10 new deaths confirmed, total at 553 (Link)
•  Chandigargh has 3 more cases, one doctor included (Link)

Kyrgyszstan
•  Kyrgyzstan Braces For Swine-Flu Outbreak (Link)

Norway
•  WHO Assesses H1N1 Virus Mutation In Norway  (Link)
•  Mutated H1N1 detected in Norway (Link)

Saudi Arabia
•  Saudi Arabia reports first H1N1 deaths among pilgrims (Link)

Serbia
•  Kosovo: confirmation of 2nd death from H1N1 (Link)

Ukraine
•  Flu, respiratory infections kill 362 people, says Health Ministry (Link)
•  No mutated A/H1N1 virus in Ukraine (Link)
•  In Ukraine, H1N1 pandemic sets off panic and politicking (Link)
•  Up to 400 deaths reported (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Emerges In Wales  (Link)
•  Drug Resistant H1N1 Found In U.S., Britain  (Link)
•  18 more deaths last week, 180 in intensive care (Link)

United States
•  US: Potential Peak In US Swine Flu Cases (Link)
•  US: Seasonal flu vaccine protects against H1N1: Study (Link)
•  US: Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S. (Link)
•  AZ: 10th H1N1 death confirmed in Pima County, young child, 103 deaths total Arizona (Link)
•  CA: CT, Ultrasound Equivalent in Pediatric Pneumonia (Link)
•  CA: San Bernardino County 25th death from H1N1 (Link)
•  IA: Iowa confirms 3 more deaths, 24 total  (Link)
•  MA: Adult and a child under age 4 die of swine flu (Link)
•  MD: Maryland reports 11 more deaths from H1N1 total now 30 (Link)
•  OH: Ohio confirms another death in Wood County (Link)

Vietnam
•  Prevalence of Antibodies against Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus among Cullers and Poultry Workers in Ho Chi Minh City, 2005 (Link)

General
•  CDC: Flu Season Video/Audio Tools (Link)
•  Evolutionary Trends of A(H1N1) Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Since 1918 (Link)
•  October batch of H1N1 vaccine recalled by manufacturer - GlaxoSmithKline reports side effect dangers (Link)
•  Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts (Link)

Research
•  New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic (Link)

Commentary
•  Recombinomics: 1918 RBD D225G in Lung Cases in Ukraine and Norway (Link)

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News Reports for November 21

by: gardner

Thu Nov 20, 2008 at 23:15:01 PM EST

• Asahi, Japan: Panel: Close all schools once new-type flu is confirmed
• Smuggled in Thai frozen chicken poses bird flu risk
• ProMED: Dengue outbreak follows flooding
• Regional Experts To Gather For Pacific Pandemic Task Force Meeting
• Glaxo forms Chinese flu vaccine joint venture
• USA - CA - Heavily used L.A. disaster plan gets overhaul
• Philippines - PASG seizes China frozen goods in Valenzuela
• If Avian Flu Hits, Look for Drop in U.S. Poultry Market
• China: First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
• US (MN): Influenza pandemic could disrupt electricity
• 100% H1N1 Tamiflu Resistance in Scotland

News Reports for November 21

by: Nimbus

Wed Nov 21, 2007 at 00:37:35 AM EST

News Reports For November 21

by: MaMa

Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 02:07:56 AM EST

(From WHO as at 13 Nov - latest update)