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Sun Feb 24, 2013 at 19:48:12 PM EST
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China
• Hong Kong: Health chief tells of quicker tests in wake of SARS (Link)
• Hong Kong: 'While I battled Sars, Dad died in ward above' Doctor says being infected with virus, while personal tragedy hit, made him a better medic (Link)
• Doctors confident Hong Kong is prepared if Sars strikes again (Link)
India
• Rajasthan: No deaths due to swine flu reported from state (Link)
• Delhi: 45 more swine flu cases in Delhi, total now 759 (Link)
• Avian influenza: ADRI collects fresh samples to be tested (Link)
Nepal
• Siberian birds responsible for bird flu: DoLS (Link)
UK
• Scotland: Swine flu Sanquhar mum critical (Link)
• Scotland: Swine flu confirmed in region (Link)
US
• 5 Questions: USD prof tackles flu deaths (Link)
• New rules on mutant bird flu research stir debate (Link)
Viet Nam
• H5N1 in poultry (Quang Nam) (Link)
• H (Link)
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Mon Feb 20, 2012 at 22:57:09 PM EST
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Canada
• Respiratory virus may have killed 11 seniors (Link)
China
• Chinese Netizens Claim SARS Has Returned, Blog posts say several have already died (Link)
• China confirms adenovirus outbreak: CDC (Link)
• SARS Rumour Update: East Wing of Hubei Baoding No.252 Hospital is Guarded by Army and Police (Link)
• Binchuan unknown "group with Fever etiology" has been confirmed the www.sdchina.com Source (Link)
• Variant of the SARS: Jingxian Hebei hospital blockades floors ● 100 people were isolated, deaths (Link)
Hungary
• Influenza raging after late start (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird Flu Grabs Life Of Boy In Bali (Link)
Vietnam
• HCMC to inspect poultry traders to tackle bird flu (Link)
• New plan developed to combat spread of bird flu (Link)
• Nam Dinh: H5N1 in domestic birds (Link
General
• NewScientist: New doubt over H5N1 death rate - but risks still high (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sat Feb 19, 2011 at 18:47:24 PM EST
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Bangladesh
• 1050 chickens culled in Netrakona (Link)
Cambodia
• Cambodia bird flu deaths spark UN warning (Link)
• WHO confirms 2 human H5N1 cases (Link)
India
• Thousands of Ducks Slaughtered in Tripura to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak (Link)
• Is Swine Flu Back In India? (Link)
• Tripura, Mizoram on bird flu alert (Link)
Indonesia
• Bird Flu Strikes Back (Link)
• Avian Iinfluenza Suspect in Dr SlametHospital Isolation Room, Garut; Head of the Technical Services Unit of The Banyuresmi Livestock Supdistrict (translated) (Link)
South Korea
• S. Korea confirms additional bird flu outbreak (Link)
United States
• CO: Flu rears its head (Link)
• KS: Flu makes a big return in Kansas, Missouri (Link)
• MI: Flu vaccines, Tamiflu recommended as flu cases increase (Link)
• OK: 3 more flu deaths reported in Oklahoma (Link)
Vietnam
• Bird flu infects five new provinces (Link)
• H (Link)
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Fri Feb 19, 2010 at 23:08:57 PM EST
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Bhutan
• Update on Containment of Bird Flu Outbreak at Rinchending and Pasakha, Phuentsholing (Link)
Czech Republic
• Swine flu claims 101 lives in CR, low demand for vaccination (Link)
Indonesia
• Four Bird Flu Suspect Children (translated) (Link)
• Bird flu kills hundreds of Lampung chickens (Link)
Myanmar
• Another outbreak of H5N1 (Link)
Singapore
• Beware of H1N1 even if it's waning (Link)
• Five-year-old boy dies of H1N1 flu (Link)
United States
• US: CIDRAP - Emergency departments see rise in flu-like illness (Link)
• US: Expanded pneumonia protection from childhood vaccine (Link)
• CIDRAP: Study says humidity is key factor in US flu outbreaks (Link)
• ND: Cases of swine flu picking up around state (Link)
Commentary
• Recombinomics: More Signals On H1N1 Wave 3 Start in United States (Link)
General
• Canada gets China pork access before US (Link)
• Genetically engineered mosquitoes could help reduce cases of malaria and dengue fever (Link)
• New inhaled drug protects from flu in single dose (Link)
• H (Link)
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 at 00:48:23 AM EST
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China
• Larger changes in the incubation period of avian influenza international requirements for the 21 days observation period (Link)
Czech Republic
• Bird flu appears in Czech Republic (Link)
India
• Bird flu confirmed in Kurseong, culling begins (Link)
• Dinajpur in WB to contain Bird Flu (Link)
Indonesia
• Bali: Denpasar holds rite to ward off bird flu, rabies (Link)
• KPK Raids Health Ministry Unawares (Link)
• Two Klaten Residents Are Bird Flu Suspects (Link)
• 2 of Klaten suspect AI (Link)
Japan
• New flu could infect 17 million in Tokyo area (Link)
Laos
• Laos bird flu confirmed in Phongsaly province (Link)
Malaysia
• Malaysia Can Source Bird Flu Vaccine From Iran (Link)
Switzerland
• Swiss Novartis Team Develops Faster Testing Method (Link)
Turkmenistan
• Azerbaijan: Turkmenistan hosts int'l seminar on pandemic flu (Link)
UK
• Flu drugs worth more than £200K heading for the bin (Link)
USA
• Avian flu exercise conducted at Phildelphia airport (Link)
Vietnam
• WHO and FAO continue to assist Vietnam in combating bird flu (Link)
Commentaries
• Recombinomics Commentary: Rapid H5N1 Clade 7 Evolution in Vietnam Raises Concerns Commentary (Link)
General News
• World In Brief: Poor nations may make flu vaccine (Link)
• Vaccinia Virus-Based Multivalent H5N1 Avian Influenza Vaccines Adjuvanted with IL-15 Confer Sterile Cross-Clade Protection in Mice1 (Link)
• Scientists Discover "Viral Achilles Heel" (Link)
• Stockpiling Drugs (Link)
• Officials investigate how bird flu viruses were sent to unsuspecting labs (Link)
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Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 00:26:08 AM EST
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New Stories for Today (Open this Diary to read more on these postings)- China: Woman dies of bird flu in southern China (4 articles)
- China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry
- China bird flu victim ate sick chickens
- China (Hong Kong): Hospital Authority activates enhanced surveillance
- US: Shoppers warned bigger (food) bills are on way
- US: Pandemic Influenza prevention workshop - Fairfax Virginia
- Study IDs global pandemic hotspots
- Bird flu update: 2 more districts affected - Bangladesh
- US: Bird flu as biological weapon "nutty" idea, says Gates
- Azerbaijan: First Observations Reveal no Bird Flu
- UK: How Mother Nature is winning with the superbugs - OpEd piece
- Bangladesh: Poultry industry badly hit by bird flu
- UK: Containing Avian Influenza
- Vietnam reports new outbreak
- US: CDC Grants, Prevention Programs Receive Cuts In Proposed FY '09 Budget
- US: Illinois RNs Remain at Forefront of Disaster Preparedness
- US: 2008 Virginia Emergency Management Conference, Hampton VA
- Egyptian girl tests positive for bird flu
Summary of News for February 24, 2008
Bangladesh
• Bird flu spreads alarmingly as more fowls culled (Link)
China
• New human case (Link in Chinese)
• Recent article out of Hong Kong (Link in Chinese)
• Suspected case of bird flu (Link)
United States
• U.S. flu season worsens as new vaccines ordered (Link)
• VA: Virginia Beach prepares for the possibility of a pandemic flu outbreak (Link)
• Upcoming IOM workshop (Link)
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Sat Feb 24, 2007 at 23:42:57 PM EST
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Summary of News for February 24 2007
Afghanistan
• Ministry confirms bird flu cases in two provinces (Link)
Bangladesh
• Bangladesh - Sus case in birds (Link)
India
• India: No lowering of guard as Bird Flu continues to erupt (Link)
Indonesia
• More information on the Police Officer who died on Wednesday, Feb. 21st. (Link)
Nigeria
• A little bit more out of Nigeria (Link)
• Destroying farms in Nigeria/Area of New Eruption (Link)
• Nigeria: Bird flu: Rivers State is prepared - Dr. Mpi (Link)
Pakistan
• Bird flu fears - Marghzar Zoo staff, birds to be tested every 3 months (Link)
• Pakistan `safe' from bird flu: official (Link)
Philippines
• Philippines opens AI facility (Link)
Thailand
• Internews Trains Southeast Asian Journalists to Report on Avian Flu (Link)
United States
• Bush to nominate Houston dr to defense post (Link)
• from USGS - no hi path H5N1 in US (Link)
General
• Vitamin D: Cheap wonder drug? (Link)
• The SARS Scare: A cautionary tale of emerging disease caught in the act (Link)
• TEST YOUR FLU KNOWLEDGE (Quiz) (Link)
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