Published
I had to close the other panflu thread as it was way too long, and becoming unreadable. I am starting this one with info on the agenda of this meeting tomorrow in Congress. I am linking to Flutrackers because all of the info is right there and easily readable from this post: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=61735&postcount=1
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Taiwan and Thailand working on their own vaccines:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/01/taiwan-and-thailand-working-on-their.html
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White Washing with the Flu - Effect Measure:
http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/01/whitewashing_with_the_flu.php#more
Waiting for the light to change
Have you had your say yet? Everyone is invited to participate on the Dept of HHS blog on pandemic influenza. There have been some nurses that have posted about their very real concerns regarding our heathcare facilities lack of preparation. There have been many other citizens, world citizens as well as US citizens voicing their suggestions, and what they see as problems that need to be solved. This is government at its best, seeking input from the people. Will you be part of the solution or part of the problem? This is about your future and your family. What would you ask HHS? Do you still think that Americans are immune to a 1918 type of pandemic?
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/05/waiting-for-light-to-change.html
Rebecca Patton, President, American Nurses Association, just posted a blog at the new HHS Pandemic Flu Blog.
Please join the conversation. We need all of you.
Thanks so much, Goju!
We have been waiting on a position statement from the nurses union in California, but it will not be available until August. I am glad to see that the ANA has taken a stand.
We need strong leadership whether it is from the unions or from individual nurses that are willing to make a difference. We can not afford to waste any time wringing our hands in dismay. We are not helpless, but we do need to prepare ourselves as a profession and as individuals. There is much that needs to be accomplished.
Here is a permalink that takes you directly to the ANA statement:
It's time that someone representing nursing took a stand and began to support pandemic preparedness. Locally the County is actively prepping in conjunction with FD's, police agencies and others, and the news is carried in the local media. Our hospital, however, has done nothing. Apparently we'll be able to recognize the symptoms and get the patients to the hospital, but once there..... Maybe there will be healthcare workers to aid them, maybe not.
Ayrman
China is reporting a case of avian flu in a 19 yr old soldier:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82282&postcount=5
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/05260702/H5N1_Soldier.html
Wales
British authorities identify 4 human cases of bird flu, but it's H7N2. Though considered to be less dangerous than say a virus like H5N1, they will still be treated with Tamiflu.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82046&postcount=32
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82176&postcount=1
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/05250701/H7N2_Efficient.html
More cases in Wales:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/05/uk-virologists-now-suspect-up-to-9-may.html
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82384&postcount=49
LONDON: Four more people have fallen ill after being in contact with farmworkers or poultry affected by a strain of bird flu in north Wales, British health authorities said Saturday.
The new suspected cases come a day after seven people tested positive for the H7N2-type virus-a far milder form of bird flu than the deadly H5N1 strain.
The Health Protection Agency, which is an independent body, said all the new cases had symptoms which included conjunctivitis and had direct contact with sick poultry or farmworkers confirmed to have contracted H7N2.
The H7 subtype of bird flu is believed to be less virulent than H5 but has sickened humans in the past, notably in the Netherlands in 2003, when one person died following a H7 outbreak.
Pupils and teacher offered Tamiflu in Wales:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82648&postcount=20
Why we should be concerned about the recent bird flu infections in Wales even though it is not H5N1:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82710&postcount=10
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=82730&postcount=12
If this is not clear to anyone, please say so, and I'll try to explain this more simply.
indigo girl
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Nigeria is reporting a bird flu outbreak:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/hl_afp/healthflunigeria
Pakistan, culling continues:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/65421.html
Vietnam