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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
The Vaccine Good News Story from Effect Measure complete with comments:
http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/02/the_vaccine_good_news_story_1.php
More on the vaccine story from Avian Flu Diary:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/vaccine-dreams.html
The Russians battling avian flu around Moscow:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/russia-bird-flu-in-4-areas-around.html
Checking in on the British and the Law of Unintended Consequences:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/law-of-unintended-consequences.html
Graphic showing methods of transmission of H5N1:
(hat tip curevents.com/caonacl)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/bird-flu/birdflupopup/birdflu.swf
A disturbing echo from 1918:
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2007/02/a_disturbing_ec.html
I wonder if the US will do any better. Effect Measure on the British situation:
http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/02/did_bird_flu_fly_the_coop_in_t_1.php
In Moscow, they plan on shooting any wild birds that get near their poultry farms. Maybe, they haven't read the latest reports from Japan about the rats:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=65728&postcount=68
http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/02/notes_from_a_parallel_universe_2.php#more
Bengal, India:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=65795&postcount=1
Would this give you the feeling that the Russians mean business? Villages sealed off, police going door to door, over 5000 people tested:
http://www.curevents.com/vb/showpost.php?p=683464&postcount=131
UK workers laid off at Bernard Matthews:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=65831&postcount=1
Dr. Greger - Pandemic Update - Feb 2007
http://www.curevents.com/vb/showpost.php?p=684133&postcount=1
Encouraging news about Mohammed Ahmed Soliman. He is only 5 years old.
He has avian flu, but he looks alert in this photo. All of the other cases in Egypt for this season have died.
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2007/02/encouraging_new.html
A collection of pandemic videos and commentary from Avian Flu Diary:
Another suspected death in Indonesia:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/indonesia-suspected-bird-flu-death.html
Excellent news from Egypt, the 5 year old bird flu victim has recovered and is going home. I am wondering if his age has protected him somehow. If cytokine storm is a contributing factor in the death of most of the victims, and these cases are not the typical ages of seasonal flu victims which this child is, than perhaps this is a factor in his recovery. This is just speculation on my part, but I am very, very happy that he is going home, and that the case fatality rate is no longer 100% for the current flu season in Egypt.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=67674&postcount=14
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The upside to global warming:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/upside-to-global-warming.h
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Hong Kong represents the "gold standard" in avian flu surveillance, but really, can you blame them considering the location?
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2007/02/the_sentinel_ch.html
Kuwait finds H5N1 in the bird population for the first time since 2005:
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/kuwait-finds-h5n1-in-bird-population.html
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n106561
Laos, possible human case, in a 15 year old girl, who "did not play with chickens":
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/02/laos-suspected-human-case-of-bird-flu.html
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Rats suspected as H5N1 Vectors in Japan, this is not a surprise:
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/
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Laos is now reporting outbreaks of avian flu in poultry:
http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/FreeContent/FreeContent_emergency.htm
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Russian poultry cases near Moscow with suspected human cases hospitalized:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070216/hl_afp/russiahealthflu_070216202149