Pandemic Impact vs Duration http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/07/long-and-short-of-it.html The choices that CDC, HHS, and other involved govt agencies have made for the national pandemic plan are...
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Migration of H5N1 Clade 9 Into Indonesia http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07040801/H5N1_Indo_Clade_9.html To better understand the Recombinomics commentary, here is the definition of a clade from...
Fort Detrick unit to track diseases that affect U.S. http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=167350&postcount=1 Bird flu is just one of many possible problems that they are
HHS Webcast Next Week - home healthcare delivery during a pandemic http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/07/hhs-webcast-next-week.html This is scheduled for after the long weekend. The national...
A Quick Response to a Flu Pandemic http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121496565961221997.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Why not make it easier for Americans to get Tamiflu for their families, this Professor of...
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H5N1 Pre and Post-Pandemic Vaccine Concerns http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06230801/H5N1_Vaccine_Concerns.html Here is the situation. Several countries have stockpiled some type of prepandemic...
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Avian Flu Diary on the Allnurses Poll A surprising number of govt and international agencies as well as hospital staffers continue to read the Avian Flu Diary blog daily which means that they are...
Nurses and other healthcare workers from across the globe are part of this important debate on whether HCW would report for duty during a serious pandemic. A thread that has been running at...
When It Comes to Preparedness, the Ball Is in Our Court Excellent analysis from Avian Flu Diary. There is so much worth reading in this one piece. I pulled out only the one section on the suggestion...
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Hello, Al. You are probably right! Of course, I did read this originally at 1:30 am after working a very stressful shift on a pysch unit. I suspect my analytical ability was not up to snuff. The...
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Present Situation and Clinical Features of A/H5N1 Human Infection http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=166010&postcount=26 Here are the disturbing facts about bird flu in Indonesia from...
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Supari: Namru-2 is of no benefit to Indonesia http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/06/supari-namru-2.html The fate of the US Naval lab, NAMRU2 is probably going to be decided by the controversial...
Dr. Osterholm At The Vancouver Conference http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/06/dr-osterholm-at-vancouver-conference.html Dr. Osterholm looks at the bigger picture. We are dependent upon trade, but...
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Bird Deaths on Russian Islands Near Japan http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06240802/Birds_Kunashir.html The Russians are saying the tests are negative for bird flu so far but the location where the...
Posted with permission from Effect Measure. The problem of testing the effectiveness of bird flu vaccines The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul...
Example of Citizen Education for Disaster/Pandemic Preparation http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/06/net-gain-for-your-community.html Nez Perce County in Idaho has developed the type of program that...
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H5N1 H2H Under-reporting Supports Complacency http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06220801/H5N1_H2H_Complacency.html I don't know what the reasons are for the WHO decision though Dr. Niman seems to...
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H5N1 H2H Transmission Dictates New Pandemic Alert System http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06210801/H5N1_New_Alert.html Commentary from Dr. Henry Niman at Recombinomics on the WHO revision of the...
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Indonesia Sharing H5N1 with the WHO http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jun1908indo-jw.html Here there are two different stories regarding the transparency of information...
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Poultry Deaths on Kamchatka Peninsula Near Alaska http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06190801/Poultry_Kamchatka.html There have been excessive poultry deaths in Kozyrevsk on the Kamchatka peninsula in...