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http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-33731720080523 How can he say this with a straight face? Oh, wait a minute! He's a spin meister, that's how. I am thoroughly disgusted. January...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Bangladesh http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/05/more-on-the-ban.html This story is, oh so very strange... They sent the samples in January. The CDC confirms it in May? WHO Confirmation of...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Curious Tamiflu Resistance in Florida http://www.recombinomics.com/News/05210804/H274Y_Florida.html A change in a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of a virus, pronounced "snip", means that a...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Ambassador Moriarty to Host Town Hall Meeting in Chittagong for American Citizens http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/warden_message_may21_08.html Gee, I wonder what they might be discussing at this meeting...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Bangladesh Confirms First Human Bird Flu Case http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/05/bangladesh-confirms-first- human-bird.html What many have always suspected is proven to be true, given the density...
Prepandrix prepares EU for bird flu http://tinyurl.com/3vnb8c I found this article to be somewhat confusing. 96% of whose deaths? Mice? Then, they made this claim: But in the next paragraph, is...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Japan and South Korea Here is what you should understand about the significance of what is happening there. M2301 has been found in bird flu infected swans in Hokkaido, Japan. This is a human...
The Over-The-Hill-Gang http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/05/over-hill-gang.html He is so right about this. There will be a tremendous need for volunteers, and not just for HCW. People in their 50's,...
The Over-The-Hill-Gang http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/05/over-hill-gang.html He is so right about this. There will be a tremendous need for volunteers, and not just for HCW. People in their 50's,...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
With permission from Effect Measure: Where in the world is the H5N1 virus? The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first...
Bringing Back the Victory Garden I love this idea. I miss the modest little garden that I had in Rhode Island now that I am living in a Florida condo despite my beautiful lakeside view. Lots of...
Launch of WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile still awaited Do you think that countries possessing a vaccine for H5N1 will release it to other countries during a pandemic when they don't have enough for their...
Research in Vietnam on Antibodies Countering H5N1 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/05/783461/ This sounds promising except for this rather startling detail: (hat tip
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
South Korean - The Spin Goes On http://tinyurl.com/4ab9sa Twisting the facts to make the information more palatable? Of course, that is in direct contradiction to the following link showing a...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
While the full link below may be difficult for some to follow, the quote is easily understood. Public health has become so political. Information gets withheld for many reasons. Scientists hoard...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Nepal - Too Close to India for Comfort West Bengal in India is still struggling with H5N1 infected poultry outbreaks. Jhapa, Nepal is right over the border, not that that would be any kind of a...
With permission from Effect Measure: Bad Behavior in the World of Flu Science This change is long, long overdue. The public sleeps unaware that that data that they have paid for is being privately...
London Regional Resilience Flu Pandemic Response Plan updated http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/downloads/flu_pandemic_response_plan_v3.pdf Wow, this is a very, very sobering document... I have pulled...
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Indonesia: A new death confirmed, a new death suspected http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/05/indonesia-a-new.html Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) in Indonesia is over 80%. Here are two recent...