Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza http://www.pandemicflu.gov/news/panflu_webinar.html [hat tip PFI/Soundhound 1] April 30, 2008 at 2 pm, is the final webcast on the State planning and assessment...
Commentary on Japan's Prepandemic Vaccine Plans SophiaZoe' does not write often, but when she does, it is always worth reading. Her analysis is from the perspective of a former law enforcement...
Vietnam Begins 2nd Human Trial Of Bird Flu Vaccine http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/vietnam-begins-2nd-human-trial-of-bird.html This is another trial of a prepandemic vaccine. As noted in the...
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Still Spreading in South Korea with 25 Confirmed Outbreaks http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/south-korea-25-confirmed-outbreaks-of.html It is rather alarming to think that the South Koreans are...
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The Ukraine Given that the number of dead poultry is in the thousands, this is a highly pathogenic virus. The second link is a commentary on a news translation, revealing that this is an H5 virus....
Alabama : Pandemic Education The exercises that are taking place in various locations across the country are a wonderful start but, for us as HCW to take the possibility of such a high impact event as...
Japan - Testing Pre-Pandemic Vaccine http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/japan-to-test-their-pre-pandemic.html Japan Considering Pre-Pandemic Bird Flu Vaccine for Their Citizens...
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South Korea Three duck vendors have been arrested http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/south-korea-arrests-made-as-bird-flu.html Three duck vendors have been arrested, and will be imprisoned or...
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Cameroon http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=148979&postcount=1 Abstract on H5N1 found in this Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria....
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Three links on South Korea, and Bird Flu: http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/04/south-korean-outbreak-continues-to.html http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/04/korean-entrepre.html...
Student Pandemic Flu Prep Site http://www.studentsprepamerica.org/ (hat tip Avian Flu Diary) For the students on this forum, does your school have a plan? Do you have
From the Connecticut Department of Public Health: A Personal and Family Guide http://www.newfluwiki2.com/upload/ctgov.JPG Everything you need for your family for 2 weeks is what they are advising....
Recent Pandemic Flu Drill in Bethel, Connecticut http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62779 The link takes you to a thread with articles and some commentary by folks who participated in...
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I am sorry that it has taken so long for an answer. First a little on the genealogy of H5N1: https://allnurses.com/forums/2163936-post252.html Then, look at this explanation of the RBD:...
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Russia: H5N1 appears in the Far East http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/04/russia-h5n1-app.html http://tinyurl.com/3qvvy4 The second link is a map of just how far east the virus has spread. From...
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Bird flu claims another life in Egypt 30 year-old Egyptian woman's death from H5N1 strain of bird flu is 22nd among 49 cases in Egypt. She was from a northern suburb of Cairo....
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When Science Takes a Back Seat to Politics/Money http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/kyo_indonesia_041008/ Indonesia bans Navy medical research unit Will they never learn? Indonesia has just banned...
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Bird Flu - Staying Calm About Panic http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2008/04/bird_flu_staying_calm_about_pa.php#more Generally, I just post what the Reveres have to say, and leave it at that due...
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Human to Human Transmission of Avian Influenza http://www.recombinomics.com/News/04090802/H5N1_H2H_Media_Myth_More.html Dr Henry Niman of Recombinomics makes the case that human to human (H2H) cases...
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UN says bird flu becoming entrenched in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India and Bangladesh No surprises in this announcement from David Nabarro of the UN....
Closing Schools As a Mitigation Strategy During a Pandemic It is controversial but makes so much sense when you look at the stats. Pandemic viruses prefer the young. What other choice could we make?...
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Tripura, India - What Will We Eat? http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/04/tripura.html This is a real tragedy. We are watching a hugh drama unfolding across the globe that could touch us all....
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I am always grateful to my friend FlaMedic over at Avian Flu Diary for his many insightful posts. Today, he has provided a link to the several peer- reviewed articles of a medical journal. Perhaps...