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  1. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Vietnam: Civets Die of H5N1 You might recall that civet cats were implicated in spreading the SARS virus a few years ago in China. This report says that some of them have been infected with H5N1....

  2. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You might get more info by contacting your local hospital's rapid response team, however, I will try to see if I can connect you to some nurses that may be able to help with info. Disaster response is...

  3. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sending you a private

  4. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The American Red Cross has a series of preparedness videos designed to educate citizens and prepare them for the next pandemic. They would not have done this if they did not believe in the necessity...

  5. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    The following are just some of the countries currently fighting H5N1 in poultry. Bangladesh As the disease continues to spread from district to district, the only known suspected human case has tested...

  6. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Monotreme, a scientist blogging over at Pandemic Flu Information Forum [PFI] offers his take on what the Chinese are doing to endanger world health: China, Globalisation and Pandemic Influenza -...

  7. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    So Really, Just How Are They Getting Infected? Supposedly, to come down with bird flu a person has to have come in contact with the virus by being exposed either to infected birds or close, probably...

  8. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A message from the US govt for Americans living and working abroad: (hat tip PFI/Monotreme) Remain in Country During a Pandemic

  9. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Egypt Reports 47th Bird Flu Case http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/03/egypt-reports-47th-bird-flu-case.html

  10. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Because They're Young This excellent essay from Avian Flu Diary discusses the biggest reason of all to be concerned about the very real possibility of a bird flu virus such as H5N1 going pandemic....

  11. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Pandemic fatigue gives way to the "H5N1 New Normal" For those of you that just don't get it, a few thoughts about H5N1 from Scott McPherson. Scott is the CIO [Chief Information Officer] for the...

  12. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    WHO - Egyptian Update http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-egyptian-update-6.html Vietnam Bui Quang Anh, the Head of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Health...

  13. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    This is why they are changing all 3 strains of next year's vaccine which is almost unprecedented. The flu season in the southern hemisphere was their first clue. That Brisbane strain is here now,...

  14. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Iraq As if there were not enough problems with Iraq, there are translated reports of very extensive culling of poultry and other birds due to H5N1 being found there. A cull involving 30 kilometers in...

  15. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Egypt Suzanne Ali Salah, 25 years old has died of bird flu, and her death has been confirmed by the WHO. We are hearing that her sister may have been admitted with H5N1 also, and that there is an 11...

  16. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    From Effect Measure with permission, slight reformat in the paragraph quoting the study for ease in reading: Another H5N1 seroprevalence study. Same story. The study involved taking blood from...

  17. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    California's Triage Plan In A Mass Casualty Event In this kind of event, it appears that they will accept the services of just about anyone that offers to help. Health care workers could include...

  18. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Indonesia - Two Bird Flu Victims Survive Given that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) in Indonesia is some 80% or more, whenever anybody survives this flu, it is news. But, look at how long this mother...

  19. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Egypt Case #45, positive for H5N1 influenza is a 25 year old woman from Fayoum province, and is already on a vent: http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/03/egypt-reports-45th-case-of-bird-flu.html SARS...

  20. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Non pharmaceutical Interventions: A Closer Look

  21. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Human Condition of Denial Is Alive and Well in Switzerland Even though the govt went out of its way to instruct the populace to prepare, most will not. Who will they be expecting to help them?...

  22. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Canada Apparently the govt in Alberta takes the threat of avian flu seriously and has warned farmers in that area to take precautions. Bird migrations will be coming soon with the return of the...

  23. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Egypt A 4 yr old girl has tested positive for H5N1: http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL25644939.html Vietnam

  24. Disaster/Pandemic preparedness

    indigo girl replied to LMonty911's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have posted this somewhere before. It's time to revisit it this document and some of its notable quotes. So you can't prepare for one year? Aim for three months of emergency supplies if you can....

  25. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    China Confirmation of another human case for this month, that of a 41 yr old male. He died on 20 February. http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=135467&postcount=14 Vietnam Another man...