Pandemic Crisis Simulation in Chicago If it is H5N1 that we are dealing with, it will be a crisis unless it loses some of its virulence. Trust for America's Health has been working with many...
Flu Pandemic Would Cost Hospitals Billions This essay is deeply disturbing. I hope that those who read it will understand exactly what is at risk, and why 1918 as bad as it was, may not be as bad as...
I wonder if any of you could clarify something for me. I am moving to Florida in about 2 months. My agency, which is a national one, has an office down there. They are telling me that I will not be...
http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/ (hat tip Avian Flu Diary) http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/your_state/index.htm http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2007/12/an-unexpected-r.html Take a stroll thru the...
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Will Bali global warming summit be upstaged by disease? Scott Mcpherson is the CIO for the Florida House of Representatives. He writes about a strange death of a 32 yr old police commander that...
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I thought it would never come but I just received notification that I have met the Florida requirements and now have a license number in that state. I am so relieved... Now all I need is more money...
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With permission from Effect Measure H5N1 meat up Category: Bird flu * Food * Food safety * Infectious disease * Pandemic preparedness * Public health preparedness Posted on: December 3, 2007 7:53 AM,...
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Damage Control in Poland What's going on in Poland is spin. The public has been lied to, and that includes the rest of the world as well. This is exactly what govt should not be doing during a...
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H5N1 Infected Meat Sold in Poland It has always been a concern that people could become sick from eating infected poultry because in fact, they have. We have heard time after time from govt...
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China Another human fatality, this time in China has been reported. Typically the Chinese tell us after the fact as they have done in this case, however, it is unusual that this case has had no...
San Francisco Archdiocese Pandemic Preparedness Plan The good news is that they recognize that there is a threat. The bad news is this plan is not realistic, and in actuality this plan will place...
It is only natural that some would be skeptical about a possible event that has never happened in their lifetime. There is also a place for admitting that you do not know everything just because you...
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Possible Bird to Cat Transmission of H5N1 in Romania It is always a matter of concern to hear the reports of domestic animals other than birds that have become infected with bird flu. It just serves...
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Vietnam - Ducks No Longer Silent Carriers of Bird Flu This is actually new information about H5N1. AI stands for avian influenza. This link discusses a new change in the virus whereby ducks, which...
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Outbreak in UK Linked to Wild Birds They sure do hate to admit it, but genetic analysis of the virus gives us us a very good clue to where it came from, and therefore the statement that no evidence...
Non-pharmaceutical interventions for a pandemic: getting it right (with Addendum from John Barry) All of the links that follow including any commentary are worth reading. Why bother? Because these...
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Romania http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=111284&postcount=3 http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11280701/H5N1_Romania_2.html South Africa...