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  1. US swine flu victims had chronic health problems

    indigo girl replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Swine flu appears to target the young and healthy in Mexico http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-08-swineflu-H1N1-virus-behavior_N.htm I just read this, and remembered your question. Of...

  2. US swine flu victims had chronic health problems

    indigo girl replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Alberta woman Canada's first H1N1-related death The story is somewhat confusing. Are there 3 victims, are just 2?...

  3. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Top expert warns of swine-bird flu mix

  4. Swine Flu Parties

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Swine flu: why we are party poopers http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/05/swine_flu_why_we_are_party_poo.php Why self-infection of your family is not a smart

  5. Swine Flu Parties

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/05/swine_flu_more_on_the_cases.php I am posting this here to give some description of what the early cases looked like, and to give an idea of severity. It...

  6. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Lessons Learned from' The Great Influenza' - NPR Interview (5 minutes) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103805839&ft=1&f=1024 John Barry is the author of The Great...

  7. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    KEEPING SWINE AND BIRD FLUS APART TOP PRIORITY, SAY EXPERTS http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=21550 Just about anyone who studies influenza worries about this happening. Is this...

  8. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.virology.ws/2009/05/07/influenza-a-mexico-2009-h1n1-update/ This is from the blog of Dr. Vincent Racaniello, a virologist at Columbia commenting Type A, H1N1: (hat tip crawford

  9. It's still mild right?

    indigo girl replied to peace_solace's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just read your other post about getting tested just now and responded over there, but I think I missed what you were saying until now. I have not heard that it takes that long to get a positive...

  10. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm sorry that I did not see your post until now. The data I have is mostly related to H5N1, bird flu with its CFR of over 60%. The first 48 hours is when Tamiflu is most effective for that virus. It...

  11. WHO says 2 billion people could be infected in next flu pandemic

    indigo girl replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/05/least-surprising-news-of-day.html What does it really mean when WHO says that 2 billion people could be infected in the next so far undeclared flu

  12. It's still mild right?

    indigo girl replied to peace_solace's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Between a virus and a hard place We are watching an historical event unfold before us. No one knows what the outcome is going to be. Cautious concern is still advised even if the virus disappears from...

  13. Pandemic flu and the economy

    indigo girl replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are absolutely right. This is no time to be cutting funding for public health

  14. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    FDA approves new vaccine facility http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/may0609sanofi-jw.html This must be the new US vaccine plant mentioned by the WHO in their press...

  15. The ER is turning into "Swine Flu Damage Control Center"?

    indigo girl replied to Andy S.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    County discourages ER trips for flu testing

  16. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People on Alta. pig farm where swine flu found test negative for virus http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/SwineFlu/2009/05/06/9373066.html In just another one of the those very strange coincidences, the...

  17. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    WHO Update for 6 May 2009 Dr Marie-Paule KIENY is the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Initiative for Vaccine Research. She led the press conference today. The update was mostly on...

  18. The ER is turning into "Swine Flu Damage Control Center"?

    indigo girl replied to Andy S.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    I guess that they were not listening when CDC put the information out about testing. Seriously, I wish people would take the time to analyze what they are hearing, and get the facts. Do you think that...

  19. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Egypt http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_06b/en/index.html With all of the coverage on the new Type A H1N1, we have not heard much about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 virus....

  20. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Second Strain Might Have Caused Some Severe Cases In Mexico, Investigators Say http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/05/second_strain_might_have_cause.html This article is talking about the H3N2,...

  21. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The first US death from the new Type A, H1N1 was a Mexican toddler. Here is the 2d case. She was 8 months pregnant. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-05-swine-flu-death_N.htm...

  22. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The WHO's Update for 5/5/09 http://www.necn.com/Boston/NECN-Extra/2009/05/05/WHO-H1N1-flu-continues-to/1241537960.html It's a different tone entirely from the HHS/CDC announcement in the US for today....

  23. New info from CDC

    indigo girl replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/05/20090505a.html

  24. Pandemic Awareness/Preparation

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Chinese Solution This from the country whose govt denied that the SARS virus was present, and did not even tell its own HCW to take precautions. Go figure....

  25. New info from CDC

    indigo girl replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/K12_dismissal.htm I would imagine that many parents, especially single parents are breathing a sigh of relief. Having to miss work to care for their children was the only...