Update Needed on the Bird Flu Outbreak in Canada It's beyond strange that there still has been no real identification of the avian flu virus that caused the outbreak at Abbotsford in British Colombia....
Another Chinese Victim http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/31/content_10741532.htm With contact with sick fowl, it is not so unexpected for this farmer to become ill. It is just surprising that...
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/mnpanflu/faq/home.html#1 What is the Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project? The project's goal is to propose ethical frameworks and procedures for rationing scarce health...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/25/8117/01455/949/688579 From An Interview with One of the Reveres on Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness The health of our citizens is dependent upon...
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jan2609birds.html It's looking like H5N2, not H5N1. This outbreak is actually closer to the US border than I had thought, like 10,000...
I'm sorry. Don't mean to put you on the spot as I've been there myself... I blame this on the low priority that facilities place is on stopping disease transmission. They talk the talk, but they...
Get tested and find out if this is really flu or an influenza like illness [iLI]. Call your health department or your doc. There are many ILI that can mimic flu, though your c/o of pain is more...
Concerns of Increased H5N1 Transmission Efficiency in China http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01260902/H5N1_China_H2H_Concerns.html This is what worries me. H274Y is a piece of genetic material that...
More on the Canadian Outbreak of Avian Influenza http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01250901/H5_Turkeys_BC_Confirmed.html Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is associated with greater mortality...
Egypt Reports New Human Bird Flu Infection http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/01/egypt-reports-new-human-bird-flu.html Unlike Nepal, Egypt has a WHO affiliated reference lab in country which is the US...
Update on Nepal http://tinyurl.com/c5og3s Now we are hearing that there has been no human case of bird flu in Nepal, but that they did send viral samples to Weybridge Lab for confirmation. They are...
Update on the Canadian avian influenza http://pandemicchronicle.com/ About 300 miles from the US border, I think this is. A low pathogenic avian influenza has been identified though it took them long...
First Case of Bird Flu Reported in Nepal http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01250902/H5N1_Damak.html Awaiting confirmation from one of the WHO affiliated labs to make the official announcement....
China Reports 4th Human H5N1 Fatality This Month http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/01/china-reports-4th-bird-fatality-this.html Good question, but nobody really believes that there have not been...
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I have never worked with juvenile sex offenders, but my nurse manager has. I remember the one thing that she mentioned more than once was that you can not allow yourself to take on the negative...
Antiviral Drug Use and Employer Stockpiling Webcast http://pandemicflu.gov/news/panflu_webinar8.html This webcast took place in December therefore the information is fairly up to date. Benjamin...
Japanese Govt plans survey on Tamiflu-resistant flu http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090114TDY02309.htm It would appear that the Japanese are worried about the new resistant strains of Tamiflu...
H1N1 Tamiflu Resistance In China Raises Concerns http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01210901/H274Y_China.html This link will be difficult to decipher if you are unfamiliar with the terminology so here...
All Eyes on China as Bird Flu Continues Its Comeback http://www.scottmcpherson.net/journal/2009/1/20/all-eyes-on-china-as-bird-flu-continues-its-comeback.html Scott McPherson is the CIO (Chief...
another death in china http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2009/01/china-teenager-dies-from-h5n1.html http://www.transworldnews.com/newsstory.aspx?id=73643&cat=0 mother of sick child may have...
Absolutely, good catch, gentlegiver. Thanks for sharing the information. This new case is of concern because there was no indication of any contact with sick birds. This could be indicative that...
Indonesia This case is not confirmed, and even if positive might never be due to the ongoing censorship in Indonesia. http://www.recombinomics.com/News/01170901/H5N1_Tangerang_Cluster_2009.html...