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Assam State, Northeastern India http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/11/assam-to-begin-cull-of-30000-birds.html As if India does not have enough on its plate with terrorist attacks in Mumbai, now they...
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IM offered to help at a time when we were in a crisis situation. They have always been available for the staff of our hospital. A physician runs the department. I do not know much about her except...
The War on Dengue Fever http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/health/04denguefever.html?_r=1&ref=health They are working on a vaccine, but it sounds like a complicated problem with four different...
indigo girl replied to IamRN08's topic in Holistic
I'm not sure about what you consider to be holistic as there seem to be differing ideas about what exactly that might mean. My facility has an Integrative Medicine Dept. They were consulted after...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Indonesia Update on the 17 Hospitalized Patients http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov2008indonesia-br.html Because Indonesia is such a hot spot for H5N1 which is now...
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Delayed H1N1 Tamiflu Resistance Reports in the United States Some seasonal flu victims do become very ill and end up on vents. This is why clinicians are going to need to know if their patient's flu...
Very recent videos on Pandemic Influenza Thank you to Florida Medic of Avian Flu Diary for making us aware of these, and to everyone involved making this information available....
The Infectious Disease Society says that for HCW, influenza vacccinations should be mandatory. Only 40% of HCW, are getting vaccinated. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/URItheFlu/tb/4925...
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Indonesia - 17 in hospital with suspected bird flu http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/11/still-more-from.html If it is really bird flu, with these numbers we might expect the WHO to be coming...
Africa: International Partners Work to Prevent Next Pandemic http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130611.html (hat tip pixie/PFI) A Disaster Simulator In A Deck Of Cards I wonder if this game comes in...
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Thailand When H5N1 is found in poultry, health authorities begin to monitor the people for signs of illness also. The question is, where did the disease come from? How did those domestic birds get...
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Indonesia Here are two current cases in Indonesia with links to poultry, and symptoms suspicious of bird flu. Unfortunately negative test results do not always mean the virus is not the cause....
Florida Testing of Wild Bird Kills http://www.palmbeachpost.com/treasurecoast/content/local_news/epaper/2008/ Part of the national surveillance for avian influenza involves the testing of migratory...
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USGS: Genetic Evidence Of The Movement Of Avian Influenza Viruses From Asia To North America http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/10/usgs-genetic-evidence-of-movement-of.html Finally, they admit to...
A history lesson from the Reveres at Effect Measure, with permission: Bird flu reminder "The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member...
http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081020/ED02/310210002 Opinion: Ethics and Pandemics Preparation is the ethically right thing to do Choosing not to work is understandable for...
Video: Pandemic Prevention - Bird Flu and Emerging Diseases Don't understand why all the concern about bird flu? Check out one of the following. Dr. Greger does an excellent job of simplifying for...
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NAMRU-2 is still up and running http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/ Naval Medical Research Unit-2, run by the US Navy, is located in a strategicly important area of interest, in the country where the...