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Reoccurrence of H5N1 in Benin, West Africa http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77864 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LocationBenin.svg Discovered in a routine check, bird flu was...
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WHO: Oseltamivir Resistance In Seasonal Flu Continues To Spread http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/08/who-oseltamivir-resistance-in-seasonal.html This is not good. We are talking about antiviral...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
with permission from effect measure: antibodies from survivors of 1918 era pandemic antibodies to the 1918 virus still present in elderly folks after 90 years. wow! who knew? the editors of effect...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
promed to report suspect cases from indonesia http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/08/promed-to-report-suspect-cases-from.html kudos to promed for responding and taking this stance....
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North Sumatra Remains Under Alert http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/08/north-sumatra-remains-under-alert.html Despite declaring that the people have tested negative, The WHO is still on the ground in...
Florida pandemic flu drill dead-on with projections (so to speak) http://tinyurl.com/5h3cp8 Commentary on a recent pandemic flu exercise in Florida from Scott MacPherson, CIO of the Florida House of...
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H5N1 Clade 2.2.3 Migrates Into Nigeria http://www.recombinomics.com/News/08110804/H5N1_Nigeria_223.html This particular strain or clade as it is called, likely originated at Uvs Lake, a 1300 square...
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The Veracity Drag http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/08/veracity-drag.html I am not the only one having a problem with the way this story has has been presented. There was quite a bit of information...
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080809/hl_afp/healthfluindonesia What a surprise, the people are testing negative! First the chickens die. No testing, just bury them. Then 3 people die without...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
WHO on the ground, culling finished in Air Batu village Scott McPherson is the CIO of the Florida House of Representatives. The following link is to his blog on bird flu with commentary on the current...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
If you follow that flutrackers link, you will learn that the WHO has been on the scene which is very interesting as Indonesia has been fighting with them about providing viral samples and reporting on...
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Indonesia http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24148265-12377,00.html A suspected outbreak in Indonesia has everyone guessing. Because of the censorship in that country, we probably...
A Message from the Ohio Department of Health http://tinyurl.com/5adgfv Hard to listen during August but the season will pass. H5N1 is now found just 800 miles away from the Aleutian Islands. We do not...
Some State Preparedness Messages Just looking at how some states have tried to prepare their citizens, it becomes obvious that the next pandemic is not only expected, but that there is real concern...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
You might be right, and for those of us who will continue to work because we don't have children at home, and we know that some of us must try to help, there is the distinct possibility of PTSD as...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
India http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2008/07/west-bengal-bur.html Vietnam http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/08/vietnam-new-outbreaks-of-bird-flu-in.html Nigeria...
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112th Death in Indonesia http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=171915&postcount=81 That is 112 deaths from bird flu, that we know about, just in this one country. There have also been...
It has been a difficult week on my unit. I am trying to be mindful of privacy concerns and legal issues as I type this. I have removed my state of residence from my profile. Though this forum seems...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric
Maybe some of what they have done in response to these deaths is a knee jerk reaction. These sentinel events will trigger a close look by Joint Commission, the Feds, and the State very soon. We no...
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Influenza, a promiscuous virus http://birdflujourney.typepad.com/a_journey_through_the_wor/2008/07/influenza-a-pro.html It is not unusual for wild birds infected with H5N1 to be found in Hong Kong....
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Information Control in South Korea http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-guess-they-didn-get-memo.html There has been plenty of bird flu in South Korea. This year the Koreans battled their biggest...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric
I am having a reaction to my reaction, and I am tired of me already! Yes, it does looks like I'll have to seek some help with all of this. Thanks for your