Influenza Virus Mashup

Influenza Virus Mashup

[Crof's H5N1] Indonesia: More B2B H5N1

Via Ida’s Bird Flu Information Corner, a report translated from Tribun Jambi: Sungai Penuh, Jambi ::: Bird flu in chickens. Excerpt:
Sungai Penuh – Livestock Service of Kabupaten (municipal) Kerinci, Jambi Province, found bird flu H5N1 had infected chickens in Dusun Sungai, Akar Desa Pelayang Raya, Kota Sungai Penuh. Confirmation was done by Participatory Disease Surveillance and [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] NPM10: The Ethics Of Prepping

(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:56:00 +0000)
 
 
Note: This is day 3 of National Preparedness Month.  Follow this campaign on Twitter by searching for the #NPM10 hash tag.

 
# 4863
 
 
 
There are some who believe that it is unfair, or somehow unethical, to ask those with greater financial means to prepare for disasters while some with fewer resources [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] Another Migratory Bird Study

(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:00 +0000)
 
 
# 4865
 
 
In the wake of yesterday’s report that credited the Brown Headed Gull with spreading the H5N1 virus from China and Tibet down to Thailand, we get another study that minimizes the impact that migratory waterfowl may have in spreading the virus across long distances.
 
The study appears in [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] GSK Press Statement On Pandemrix Investigation

(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:00 +0000)
 
 
 
# 4866
 
 
GSK (Glaxo Smith-Kline), manufacturers of the adjuvanted Pandemrix vaccine that has been linked by media reports to a small number of cases of narcolepsy in children – has released a statement today for journalists and investors.
 
 
Reports of narcolepsy in Europe following vaccination with Pandemrix™

WEBWIRE – Friday, September 03, [...]

[Crof's H5N1] New Zealand: 16 H1N1 deaths this year

Via the New Zealand Herald News: Sixteenth person dies from swine flu. Excerpt:
Swine flu has claimed 16 lives this winter, and a further 14 people are fighting it in intensive care units. 
The sixteenth person to die was a 50-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and died at Auckland Hospital on August 21. 
This brings to [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] NPM10: Inside My Bug Out Bag

(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:00 +0000)
 
 
 
Since this is day two of National Preparedness Month and with Hurricane Earl expected to force thousands of coastal residents from their homes in the next 24 hours, this seems an appropriate day to re-run a preparedness blog on bug out bags from last January.

 
# 4861
 
 
Inside My Bug Out [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] Not One Of The Usual Suspects

(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:40:00 +0000)
 
 
# 4862
 
 
A story today out of Thailand that blames gulls, not storks, for introducing bird flu to that nation and possibly spreading it across south east Asia.
 

 
Using satellite telemetry, researchers have detailed the the complete migratory routes of the brown headed gull (Larus brunnicephalus), which summers in central [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] A Bold Bird Flu Headline From Japan

(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:36:00 +0000)
 
 
# 4860
 
 
Arkanoid Legent has a story this morning from the Asahi Shimbun in Japan with this attention getting headline:
 
Mutated avian flu can infect humans
BY YURI OIWA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) that mutated in pigs in Indonesia has acquired the ability to infect humans, [...]

[Crof's H5N1] Indonesia: Is bird flu dead and gone?

A very interesting article in The Jakarta Post: Is bird flu dead and gone? Excerpt:
“Bird flu? What bird flu? That was last year, right?” 
So spoke my rental car driver, commenting on the purpose of my June visit to Riau’s capital, Pekanbaru. 
He did not know that a four-year-old girl had died of the deadly disease a few weeks [...]

[Avian Flu Diary] OK To Get Your Flu Shot Early

(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:32:00 +0000)
 
 
 
# 4857
 
 
Timing is everything.
 
Last Saturday this exact subject came up over dinner with a dear friend after I announced my intention to get my flu shot in the next week or so.
 
Some confusion exists because in the past the CDC had recommended that some people – particularly the [...]

(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:00 +0000)       # 4866     GSK (Glaxo Smith-Kline), manufacturers of the adjuvanted Pandemrix vaccine that has been linked by media reports to a small number of cases of narcolepsy in children – has released a statement today for journalists and investors.     Reports of narcolepsy in Europe following vaccination with Pandemrix™ WEBWIRE – Friday, September 03, 2010 London UK - GSK initially became aware of possible cases of narcolepsy... more

[Avian Flu Diary] Another Migratory Bird Study

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(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:00 +0000)     # 4865     In the wake of yesterday’s report that credited the Brown Headed Gull with spreading the H5N1 virus from China and Tibet down to Thailand, we get another study that minimizes the impact that migratory waterfowl may have in spreading the virus across long distances.   The study appears in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, and claims that the global spread of the H5N1 virus through migratory... more

[Avian Flu Diary] NPM10: The Ethics Of Prepping

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(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:56:00 +0000)     Note: This is day 3 of National Preparedness Month.  Follow this campaign on Twitter by searching for the #NPM10 hash tag.   # 4863       There are some who believe that it is unfair, or somehow unethical, to ask those with greater financial means to prepare for disasters while some with fewer resources may be unable to do so.   A noble idea, I suppose.   But the reality is that the more people who are prepared before... more

[Crof's H5N1] Indonesia: More B2B H5N1

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Via Ida’s Bird Flu Information Corner, a report translated from Tribun Jambi: Sungai Penuh, Jambi ::: Bird flu in chickens. Excerpt: Sungai Penuh – Livestock Service of Kabupaten (municipal) Kerinci, Jambi Province, found bird flu H5N1 had infected chickens in Dusun Sungai, Akar Desa Pelayang Raya, Kota Sungai Penuh. Confirmation was done by Participatory Disease Surveillance and Response (PDSR) of Kabupaten Kerinci. Meanwhile, samples have been sent to Bukit Tinggi laboratory for further... more

[Crof's H5N1] New Zealand: 16 H1N1 deaths this year

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Via the New Zealand Herald News: Sixteenth person dies from swine flu. Excerpt: Swine flu has claimed 16 lives this winter, and a further 14 people are fighting it in intensive care units.  The sixteenth person to die was a 50-year-old man who suffered from underlying health conditions and died at Auckland Hospital on August 21.  This brings to five the total number of H1N1-related patient deaths at Auckland City Hospital this year, said the Auckland District Health Board.  Deputy... more

[Avian Flu Diary] Not One Of The Usual Suspects

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(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:40:00 +0000)     # 4862     A story today out of Thailand that blames gulls, not storks, for introducing bird flu to that nation and possibly spreading it across south east Asia.     Using satellite telemetry, researchers have detailed the the complete migratory routes of the brown headed gull (Larus brunnicephalus), which summers in central Asia and winters on the tropical coast and inland lakes of southern Asia.   They’ve also detected... more

[Avian Flu Diary] NPM10: Inside My Bug Out Bag

Posted by Automator On September - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:00 +0000)       Since this is day two of National Preparedness Month and with Hurricane Earl expected to force thousands of coastal residents from their homes in the next 24 hours, this seems an appropriate day to re-run a preparedness blog on bug out bags from last January.   # 4861     Inside My Bug Out Bag   If you had to abandon your home right now, with say . . . two minutes to get out (think fire, earthquake, chemical spill, gas leak, ... more

[Crof's H5N1] Indonesia: Is bird flu dead and gone?

Posted by Automator On September - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

A very interesting article in The Jakarta Post: Is bird flu dead and gone? Excerpt: “Bird flu? What bird flu? That was last year, right?”  So spoke my rental car driver, commenting on the purpose of my June visit to Riau’s capital, Pekanbaru.  He did not know that a four-year-old girl had died of the deadly disease a few weeks before my arrival.  One of the managing editors of the Riau Post, the province’s leading newspaper, was not aware of the child’s death either.  “I’m... more

[Avian Flu Diary] A Bold Bird Flu Headline From Japan

Posted by Automator On September - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:36:00 +0000)     # 4860     Arkanoid Legent has a story this morning from the Asahi Shimbun in Japan with this attention getting headline:   Mutated avian flu can infect humans BY YURI OIWA THE ASAHI SHIMBUN A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) that mutated in pigs in Indonesia has acquired the ability to infect humans, researchers have found. (Continue . . .)     If all of this sounds a bit familiar, it may be because I... more

[Crof's H5N1] Cambodia: NGO attempts to curb bird flu

Posted by Automator On September - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Via The Phnom Penh Post: NGO attempts to curb bird flu. Excerpt: In a small village in Koh Kong province, poultry farmer Keo Sok is learning that healthy practices can be good for business.  The Sre Ambel district man is one of 71 farmers in Koh Kong participating in an NGO-led programme aimed at reducing the risks from so-called bird flu, the A(H5N1) influenza virus.  The training has taught him to keep his chickens in pens rather than letting them run free, to feed them properly... more

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