(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000)
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Photo Credit- EuroFlu Report.
In stark contrast to this time last year - when much of Europe was seeing significant H1N1 influenza activity - reports of flu for week 3 of 2012 (while rising slowly) - remain low across Europe - and predominantly H3N2 related.
Influenza activity continues to [...]
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:08:00 +0000)
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The detection of a new swine H3N2v virus among a handful of people across five states in recent months has sparked concerns that a new influenza virus might be trying to establish a foothold in the human population.
Since the infections reported in the 2nd half of 2011 were [...]
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0000)
Victoria, Australia – Credit Wikipedia
# 6103
Overnight the wire services have been abuzz with news of the discovery of a low pathogenic form of of avian influenza (LPAI) on a couple of duck farms in Victoria, Australia.
A few samples of the media coverage include:
Chicken safe to eat, despite Victorian [...]
(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000)
#6102
With an avian punctuality usually reserved for the arrival of swallows to Capistrano or the buzzards to Hinckley, Ohio - January once again finds an H5N1 infected bird carcass on the beaches of Hong Kong.
Located adjacent to mainland China - which has a long history of H5N1 outbreaks in [...]
Via IRIN Asia: INDONESIA: Bird flu deaths raise red flags. Excerpt:
Two recent deaths from bird flu in Indonesia highlight the need for continued vigilance against a possible resurgence of the deadly virus, an official and health expert warned.
On 16 January, a five-year-old girl from northern Jakarta died after being tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu [...]
Via IRIN Middle East: EGYPT: Anti-bird flu campaign planned. Excerpt:
A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy.
The new plan, which will involve coordination between the Health Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry and poultry producers, [...]
Via IBN Live News, a report datelined Agartala: Bird flu reappears in Tripura. Tripura shares a long border with Bangladesh; India and Bangladesh enjoy blaming one another for bird flu outbreaks. Excerpt:
Bird flu has reappeared in Lembucherra area, about 45 km from here, official sources said today. Following reports of deaths of poultry birds in the [...]
Thanks to Helen Branswell for tweeting the link to this Nature News & Comment piece by Declan Butler: Caution urged for mutant flu work. Excerpt:
Why would scientists deliberately create a form of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is probably highly transmissible in humans? In the growing debate about research that has done precisely that, a [...]
Via The Jakarta Post: Suspected bird flu: Two deaths. The first part of the story deals with the 18-year-old in Tangerang, but other possible cases are turning up as well. Excerpt:
The teenager had suffered from a high fever for six days before he was taken to the private Sari Asih Hospital in Karawaci last Wednesday, when [...]
On January 24, WHO posted its latest tally on the Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) reported to WHO. It's striking to see that in January alone, it's updated the table seven times.
When you click through to the January 24 table, you'll see that Cambodia has reported one case and one death. [...]
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000) # 6105 Photo Credit- EuroFlu Report. In stark contrast to this time last year - when much of Europe was seeing significant H1N1 influenza activity - reports of flu for week 3 of 2012 (while rising slowly) - remain low across Europe - and predominantly H3N2 related. Influenza activity continues to rise slowly in the WHO European Region due to A(H3N2) This issue is based on data for week 3/2012 reported by 46 Member States in the WHO European Region. Consultation rates for influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) continue to be relatively low in most countries of the Region, but with many countries reporting increasing activity. 29 % of sentinel specimens tested positive for influenza, which is an increase over last week: 95% of these were influenza A. Of the 352 influenza A viruses from sentinel sources that were subtyped, 99 % were A(H3N2). Comment ... more
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000) # 6105 Photo Credit- EuroFlu Report. In stark contrast to this time last year - when much of Europe was seeing significant H1N1 influenza activity - reports of flu for week 3 of 2012 (while rising slowly) - remain low across Europe - and predominantly H3N2 related. Influenza activity continues to rise slowly in the WHO European Region due to A(H3N2) This issue is based on data for week 3/2012 reported by 46 Member... more
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:08:00 +0000) # 6104 The detection of a new swine H3N2v virus among a handful of people across five states in recent months has sparked concerns that a new influenza virus might be trying to establish a foothold in the human population. Since the infections reported in the 2nd half of 2011 were predominantly among young children, there has been some speculation that those over the age of 20 might have some limited immunity to this strain. The... more
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0000) Victoria, Australia – Credit Wikipedia # 6103 Overnight the wire services have been abuzz with news of the discovery of a low pathogenic form of of avian influenza (LPAI) on a couple of duck farms in Victoria, Australia. A few samples of the media coverage include: Chicken safe to eat, despite Victorian bird flu Bird flu detected in ducks near Melbourne Bird flu outbreak sparks duck cull While... more
Via IBN Live News, a report datelined Agartala: Bird flu reappears in Tripura. Tripura shares a long border with Bangladesh; India and Bangladesh enjoy blaming one another for bird flu outbreaks. Excerpt: Bird flu has reappeared in Lembucherra area, about 45 km from here, official sources said today. Following reports of deaths of poultry birds in the area, blood samples were collected and examined and H5 strain of avian influenza virus was found, officials said. More than 2,000 ducks... more
Via IRIN Middle East: EGYPT: Anti-bird flu campaign planned. Excerpt: A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy. The new plan, which will involve coordination between the Health Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry and poultry producers, requires close monitoring and various bio-safety measures. “These measures are just a small part of a more general plan... more
Via IRIN Asia: INDONESIA: Bird flu deaths raise red flags. Excerpt: Two recent deaths from bird flu in Indonesia highlight the need for continued vigilance against a possible resurgence of the deadly virus, an official and health expert warned. On 16 January, a five-year-old girl from northern Jakarta died after being tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. She was a relative of a 24-year-old man who died on 7 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, adding that the two... more
(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000) #6102 With an avian punctuality usually reserved for the arrival of swallows to Capistrano or the buzzards to Hinckley, Ohio - January once again finds an H5N1 infected bird carcass on the beaches of Hong Kong. Located adjacent to mainland China - which has a long history of H5N1 outbreaks in poultry and in wild birds – Hong Kong sits at the outflow of the Pearl River to the sea. Photo Credit- Wikipedia The... more
On January 24, WHO posted its latest tally on the Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) reported to WHO. It's striking to see that in January alone, it's updated the table seven times. When you click through to the January 24 table, you'll see that Cambodia has reported one case and one death. So have China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Egypt has one reported case but no death. So we've seen (in a very small sample of five cases) a case fatality rate... more
Via The Jakarta Post: Suspected bird flu: Two deaths. The first part of the story deals with the 18-year-old in Tangerang, but other possible cases are turning up as well. Excerpt: The teenager had suffered from a high fever for six days before he was taken to the private Sari Asih Hospital in Karawaci last Wednesday, when he then developed respiratory problems. As his condition worsened, the hospital transferred him to Tangerang General Hospital on Saturday. His death came after another suspected... more
Thanks to Helen Branswell for tweeting the link to this Nature News & Comment piece by Declan Butler: Caution urged for mutant flu work. Excerpt: Why would scientists deliberately create a form of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is probably highly transmissible in humans? In the growing debate about research that has done precisely that, a key question is whether the public-health benefits of the work outweigh the risks of a potential pandemic if the virus escaped from the lab. For... more
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