Influenza Virus Mashup

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(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:08:08 GMT)

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Argentina

?  Flu fears swamp medical services (Link)

Australia

?  Australian flu alert level unchanged
Australia will not follow the lead of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on swine flu and will remain at existing alert levels. (Link)

?  Medical response in chaos in swine flu pandemic (Link)

?  Aussie swine flu victims fighting for lives (Link)

Canada

?  The Continuing Mystery of How Canadian Pigs Caught the Novel Flu Virus (Link)

?  Guidelines issued for caring for people with the flu at home (Link)

?  Swine flu cases in Manitoba spike to 119 with 42 reported Friday (Link)

China

?  China-Taiwan - Sports events to go ahead despite H1N1: Premier (Link)

?  S’pore remains on yellow alert despite flu pandemic announcement (Link)

Egypt

?  Egypt hunts last pigs as three new swine flu cases confirmed (Link)

France

?  France keeps H1N1 alert level at 5A, despite WHO declaration (Link)

India

?  Swine flu screening stepped up at Delhi airport (Link)

?  Delhi makes swine flu patients’ hospitalisation mandatory (Link)

Japan

?  Clinical observations from school outbreak in Japan (Link)

Morocco

?  Morocco confirms first H1N1 flu case (Link)

New Zealand

?  No evidence that animals play part in flu spread, says body (Link)

?  Confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand is now 35 (Link)

Thailand

?  Thailand reports 43 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in one day (Link)

United Kingdom

?  UK swine flu cases pass 900 mark (Link)

?  Britons urged not to panic, as flu cases spike (Link)

?  Biggest jump in swine flu cases (Link)

?  Britain tops world ‘risk list’ for flu spread: study (Link)

?  H (Link)

United States

?  NYC: New Victims of Swine Flu Include 11-Year-Old (Link)

?  Las Vegas: School half empty amid swine flu scare  (Link)

?  Philadelphia: Despite calls for calm, parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of school (Link)

?  Connecticut, New Haven youth is second swine flu death (Link)

?  First Anchorage Novel H1N1 confirmed, Alaska  (Link)

?  New CDC numbers (cases and deaths by state) (Link)

?  H1N1 (Swine) Flu Cases Escalate In Rhode Island (Link)

?  MI - Police Officer Dies After Illness Hits Dept. (Link)

?  Agusta, Georgia - Fort Gordon confirms H1N1 case (Link)

?  With 5,000 cases in last week, swine flu count in U.S. grows to 18,000 (Link)

?  Miami immigration center has 3 swine flu cases (Link)

?  Alex Bay N.Y.: H1N1 closes school district  (Link)

?  Community transmission of A/H1N1 flu appears to decline in New York City (Link)

?  Flu claims another NYC victim, but cases decline (Link)

?  Minnesota - Over 30 New Cases/Day for Last 3 Days (Link)

?  H (Link)

Research

?  New England Journal of Medicine: Antibodies against H5 and H9 Avian Influenza among Poultry Workers in China (Link)

?  Swine flu vaccine ready for clinical trials (Link)

?  H (Link)

Commentary

?  Effect Measure: Some angry thoughts about the pandemic (Link)

?  CIDRAP: Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses (Link)

General News

?  Swine flu: world pandemic declared (Link)

?  SCENARIOS-What will be the impact of a flu pandemic? (Link)

?  European nations activate flu pandemic response plans (Link)

?  New Accurate Diagnostic Test For Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology (Link)

?  Companies urged to plan for H1N1 flu (Link)

?  ECDC INTERIM RISK ASSESSMENT Human cases of influenza A(H1N1)(Link)

?  H (Link)

?  H (Link)

News for June 11, 2009 is here.

Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:

CDC A(H1N1) Site

WHO A(H1N1) Site

WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:08:08 GMT)

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Argentina

?  Flu fears swamp medical services (Link)

Australia

?  Australian flu alert level unchanged
Australia will not follow the lead of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on swine flu and will remain at existing alert levels. (Link)

?  Medical response in chaos in swine flu pandemic (Link)

?  Aussie swine flu victims fighting for lives (Link)

Canada

?  The Continuing Mystery of How Canadian Pigs Caught the Novel Flu Virus (Link)

?  Guidelines issued for caring for people with the flu at home (Link)

?  Swine flu cases in Manitoba spike to 119 with 42 reported Friday (Link)

China

?  China-Taiwan - Sports events to go ahead despite H1N1: Premier (Link)

?  S’pore remains on yellow alert despite flu pandemic announcement (Link)

Egypt

?  Egypt hunts last pigs as three new swine flu cases confirmed (Link)

France

?  France keeps H1N1 alert level at 5A, despite WHO declaration (Link)

India

?  Swine flu screening stepped up at Delhi airport (Link)

?  Delhi makes swine flu patients’ hospitalisation mandatory (Link)

Japan

?  Clinical observations from school outbreak in Japan (Link)

Morocco

?  Morocco confirms first H1N1 flu case (Link)

New Zealand

?  No evidence that animals play part in flu spread, says body (Link)

?  Confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand is now 35 (Link)

Thailand

?  Thailand reports 43 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in one day (Link)

United Kingdom

?  UK swine flu cases pass 900 mark (Link)

?  Britons urged not to panic, as flu cases spike (Link)

?  Biggest jump in swine flu cases (Link)

?  Britain tops world ‘risk list’ for flu spread: study (Link)

?  H (Link)

United States

?  NYC: New Victims of Swine Flu Include 11-Year-Old (Link)

?  Las Vegas: School half empty amid swine flu scare  (Link)

?  Philadelphia: Despite calls for calm, parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of school (Link)

?  Connecticut, New Haven youth is second swine flu death (Link)

?  First Anchorage Novel H1N1 confirmed, Alaska  (Link)

?  New CDC numbers (cases and deaths by state) (Link)

?  H1N1 (Swine) Flu Cases Escalate In Rhode Island (Link)

?  MI - Police Officer Dies After Illness Hits Dept. (Link)

?  Agusta, Georgia - Fort Gordon confirms H1N1 case (Link)

?  With 5,000 cases in last week, swine flu count in U.S. grows to 18,000 (Link)

?  Miami immigration center has 3 swine flu cases (Link)

?  Alex Bay N.Y.: H1N1 closes school district  (Link)

?  Community transmission of A/H1N1 flu appears to decline in New York City (Link)

?  Flu claims another NYC victim, but cases decline (Link)

?  Minnesota - Over 30 New Cases/Day for Last 3 Days (Link)

?  H (Link)

Research

?  New England Journal of Medicine: Antibodies against H5 and H9 Avian Influenza among Poultry Workers in China (Link)

?  Swine flu vaccine ready for clinical trials (Link)

?  H (Link)

Commentary

?  Effect Measure: Some angry thoughts about the pandemic (Link)

?  CIDRAP: Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses (Link)

General News

?  Swine flu: world pandemic declared (Link)

?  SCENARIOS-What will be the impact of a flu pandemic? (Link)

?  European nations activate flu pandemic response plans (Link)

?  New Accurate Diagnostic Test For Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology (Link)

?  Companies urged to plan for H1N1 flu (Link)

?  ECDC INTERIM RISK ASSESSMENT Human cases of influenza A(H1N1)(Link)

?  H (Link)

?  H (Link)

News for June 11, 2009 is here.

Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:

CDC A(H1N1) Site

WHO A(H1N1) Site

WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:08:08 GMT)

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Argentina

?  Flu fears swamp medical services (Link)

Australia

?  Australian flu alert level unchanged
Australia will not follow the lead of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on swine flu and will remain at existing alert levels. (Link)

?  Medical response in chaos in swine flu pandemic (Link)

?  Aussie swine flu victims fighting for lives (Link)

Canada

?  The Continuing Mystery of How Canadian Pigs Caught the Novel Flu Virus (Link)

?  Guidelines issued for caring for people with the flu at home (Link)

?  Swine flu cases in Manitoba spike to 119 with 42 reported Friday (Link)

China

?  China-Taiwan - Sports events to go ahead despite H1N1: Premier (Link)

?  S’pore remains on yellow alert despite flu pandemic announcement (Link)

Egypt

?  Egypt hunts last pigs as three new swine flu cases confirmed (Link)

France

?  France keeps H1N1 alert level at 5A, despite WHO declaration (Link)

India

?  Swine flu screening stepped up at Delhi airport (Link)

?  Delhi makes swine flu patients’ hospitalisation mandatory (Link)

Japan

?  Clinical observations from school outbreak in Japan (Link)

Morocco

?  Morocco confirms first H1N1 flu case (Link)

New Zealand

?  No evidence that animals play part in flu spread, says body (Link)

?  Confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand is now 35 (Link)

Thailand

?  Thailand reports 43 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in one day (Link)

United Kingdom

?  UK swine flu cases pass 900 mark (Link)

?  Britons urged not to panic, as flu cases spike (Link)

?  Biggest jump in swine flu cases (Link)

?  Britain tops world ‘risk list’ for flu spread: study (Link)

?  H (Link)

United States

?  NYC: New Victims of Swine Flu Include 11-Year-Old (Link)

?  Las Vegas: School half empty amid swine flu scare  (Link)

?  Philadelphia: Despite calls for calm, parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of school (Link)

?  Connecticut, New Haven youth is second swine flu death (Link)

?  First Anchorage Novel H1N1 confirmed, Alaska  (Link)

?  New CDC numbers (cases and deaths by state) (Link)

?  H1N1 (Swine) Flu Cases Escalate In Rhode Island (Link)

?  MI - Police Officer Dies After Illness Hits Dept. (Link)

?  Agusta, Georgia - Fort Gordon confirms H1N1 case (Link)

?  With 5,000 cases in last week, swine flu count in U.S. grows to 18,000 (Link)

?  Miami immigration center has 3 swine flu cases (Link)

?  Alex Bay N.Y.: H1N1 closes school district  (Link)

?  Community transmission of A/H1N1 flu appears to decline in New York City (Link)

?  Flu claims another NYC victim, but cases decline (Link)

?  Minnesota - Over 30 New Cases/Day for Last 3 Days (Link)

?  H (Link)

Research

?  New England Journal of Medicine: Antibodies against H5 and H9 Avian Influenza among Poultry Workers in China (Link)

?  Swine flu vaccine ready for clinical trials (Link)

?  H (Link)

Commentary

?  Effect Measure: Some angry thoughts about the pandemic (Link)

?  CIDRAP: Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses (Link)

General News

?  Swine flu: world pandemic declared (Link)

?  SCENARIOS-What will be the impact of a flu pandemic? (Link)

?  European nations activate flu pandemic response plans (Link)

?  New Accurate Diagnostic Test For Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology (Link)

?  Companies urged to plan for H1N1 flu (Link)

?  ECDC INTERIM RISK ASSESSMENT Human cases of influenza A(H1N1)(Link)

?  H (Link)

?  H (Link)

News for June 11, 2009 is here.

Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:

CDC A(H1N1) Site

WHO A(H1N1) Site

WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:08:08 GMT)

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Argentina

?  Flu fears swamp medical services (Link)

Australia

?  Australian flu alert level unchanged
Australia will not follow the lead of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on swine flu and will remain at existing alert levels. (Link)

?  Medical response in chaos in swine flu pandemic (Link)

?  Aussie swine flu victims fighting for lives (Link)

Canada

?  The Continuing Mystery of How Canadian Pigs Caught the Novel Flu Virus (Link)

?  Guidelines issued for caring for people with the flu at home (Link)

?  Swine flu cases in Manitoba spike to 119 with 42 reported Friday (Link)

China

?  China-Taiwan - Sports events to go ahead despite H1N1: Premier (Link)

?  S’pore remains on yellow alert despite flu pandemic announcement (Link)

Egypt

?  Egypt hunts last pigs as three new swine flu cases confirmed (Link)

France

?  France keeps H1N1 alert level at 5A, despite WHO declaration (Link)

India

?  Swine flu screening stepped up at Delhi airport (Link)

?  Delhi makes swine flu patients’ hospitalisation mandatory (Link)

Japan

?  Clinical observations from school outbreak in Japan (Link)

Morocco

?  Morocco confirms first H1N1 flu case (Link)

New Zealand

?  No evidence that animals play part in flu spread, says body (Link)

?  Confirmed cases of swine flu in New Zealand is now 35 (Link)

Thailand

?  Thailand reports 43 new cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in one day (Link)

United Kingdom

?  UK swine flu cases pass 900 mark (Link)

?  Britons urged not to panic, as flu cases spike (Link)

?  Biggest jump in swine flu cases (Link)

?  Britain tops world ‘risk list’ for flu spread: study (Link)

?  H (Link)

United States

?  NYC: New Victims of Swine Flu Include 11-Year-Old (Link)

?  Las Vegas: School half empty amid swine flu scare  (Link)

?  Philadelphia: Despite calls for calm, parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of school (Link)

?  Connecticut, New Haven youth is second swine flu death (Link)

?  First Anchorage Novel H1N1 confirmed, Alaska  (Link)

?  New CDC numbers (cases and deaths by state) (Link)

?  H1N1 (Swine) Flu Cases Escalate In Rhode Island (Link)

?  MI - Police Officer Dies After Illness Hits Dept. (Link)

?  Agusta, Georgia - Fort Gordon confirms H1N1 case (Link)

?  With 5,000 cases in last week, swine flu count in U.S. grows to 18,000 (Link)

?  Miami immigration center has 3 swine flu cases (Link)

?  Alex Bay N.Y.: H1N1 closes school district  (Link)

?  Community transmission of A/H1N1 flu appears to decline in New York City (Link)

?  Flu claims another NYC victim, but cases decline (Link)

?  Minnesota - Over 30 New Cases/Day for Last 3 Days (Link)

?  H (Link)

Research

?  New England Journal of Medicine: Antibodies against H5 and H9 Avian Influenza among Poultry Workers in China (Link)

?  Swine flu vaccine ready for clinical trials (Link)

?  H (Link)

Commentary

?  Effect Measure: Some angry thoughts about the pandemic (Link)

?  CIDRAP: Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses (Link)

General News

?  Swine flu: world pandemic declared (Link)

?  SCENARIOS-What will be the impact of a flu pandemic? (Link)

?  European nations activate flu pandemic response plans (Link)

?  New Accurate Diagnostic Test For Swine H1N1 Influenza Using RT-PCR Technology (Link)

?  Companies urged to plan for H1N1 flu (Link)

?  ECDC INTERIM RISK ASSESSMENT Human cases of influenza A(H1N1)(Link)

?  H (Link)

?  H (Link)

News for June 11, 2009 is here.

Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:

CDC A(H1N1) Site

WHO A(H1N1) Site

WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page

(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:07:48 GMT)

Reminder: Please do not post whole articles, just snippets and links. Thanks!!

Australia

?  Aussies with pig flu in intensive care (Link)

Canada

?  Manitoba’s swine flu caseload balloons to 56 (Link)

?  Swine flu charting deadly course (Link)

?  Manitoba: WRHA cautions hospital visitors (Link)

China

?  All primary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong closed for two weeks (Link)

?  China credits quarantine for containing H1N1 (Link)

?  7 new AH1N1 cases confirmed in Beijing (Link)

Egypt

?  WHO declares H1N1 global pandemic, Egypt reports 2 new cases (Link)

Japan

?  H1N1 hits nine in first outbreak in Tokyo school (Link)

Middle East

?  Palestinians report first case of H1N1 flu (Link)

New Zealand

?  Swine flu strikes transplant centre (Link)

Spain

?  22 Madrid schools now hit by swine flu (Link)

Sweden

?  Confusion over Swine Flu “Pandemic” (Link)

United Kingdom

?  New case in Ripon, North Yorkshire, school closed (Link)

?  Update on confirmed swine flu cases 11 June 2009  (72 New 822 Confirmed) (Link)

?  Scotland’s swine flu total reaches 337(Link)

?  H (Link)

United States

?  Hawaii’s swine flu tally climbs by 83 cases (Link)

?  False swine flu claim puts off arrest (Link)

?  Seven Percent of New-Yorkers had flu-like illness (Link)

?  Swine flu spreads through Vermont (Link)

?  3 more swine flu deaths reported in NYC (Link)

?  Patients with flu fears, symptoms swamp ERs (Link)

?  2nd Mich. resident dies from H1N1 swine flu (Link)

?  FL: Madeira Beach couple found dead had the flu, neighbors said (Link)

?  CA: Alameda County reports second swine flu death  (Link)

?  H (Link)

Commentary

?  We can’t wash our hands of this (Link)

?  Swine Flu: Don’t Panic, ‘Pandemic’ isn’t a helpful designation. (Link)

?  Analysis: why has the WHO waited so long? (Link)

General

?  Replikin press release: Lethality of H1N1 Influenza Virus Increasing (Link)

?  WHO Director Addresses H1N1 Flu Virus and Pandemics (Link)

?  Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises; experts urge early treatment (Link)

?  Asian governments get advance notice of WHO plans to declare swine flu pandemic (Link)

?  WHO chief Chan to brief press at 1200 EDT (Link)

?  The World Health Organization tells members it’s raising the swine flu alert to highest level (Link)

?  WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years (Link)

?  Analysis suggests first cases of swine flu happened months before spotted (Link)

?  CDC Press Conference on Investigation of Human Cases of Novel Influenza A H1N1 (Link)

?  I’ve had swine flu (Link)

?  Swine flu may have been in people in August (Link)

?  Rap video by nurses to promote hand sanitizing techniques(Link)

?  CDC: Swine flu pandemic level won’t change efforts (Link)

?  H (Link)

News for June 10, 2009 is here.

Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:

CDC A(H1N1) Site

WHO A(H1N1) Site

WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page