Canada:Flu deaths strike early at B.C. care facility [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from CTV.ca (via http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/11000532)
A deadly flu has swept through a care facility in Vancouver´s West End, claiming six lives in recent weeks.
Health officials said they were caught off guard by the outbreak at the Haro Park Centre, ... Influenza Preparedness Must Become Public Health Priority, Experts Say
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from medicalnewstoday
Influenza experts at a Pan American Health Organization technical meeting say that national preparedness plans to confront a potential influenza pandemic must become a "public health priority without delay." ... Situation summary of avian influenza (8 November 2004)
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from Department of Health (HK SAR) (via http://www.info.gov.hk/info/flu/eng/sitsum_20041108.htm)
Situation summary of avian influenza (8 November 2004)
(For the period of 24 October to 8 November 2004)
Hong Kong confirmed on 3 November that a dead grey heron (a ... EU officials to check Thai bird flu situation
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/09/content_2195017)
BANGKOK, Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Representatives from the European Union (EU) will arrive here on Nov. 24 to begin an eight-day tour to verify the safety of the kingdom's poultry exports.
According ... US:CDC announces plan for sharing remaining flu vaccine
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 10, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/nov090)
Nov 9, 2004 (CIDRAP News) ?In an effort to spread the impact of the influenza vaccine shortage fairly, federal health officials today announced a plan to share most of the approximately 11 million remaining ... Dietary Habit in China: workers in restaurant might need a close look up
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from F.I.C (via http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2004/1104/fo6-1.html)
To propose this issue to you is not to ask you to judge our dietary habit, but to have a deeper look at the situation in China. please look at the issue objectively. F.I.C
the pdf file can be download ... St Jude named ´Research Leader´ by Scientific American magazine
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 9, 2004 from medicalnewstoday (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=16049)
St Jude Children´s Research Hospital has been named by Scientific American magazine as a "Research Leader" within the 2004 Scientific American 50--the magazine´s prestigious annual list recognizing ... "Superflu" a Threat as Ducks Emerge as Stealth Carriers
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from National Geographic News (via http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1108_041108_)
The bird flu that has killed millions of poultry in east Asia may be tougher and more dangerous to humans than previously suspected.
The avian influenza virus in question is the highly pathogenic (illness ... Canada:Communication breakdown in early days of avian flu crisis
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 9, 2004 from CBC (via http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regionalnews/caches/bc_avian20041108)
VANCOUVER - Documents obtained by CBC News suggest public health officials were kept in the dark in the early days of B.C.'s avian flu outbreak.Correspondence received under the Freedom of Information ... First Case of Influenza Found in Korea Ahead of Winter
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from Korea Times,South Korea
The nation confirmed its first patient for a type of influenza predicted to prevail this winter, according to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Monday.
The health authority said ... Hong Kong launches flu vaccination programme
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from News-Medical.net,燱orld
To prevent the spread of flu in the coming peak season, it is important that the public and private sectors work together to provide influenza vaccinations to ... [Detail] No more chicken for tigers at Chinese zoo
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from DeepikaGlobal.com (via http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&new)
BEIJING, Nov 7 (Reuters) A zoo in southern China has pulled poultry from the diets of its tigers and lions to prevent a winter outbreak of the deadly birdflu, the Xinhua news agency reported today.The ... Thailand:Three more suspected bird flu patients in Phichit
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 8, 2004 from TNA (via http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=32592)
BANGKOK, Nov 7 (TNA) - Three more patients in Thailand are suspected of having contracted bird flu.
The three people, all from the northern province of Phichit, have been admitted to the bird ... 147 tigers killed in Thailand to contain bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 5, 2004 from XinhuaNet News
BANGKOK, Nov. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- The Thai government killed 147 tigers during last month's operation to wipe out the bird flu virus, the Thai News Agency reported Thursday.
According ... How to spread the supply of flu vaccine New study finds one-fifth of normal dose is just as good
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 5, 2004 from San Francisco Chronicle
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San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, November 4, 2004 In the midst of a vaccine shortage that has left the nation with half its supply of flu shots, researchers have ... Hong Kong Heron Had Killer Bird Flu -Government
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 3, 2004 from Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A dead gray heron found in Hong Kong near the mainland China border was found to have the H5N1 bird flu virus, the government said on Wednesday.
"The gray heron tested positive ... A review of the avian influenza outbreak in Canada identifies next steps
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 3, 2004 from MEATNEWS (via http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&art)
Representatives from the Canadian federal, provincial, and municipal governments and the poultry industry concluded two days of meetings this week with a commitment to strengthen future responses to animal ... Specialist says SARS threat lessened
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from XinhuaNet News (via news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/01/content_2164057.htm)
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The World Health Organization or WHO warns that bird flu might be transmitted from ducks to humans, even though they show no external signs of having the ... Countries join hands to fight bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from XinhuaNet News (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/02/content_2167074)
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Four East Asian countries will join forces to fight bird flu, reported China Daily on Tuesday.
A regional diagnostic laboratory and surveillance ... Thai Government bird flu team admits possibility of human-to-human transmission
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 2, 2004 from TNA (via http://www.mcot.org/query.php?nid=32422)
BANGKOK, Nov 2 (TNA) - A government committee in charge of solving bird flu crisis claimed Monday it had successfully contained the outbreaks in Thailand in the past month, but acknowledged a ... 4796 items, 20/Page, Page[223/240][|<<] [|<] [221] [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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