OIE:HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN MALAYSIA (PENINSULAR)Follow-up report No. 6
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 4, 2004 from OIE
Information received on 27 November 2004 from Dr Hawari Bin Hussein, Director General, Department of Veterinary Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur:
End of previous report period: 2 November ... Avian flu could cost Asia $130 billion
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 4, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/avianflu/news/d)
Avian influenza is expected to cost Asia $130 billion by 2005, according to Hur Young-joo of the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, as reported in the Dec 2 online edition of The Korea Times. ... US:Maine records its first cases of influenza [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 3, 2004 from WMTW (via http://www.wmtw.com/Global/story.asp?S=2640889&nav=7k6rT)
The flu has officially arrived in Maine.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday morning that the first influenza cases have been confirmed in the state.
Dr. Dora Anne ... Asian nations vow cooperation on avian flu
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 3, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/flu/news/dec020)
As public health ministers and officials from 13 Asian countries conferred in Bangkok last week on how to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian influenza, experts offered troubling predictions.
The highly ... Suspected bird flu case in France(not confirmed)
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 8, 2004 from Channelnewsasia (via http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/120260)
NANCY, France : A 69-year-old man has been hospitalised in northeastern France with suspected bird flu, health officials said on Thursday. The man, who has not been named, had recently returned from a ... Malaysia:Blood taken from birds to screen for avian flu
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 2, 2004 from The Star (via http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/12/2/nation/)
Officers of the Penang Veterinary Services Department have taken blood samples from an unspecified number of hill mynas reared by a bird dealer in Seberang Prai to screen for the H5N1 strain of the deadly ... US:Influenza and Whooping Cough in Montana [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 1, 2004 from Liberty County Times (via http://highline.townnews.com/articles/2004/11/30/news/news3.)
As of the 20th of November only six cases of influenza have been documented in Montana. These cases were reported from the Helena and Missoula area. All the cases were caused by Influenza A virus and sub ... US:NY Academy meeting examines the vaccine & avian influenza crisis
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 1, 2004 from medicalnewstoday (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=17083)
Effective vaccinations against influenza were established many years ago. However, lack of availability of vaccines and the potential for new influenza subtypes to spread in pandemics represent new challenges ... Sweden plans to vaccinate against bird flu
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 1, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/30/content_2279112)
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare wants to vaccinate on mass against Avian Influenza, the so called bird flu, after warnings from the World Health Organization, Swedish TV 4 reported on Tuesday. ... Oral saline spray may slash spread of exhaled pathogens
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 30, 2004 from Harvard press (via http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2004/11/29-edwards)
Some individuals exhale many more pathogen-laden droplets than others in the course of ordinary breathing, scientists have found, but oral administration of a safe saline spray every six hours might slash ... Wildly fluctuating pandemic influenza fatality projections worry flu world
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 30, 2004 from CP
The next influenza pandemic could kill 100 million people worldwide, a WHO official warned Monday, throwing yet another number onto a growing pile of predictions experts fear could be sowing confusion ... Vaccine Will Not Stop Next Flu Pandemic, Official Warns
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from The Scotsman (via http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3818261)
Vaccine Will Not Stop Next Flu Pandemic, Official Warns Drug companies will not be able to make enough vaccine to prevent the next global flu pandemic, which health officials fear may be triggered by a ... Modeling the Flu Series:Small seasonal changes can lead to big flu outbreaks
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from EurekAlert (via http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-11/mu-ssc111504.)
Small seasonal changes can lead to big flu outbreaks
McMaster researcher investigates why influenza epidemics happen in the winterFlu season is on its way to homes across North America. But the question ... Bird flu "far deadlier than SARS"
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from Reuters (via http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041129/325/f7i13.html)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The bird flu virus is far more lethal than the SARS virus that struck Asia last year and might unleash a pandemic that could kill as many as 50 million people, a World Health Organization ... US:Identifying flu first step for researchers [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from The News Journal (via http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/11/28id)
A 12-year-old New Castle boy had the first confirmed case of flu in Delaware this year, state health officials said.
Microbiologists at the state Division of Public Health laboratory in Smyrna - using ... HongKong ready for flu pandemic, claim experts
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from The Standard (via http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/FK29Aa01.h)
Hong Kong is far safer than it has ever been and is well prepared for a global influenza pandemic, health officials and scientists claim.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week warned that each ... US:Flu crisis exposes large gaps in bioterrorism readiness [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from Chicago Tribune
Problems producing flu vaccines that raised the specter of a health crisis have highlighted the difficulties facing the U.S. government as it tries to counter terrorists who would attack America with bioweapons. ... HongKong eyes regional steps in bird flu battle
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from english.eastday.com (via http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/use)
Hong Kong is keeping a close watch on the bird flu situation and will recommend measures to collaborate with health agencies across the region in the prevention and control of the disease, according to ... China:State Council passes lab safety regulations to prevent new outbreaks
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/27/content_2268088)
A new set of regulations taking effect Saturday will prohibit Chinese lab directors from allowing experiments on risky pathogenic microbes without approval.
The Chinese cabinet ... OIE:HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THAILAND,Follow-up report No. 33
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 27, 2004 from OIE
Information received on 25 November 2004 from Dr Yukol Limlamthong, Director General, Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok:
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