Bird Flu Monitor: December 2005 Archives

Bird Flu Monitor > December 24, 2005

H5N1 is resisting Tamiflu

[Worldwide Disasters] Oxford University researchers report two cases of patients in Vietnam who died after failing to respond to treatment with the drug Tamiflu.

Bird Flu Might Kill Rich People

[Smackage] Two girls in Vietnam who were taking recommended doses of Tamiflu after being diagnosed with avian flu developed a resistance to the vaccine and died. According to a statement be flu expert Dr.

Posted at 11:55 AM

December 24, 2005

H5N1 is resisting Tamiflu

[Worldwide Disasters] Oxford University researchers report two cases of patients in Vietnam who died after failing to respond to treatment with the drug Tamiflu.

Posted at 11:57 AM

Bird Flu Might Kill Rich People

Posted at 11:55 AM

Bird Flu claims two more

[White Lightning Axiom: Redux] Not unexpected but a very bad turn:In a development health experts are calling alarming, two bird-flu patients in Vietnam died after developing resistance to Tamiflu, the key drug that governments are stockpiling in case of a large-scale outbreak.

Posted at 11:54 AM

Bird Flu Blog: - Bird Flu Blog: - bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic

[Bird Flu News Digest] Bird Flu Blog: - Bird Flu Blog: - bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic Posted in Bird Flu at 12:57 pm by birdflu bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic - Roche grants Tamiflu license to Indian firm The agreement with Hetero covers India and other developing nations and allows the Indian firm to produce the flu treatment specifically for governments wishing to create emergency stores.

Posted at 11:52 AM

December 16, 2005

What’s with China? China is in the news a lot conc...

[The Tao of Politics] One article has China talking confidently about its ability to deal with the problem, citing as evidence that they have gone fifteen days without an outbreak of H5N1 among birds. The article goes on to say that nearly 7 billion birds have been vaccinated this year, 22,225,800 have been culled, and only five people have become ill, with only two of them having died.

Posted at 04:09 PM

Bird Flu Vaccine is (Hopefully) Knocking At The Door

[Entirely Pets] A Cal Poly Pomona instructor and a team of Los Angeles-based researchers say they are close to creating a vaccine against the avian flu, which has caused 70 deaths in Asia and which scientists believe has the potential to cause a worldwide pandemic.

Posted at 04:08 PM

Bird Flu one step closer to Europe ... Final stop in the Americas

[White Lightning Axiom: Redux] First Turkey, then Hungary .now this:KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that outbreaks of bird flu in 11 Crimean villages were the deadly H5N1 strain that has jumped from bird to humans in Asia and killed at least 69 people.

Posted at 04:06 PM

This day in bird flu history

[Shanghaiist] After yesterday’s confident announcement on China’s ability to contain bird flu, Shanghaiist winced as we thought we heard rumbling overhead, and then we went straight to various sources searching for news of more bird flu outbreaks. The last time China tempted the gods made an announcement like this in November, Shanghaiist seems to recall the beginning of a rash of new outbreaks throughout the country.

Posted at 04:05 PM

December 11, 2005

Pandemic Flu

[Pandemicflu.gov] Pandemic Planning — U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt hosted a Convening of the States Dec.

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Posted at 01:04 AM

WHO | Avian influenza

[Who.int] Influenza pandemic threat: current situation. - Avian influenza - situation in China - update 46 7 December 2005 .

Posted at 01:03 AM

December 10, 2005

H5N1 Update

[Riehl World View] Wow, I come home to find my visitor tally up by a big number because I was linked from Riehlworldview about my Avian flu posts. Wow, Thanks Dan!

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Posted at 02:31 PM

Preparing for the Worst I grew up in the 1950s whe...

[The Tao of Politics] There are two major articles in USA Today about preparing for a Flu Pandemic. One article features a man who is laying in a stash of supplies, complete with guns and ammunition.

Posted at 02:30 PM

WSJ.com - Flu Pandemic Could Cost U.S. Economy $675 Billion

[RatcliffeBlog””Mitch's Open Notebook] The White House on Wednesday planned an exercise to see just how poorly prepared the country is to cope with a avian flu pandemic, even as lawmakers in Congress debated how much to spend for U.S. preparations.

Posted at 02:28 PM

Pandemic Flu: the race and class issues

[Violette's Page... Anti-Bush, Anti-War Resources] President Bush unveiled a $7.1 billion plan that concentrates on expanding production and stockpiles of vaccine and antiviral medicine. It may still fall far short of what is needed.

Posted at 02:27 PM

December 08, 2005

Pandemic Bird Flu and other health problems

[dokeo kago grapho soi kratistos Theophilos] I have been distracted thinking about pandemic bird flu. I have also been wondering about the public health risk of dumping untreated sewage into lakes, rivers and streams and whether this minor problem will compound the problems of pandemic bird flu.

Posted at 09:46 AM

Bird Flu Watch: Human-to-human Transmission?

[The Clog Almanac] There are now reports for a physician in Vietnam that Tamiflu is completely useless against bird flu -- see the Tamiflu story here.

Posted at 09:44 AM

Vietnam bans Tamiflu sales

[Worldwide Disasters] The Vietnam government has banned the sale of the anti-viral Tamiflu to prevent those not affected by the bird flu virus from taking it, thus increasing the likelihood that H5N1 will develop resistance to the drug.

Posted at 09:43 AM

Daily Reads I've included links (at right) to Infl...

[The Tao of Politics] I've included links (at right) to Influenza News and to Bird Flu News. These two topics are even more important than global warming (Al Gore joke there) and we need to know what's going on.

Posted at 09:42 AM

December 07, 2005

WHO | Avian influenza

[Who.int] Donation of three million treatments of oseltamivir to WHO will help early response to an emerging influenza pandemic

Posted at 01:00 AM

CDC - Avian Influenza (Flu) | Key Facts About Avian Influenza

[Cdc.gov] This fact sheet provides general information about avian influenza (bird flu) and information about one type of bird flu, called avian influenza A (H5N1), that has caused infections in birds in Asia and Europe and in humans in Asia. Also see Questions and Answers on the CDC website and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.

Posted at 12:59 AM

December 03, 2005

New Bird Flu Fears Rip Through Alaska, Easter Could Be Cancelled.

[Tech 100 News] "Yah so I'm makin my rounds, you know, feeding the bunnies and I see George over there, humpin a Canadian goose of some sort, you know." Hahmn explains while he gestures over to a large white rabbit in a fenced off area north of his farm. "I don't think nothing of it, you know, I figured, if it makes the little guy happy, who am I to stop him, you know."

Posted at 07:38 PM

World AIDS Day: Sharing Your PC Will Save Humanity

[Portension: Future, Frivolity and Folly] With the recent media overkill concerning a remotely possible birdflu pandemic, it's easy to lose sight of the real pandemic--HIV/AIDS. While the...

Posted at 07:36 PM

Bird Flu Monitor > December 24, 2005

H5N1 is resisting Tamiflu

Bird Flu Might Kill Rich People

December 24, 2005

H5N1 is resisting Tamiflu

Bird Flu Might Kill Rich People

Bird Flu claims two more

Bird Flu Blog: - Bird Flu Blog: - bird flu, Avian flu, H5N1, pandemic

December 16, 2005

What’s with China? China is in the news a lot conc...

Bird Flu Vaccine is (Hopefully) Knocking At The Door

Bird Flu one step closer to Europe ... Final stop in the Americas

This day in bird flu history

December 11, 2005

Pandemic Flu

WHO | Avian influenza

December 10, 2005

H5N1 Update

Preparing for the Worst I grew up in the 1950s whe...

WSJ.com - Flu Pandemic Could Cost U.S. Economy $675 Billion

Pandemic Flu: the race and class issues

December 08, 2005

Pandemic Bird Flu and other health problems

Bird Flu Watch: Human-to-human Transmission?

Vietnam bans Tamiflu sales

Daily Reads I've included links (at right) to Infl...

December 07, 2005

WHO | Avian influenza

CDC - Avian Influenza (Flu) | Key Facts About Avian Influenza

December 03, 2005

New Bird Flu Fears Rip Through Alaska, Easter Could Be Cancelled.

World AIDS Day: Sharing Your PC Will Save Humanity

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