Bird Flu Monitor: March 2006 Archives

Bird Flu Monitor > March 31, 2006

Avian Flu Vaccine Falls Short of Goals

[fluFactor] A bird flu vaccine manufactured by the French firm Sanofi Pasteur did not perform as planned based on test results released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Test recipients required twelve times the dosage of a regular flu shot to get the same level of protection that would normally be received against seasonal flu.

Bird Flu Could Arrive by Plane

[fluFactor] Officials in Israel are openly speculating that H5N1 bird flu could have arrived by walking across the border. Specifically, that someone coming across the border from Egypt may have had the virus on their shoes, clothing or on their luggage.

Posted at 12:09 AM

March 31, 2006

Avian Flu Vaccine Falls Short of Goals

Posted at 12:07 AM

March 30, 2006

Bird Flu Could Arrive by Plane

Posted at 12:09 AM

Quote of the Week

[The Big Act by Sprout] Quote of the Week Posted by Sally Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:15:00 GMT “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” - Mark Twain We’ll see how true that is after “More About” is fully implemented. But seriously: “Get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you wish.” - Twain Aah, is that the real advantage of “More About?” Well actually, after much thought, I think this properly describes the new addition: “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” - Mr. T again Can’t wait to see it in action! Tags bird+flu, h5n1, prague...

Posted at 12:08 AM

March 29, 2006

Bird-flu pandemic to hit life insurers hardest

[Enflu] Under these assumptions, Fitch considered the increase in claims could amount to as much as US$18 billion (RM66.6 billion) in the US and 20 billion pound sterling (RM129.24 billion) in Europe (8% of 2004 US life insurance and reinsurance industry statutory surplus).

Posted at 12:12 AM

New Study Indicates Horses May Help Prevent Bird Flu in Humans

[fluFactor] In a study that was published today in Respiratory Research indicates that horses that have been infected with H5N1 bird flu may provide a treatment method for people. The research involved taking antibodies from horses that had been infected with the disease and injecting them in mice that had active H5N1 infections.

Posted at 12:08 AM

March 28, 2006

Influenza Report 2006

The link, InfluenzaReport.com has a free book on influenza (over 200 pages) on the link, and includes a chapter on bird flu. This is a technical online book pub 2006: „Influenza Report 2006 is a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive overview of epidemic and pandemic influenza.“.

Thanks to Howard McPherson for letting me know.

Posted at 08:17 PM

Bird Flu Blog: - WHO: Avian influenza - fact...

[Bird Flu News Digest] Overview and facts about Avian influenza ( bird flu ) and the significance of its transmission to humans.

Posted at 12:10 AM

Another Death in Egypt

[fluFactor] Samples have been sent to the WHO lab in the United Kingdom to confirm that that animal actually had H5N1. Veterinarians believe that the mink caught the flu by eating birds that were infected with the disease.

Posted at 12:08 AM

March 26, 2006

UVa doctor to help battle bird flu - Charlottesville Daily Progress

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] UVa doctor to help battle bird flu Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA - 57 minutes ago .“We are especially thankful for his willingness .

Posted at 02:23 PM

March 25, 2006

Whatever happen to the Bird Flu epidemic?

[Notes - A Personal Journal] Last fall, there was much press on the supposed epidemic of bird flu cascading across the world. Everyone was concerned if there was enough stockpile of Tamiflu to handle the vaccinations required.

Posted at 02:18 AM

March 24, 2006

Shanghai reports first possible human bird flu death

[Shanghaiist] Li, a 29-year-old migrant worker, "died of pneumonia of unknown causes." The news was first reported on state TV Thursday night. You can watch the report here.

Posted at 01:49 PM

Bird Flu Blog: - Next Killer Flu @ National Geographic Magazine

[Bird Flu News Digest] Next Killer Flu @ National Geographic Magazine ... the 18-year-old girl was admitted with bird flu, a whitish cloud appears at the base of ... throughout...

Posted at 01:41 PM

March 23, 2006

Bird Flu News

[A DC Birding Blog] Some recent research has shed light on the reasons why the H5N1 virus has spread much more easily among birds than among humans. Apparently this virus has a harder time infecting the nose and throat of humans and needs to penetrate all the way into the lower respiratory tract.

Read related posts for „Bird Flu News“.

Posted at 11:26 AM

Madonna Causes Bird Flu?

[(parenthetical remarks) - blogging between the lines] It's no secret that she's deeply immersed in Kabbalah, the once-obscure form of Jewish mysticism that, thanks in large part to the Material Girl (or Esther, to call her by her "Kabbalah name"), has taken over Hollywood like the next incarnation of Transcendental Meditation. Everywhere you look, anorexic wrists are sporting red Kabbalah strings and doe-eyed starlets are sipping "completely positive, healing energy" from their bottles of Kabbalah water (only $1.75 per half-liter!)

Posted at 02:30 AM

March 21, 2006

Egypt confirms first case of Bird Flu infection...

[Enflu] She developed symptoms in early March following close contact with diseased chickens, ducks, and a turkey in the household flock. She was hospitalized on 16 March and died the following day.

Posted at 08:22 PM

March 20, 2006

Bird Flu Blog: - Tests of bird flu in children...

[Bird Flu News Digest] dtt-net, Belgium - 1 hour ago(Belgrade, DTT-NET.COM)-Four children suspected last week of bird flu (Avian Influenza) affection are virus free, Serbian authorities said on Sunday. …

Posted at 05:23 PM

Iraq remains the major story Secretary Rumsfeld...

[The Tao of Politics] If President Bush says he has a strategy for victory in Iraq, I think that statement is purely political. You know, in several recent elections the Democrats have been accused of saying anything to get elected.

Posted at 04:27 PM

March 18, 2006

First human death of H5N1 bird flu in Egypt

[Fustat] The thirty year old Amal Muhammed Ismail from the village of Nawa in the Qalyubiyya province 40 Km from Cairo, became the first human victim of the virus. She maintained a domestic chicken farm, altough the government decided to ban them in the wake of the first cases of birds contaminated with the virus last month.´She had been treated with tamiflu, the authorities had sent samples to Britain for further tests.

Posted at 05:01 PM

Bird Flu Monitor > March 31, 2006

Avian Flu Vaccine Falls Short of Goals

Bird Flu Could Arrive by Plane

March 31, 2006

Avian Flu Vaccine Falls Short of Goals

March 30, 2006

Bird Flu Could Arrive by Plane

Quote of the Week

March 29, 2006

Bird-flu pandemic to hit life insurers hardest

New Study Indicates Horses May Help Prevent Bird Flu in Humans

March 28, 2006

Influenza Report 2006

Bird Flu Blog: - WHO: Avian influenza - fact...

Another Death in Egypt

March 26, 2006

UVa doctor to help battle bird flu - Charlottesville Daily Progress

March 25, 2006

Whatever happen to the Bird Flu epidemic?

March 24, 2006

Shanghai reports first possible human bird flu death

Bird Flu Blog: - Next Killer Flu @ National Geographic Magazine

March 23, 2006

Bird Flu News

Madonna Causes Bird Flu?

March 21, 2006

Egypt confirms first case of Bird Flu infection...

March 20, 2006

Bird Flu Blog: - Tests of bird flu in children...

Iraq remains the major story Secretary Rumsfeld...

March 18, 2006

First human death of H5N1 bird flu in Egypt

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