Bird Flu Monitor: June 2006 Archives

Bird Flu Monitor > June 30, 2006

Flu pandemic would pose bankruptcy risk: World Bank

[Enflu] "It seems clear that businesses that are the most resilient to extreme volatility are the ones more likely to survive a pandemic, or to survive it...

Bury Grandma Next to Fluffy in the Yard

[fluFactor] There are normally 2.5 million deaths each year in the United States. But if H5N1 does mutate into a strain that can be easily passed from person to person, the government estimates are that as many as 2 million additional deaths will occur in a 6 to 8 month period.

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June 30, 2006

Flu pandemic would pose bankruptcy risk: World Bank

[Enflu] "It seems clear that businesses that are the most resilient to extreme volatility are the ones more likely to survive a pandemic, or to survive it...

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Bury Grandma Next to Fluffy in the Yard

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June 29, 2006

What would a bird flu pandemic cost?

[FP Passport | blogging on global news, politics, economics and ideas] Andrew Burns, lead economist for the World Bank Prospects Group, paused at one point during his presentation, turned away from the podium, and let out a startlingly flu-like sneeze. A nervous moment passed, there was an uncertain chuckle here and there, and then laughter broke out around the room.

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China probing report of 2003 human H5N1 case -...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Jun 28, 2006 (CIDRAP News) - The Chinese Ministry of Health is conducting its own investigation into the report of a man who died of H5N1 avian influenza in .

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June 28, 2006

H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to Tomsk Siberia - Recombinomics

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] A new outbreak of bird flu has hit the West Siberian region of Tomsk, the local administration said Tuesday. A representative said .

Posted at 12:09 AM

HIV/AIDS Testing Day

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] In recognition of the National HIV Testing Day, communities all over the country are urging residents to get tested for the disease.

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June 27, 2006

Pa. Health Dept. Conducts Bird Flu Preparations Briefing (KYW News Radio 1060)

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Pa. Health Dept. Conducts Bird Flu Preparations Briefing

[Enflu] Community leaders, elected officials, and first responders in the Philadelphia region got to hear firsthand on Monday the state's plans for dealing with an outbreak of bird flu.

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June 26, 2006

School Licenses Avian Flu Vaccine to Avimex

[Enflu] Mount Sinai School of Medicine today announced that it has entered into a territory limited license agreement with Avimex* Animal Health.

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Bird flu - has it gone P2P? - Ars Technica

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The disease is spreading throughout the world's bird populations, as far as Western Europe for now, although the Americas will probably have their turn as .

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June 25, 2006

Kenya receives $1.9 million to fight Avian flu virus - African News Dimension

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] By Elizabeth Mwai. Although no cases of Bird Flu have been reported in Kenya, experts fear that such outbreak could spell doom for Kenya.

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Big companies prepare for pandemic

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] ”¦ but not everyone is ready First, it was Y2K. Then it was potential for terrorist attacks in the wake of Sept.

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June 24, 2006

H5N1 virus mutated slightly in Indonesian family cluster: WHO ”¦ - Macleans

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] (CP) - Genetic analysis of viruses taken from members of a large family cluster of H5N1 avian flu cases in Indonesia charted a change as the virus moved from .

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Researcher denies trying to pull bird flu report

[Enflu] Wu Chun Cao of the State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity in Beijing told The New England Journal of Medicine that e-mails bearing his name sent to the journal this week were not written or sent by him.

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June 23, 2006

A man tries to remove feathers from a hen in Lagos, February 2006”¦.

[Enflu] West African ministers will meet in the Nigerian capital on Friday to develop measures aimed at fighting the deadly avian influenza, an official statement said.

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Bird Flu Spread Among Family Members

[Daily Freedom News] The World Health Organization has concluded that human-to-human transmission likely occurred among seven relatives who developed bird flu in...

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June 22, 2006

Earliest Human Case of Bird Flu Disclosed

[Enflu] Beijing scientists said in a medical journal Wednesday that a man in mainland China died of bird flu in November 2003 _ two years before the communist country reported any human infections to the World Health .

Posted at 12:09 AM

Personal Finances and the Bird Flu

[fluFactor] But in a question that I posed to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt this morning I was told that if a pandemic does hit the United States, the economic net that many families will hope to find will probably be limited to existing programs such as unemployment, welfare and food stamps. The message here is that families need to put together a financial disaster plan and that they won’t be able to count on the government to intervene on their behalf.

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June 21, 2006

Report: USDA lacks plan for bird flu testing

[Enflu] The Bush administration lacks a comprehensive plan for testing and monitoring bird flu in commercial poultry, a federal audit says.

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County should prepare for bird flu - Stuttgart...

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] County should prepare for bird flu Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR - 41 minutes ago Although the bird flu hasn't made it to the United States yet, Arkansas County should prepare for the worst, Arkansas County Judge Sonny Cox told Quorum Court .Birds in Marion County test positive for West Nile virus Baxter Bulletin all 2 related

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June 20, 2006

AIDS ”˜DENIALISM’ GATHERS STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: The great tent of ignorance for those who deny HIV causes AIDS covers the left

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] AIDS 'DENIALISM' GATHERS STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: The great tent of ignorance for those who deny HIV causes AIDS covers the left, the right, pop figures...

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Poised to fight flu in big way.

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June 19, 2006

Avian flu: Frequently asked questions (Macon Telegraph)

[ Bird Cause Flu] in South Asia (CNN.com), Sauerkraut, Face Masks Won’t Stop Bird Flu, May Help Retailers (Bloomberg.com), China plagued by bird-flu coverups (Asia Times), Indonesia Is Struggling to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update1) (Bloomberg.com), State rounds up geese at park to perform tests for bird flu (Rocky Mountain News), More on woitv.com (WOI-TV Des Moins), Indonesia Is Struggling to Warn of Bird Flu Danger (Update2) (Bloomberg.com), States to allot bird flu vaccine., Drug sales tracked for signs of flu pandemic., So who’s really to blame for bird flu?, ZAMBIA: More resources needed to counter avian flu (IRIN), Zambia: More Resources Needed to Counter Avian Flu (AllAfrica.com), CDC: States should aim to contain bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)">7

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Teenager’s slaying in Kenya exposes burden, lack of care for those with HIV

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June 18, 2006

Poultry smuggling checks stepped up in HK

[Enflu] Hong Kong Customs and its Mainland counterpart have stepped up cooperation to deter poultry smuggling at the control points, targeting both passengers and cargo, an official from Hong Kong Customs said .

Posted at 12:09 AM

Bird Flu Preparations Earn Special Review

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Amid a climate of worldwide attentiveness to avian influenza, a disease that's resulted in the slaughter of millions of birds and the deaths of more than 100 people, the Institute of Food Technologists will ...

Posted at 12:06 AM

June 17, 2006

Red Cross bird flu appeal draws meagre response,...

Posted at 12:10 AM

Canada finds bird flu, unclear what virus...

[Enflu] A gosling in a small backyard poultry flock in the western end of the tiny eastern province contracted the disease, but there is a low risk of human illness from the case, the chief health officer for Prince Edward Island said in a news release.

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June 16, 2006

AIDS antiretroviral drugs on display. Less than five percent of”¦

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Less than five percent of children who are badly infected with the AIDS virus have access to the antiretroviral drugs that could save their lives, a Unicef conference was told.

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Emergency Care In Critical Condition

[Enflu] A major investigation finds that the nation s emergency care system is in critical condition

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June 15, 2006

Experts meet to counter bird flu in north Africa

[Enflu] Experts were meeting in the Tunisian city of Hammamet to discuss how to fight the possible arrival of bird flu in north Africa, organizers said.

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BioCryst shares jump on flu drug deal

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Green Cross will hold clinical trials in South Korea and share the results with BioCryst, which will use the results in studies planned in the United States and several other countries.

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June 14, 2006

Speaking of Sex”¦

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] POZ asked you, our HIV positive readers, how having HIV has affected your sex lives - delving into topics from disclosure to safer sex.

Posted at 12:13 AM

June 13, 2006

Tajikistan: HIV/AIDS fuelled by drugs, poverty and ignorance

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Tajikistan: HIV/AIDS fuelled by drugs, poverty and ignorance UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - June 12, 2006 http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2006/IR060635.html

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Asia investors seem to lack flu concern: analyst

[Enflu] "I was surprised when I was in Asia a few weeks ago that people there don't talk about bird flu," said Richard Bernstein, the brokerage's chief investment strategist, speaking at the Reuters Investment Outlook Summit in New York.

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June 12, 2006

If bird flu hits, many won’t be ready.

Posted at 12:32 AM

Bird Flu Blog: - Prepared for a pandemicDaily Breeze - The bird

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Daily Breeze - The bird flu has yet to develop the ability to jump from human to human and become a pandemic, but many businesses are not waiting to find out if it will. Some companies are going so far as to set entire buildings aside as “clean facilities”

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June 11, 2006

Bird Flu Blog: - Bird flu testing quick in birds, not fast

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] WIS, SC - Jun 6, 2006(Washington-AP) June 6, 2006 - A new test lets scientists know within four hours if a bird is potentially infected with bird flu. …

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Santa Monica Bay plagued by toxic bacteria.

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June 10, 2006

Bird flu scientists in northernmost US - Hinesberg Journal

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] Bird flu scientists in northernmost US Hinesberg Journal, Canada - 1 hour ago .Leavitt says that after the initial concerns about bird flu wore...

Posted at 12:11 AM

Ghana: Aftermath of bird flu Poultry farmers saddled with bank loans

[Pandemic Flu from Europe] Speaking at the National Bird Flu briefing programme in Accra on Tuesday, Agyei-Henaku observed that during the peak of the bird flu scare hatcheries had to destroy a large number of day old chicks and gave example of how a reputable hatchery in the Greater Accra region destroyed 49,760 day old chicks within six weeks because prospective customers failed to collect them leading to a loss of more than ¢358 million. Source: Ghana web: Aftermath of bird flu Poultry...

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June 09, 2006

Ag Secretary says bird flu easily found.

Posted at 12:37 AM

Bird flu picture not a pretty one

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] With the avian H5N1 virus on the loose in tsunami- and earthquake-ravaged Indonesia, and with the first case of possible human-to-human transmission in that country behind us, it’s time to look at a subject most people would normally be hesitant to touch with the regulation 10-foot pole.

Posted at 12:35 AM

June 08, 2006

World Bank warns but hope resurges in fight against avian flu

[Enflu] The World Bank has warned that South Asian countries including India and Pakistan are at a - high risk' of contracting the bird flu virus.

Posted at 12:12 AM

So who’s really to blame for bird flu?

[ Bird Cause Flu] is cause for concern., State summit plans for pandemic threat., A scary outlook of pandemic in Jersey., Bird-flu fears bring up debate over global risks., Bird flu deaths spike in Indonesia., Indonesia begins slaughtering poultry., Hospitals to stockpile Tamiflu., Avian flu facts (News-Medical-Net), Bird Flu Could Hit Southeastern Mass. Hard (CBS 4 Boston)">1

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June 07, 2006

Bird Flu Boogie

[PAPERMAG BLOGS] Wonder if the players on the Ivory Coast soccer will do the dance should they win a game or two at the World Cup. Unfortunately, the Ivory Coast's first game is against one of the world powerhouses Argentina.

Posted at 12:09 AM

Officials warn of scarce bird flu vaccine

[Enflu] States will get to decide how to ration scarce vaccine if bird flu triggers a worldwide epidemic, the nation's health secretary said Tuesday - a decision that means where people live could determine their protection

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June 06, 2006

Damn, I done gots my ass the leprosy.

[Hatleyman is the best thing on the whole damn planet.] I did go to McDonalds and ask for their Bird Flu Infected McVietnamese Cluck-Cluck Chicken Sandwich Royale. It was tasty...yet left me wanting to produce cheap merchandise and drive slower than everyone else on the highways.

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BioWarn Announces Instantaneous Detection of...

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June 05, 2006

Nations Not Meeting Bird Flu Commitments

[Enflu] Only a small number of the countries that pledged nearly $2 billion in January to fight bird flu have paid out their full commitments, a World Bank draft report says.

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June 04, 2006

FAO proposes monitoring bird migrations to fight avian flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)

[ Bird Cause Flu] News), Schools try to prepare against bird-flu threat., Solar cell system costly, but may pay over time., Bird flu fears for quake survivors (CNN.com), FAO proposes monitoring bird migrations to fight avian flu (AFP via Yahoo! News), Bird flu risk to Indonesian quake survivors: aid group (AFP via Yahoo!

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Bird Flu Blog: - Bird flu (Avian influenza)...

[Bird Flu News Digest] Avian influenza (Bird Flu) is a transmittable disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide.

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June 03, 2006

Niger: New bird flu outbreak near Nigeria

[Pandemic Flu from Europe] Tests carried out in Europe confirmed the presence of H5N1 in samples taken from the village of Boko Mai Gao, around 10 km (6 miles) from the border with Nigeria's Kano state, said the official, who declined to be named.

Posted at 12:13 AM

Wild birds could spread avian flu

[Pandemic Virus Facts and Information] The participants rejected any suggestion of trying to stop the spread of HPA1 by killing wild birds. “Destruction of wild bird habitats or indiscriminate hunting of wildlife is scientifically and ethically unjustified as response,” they said in the final document.

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