Bird Flu Monitor: January 2007 Archives

Bird Flu Monitor > January 31, 2007

Everyday Activism: DIY Purell

[easyVegan.info] - avian influenza, findings such as these Ninety-five percent say they wash their hands after using a public toilet, yet the American Society for Microbiology published a survey of almost 8,000 people across five U.S. cities and found the true number to be only about two-thirds. Chicago topped the list at 83%;

Longer Processing Lines at NAIA

[Filipina Soul] The Philippine Department of Health has mandated stricter inspections of travelers entering the Philippines through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). These inspections, which are complement the thermal scanners which are already in place, are designed to prevent the entry of bird flu into the country.

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January 31, 2007

Everyday Activism: DIY Purell

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January 30, 2007

Longer Processing Lines at NAIA

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January 29, 2007

Scientists Assess Risk Of Potential Flu Pandemic Spread Via Global Airlines

[MedicoNews.com] H5N1 avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu, has not yet resulted in a pandemic influenza because the virus lacks the ability to spread efficiently and sustainably among humans. However, public health officials are greatly concerned that a human flu strain could be triggered by the H5N1 virus, which is found in bird flocks around the world and has repeatedly crossed the species barrier and infected people.

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Tick, Tick, Tick - H5N1 Virus Hits The Rising Sun

[MAXINE] Image Credit: KYODO PHOTO Tick, Tick, Tick - H5N1 Virus Hits The Land Of The Rising Sun It looks as though that Chicken Teriyaki may be a little more difficult to come by in a couple of "Prefectures" (counties) in southwestern Japan. Japan has been fairly safe from large scale bird flu infections throughout the history of avian flu spreading in populations of farm raised birds.

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January 28, 2007

Officials say we are not as worried about a bird f...

[The Tao of Health] We have today added the "Officials say we are not as worried..." entry of your blog, to The-Best-Bird-Flu-Blogs section of our site.

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H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Hungary: EU (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Indonesian girl dies of bird flu JAKARTA : An eight-year-old Indonesian girl has died of bird flu, raising the country’s death toll from the disease to 63, a health ministry official said on Thursday. BIRD-FLU ALERT Nong Khai man died of human flu: official Laboratory tests have revealed that the Nong Khai resident feared to have been the latest human victim of bird flu died instead from a strain of human influenza, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday...

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January 27, 2007

Cats: agents of death

[Science Buzz | Dig deeper into science headlines] Cats: agents of death by Gene on Jan. 25th, 2007 0 comments Add a new comment Cute, fluffy...and deadly?: Photo from Snap!Can you tell I'm not a cat...

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The H5N1 crystal ball is cloudy

[Effect Measure] Already they had human cases and flu season has barely started. The Vietnamese were just coming off the first year of the resurgence which started in 2003 when Vietnam had more human cases than any other country (they still are number one, although Indonesia has the most deaths and is rapidly approaching Vietnam on the number of cases, too).

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January 26, 2007

Bird flu in Hungary

[TrendyFriendy.com - Revenue sharing community] Hungary’s news agency MTI announced that five dead geese from a poultry farm in southern Hungary are being tested for suspected bird flu.

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A New Blog From Indonesia

[The Next Pandemic] I don't know how he does it, but Crawford Kilian has found a great new blog coming from Indonesia. This guy has got one of the most complete lists of bird flu resources that I've ever seen listed on his blog, and this looks like it may be a great new addition.

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January 25, 2007

Express news on flu (January 24, ”˜07)

[Flu Patrol] A new study reveals that bird flu can survive in the digestive and respiratory tracts of flies, along with the cuticle layers, flesh and ovum. The virus was not only found in flies taken from areas in the middle of bird flu outbreaks but also from places that had been declared bird-flu free.[ via Bernama ]

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Cat Flu

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January 24, 2007

The Tao of Bird Flu

[The Tao of Health] 1. Bird flu, avian influenza, H5N1 - they all sound ominous. Pandemic sounds worse. bird flu, H5N1, Taoism, philosophy, pandemic, avian influenza...

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Hong Kong confirms more dead birds had H5N1 flu strain (AFP) (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Bird flu resurfaces in north Nigeria’s main city (AFP) AFP - An outbreak of the deadly N5H1 strain of bird flu has resurfaced among poultry in northern Nigeria’s commercial capital Kano, veterinary officials have said. S.Korea to slaughter thousands of birds (AP) AP - South Korean quarantine officials are set to slaughter 273,000 poultry after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry and health officials said Saturday...

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January 23, 2007

Bird flu outbreak in Japan highly virulent (AFP) (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - New outbreaks of bird flu in Asia mean Europe must remain alert to the threat posed by the disease, an animal health expert said on Thursday.

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They Think About the End of the World in Iceland, Too

[It’s the End of the World as We Know It] They Think About the End of the World in Iceland, Too January 22nd, 2007 (-3035 seconds ago) Even in Iceland they think about doomsday”¦ the end of the...

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January 21, 2007

Consequences of research: The 1918 pandemic flu virus experiments

[Flu Patrol] Those who favor studying the virus remind us that a better understanding of how H1N1 acts in primates may help scientiest and deal with future pandemics, especially in light of the unseen threat of an H5N1 epidemic in humans. Results of the current study do give us invaluable insights into how a pre-pandemic virus might become lethal with just a single amino acid change.

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62nd Indonesian dies of bird flu

[Clipmarks - greg naylor's clips] clipped by: greg naylor Clip Source: www.abc.net.au Bird flu has killed another woman in Indonesia, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 62. The Health Ministry says the 19-year-old woman from West Java died yesterday.

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January 20, 2007

Thailand Reports Finding H5N1 Avian Flu Strain in Wild Birds (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] BUGUIAS, BENGUETThe provincial legal office has declared as unlawful an ordinance passed by this towns council that sought to prevent the spread of the avian influenza or bird flu virus.

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In a press release virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka fr...

[OddThings] In a press release virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown some of the secrets of the 1918 influenza, one of the most deadly outbreaks in history. In the study, the researchers reconstructed the virus using tissues of long dead victims, and then infected monkeys with it to watch their immune system's reaction.

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January 19, 2007

From Big Medicine.

[Hawk's WebJournal] The Source The Article in Big Medicine Big Medicine Egypt: Avian influenza update: oseltamivir resistance -- Viruses with a genetic mutation, linked in laboratory testing to moderately reduced susceptibility to Oseltamivir, have been discovered in two persons previously reported with H5N1 infections in Egypt. Both patients had been on treatment with oseltamivir for two days before the clinical samples that yielded the viruses were taken.

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Avian flu prevention puzzle: linking knowledge, action (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Avian flu prevention puzzle: linking knowledge, action Jan 11, 2006 (CIDRAP News) An uptick in human cases of H5N1 avian influenza is focusing attention on the unsolved problem of crafting influenza-prevention messages that developing-world farmersthe group at highest risk for the diseasewill trust and follow. Thailand Reports H5N1 Avian Flu Strain in Wild Birds (Update4) Jan.

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January 18, 2007

Backyard poultry ban in Jakarta

[Clipmarks - greg naylor's clips] clipped by: greg naylor Clip Source: news.bbc.co.ukAll backyard poultry in the Indonesian capital Jakarta are to be banned in a bid to stem the deadly...

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Woman tests positive for bird flu: WHO

[Clipmarks - greg naylor's clips] clipped by: greg naylor Clip Source: www.theage.com.au A 27-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a World Health...

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January 17, 2007

Priorities, anyone?

[KellyGarbato] FYI: The good folks at Lantern Books sent me a copy of Bird Flu to review on easyVegan.info, and seeing as I just finished it today, a review and discussion should be coming soon. Keep an eye out for that.

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Fish oils may save your skin

[allaboutyou blogs: Bernadette Fallon] I went to a breakfast launch this morning in the Sanderson hotel. What a lovely combination of words - ”˜launch’ because sometimes it’s just lovely to have some time outside of the office that is still counted as work, and ”˜breakfast’ because, well, I like eating.

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January 16, 2007

Asia Pacific Nations Going Green

[Clipmarks - haraya's clips] clipped by: haraya Clip Source: www.cbsnews.com(CBS/AP) Asian and Pacific leaders signed an agreement Monday to help reduce their dependence on...

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Worst news graphic ever

[Art] Totally a Google images find that some intern decided he knew "graphics" and hacked something together in MS Paint.

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January 15, 2007

Kansas City is hub of animal health care (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Kansas City is hub of animal health care The vast cattle pens that once helped move much of the nation’s meat supply are gone, replaced by aging...

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Avian flu ruled out in mass Aussie bird death (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] SYDNEY, Australia — Wildlife authorities investigating why thousands of birds fell from the sky over a town in remote southwestern Australia have ruled out infectious diseases but are no closer to figuring out what killed them, a state official said Friday.

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January 14, 2007

Mystery Sickness? Thousands of Birds Drop from Australian Sky (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Mystery Sickness? Thousands of Birds Drop from Australian Sky Ruling out avian flu, medical experts are still baffled as to why thousands of birds...

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Hong Kong Confirms Bird Flu

[Bird Flu Protection] Bird flu has killed more than 150 people worldwide since late 2003. There are fears it could mutate and trigger a deadly human flu pandemic.

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January 13, 2007

Quick Clicks 01.12.2007

[Screenhead] Latest on the Apple iPhone. Other Davids to follow Beckham into Major League Soccer World of Warcraft reaches 8 million players.

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Bird flu spreads in southern Vietnam (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Bird flu spreads in southern Vietnam Vietnam has said a series of bird flu outbreaks among poultry has spread to a fifth southern province, raising fears of a nationwide resurgence of the deadly virus this winter. Indonesian Woman 59th Bird Flu Death An Indonesian woman died from bird flu while a second was in critical condition Friday, as the country worst hit by the virus battled new cases following a six-week lull, health officials said.

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January 12, 2007

Antiviral Drugs for Influenza (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] English Eastday - The dead body of a scaly-breasted Munia found last week in the street of Hong Kong was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of Hong Kong said yesterday. It is

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Deaths as bird flu flares in Asia

[Prophetic News Headlines] Bekedam said that as vaccination rates for birds improve in China, detecting avian influenza becomes harder and harder, offering a possible explanation for why there was no reported outbreak where the farmer lived. Indonesia has the highest human death toll from bird flu of any nation, and on Wednesday that number grew to 58 when a boy, from Tangerang near Jakarta, died, said the head of the Indonesian health ministry’s bird flu center Runizar Ruesin.

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January 11, 2007

E-healthKEY: one of my 10 disaster prep tips is commercialized

[W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security et al.] E-healthKEY: one of my 10 disaster prep tips is commercializedYou may remember that one of my "10 21st-century disaster prep tips you won't hear from officials" was to have your health records stored on a USB device in case of a disaster such as Katrina that destroys records in hospitals and doctors' offices.

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Ahead of the Bell: Bird Flu (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] The H5N1 bird flu virus typically spreads during traditional flu season as temperatures drop in winter months. The virus is transmitted mostly among birds, but has transferred to humans who are in close contact with them, and health officials fear the H5N1 strain may become pandemic in the future.

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January 10, 2007

Rebound for high-end retailers (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Hong Kong Standard - products targeting the mass market and with less exposure to the mainland. The performance of Hong Kong exports, the US stock market, oil prices, interest rates and rent will continue to be influential factors, and a potential outbreak of avian flu

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Thousands Of Birds Fall Dead From Sky

[Prophetic News Headlines] Michelle Crisp was one of the first to contact the DEC after finding dozens of dead birds on her property one morning. She told The Australian she normally had hundreds of birds in her yard, but that she and a neighbour counted 80 dead birds in one day.

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January 09, 2007

Dead Birds Found in Austin, Texas, Parts of Downtown Closed

[A Blog For All] AUSTIN — More than 10 blocks in downtown Austin leading up to the Capitol were shut down early today after officials found up to 60 dead grackles, sparrows and pigeons in the area, although the stretch was expected to reopen soon after no dangerous chemicals were detected.

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Cracked Eggs, Dead Birds

[MetaDC] "We do not feel there is a threat to the public health," said Adolfo Valadez, the medical director for Austin and Travis County Health and Human Services. He said preliminary air-quality tests showed no dangerous chemicals and the area should reopen around noon.And in New York:The pervasive odor was reported throughout Manhattan and as far away as Newark, New Jersey, 10 miles west of the Big Apple.

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January 08, 2007

Filipino MD. Picks Life As Nurse in U.S. (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Washington Post - Gain inspiration from Lean Plate Club readers who have lost weight and kept it off. AIDS/HIV Twenty-five years after the first diagnosis of the first case of AIDS, the world is waking up to the epidemic.

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Policies in the US on closing schools in a flu pandemic

[Effect Measure] Although the United States is a nation dedicated to federalism, an uncoordinated approach for community response measures such as school closure decisions could jeopardize our efforts in containing a deadly pandemic. If schools were to remain open until a certain percentage of students and faculty became ill, as they do during typical influenza seasons, then control measures to contain the outbreaks would likely be far more difficult to achieve because a chain of transmission would be established.

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January 07, 2007

H5N1 virus found in dead bird; Hongkong on alert

[Flu Patrol] An indemic bird found dead in a local shopping district in Hongkong tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, prompting agriculture officials to step up inspections around the area.

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First human trial of DNA-based bird flu vaccine underway

[Flu Patrol] First, it does not contain any infection material from the influenza virus itself, but “once inside the body, the DNA instructs human cells to make proteins that act as a vaccine against the virus”. Second, it can be manufactured in as short as a couple of months, compared to 6-8 months using the traditional egg-based vaccine.

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January 06, 2007

Bird Flu WHO Officials Praise Viet Nam And Urge Global Vigilance

[MedicoNews.com] Although there has been widespread praise by the international health community for the promptness and thoroughness of Viet Nam’s responses in dealing with bird flu outbreaks, the threat of epidemic is still present and global vigilance needs to be maintained. Viet Nam must keep to its policy of being open and public about its methods, and to continue with its mass vaccination of the country’s millions of farmed birds.

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January 05, 2007

French poultry tests show no bird flu (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] PARIS (Reuters) - Tests to see what caused the deaths of some 4,000 chickens on a farm in north eastern France have discovered no signs of bird flu, the French agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.

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Vietnamese family tested negative for bird flu (Bird flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] HANOI (Reuters) - Four members of a Vietnamese family who were suspected of having bird flu after eating sick chickens have been tested negative for the deadly disease, health officials said on Tuesday.

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January 04, 2007

World’s Most Comprehensive Analysis On Influenza Virus Data - La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

[MedicoNews.com] World’s Most Comprehensive Analysis On Influenza Virus Data - La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology January 3rd, 2007 by admin Researchers from...

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Vietnam Sets Up Checkpoints To Contain Bird Flu Outbreaks (Avian flu)

[Home (aboutflu.net)] Playfuls.com, Romania - Dec 29, 2006… The deadly H5N1 virus spread to a third southern province this week after re-emerging in Vietnam 10 days ago, and Minister of Agriculture Cao Duc Phat issued …

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January 03, 2007

A sigh of relief from Vietnam: No bird flu!

[Flu Patrol] A family of four that fell sick with flu-like symptoms has been declared negative for H5N1. They were brought to the hospital last week with fever, cough and damaged lungs and doctors initially feared it might be bird flu when it was found that they had eaten chicken that fell sick and died.

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The coming influenza pandemic?

[Flu Patrol] has been at this for two years now - For what it is worth, when I started I believed a pandemic could hit any minute. It wasn’t that close then, but its closer now than it was two years ago.

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