Bird Flu Monitor > Another Chinese cover-up?

http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com [The Horse's Mouth] Currently, Chinese Cabinet and Supreme Military Command issued an instruction, "Anyone suspected to be infected by Avian Flu, or really infected ones should be all confined to designated medical facilities and its report be made to higher government immediately. It is strictly prohibited to reveal information on (Avian Flu) infection without approval of the Cabinet.

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http://girlscientist.blogspot.com [Living the Scientific Life (or Scientist, Interrupted)] Birds in the News #37: A respected Japanese scientist, who works with the World Health Organization, says 300 people have died of H5N1 bird flu in China, including seven cases caused by human-to-human transmission. He says he was given the information in confidence by Chinese colleagues who have been threatened with arrest if they disclosed the extent of the problem.

The Opposite End of China (Korla, Xinjiang Blog)http://china.notspecial.org [The Opposite End of China (Korla, Xinjiang Blog)] "Most-Afflicted Area": I didn't think we could do it, but Xinjiang has just been named "the most-afflicted area in the country" (in terms of bird flu) by China Daily. We were awarded the top title after Xinjiang's seventh outbreak in ten days was announced to have struck a farm outside of Turpan.

http://theblackkettle.blogspot.com [The Black Kettle] Expert: Bird-flu deaths in China actually 300: Masato Tashiro, head of virology at Tokyo's National Institute of Infectious Disease - a center for avian flu research collaborating with the World Health Organization - said his Chinese sources, who, if discovered, face arrest for disclosing the extent of the outbreak, told him seven of the deaths involved human-to-human transmission.

Effect Measurehttp://effectmeasure.blogspot.com [Effect Measure] Dr. Toshiro clarifies (or does he?): In this context, I talked about a few examples of non-authorized information and rumors about Asian countries which I received through private channels. I clarified that I do not know the original sources and I cannot confirm whether they are true, how these numbers were derived and what laboratory tests and epidemiological investigation were done.

Infectious Greed[Infectious Greed] China "Systematically Deceives" on Avian Influenza: The allegations, which he revealed at a meeting in Germany, contrast sharply with China’s official position. It reports three confirmed cases of H5N1 in people: a boy in Hunan province who recovered, and two women who died in Anhui province, the latest of which was announced on Thursday.

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