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W. David Stephenson blogs on homeland security et al.: One of the reasons why Miers' nomination went south was Bush's cagey strategy (if the White House is capable of strategic thinking during the run-up to Black Friday tomorrow...) of nominating someone whose views could remain unknown until on the bench by virtue of his assertion of client privilege to withold disclosure of memos about a whole range of issues. (via Cosmos)
[Frat Pack College Fraternity, Sorority, Frat Party Community Message Board Frat Pack Forum] Deadly Asian bird flu reaches fringes of Europe: EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said a strain of the disease found in Turkey had been identified as the same virus that killed more than 60 people in Asia since 2003 and forced the slaughter of millions of birds.
[The journey between here and there] Now I’m freaked out!: After watching what went on in New Orleans, I’ve come to realize that I need to stop procrastinating and make my family ready for emergencies. We have no hurricane danger here, but we have tornado’s (as rare as they may be), flood from the river, train derailment (train runs through town.
[Msnbc.msn.com] Second drug may be effective against bird flu - Bird Flu - MSNBC.com: Roche said last week it was considering donating a "substantial amount" of Tamiflu to the World Health Organization. Countries in North America and Europe are also stockpiling as much of the drug as they can, although production is limited.
[Tahilla.typepad.com] Bird Flu Watch: The European Commission voiced concern about shortages of anti-viral drugs needed in case of a feared flu pandemic, pressing EU governments to stockpile more of them as alarm over bird flu mounts..The European Union's executive arm, giving an update on the situation after a lethal bird flu strain was confirmed on the continent Saturday, also said it could take further measures to protect Europe against the disease if necessary.."We are not seeking to be alarmist," said Philip Tod, spokesman for EU health commissioner Markos Kyprianou.."We are fulfilling our duty to help member states prepare and to coordinate their preparations.".Specifically, he said a number of EU states do not have enough stocks of anti-viral drugs for human flu to cover 25 percent of the population -- as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the event of a pandemic..Kyprianou "is concerned by the fact that not all member states have sufficient stocks.
[Ghbbirdflu.blogspot.com] GlycoHealth: Bird Flu: Additional October 19 OIE reports from Russia and China filed yesterday also indicate that the H5N1 wild bird flu is migrating out of Mongolia into Inner Mongolia in China (see world map) and out of Siberia and into European Russia (see European map). The simultaneous reports by Russia and China on locations that are over 2500 miles apart begins to show the breadth of the H5N1 wild bird flu spread, which prior to July had never been reported in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkey, or Romania.
[Guardian.co.uk] Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | British medics on bird flu ...: Some experts have said governments are being over-reliant on Tamiflu and should also buy other anti-virals, such as Relenza, which has so far been resistant to H5N1, the most-deadly known strain. However, Relenza is harder to stockpile and has to be taken with an inhaler, rather than in tablet form, making it unsuitable for some people.
[News.yahoo.com] Drugs no answer to bird flu: experts - Yahoo! News: A study published last week showed that the H1N1 virus thatcaused the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed at least 40 millionpeople globally and may have killed more, depending onestimates, was a purely avian virus that acquired a fewmutations that gave it the ability to infect people easily,spread among them and cause highly fatal disease.
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