Judy Smith: Avian Flu

Mon, 02 May 2005 20:00:10 GMT

AOL Treats Fla. Emergency E-Mails As Spam (AP). AP - Emergency managers in Indian River County, hard-hit by hurricanes last year, thought the best way to get out weather alerts was by e-mail — until they learned that AOL was tagging the messages as spam. [Yahoo! News: Technology]

An important issue when it comes to emergency preparedness and communicating with the worried well - - and, it requires coordination at lots of levels. Ironically enough, the firewalls that we have to protect us work against the internet and IM as the tool for emergency communication when we need it. Solution? We probably all need to have our children and their "open network" lack of firewalls and privacy as the primary emergenency contact point. They would get the message.. But, then would they do anything with it :-) Based on how well they take messages from people who call me on the phone when I'm not here and they answer, I would say no.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:00:43 GMT

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Thursday, April 14, 2005 2:15 PM PDT

Avian flu could kill 70 million: expert
The Hindu News Wed, 13 Apr 2005 2:38 PM PDT
LYON (FRANCE): Avian flu b caught directly from birds, and which kills in seven cases out of 10 b could suddenly sweep through the human population, killing 70 million people, according to World Health Organisation estimates, a Nobel laureate warned on Tuesday.

Avian flu continues to spread in south-east Asia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 14 Apr 2005 7:10 AM PDT
TONY JONES: Health officials in the United States are trying to discover how thousands of vials containing a deadly flu virus were sent in the mail to laboratories around the world. The World Health Organisation warned the accident creates a risk of a global pandemic if the virus escaped.

Vietnam Develops Action Plan For Bird Flu Prevention
Bernama Thu, 14 Apr 2005 1:57 AM PDT
HANOI, April 14 (Bernama) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has devised an action plan to prevent and combat type A of the avian flu caused by the H5N1 virus.

Vietnam Finds HIV Carrier Infected with Bird Flu
Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 14 Apr 2005 5:28 AM PDT
A 21-year-old woman has been infected by both the deadly HIV/AIDS virus and bird flu, the first such case in Vietnam, health officials said Thursday.

Vietnam woman infected with bird flu and HIV
MSNBC Thu, 14 Apr 2005 7:29 AM PDT
A 21-year-old woman has been infected by both the deadly HIV/AIDS virus and bird flu, the first such case in Vietnam, health officials said.

EU bans imports of feathers, pet birds from N. Korea over bird flu
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:03 AM PDT
_ The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, announced Thursday it is banning the import of feathers and pet birds effective immediately in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in the Asian country.

Bird flu identified in Indonesian pigs
New Scientist Thu, 14 Apr 2005 8:23 AM PDT
As pigs can host both human and bird flu strains, experts fear the animals could act as a "mixing vessel" for a human pandemic strain

Cambodia Reports Another Human Death from Bird Flu
U.S. State Department Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:07 PM PDT
Cambodia has reported its third death from bird flu, bringing the total in Southeast Asia to 50, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) April 12. The virus that killed an 8-year-old girl from Kampot province was confirmed to be H5N1, a highly infectious strain that has claimed other human lives in Thailand and Vietnam, and has killed more than 100 million birds in the region. The WHO

South Korea, North Korea to Meet in Gaesong for Bird Flu Talks
Bloomberg.com Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:18 PM PDT
April 14 (Bloomberg) -- North Korean and South Korean officials will meet in the North Korean city of Gaesong to discuss ways to help the communist nation fight an outbreak of bird flu, the south's Ministry of Unification said.

Vietnam reports first case of bird flu in HIV-positive patient
AP via Yahoo! Asia News Thu, 14 Apr 2005 2:49 AM PDT
A 21-year-old HIV-positive woman has contracted bird flu in the first such case in Vietnam, a health official said Thursday.

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Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:57:38 GMT

Labs Asked to Destroy Flu Strain. Several thousand labs, mainly in the U.S., are being asked to destroy a flu strain that was accidentally included in test kits sent to them. Officials are concerned that a lab accident could release the strain, but the outbreak is only theoretical and nearly half the U.S. population is immune. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered]

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:32:35 GMT

Bioterror Victims: Wait to Exhale. People's breath could provide early clues about whether they've been infected in a terrorism attack and might even let doctors identify individuals destined to become Typhoid Mary-style 'superspreaders.' By Randy Dotinga. [Wired News]

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:42:25 GMT

Russian Scientists Join Effort to Track Avian Flu. Russian scientists are making a U.S.-sponsored visit to American influenza labs this month to learn more about tracking emerging flu viruses. Flu experts hope the Russians will fill a crucial gap in scientists' understanding of how killer flu viruses spread. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered]

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:18:12 GMT

True Toll of Avian Flu Remains a Mystery. There are signs that the disease's death rate is much lower than previously suggested — although still high enough to kill many millions of people. By By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.. [NYT > Health]

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:48:22 GMT

If you're not already panicked enough about the "overdue" killer flu pandemic, Guardian science editor Robin McKie offers a new periodic cause for alarm.

Every 62 million years, the species of Earth suffer a mass extinction:

After analysing the eradication of millions of ancient species, scientists have found that a mass extinction is due any moment now.
Their research has shown that every 62 million years -- plus or minus 3m years -- creatures are wiped from the planet's surface in massive numbers.

I love the use of "any moment now" alongside a prediction with a three-million-year margin of error. [Workbench]

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:08:16 GMT

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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 2:15 PM PST

Vietnamese avian flu patients grandpa infected
CTV.ca Wed, 09 Mar 2005 9:45 AM PST
HANOI, Vietnam b The grandfather of two siblings infected with avian flu in Vietnam also has contracted the virus, which has killed 46 people in the region, Vietnamese health officials said Wednesday.

Health officials step up surveillance for avian flu
WAVY 10 Wed, 09 Mar 2005 6:49 AM PST
RICHMOND, Va. Virginia health officials are stepping up their surveillance for avian flu. The state is following federal recommendations and urging local health departments, hospitals and physicians to conduct enhanced surveillance for bird flu.

CORRECT: Avian Flu Virus H5N1, Not HN51
Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News Wed, 09 Mar 2005 1:00 AM PST
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesia's apparent success in containing a national outbreak of HN51 avian influenza last year through mass poultry vaccinations may boost global efforts to prevent a long-expected bird flu-linked global pandemic, World Health Organization officials said recently.

Military warns avian flu possible weapon
Canoe Wed, 09 Mar 2005 0:48 AM PST
TORONTO -- The military's intelligence arm has warned the federal government that avian influenza could be used as a weapon of bioterrorism, a heavily censored report suggests. It also reveals that military planners believe a naturally occurring flu pandemic may be imminent.

Bird flu prompts Va. to be vigilant
Richmond Times-Dispatch Tue, 08 Mar 2005 9:01 PM PST
With a new wave of deadly avian flu cases in Vietnam, health officials have stepped up surveillance for cases that might crop up in Virginia.

In Vietnam, Smoking, Not Avian Flu Is Biggest Killer
Pacific News Service Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:26 PM PST
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Authorities brace for Avian Flu
Aftenposten Wed, 09 Mar 2005 2:37 AM PST
Norway's Directorate for Health and Social Affairs has recommended that stores of influenza medicine be increased as a precaution against a possible pandemic.

Vietnam Reports Two New Bird Flu Cases
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 09 Mar 2005 5:54 AM PST
Vietnamese health officials said Wednesday the 61-year-old widow of a bird flu victim has also tested positive for the H5N1 virus, but showed no symptoms.

Bird flu threat scares experts
The Sacramento Bee Wed, 09 Mar 2005 5:20 AM PST
An Asian bug with a high death rate is on radar for next winter. The flu this winter is still going around, but the buzz in the public health community is about next season's flu.