Main | August 2005 »

July 31, 2005

News Feed

Flu pandemic looms, but world unprepared
Seattle Times - United States
... most dangerous strain of influenza to appear in decades -- the H5N1 "bird flu ... Since the current wave of avian flu began sweeping through poultry in Southeast ...
See all stories on this topic

8 year old Indonesian girl probably had avian flu (bird flu)
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
... University of Hong Kong and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention USA, detected high positive rising microneutralisation titres specific for H5N1 in 2 ...
 

UPDATED- Pathogenic Politics: Is the Bird Flu Already Spreading in ...
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
... Dr. Yi Guan, a H5N1 researcher at Hong Kong University, was permitted to analyze genetic samples from avian flu-stricken birds and published his findings in ...
 

Asian bird flu strain surfaces in Siberia
Chicago Tribune - United States
No human infections have been reported from the Siberian outbreak, Russia's Agriculture Ministry said in identifying the virus as avian flu type H5N1. ...
See all stories on this topic

Posted by dymaxion at 06:47 PM | Comments (0)

July 30, 2005

News Feed


Tirol Online - vor 19 Stunden gefunden Die auch für Menschen lebensgefährliche Geflügelpest-Variante H5N1 hat sich offenbar

von Fernost nach Russland ausgebreitet. Das Virus sei bei mehreren hundert toten Vögeln in der Region Nowosibirsk festgestellt ...



Bird flu harmful to humans found in Siberia-paper


 





  • Posted on: Sat, Jul 30 2005 5:32 AM



  • Bird flu harmful to humans found in Siberia


     


    The newspaper Kommersant quoted the state veterinary service as saying laboratory experts had found the
    H5N1
    strain in samples from the

    Novosibirsk region, where an outbreak of bird flu was reported last week.



  • Posted on: Sat, Jul 30 2005 5:00 AM


  • Pig disease now in five Chinese cities

    By Crof




    Faster bioterrorism directive sought


    Posted by dymaxion at 05:11 PM | Comments (0)

    July 29, 2005

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1

    hongkong.scmp.com - Researcher vows to continue his work on bird flu Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Yesterday 10:39:00 PM - by DaaiTouLaam

    RTHK Online News - Japan confirms new birdflu case Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Yesterday 9:25:00 PM - by DaaiTouLaam

    Flu Wiki - Main - Home Page Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Yesterday 4:10:00 PM - by johnmarkos

    Avian Flu - What we need to know: Indonesia won't institute mass culling Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — trouble brewing: "today's Strait Times (no link available) that Indonesia will in fact not comply with its promised program of mass cullings. The government claims it does not have enough money to compensate farmers (it would need about $90 million and c
     
    Yesterday 3:43:00 AM - by enochchoi

    RTHK Online News - Joint centre to halt all bird flu research Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Yesterday 2:43:00 AM - by DaaiTouLaam

    Monday

    Bird Flu Deaths Sow Panic In Wealthy Jakarta Suburb ?person-person spread of H5N1 Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — "Rafei's wife and his mother, speaking in interviews outside their house, said they did not know how he and the daughters got sick. Rafei was a busy professional who set out early every morning on his two-hour commute to Jakarta's downtown financial distr
     
    Monday, July 25, 2005 6:22:00 PM - by enochchoi

    Reuters AlertNet - Indonesia to kill pigs in fight against bird flu Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Monday, July 25, 2005 6:17:00 PM - by enochchoi

    AVIAN INFLUENZA - EASTERN ASIA (75): INDONESIA, PIGS Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — promed
     
    Monday, July 25, 2005 6:16:00 PM - by enochchoi

    Avian influenza | Malign influences | Economist.com Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — although a politician claims it's the same genetic profile as traditional H5N1, it's possible this is a mutated virus that has gained ability to go human-human
     
    Monday, July 25, 2005 11:45:00 AM - by enochchoi

    Time Line on H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic Move to Phase 6 Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Monday, July 25, 2005 8:56:00 AM - by sebbacon

    Sunday

    china.scmp.com - 300 dead egrets spark bird virus fears in Guangzhou Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Sunday, July 24, 2005 9:48:00 PM - by DaaiTouLaam

    Telegraph | News | China withholds vital information for tackling deadly bird flu virus Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:09:00 PM - by guruzilla

    RTHK Online News - Birdflu infected pigs to be slaughtered Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:11:00 AM - by DaaiTouLaam

    Last Week

    Summer flu, pandemic flu and tags Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:18:00 PM - by southern1

    H5N1 Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:43:00 PM - by southern1

    Foreign Affairs - Preparing for the Next Pandemic - Michael T. Osterholm Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:49:00 PM - by MeekMok0

    The Agonist | thoughtful, global, timely Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:41:00 PM - by MeekMok0

    Flu Wiki - Consequences --> Background of her scenario Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:58:00 AM - by southern1

    MaltaToday (flu pandemic) Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:35:00 AM - by southern1

    Widespread Human H5N1 Bird Flu Infections In China? Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:35:00 AM - by MeekMok0

    Reuters AlertNet - Roche's Tamiflu suppresses Vietnam avian flu-study Open link in new window

    del.icio.us/tag/h5n1 — (no description)
     
    Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:31:00 AM - by southern1
    Posted by dymaxion at 05:59 PM | Comments (0)

    Today

    US health experts plan for bird flu pandemic Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 —

    US health experts are putting together a plan for dealing with a bird flu pandemic should one break out. The plan includes deciding who should be vaccinated and who should get antiviral drugs first. The H5N1 strain of avian flu has killed more than 50 people in Asia. Health experts fear it could kill millions around the world if it mutates into a form that could easily spread from person to person.

     

    From RTHK On Internet - Instant News (feed)
    See also links to this feed and more from this feed


     
    Today 9:05:26 PM
     

    U.S. working up plan to fight bird flu pandemic Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 — Infectious Diseases. The H5N1 strain of avian flu first surfaced in poultry in Hong Kong and China eight years ago and has killed more than 50 people in Asia, including in Vietnam, Copyright: Copyright 2005, Topix.net

    From Search: avian flu - Topix.net (feed)
    See also links to this feed and more from this feed


     
    Today 8:26:23 PM

    H5N1 virus found near home of Indonesian victims Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 — Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy Jul 27 2005 10:00PM GMT

    From Moreover Technologies - Asia-Pacific latest (feed)
    See also links to this feed and more from this feed


     
    Today 7:33:24 PM

    Aside Flu Swine That Virus Results Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 — Aside Flu Swine That Virus Results

    ...e Flu Swine That Virus Search Results IP and Trademark Notice Aside Flu Swine That Virus links and resources. Swine Flu Expose by Eleanora I. McBean, Ph.D., N.D. (one document) This booklet on Swine Flu hazards and fakery is part of a larger book on vaccination, titled, VACCINATION CONDEMNED BY COMPETENT DOCTORS. ... separate section set aside for their ... Page Title ... transplants" is unwarranted. Aside from how many people would ... out: You can't screen for a virus that you don't know is present ... million died in 1918 from a swine flu virus that ... H5N1 in Swine ......

    From vicar destroys obscure wolfman (feed)
    See also links to this feed and more from this feed


     
    Today 7:21:58 PM

    World Events :: RE: Bird Flu/Influenza Pandemic Threat: UPDATES Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 — Author: Fredfredson
     

     

    Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:57 pm (GMT 1)
     

    From Fredness (not me) at: http://www.curevents.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19286

    News articles from Mar 2005 to July 25 warn of Pandemic
    So why is there still a credibility problem?
    I searched the magazines on my public library's website and found over one hundred articles have been published. Yet the lady answering the phone at local health dept doesn't believe that Bird Flu is a risk, politicians don't return e-mails, co-workers and spouses think we are paranoid.

    It can be argued that publishers just want to sell magazines. Panic sells. It is important to focus on the reality of the situation. Unfortunately without more test reports, the reality we face is not clear. We can only predict based on the information we have. Education and knowledge are our best weapons against fear.

    Hopefully the Congressional testimony reported below on June 30 will translate into a public education campaign. That can't start soon enough as far as I am concerned.

    The text of any of these can be found through your local library, some may be online, or I can post it upon request (with the exception of those that refernce "Article Linker").


    One article that got my attention was from a publication from the CDC called Emerging Infectious Diseases www.cdc.gov/eid. There are several good articles published in July. On Oct 18, 2004, two eagles smuggled into Belgium from Thailand were found to have H5N1. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol11no05/05-0211.htm


    Academic Search Elite; Alt HealthWatch; Clinical Pharmacology; MasterFILE Premier; Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition; Health Source - Consumer Edition; Military & Government Collection for h5n1 and pandemic
    1.
    How Much Tamiflu is Enough? By: Enserink, Martin. Science Now, 7/19/2005, p2, 2p, 1bw; (AN 17687151)
    HTML Full Text

    2.
    Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness. By: Davis, Mike. Nation, 7/18/2005, Vol. 281 Issue 3, p27, 4p, 1bw; (AN 17478197)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    3.
    Potentially More Lethal Variant Hits Migratory Birds in China. By: Normile, Dennis. Science, 7/8/2005, Vol. 309 Issue 5732, p231, 2/3p, 1 map, 1c; (AN 17671075)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    4.
    JOBS. By: Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit. Science, 7/8/2005, Vol. 309 Issue 5732, p243, 2/3p, 2c; (AN 17671091)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    5.
    Avian influenza, Viet Nam update. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 7/8/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 27, p233, 2p
    PDF Full Text (78K)

    6.
    Poliomyelitis, Angola. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 7/8/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 27, p234, 1/4p
    PDF Full Text (46K)

    7.
    When warnings become a scare. By: Lamb, Gregory M.. Christian Science Monitor, 7/7/2005, Vol. 97 Issue 156, p15, 1/2p, 1c; (AN 17537771)
    HTML Full Text

    8.
    Bird flu found in migratory geese in China By: Anita Manning. USA Today, 07/07/2005; (AN J0E291998706005)
    HTML Full Text

    9.
    New Avian Influenza Variant Found in China. By: Normile, Dennis., Science Now, 7/6/2005, p1, 2p, 1bw
    HTML Full Text

    10.
    Wildlife Trade and Global Disease Emergence. By: Karesh, William B.; Cook, Robert A.; Bennett, Elizabeth L.; Newcomb, James. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1000, 3p, 1c; (AN 17520809)
    PDF Full Text (1.5MB)

    11.
    Influenza A H5N1 Replication Sites in Humans. By: Uiprasertkul, Mongkol; Puthavathana, Pilaipan; Sangsiriwut, Kantima; Pooruk, Phisanu; Srisook, Kanittar; Peiris, Malik; Nicholls, John M.; Chokephaibulkit, Kulkanya; Vanprapar, Nirun; Auewarakul, Prasert. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1036, 6p, 2c; (AN 17521006)
    PDF Full Text (3.0MB)

    12.
    Avian Influenza H5N1 and Healthcare Workers. By: Schultsz, Constance; Vo Cong Dong; Nguyen Van Vinh Chau; Nguyen Thi Hanh Le; Lim, Wilina; Tran Tan Thanh; Dolecek, Christiane; De Jong, Menno D.; Hien, Tran Tinh; Farrar, Jeremy. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1158, 2p, 1 chart; (AN 17521701)
    PDF Full Text (213K)

    13.
    Editor's Note. Foreign Affairs, Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p2, 1p; (AN 17327777)
    HTML Full Text

    14.
    The Next Pandemic? By: Garrett, Laurie. Foreign Affairs, Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p3, 21p, 1bw; (AN 17327784)
    HTML Full Text

    15.
    Preparing for the Next Pandemic. By: Osterholm, Michael T.. Foreign Affairs, Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p24, 14p, 1bw; (AN 17327791)
    HTML Full Text

    16.
    CE test on THE NATURE OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES: ECOLOGY, PREDICTION, AND PREVENTION. MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, Jul2005, Vol. 37 Issue 7, p20, 2p
    PDF Full Text (901K)

    17.
    Wildlife Trade and Global Disease Emergence. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1000, 3p; (AN 17520809)
    PDF Full Text (1.5MB)

    18.
    Influenza A H5N1 Replication Sites in Humans. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1036, 6p; (AN 17521006)
    PDF Full Text (3.0MB)

    19.
    Avian Influenza H5N1 and Healthcare Workers. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p1158, 2p; (AN 17521701)
    PDF Full Text (213K)

    20.
    FLU SEASON PREPARATION By: GEORGE B. ABERCROMBIE; PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 06/30/2005; (AN 32Y1933162346)
    HTML Full Text

    21.
    FLU SEASON PREPARATION By: BRUCE G. GELLIN; DIRECTOR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 06/30/2005; (AN 32Y3982252508)
    HTML Full Text

    22.
    FLU SEASON PREPARATION By: JAMES W. LEDUC; DIRECTOR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 06/30/2005; (AN 32Y4079002747)
    HTML Full Text

    23.
    SOUNDBITES. New Scientist, 6/25/2005, Vol. 186 Issue 2505, p16, 1/4p; (AN 17602321)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    24.
    Lapses Worry Bird Flu Experts. By: Normile, Dennis; Enserink, Martin; Yidong, Gong. Science, 6/24/2005, Vol. 308 Issue 5730, p1849, 2p; (AN 17618970)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    25.
    Avian Flu Concerns. By: Stephenson, Joan. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 6/15/2005, Vol. 293 Issue 23, p2850, 1p; (AN 17338079)
    Linked Full Text

    26.
    Bird Flu Tracked in Western China. By: Normile, Dennis. Science Now, 6/13/2005, p1, 7/9p; (AN 17347423)
    HTML Full Text

    27.
    Quick action may stop global bird flu epidemic By: Paul Wiseman. USA Today, 06/06/2005; (AN J0E050197929405)
    HTML Full Text

    28.
    Time to send in the inspectors. New Scientist, 6/4/2005, Vol. 186 Issue 2502, p5, 1/4p; (AN 17318658)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    29.
    Can Tamiflu save us from bird flu? By: MacKenzie, Debora. New Scientist, 6/4/2005, Vol. 186 Issue 2502, p10, 1p; (AN 17318669)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    30.
    Flu in wild birds sparks fears of mutating virus. By: Cyranoski, David. Nature, 6/2/2005, Vol. 435 Issue 7042, p542, 2p; DOI: 10.1038/435542a; (AN 17230953)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    31.
    THE NEXT PLAGUE? By: Slenske, Michael. Atlantic (2004), Jun2005, Vol. 295 Issue 5, p38, 2/3p; (AN 16942882)
    HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (628K)

    32.
    A new enemy at the gates? By: French, Roger; Berriman, Mark; Lembke, Loren. New Vegetarian & Natural Health, Winter2005, p3, 3/4p; (AN 17240520)
    PDF Full Text (599K)

    33.
    news from near and far. By: Berriman, Mark; Fraser, Robert. New Vegetarian & Natural Health, Winter2005, p10, 2p; (AN 17240531)
    PDF Full Text (1.2MB)

    34.
    News. MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, Jun2005, Vol. 37 Issue 6, p8, 1/2p
    PDF Full Text (546K)

    35.
    Conferences. MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, Jun2005, Vol. 37 Issue 6, p8, 1/2p PDF Full Text (546K)

    36.
    Genetic Analyses Suggest Bird Flu Virus Is Evolving. By: Normile, Dennis. Science Now, 5/27/2005, p9, 2p, 1bw; (AN 17194350)
    HTML Full Text

    37.
    Genetic Analyses Suggest Bird Flu Virus Is Evolving. By: Normile, Dennis. Science, 5/27/2005, Vol. 308 Issue 5726, p1234, 2p, 1c; (AN 17266376)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    38.
    Race against time. By: Fauci, Anthony S.. Nature, 5/26/2005, Vol. 435 Issue 7041, p423, 2p; DOI: 10.1038/435423a; (AN 17144407)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    39.
    PLANNING FOR PANDEMIC FLU By: ANDREW T. PAVIA; CHAIR; INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY OF AMERICA. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 05/26/2005; (AN 32Y4198954104)
    HTML Full Text

    40.
    WHO's call for international pandemic action unheeded. By: Lett, Dan. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 5/24/2005, Vol. 172 Issue 11, p1429, 1p, 1c; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050490; (AN 17024477)
    PDF Full Text (132K)

    41.
    Vietnam needs cash to stave off future outbreaks of bird flu. By: Watts, Jonathan. Lancet, 5/21/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9473, p1759, 2p, 2c; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66565-8; (AN 17093798)
    PDF Full Text (487K)

    42.
    One nation's bird flu fight is also world's By: Paul Wiseman. USA Today, 05/04/2005; (AN J0E211892343805)
    HTML Full Text

    43.
    Governments in a dilemma over bird flu. By: Marshall, Sarah Jane. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, May2005, Vol. 83 Issue 5, p326, 2p; (AN 16946294)
    PDF Full Text (153K)

    44.
    Asia's economic outlook: A view from Australia. By: Marden, Peter. Ecodate, May2005, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p1, 6p; (AN 17341714)
    PDF Full Text (980K)

    45.
    Avian Influenza Risk Perception, Hong Kong. By: Fielding, Richard; Lam, Wendy W. T.; Ho, Ella Y. Y.; Tai Hing Lam; Hedley, Anthony J.; Leung, Gabriel M.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, May2005, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p677, 6p, 2 charts; (AN 16944811)
    PDF Full Text (601K)

    46.
    Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus in Smuggled Thai Eagles, Belgium. By: Van Borm, Steven; Thomas, Isabelle; Hanquet, Germaine; Lambrecht, Bénédicte; Boschmans, Marc; Dupont, Gerald; Decaestecker, Mireille; Snacken, Gerald; Van den Berg, Thierry. Emerging Infectious Diseases, May2005, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p702, 4p, 1 chart, 1 diagram, 1c; (AN 16944973)
    PDF Full Text (1.7MB)

    47.
    The growing threat of avian influenza. By: Henley, Eric. Journal of Family Practice, May2005, Vol. 54 Issue 5, p442, 3p; (AN 17058691)
    PDF Full Text (253K)

    48.
    Blood sampling gets the go-ahead. Nursing, May2005, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p34, 2p; (AN 16811008)
    PDF Full Text (85K)

    49.
    Why so few male RNs? Nursing, May2005, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p35, 3/8p; (AN 16811016)
    PDF Full Text (63K)

    50.
    Avian flu called world's #1 health threat. Nursing, May2005, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p35, 1/3p; (AN 16811021)
    PDF Full Text (63K)

    51.
    We're living longer. Nursing, May2005, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p35, 1/8p; (AN 16811024)
    PDF Full Text (63K)

    52.
    Cooping Up Avian Flu. By: Soares, Christine. Scientific American, May2005, Vol. 292 Issue 5, p20, 2p, 1c; (AN 16729928)
    HTML Full Text

    53.
    INNOVATIONS. By: Arnst, Catherine; Port, Otis. Business Week, 4/18/2005 Issue 3929, p89, 1/4p, 1c; (AN 16695681)
    HTML Full Text

    54.
    Sitting ducks. Economist, 4/16/2005, Vol. 375 Issue 8422, p35, 2p, 1 graph, 1c; (AN 16781163)
    HTML Full Text

    55.
    The ghost of pandemics past. By: Mack, Thomas M.. Lancet, 4/16/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9468, p1370, 3p, 1bw; (AN 16779599)
    PDF Full Text (51K)

    56.
    Should physicians' self--prescribing be restricted by law? By: Rosvold, Elin Olaug; Tyssen, Reidar. Lancet, 4/16/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9468, p1372, 3p, 1c; (AN 16779604)
    PDF Full Text (49K)

    57.
    Cross-Reactivity to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses after Vaccination with Nonadjuvanted and MF59-Adjuvanted Influenza A/Duck/Singapore/97 (H5N3) Vaccine: A Potential Priming Strategy. By: Stephenson, Iain; Bugarini, Roberto; Nicholson, Karl G.; Podda, Audino; Wood, John M.; Zambon, Maria C.; Katz, Jacqueline M.. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 4/15/2005, Vol. 191 Issue 8, p1210, 6p; (AN 16499400)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    58.
    Vaccination will work better than culling, say bird flu experts. By: Butler, Declan. Nature, 4/14/2005, Vol. 434 Issue 7035, p810, 1p; DOI: 10.1038/4344810a; (AN 17134081)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    59.
    FISCAL 2006 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION By: BRUCE GELLIN; DIRECTOR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 04/12/2005; (AN 32Y3363791429)
    HTML Full Text

    60.
    Germ Warfare. By: Fiorino, Frances. Aviation Week & Space Technology, 4/11/2005, Vol. 162 Issue 15, p39, 1p, 1c; (AN 16761712)
    HTML Full Text

    61.
    The Week. By: Ozernoy, Ilana. U.S. News & World Report, 4/11/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 13, p16, 3p, 2c; (AN 16619185)
    HTML Full Text

    62.
    Travel vaccinations & malaria prophylaxis. Pulse, 4/9/2005, Vol. 65 Issue 14, p64, 2p
    PDF Full Text (2.5MB)

    63.
    Preparing for the next influenza pandemic. Nursing Standard, 4/6/2005, Vol. 19 Issue 30, p20, 2/3p; (AN 16729697)
    PDF Full Text (387K)

    64.
    Intravenous drug use a risk factor for DVT in younger people. Nursing Standard, 4/6/2005, Vol. 19 Issue 30, p20, 1/3p; (AN 16729698)
    PDF Full Text (387K)

    65.
    OF BIRDS AND MEN. By: Shute, Nancy; Querna, Elizabeth; Bainbridge, Bill; Brink, Susan; Ramachandran, Nisha. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p40, 9p, 5c; (AN 16527831)
    HTML Full Text

    66.
    SPREADING THE BIRD FLU. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p44, 2p, 5 diagrams, 1 map; (AN 16527835)
    HTML Full Text

    67.
    A VACCINE SOLUTION? By: Spake, Amanda. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p46, 2p, 2c; (AN 16527843)
    HTML Full Text

    68.
    PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS & BIOTERRORISM IN AIR TRAVEL TO BE FOCUS OF CONGRESSIONAL HEARING FDCH Press Releases, 04/04/2005; (AN 32X3133600080)
    HTML Full Text

    69.
    health. Access, Apr2005, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p4, 2p; (AN 16743037)
    PDF Full Text (186K)

    70.
    Emerging Infectious Diseases: a 10-Year Perspective from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. By: Fauci, Anthony S.; Touchette, Nancy A.; Folkers, Gregory K.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Apr2005, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p519, 7p, 4 graphs; (AN 16608552)
    PDF Full Text (3.5MB)

    71.
    Global public health officials keeping tabs on avian influenza. (cover story) By: Arias, Donya C.. Nation's Health, Apr2005, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p1, 2p, 1c, 1bw; (AN 16590225)
    HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (1.7MB)

    72.
    Avian influenza -- Viet Nam and Cambodia -- update. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 4/1/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 13, p113, 2p
    PDF Full Text (90K)

    73.
    Grippe aviaire -- Viet Nam et Cambodge -- mise à jour. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 4/1/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 13, p113, 2p
    PDF Full Text (90K)

    74.
    Research brief: Bird flu vaccine trial. GP: General Practitioner, 4/1/2005, p5, 2p
    HTML Full Text

    75.
    True Numbers Remain Elusive in Bird Flu Outbreak. By: Enserink, Martin; Normile, Dennis. Science, 3/25/2005, Vol. 307 Issue 5717, p1865, 1p, 1c; (AN 16635025)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    76.
    Health care shortages could feed a flu pandemic By: Anita Manning. USA Today, 03/22/2005; (AN J0E225063370805)
    HTML Full Text

    77.
    BRACING FOR BIRD FLU. By: Hawaleshka, Danylo. Maclean's, 3/21/2005, Vol. 118 Issue 12, p46, 2p, 1c, 1bw; (AN 16509555)
    HTML Full Text

    78.
    Taking Aim at Bird Flu. By: Guterman, Lila. Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/18/2005, Vol. 51 Issue 28, pA14, 4p, 1 map, 2c; (AN 16621346)
    HTML Full Text

    79.
    Avian influenza, Viet Nam--update. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 3/18/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 11, p93, 2p
    PDF Full Text (101K)

    80.
    Shigellosis: disease burden, epidemiology and case management. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 3/18/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 11, p94, 6p
    PDF Full Text (197K)

    81.
    FISCAL 2006 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR, HHS, & EDUCATION By: MICHAEL O. LEAVITT; SECRETARY; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 03/16/2005; (AN 32Y2046772545)
    HTML Full Text

    82.
    Vaccines for two strains of avian flu to be tested By: Anita Manning. USA Today, 03/09/2005; (AN J0E028206184405)
    HTML Full Text

    83.
    THE COMING WAR AGAINST BIRD FLU. By: Stipp, David. Fortune, 3/7/2005, Vol. 151 Issue 5, p114, 6p, 3c; (AN 16224118)
    HTML Full Text

    84.
    BRIEFING: THE BIRD FLU. By: Park, Alice. Time, 3/7/2005, Vol. 165 Issue 10, p22, 1/3p, 1c; (AN 16253631)
    HTML Full Text

    85.
    THE COMING WAR AGAINST BIRD FLU. By: Stipp, David. Fortune (Europe), 3/7/2005, Vol. 151 Issue 4, p72, 6p, 3c; (AN 16259869)
    HTML Full Text

    86.
    BRIEFING: THE BIRD FLU. By: Park, Alice. Time Canada, 3/7/2005, Vol. 165 Issue 10, p7, 3/8p, 1c; (AN 16486788)
    HTML Full Text

    87.
    A crucial time for Afghanistan's fledgling health system. Lancet, 3/5/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9462, p819, 2p; (AN 16299352)
    PDF Full Text (231K)

    88.
    Avian influenza: perfect storm now gathering? Lancet, 3/5/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9462, p820, 1/2p, 1c; (AN 16299354)
    PDF Full Text (30K)

    89.
    Influenza in the world. Weekly Epidemiological Record, 3/4/2005, Vol. 80 Issue 9, p81, 4p
    PDF Full Text (133K)

    90.
    FISCAL 2006 BUDGET : LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION By: MICHAEL O. LEAVITT; SECRETARY; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 03/03/2005; (AN 32Y3290687217)
    HTML Full Text

    91.
    Canadian company to develop mock pandemic vaccine. By: Eggertson, Laura. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 3/1/2005, Vol. 172 Issue 5, p623, 1/2p, 1c; (AN 16191406)
    PDF Full Text (128K)

    92.
    Physician loses appeal of "zero tolerance" rule. By: Eggertson, Laura. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 3/1/2005, Vol. 172 Issue 5, p623, 1/2p; (AN 16191411)
    PDF Full Text (128K)

    93.
    Rumor Surveillance and Avian Influenza H5N1. By: Samaan, Gina; Patel, Mahomed; Olowokure, Babatunde; Roces, Maria C.; Oshitani, Hitoshi. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Mar2005, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p463, 4p, 1 chart, 1 graph; (AN 16339038)
    PDF Full Text (1.9MB)

    94.
    Ensuring that all Americans have access to flu vaccine is critical. By: Tsou, Walter. Nation's Health, Mar2005, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p3, 2/5p; (AN 16513388)
    HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (738K)

    95.
    IF SMALLPOX STRIKES PORTLAND .... By: Barrett, Chris L.; Eubank, Stephen G.; Smith, James P.. Scientific American, Mar2005, Vol. 292 Issue 3, p54, 8p, 12 diagrams, 1 graph, 1c; (AN 15993769)
    HTML Full Text

    96.
    Flu Pandemic: A Real Threat. By: Rasmussen, Erik. Best's Review, Mar2005, Vol. 105 Issue 11, p38, 1p; (AN 16335624)
    PDF Full Text (119K)

    97.
    Is There a Plague On The Way?. By: Taylor, Marcia. Farm Journal, Mar2005, Vol. 129 Issue 5, p22, 2p, 3c; (AN 16539430)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    98.
    FLU VACCINE SUPPLY By: JULIE L. GERBERDING, M.D., M.P.H.; DIRECTOR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FDCH Congressional Testimony, 02/10/2005; (AN 32Y3174940371)
    HTML Full Text

    99.
    Avian Flu Remains Threat as Another Human Death Occurs Government CustomWire, 02/03/2005; (AN CX2005034X8144)
    HTML Full Text

    100.
    Lack of H5N1 Avian Influenza Transmission to Hospital Employees, Hanoi, 2004. By: Liem, Nguyen Thanh; Lim, Wilina. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Feb2005, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p210, 6p, 3 charts, 1 graph; (AN 16020023)
    PDF Full Text (1.8MB)

    101.
    WHY PREVENTING HOSTILE USE OF THE LIFE SCIENCES IS RELEVANT TO AFRICA. By: Borrie, John; Loye, Dominique. African Security Review, 2005, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p93, 14p; (AN 17318176)
    PDF Full Text (347K)

    102.
    Italy's health officials call meeting to discuss bird flu International CustomWire, 01/26/2005; (AN CX2005026W5173)
    HTML Full Text

    103.
    New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Thailand Government CustomWire, 01/21/2005; (AN CX2005021X2699)
    HTML Full Text

    104.
    ASIA/BIRD FLU Government CustomWire, 01/21/2005; (AN CX2005021X2810)
    HTML Full Text

    105.
    DJ Vietnam PM Urges Strong Measures To Stop Bird Flu Spread International CustomWire, 01/15/2005; (AN CX2005015R0490)
    HTML Full Text

    106.
    Vietnam's prime minister urges strong measures to stop spread of bird flu amid fears virus has re-emerged in capital International CustomWire, 01/15/2005; (AN CX2005015W6094)
    HTML Full Text

    107.
    DJ Dead Heron In Hong Kong Suspected To Have Bird Flu - Govt International CustomWire, 01/11/2005; (AN CX2005011R0984)
    HTML Full Text

    108.
    Government says a dead heron has been found with suspected bird flu International CustomWire, 01/11/2005; (AN CX2005011W8449)
    HTML Full Text

    109.
    Dead heron has been found with suspected bird flu in Hong Kong International CustomWire, 01/11/2005; (AN CX2005011W9638)
    HTML Full Text

    110.
    DJ Vietnam Reports Another Suspected Bird Flu Case International CustomWire, 01/07/2005; (AN CX2005007R8771)
    HTML Full Text

    111.
    Vietnam reports another suspected bird flu case International CustomWire, 01/06/2005; (AN CX2005006W1673)
    HTML Full Text

    112.
    Clinical Presentations for Influenza and Influenza-Like Illness in Young, Immunized Soldiers. By: McNeill, K. Mills; Vaughn, Beverly L.; Brundage, Mary B.; Yuanzhang Li; Poropatich, Ron K.; Gaydos, Joel C.. Military Medicine, Jan2005, Vol. 170 Issue 1, p94, 4p, 4 charts; (AN 15741736)
    PDF Full Text (506K)

    113.
    Worth a Pound of Cure. By: The Editors. Scientific American, Jan2005, Vol. 292 Issue 1, p8, 1p, 1c; (AN 15285912)
    HTML Full Text

    114.
    Capturing a Killer Flu VIRUS. By: Taubenberger, Jeffery K.; Reid, Ann H.; Fanning, Thomas G.; J.T.; A.R.; T.F.; J.T.. Scientific American, Jan2005, Vol. 292 Issue 1, p62, 10p, 6 diagrams, 4bw; (AN 15285944)
    HTML Full Text


    EBSCO Host Business Source Premier for h5n1
    1.
    Sharp's Plasmacluster Ions Effectively Deactivate H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus. Asia Pacific Biotech News, 6/15/2005, Vol. 9 Issue 11, p469, 1p; (AN 17539245)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    2.
    Bird Flu--Human to Human Transmission Possible. Asia Pacific Biotech News, 6/15/2005, Vol. 9 Issue 11, p484, 1p; (AN 17539255)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    3.
    Should Avian Flu Be on Your Radar Screen? By: Bassett, Michael. Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Jun2005, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p10, 2/3p; (AN 17349241)
    PDF Full Text (586K)

    4.
    Cooping Up Avian Flu. By: Soares, Christine. Scientific American, May2005, Vol. 292 Issue 5, p20, 2p, 1c; (AN 16729928)
    HTML Full Text

    5.
    Operators express concern over bird flu. Travel Weekly: The Choice of Travel Professionals (Reed), 4/22/2005 Issue 1766, p3, 1/4p; (AN 16979127)
    HTML Full Text

    6.
    Sitting ducks. Economist, 4/16/2005, Vol. 375 Issue 8422, p35, 2p, 1 graph, 1c; (AN 16781163)
    HTML Full Text

    7.
    OF BIRDS AND MEN. By: Shute, Nancy; Querna, Elizabeth; Bainbridge, Bill; Brink, Susan; Ramachandran, Nisha. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p40, 9p, 5c; (AN 16527831)
    HTML Full Text

    8.
    SPREADING THE BIRD FLU. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p44, 2p, 5 diagrams, 1 map; (AN 16527835)
    HTML Full Text

    9.
    A VACCINE SOLUTION? By: Spake, Amanda. U.S. News & World Report, 4/4/2005, Vol. 138 Issue 12, p46, 2p, 2c; (AN 16527843)
    HTML Full Text

    10.
    BRACING FOR BIRD FLU. By: Hawaleshka, Danylo. Maclean's, 3/21/2005, Vol. 118 Issue 12, p46, 2p, 1c, 1bw; (AN 16509555)
    HTML Full Text

    11.
    BRIEFING: THE BIRD FLU. By: Park, Alice. Time Canada, 3/7/2005, Vol. 165 Issue 10, p7, 3/8p, 1c; (AN 16486788)
    HTML Full Text

    12.
    BRIEFING: THE BIRD FLU. By: Park, Alice. Time, 3/7/2005, Vol. 165 Issue 10, p22, 1/3p, 1c; (AN 16253631)
    HTML Full Text

    13.
    RISK SUMMARY: VIETNAM. Asia Monitor: South East Asia Monitor Volume 1, Mar2005, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p4, 1/3p; (AN 16606051)
    HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (49K)

    14.
    Bird flu vaccine could help beat lethal virus. By: Allison, Richard. Poultry World, Mar2005, Vol. 159 Issue 3, p3, 1/3p, 1c; (AN 16820423)
    HTML Full Text

    15.
    Developing a Serum May Be Easy Compared With Producing Enough And Deciding How to Distribute It. By: Hamilton, David P.; Naik, Gautam. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, 2/28/2005, Vol. 245 Issue 40, pB1, 0p, 1 map; (AN 16239832)
    Check for full-text via Article Linker

    16.
    The Next Big Killer. By: Langreth, Robert; Kellner, Tomas; Kellner, Tomas. Forbes, 1/31/2005, Vol. 175 Issue 2, p48, 3p, 11c, 1bw; (AN 15723316)
    HTML Full Text

    17.
    Worth a Pound of Cure. By: The Editors. Scientific American, Jan2005, Vol. 292 Issue 1, p8, 1p, 1c; (AN 15285912)
    HTML Full Text
    _________________
    "Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it."-- Mark Twain


     

     


     

    "Economic Left/Right: -3.88


     

    Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36
     

     

    From Politics & Current Affairs (feed)
    See also links to this feed and more from this feed


     
    Today 5:57:51 PM

    Montagnards ... Open link in new window

    Feedster on: H5N1 —

     

     

    100 Vietnamese Montagnards May be Relocated to US

     

    By VOA News 27 July 2005

     

    More than 100 Vietnamese Montagnards were who forcibly repatriated from Cambodia earlier this month may get a chance to resettle in the United States.

    A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi says U.S. and Vietnamese officials are discussing possible options, including resettling the Montagnards in the United States.

    The spokesman tells VOA that Hanoi supports the review of the case.

    The Montagnards, from Vietnam's Central Highlands were among several hundred who fled to Cambodia last year after security forces cracked down on demonstrators protesting Hanoi's land confiscation policy and lack of religious freedom.

    They were forcibly sent back to Vietnam after the United Nations denied them refugee status.

     

    Human Rights Watch condemns Cambodian police brutality PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Human Rights Watch Tuesday joined a chorus of condemnation over Cambodian police brutality during the forced repatriation of scores of Montagnard asylum seekers to their native Vietnam.

    Ninety-four ethnic minority Montagnards who were among hundreds who have fled Vietnam alleging religious persecution and confiscation of their lands were deported last Wednesday after their refugee status claims were rejected by the UN. Seven Cambodians were among them and turned back at the border.

    New York-based HRW said that at 6:00 am dozens of riot police, some armed with AK-47 assault rifles, entered the facility housing the Montagnards, who sat gripping each others' arms to avoid being moved.

    "After the asylum seekers ignored an order to board the buses, the police made no attempt at negotiation. Instead they began to slap, hit and use batons to beat the asylum seekers," the group said in a statement. "They dragged people out of the facility by their arms, legs and, in several cases, by their hair, and pushed them on to buses. Police beat at least one woman with a baby strapped to her back, and kicked other Montagnards as they were seated."

    Police also used electric prods to inflict shock, the group alleged after receiving eyewitness accounts of the incident, which journalists and human rights monitors were barred from viewing.

    "There was no excuse for using electric batons or beating unarmed individuals engaged in peaceful civil disobedience," said Brad Adams, HRW Asia director.

    HRW called for an independent investigation and punishment for those who authorised or used excessive force, which it said violated a January 2005 pact between the UN's refugee agency and Cambodian and Vietnamese governments.

    This agreement provided that the agency would work with the governments to "bring back (to Vietnam) in an orderly and safe fashion" and "in conformity with national and international law" those Montagnards who do not agree to either resettle abroad or "voluntarily" return to Vietnam, HRW said.

    HRW also expressed concern for the safety of those forcibly returned, saying it had documented cases of intimidation, detention and police abuse of Montagnards who had already voluntarily returned.

    It called on the Vietnamese government to provide the UN refugee agency and other independent monitors with free access to all returned Montagnards.

    Rights groups have already complained that monitoring visits to the Central Highlands where the mostly Christian Montagnards live were limited.

    The United States has expressed concern over the repatriations and a coalition of prominent Cambodia groups also condemned the police actions.

    Vietnam has said that the returnees would not be punished for "illegally" leaving the communist country.

    Montagnards began fleeing to Cambodia after security forces crushed demonstrations in 2001. In April last year thousands again took to the streets, triggering another crackdown, according to rights groups, and a second exodus.

     

    Police Brutality Against Montagnards in Cambodia

    Witness Accounts and Chronology of Events

     

    WITNESS ACCOUNTS The following eyewitness accounts were obtained from a variety of sources, including people living near Site 1, relief workers who were inside and outside Site 1, and the deportees themselves, some of whom were in telephone contact with human rights monitors during the deportation.Witness One Around 4:30 am I could hear the Montagnards singing hymns inside the house. By 5:30 police had set up roadblocks and sealed off the entire area. They would not allow reporters or human rights monitors to get close. Most of the Montagnards had assembled in the downstairs courtyard, where they were sitting down. At 6 am, I could see the different types of security forces as they entered the compound and how they were armed. The Montagnards remained seated, huddled in a group. As the police began to seize people to drag them out, I heard a tremendous crying and wailing break out. The police began to randomly hit seated Montagnards with batons. A second group of riot police marched in, with automatic rifles slung over shoulders, and set upon them with electric batons. Panic broke out and the shrieking got even louder. I saw Montagnards being chased by police as they fled to the back of the shelter and upstairs. Some scampered up on the roof of the shelter (and one nearly slipped off) before being ordered down by police. Eventually everyone was dragged or led out of the shelter and onto two buses. By 6 pm the buses, escorted by several truckloads of riot police, drove off. Witness Two The Montagnards were completely non-violent. Some were gathered in a group and began to pray and then a terrible sound of lamentation and wailing came. Some moved forward and sat clinging to one another, crying. They did not move when the police wanted them to go onto the bus. Police pulled one man out in front and beat him as he was lying on the cement. He writhed when he was stuck with a baton. More people were beaten and dragged or carried out the gate. I saw a policeman kick one woman in the stomach. Police in white helmets arrived carrying large black batons, which they beat people with. Some people were kicked. Another set of police arrived wearing green helmets and carrying electric batons. I saw the lights flashing on the electric batons and I saw people groaning with pain when they were struck. When they struck a woman with a child on her back, I yelled "Stop them! Stop them!" A UNHCR staff person called out, "No weapons!" The police continued to beat and drag people and the electric prod lights flashed. I yelled "Torture!" One woman was mistakenly dragged and beaten despite appealing several times that she was not supposed to be deported. Two children, her nieces, were watching from the upstairs balcony as she was beaten and dragged to the bus. She and her children were extremely traumatized. She was eventually removed from the bus. When a second bus came to take people, some of the Montagnards hid upstairs and were beaten. Some were on the roof. I saw police running after some people who had run upstairs. The police were pushing them down [stairs]. At this point some began coming down voluntarily and got on the bus, although they were crying as they walked. The behavior of the police was not acceptable. The Montagnards were not violent. Witness Three I saw the Montagnards sitting clinging together on the floor, wailing. The police grabbed one man and he would not move, so five police moved in to forcibly move him. They beat him with their hands and kicked him. They used an electric shock baton on him and he writhed in pain and his head banged on the cement. It seemed he became unconscious. Four police lifted him onto the bus. On the way out, his head banged against the gate. When the police threw the man onto the bus, two lines of police formed a protective barrier from the gate to the buses. Then I saw the police with black batons hitting the group. Other police had batons with batteries in them which they used to shock people. Some police had big guns and pistols. I saw police hit a woman with a baby strapped on her back. It was like a war. The Montagnards

    ministry said Friday that cases of bird flu virus found in Siberia's Novosibirsk region were of the deadly H5N1 type that can be transmitted
    to humans. '
    Xinhua reports Streptococcus suis has been found
    in five cities in southwest Sichuan . The death toll is still at 32.