Saturday, December 19, 2009

Egypt Confirmed H5N1 Human Cases For 2009

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Age, Location, Onset Date and # confirmed by Min. of Health

  • 2 yo Kerdasa [Sixth of October] January 9, #52
  • 2 yo Shebin Elkom [Menoufia Gov.] January 23, #53
  • 2 yo [Suez governorate] February 2 #54
  • 2 yo Aljaddamy [Minya Gov.] February 7 #55
  • 2 yo Yousef El Seddik [Fayoum Gov.] February 25 #56
  • 2 yo Ameriya [Alexandria Gov.] March 1 #57
  • 1.5 yo Mnov Menofia Ctr. [Menoufia Gov.] March 6 #58
  • 38 yo Al Fatah Almasrp Ctr. [Assiut Gov.] March 14 #59
  • 2.5 yo Nagaa’ Abou Shouk, Dandara [Qena Gov.] March 23 #60
  • 2 yo Kom Hamada District [Beheira Gov.] March 27 #61
  • 2 yo (Cousin to #61) Kom Hamada Dist. [Beheira Gov.] March 31 #62
  • 6 yo [death] Shubra El Khema Dist. [El Qalyubiyah Gov.] March 22 #63
  • 33 yo [death] Kellin Dist. [Ash Shaykh Gov.] April 7 #64
  • 25 yo [death] Al-Marg [Cairo Gov.] April 6 #65
  • 18 mo. Chaabas Amir Kulain Vill., Kellin Dist. [Ash Shaykh Gov.] #66
  • 4 yo Akhmem [Sohag Gov.] April 18 #67
  • 34 yo Tanta, [Gharbiyah Gov.] April 21 #68
  • 5 yo Tama [Sohag Gov.] May 7 #69
  • 4.5 yo Kafr Saqr [Ash Sharqiyah Gov.] May 10 #70
  • 4 yo Hashim, Mahalla [Gharbiyah Gov.] May 12 #71
  • 4 yo Ghamr [Dakahlia Gov.] May 9 #72
  • 4 yo Sherbin Dakahliy [Dakahlia Gov] May 18 #73
  • 3 yo Sohag [Sohag Gov] May 17 #74
  • 4 yo Hehia, [Ash Sharqiyah Gov.] May 24 #75
  • 4 yo Abo Hammad (Ash Sharqiyah Gov] May 23 #76
  • 14 mos. Dekerness [Dakahlia Gov.] May 25 #77
  • 4 yo El Sheikh [Ash Shaykh Gov.] May 30 #78
  • 1.5 yo Albesartp [Damietta Gov.] June 1 #79
  • 4 yo Maniya [Dakahlia Gov] June 5 #80
  • 1 yo Kulain [Ash Shaykh Gov.] June 16 #81
  • No Age Sidi Ghazi [Ash Shaykh Gov.] July 24 #82
  • 1.6 yo Shebin [Menoufia Gov.] July 28 #83
  • 2 yo Berket al-Saba [Menoufia Gov.] August 23 #84
  • 14 yo Damietta [Damietta Gov.] August 21 #85
  • 13 yo Ascot Park [Alexandria Gov] Sept. 13 #86
  • 14 mos. Tahrer District [Beheira Gov.] Sept. 23 #87
  • 21 yo Sedy Beshir [Alexandria Gov.] Nov. 11 #88
  • 3 yo Minia District [Minya Gov.] Nov. 21 #89
  • child Nag Sawyery [Matrouh Gov.] Dec. 5*
  • 35 yo Bazbp Rashid [Menoufia Gov.] Dec. 6 Reported*
  • 21 yo Tanta [Gharbiyah Gov.] Dec. 13 #90

* Not Reported By The Ministry of Health
* links to articles:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/egypt-girl-with-bird-flu-infection-in.html
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/discovery-of-new-cases-of-bird-flu.html

Egypt: Health announces 4 new deaths from bird pigs

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 - 21:06


Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health
Abdul Salam wrote Princess


Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health, the death of 4 new cases, due to a virus, "HP 1 The 1", known as swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths the disease in Egypt to 84 cases.

He explained that the situation of a woman of 81 years of age (53 years) from the Governorate of Cairo, where he was booked at the hospital has been suffering from respiratory symptoms and severe bilateral pneumonia, and her health is precarious, where he was transferred to the intensive care unit and placed on a respirator, and history of patients of the situation indicates Bromatesm her heart condition, diabetes and high blood pressure.

He added that the situation of 82 young-old (29 years) from the Governorate of Cairo, where he was detained in hospital, suffering from respiratory symptoms, history of patients of the situation points to the sensitivity of chronic chest injury, diabetes and obesity.

He pointed out that the situation of a young man of 83 years of age (34 years), from Alexandria, where he was booking the patient is in hospital suffering from severe respiratory symptoms, and in critical condition, and was transferred to the intensive care unit and placed on a respirator, and the date for the case of patients referred to perform a kidney transplant injury and diabetes.


The situation 84 of the old man (54 years) from the Governorate of Cairo, where he was detained in hospital suffering from severe respiratory symptoms and was transferred to the intensive care unit, patients and history of the case refers to a stroke of the heart.
hat tip Twall

China Confirmed H5N1 Human Cases For 2009

This is Commonground's list.

Jiangsu - Outbreak 12/08. 376,000 birds culled. All asymptomatic.


Beijing
Chaoyang District
Wong Yan (19-year old female) from Chaoyang District, Beijing. She developed symptoms on 24 Dec 2008, was hospitalized. Died: 1/5/09 Health Care worker had fever and recovered. Confirmed



Shandong Province
Jinan City
Zhang (27 year old female) Onset: 1/5. Adm: 1/11. worsened on 1/13. transferred to isolation on 1/15. Recon: Fifth Peoples Hosp.: 1/10. Shandong Provincial Hosp: 1/11. Jinan City Hospital. Died: 1/17 The source of her infection is presently under investigation. Confirmed.
Health emergency listed on 1/24.




Hunan Province
Changsha
Peng (2 year old female) from Hunan. Hospitalized in Luliang City, Shanxi Province. Onset: 1/7 Clinic: 1/13. Xiaoyi City Hosp: 1/14, x-rays, trans. to Childrens Hosp. in Taiyan City. Trans. to Fourth People’s Hosp. on 1/17. Recovered. Home. Confirmed.


Guizhou Province
Liping County, Zhou Village
Wu (16 m) Adm: 1/16 Onset: 1/8 Critical condition. The case had exposure to sick and dead poultry. Hospitalized in Hunan Province, Huaihua City. Confirmed. Died: 1/20.


Guiyang District
Zhou (29) From: Guiyang District. Adm: 1/15. Sym onset:
Confirmed



Xinjiang Province
Urumqi
Zhang (31) From: Urumqi / Uygur Autonomous Region. Northwest area of Tan Cuong. Went to live poultry market. Onset: 1/10. Died: 1/23. Confirmed.



Guangxi Province
Beiliu City
Liang (18 m) Adm: 1/24 Yulin City Red Cross Hospital. Recon: local clinic on 1/21. Onset: 1/19. Contact with dead poultry. Confirmed. Died: 1/26.

Vietnam Confirmed H5N1 Human Cases For 2009

Adm: 2/2

Name:

From: Quang Ninh

Hospital:

Sym Onset: 1/28

Recon: Medical Center 1/31

Notes:

Confirmation: positive

DOD: 2/21


Adm: 2/5

Name:

From:

Hospital:

Sym Onset: 2/3

Recon:

Notes:

Confirmation: positive

DOD: 2/25


Adm: 3/16

Name: Tran Cong Phuc (3)

From: Long Phu (Phu Hoa hamlet), Chau Thanh district, Dong Thap

Hospital: Ho Chi Minh City’s Tropical Disease Inst.

Sym Onset: 3/10 sym’s on adm: cough, headache, vomiting, fever

Recon: BVDK SaDec Dong Thap Hospital on 3/14. Sym: fever, cough, breathless

Notes: Ate duck family slaughtered

Confirmation: positive

DOD: 3/19


Adm: 4/21

Name: Pham Thi Hao (23)

From: Thien Phu Commune, Thanh Hoa Province

Hospital:

Sym Onset: 4/15. On adm: serious heart & lung Inf. Put on respirator

Recon:

Notes: chickens died of unknown cause

Confirmation: Positive

DOD: 4/23


Adm: 11/26

Name: Vi Van Minh 23 yo

From: Ward Sam Mun, Dien Bien Phu, Dien Bien Province

Hospital: Dien Bien

Sym Onset: 11/18

Recon: 11/24 - Clinic

Notes: ate duck soup one week before onset. Poultry conf. on 10/21.

Confirmation: Positive

DOD: 11/30

Note: Minh’s Cousin died. Same pathological symptoms. Confirmed positive by Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute. Birds from both families positive for H5N1.

Two families of patients died from acute respiratory failure suspected of H5N1 in Luong Van Chua, from Panh mountain village, Thanh Luong commune, and Luong Thi Lau, from Xa Cuong mountain village, Pa Thom commune.

Egypt: H5N1 Confirmed Case #90 [Avian Flu]

[Note: The last two confirmed cases were never acknowledged. See this thread, located on the right side-bar:

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/egypt-confirmed-h5n1-avian-flu-cases.html

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 - 14:19


Minister of Health

Confirmed today, Saturday, No. 90 human cases of bird flu, a lady 21 years of age from Tanta first province Bank.

A statement by the Ministry of Health that the onset of symptoms to Ms. on 13 December, and entered the Tanta Fever Hospital on Dec. 15 with high fever, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, after being exposed to birds suspected of being infected with bird flu .
hat-tip Twall

States with widespread pandemic flu drop to 11

Dec 18, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – The second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic continued to fade last week, as the number of states with widespread cases dropped to 11 and reported deaths in children also declined, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

The CDC also reported finding 15 more cases of oseltamivir (Tamiflu)–resistant H1N1 viruses, but it said those instances remain rare.

States that still reported widespread activity for the week ending Dec 12 were Alabama, Alaska, California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, and Virginia. Another 20 states had regional outbreaks, while the rest had only local outbreaks or sporadic cases.

The CDC received reports of nine pediatric deaths from influenza A last week, of which eight were confirmed as H1N1 cases. That compares with 16 deaths, 13 confirmed as H1N1, the week before.

The overall influenza A death toll in children since the start of the pandemic in April has reached 276, the CDC. That includes 212 since the official start of the current flu season on Aug 30. Of those, 172 (81%) were attributed to H1N1, one was influenza B, and 39 were type A viruses that were not subtyped.

The 15 oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 isolates identified last week bring the US total since April to 44, the CDC reported. Since Sep 1, 32 of 2,292 isolates tested by the CDC were resistant, but those numbers overstate the prevalence of resistance, because suspected resistance was the reason for testing in most cases, the report says.

In the CDC's network of sentinel medical providers, the proportion of outpatient visits attributed to flu was 2.6%, down slightly from 2.7% the week before, but still above the national baseline of 2.3%. Five of 10 regions remained at or above their regional baseline for this measure.

The CDC weekly graph shows a sizable drop in flu-related hospitalizations and deaths last week compared with the week before and a mostly steady decline in both over the past 6 weeks. The agency reports 35,309 lab-confirmed flu-related hospitalizations and 1,567 confirmed flu-related deaths since Aug 30.

However, because many patients are not tested and flu contributes to deaths from other causes, the CDC has said the true numbers of H1N1-related deaths and hospital cases are much higher. Last week the agency estimated deaths from April through mid-November at 9,820 and hospitalizations at 213,000.

Assistant Secretary Jones Appointed as Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza And Pandemic Influenza Coordinator

Assistant Secretary Jones Appointed as Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza And Pandemic Influenza Coordinator



Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 17, 2009


Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs as the U.S. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. In this capacity she will execute the Department’s mission under the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza to lead the U.S. Government’s international engagement on avian and pandemic influenza. The Secretary has also appointed Dr. Jones as the Department of State’s Pandemic Influenza Coordinator. In this role, Dr. Jones will serve as the State Department’s focal point for coordination of all domestic and international pandemic preparedness and response activities.
Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones was sworn-in as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs on August 20, 2009. Her full biography can be found at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/130147.htm.
PRN: 2009/1300

hat-tip
Michel Marier

Egypt: The death of 3 cases of influenza and the rise of the victims of 80 cases

[my edits are in (blue)]
Saturday, December 19th, 2009 - 10:57
Minister of Health Dr.. Hatem mountain
Camera Ahmed Ismail


The Ministry of Health yesterday, Friday, three new deaths (with the infection h1n1) HIV, "HP 1 The 1" is known internationally as the "swine flu" of three women from the governorates of Alexandria, Sohag and Dakahlia, bringing the total number of deaths to 80.

A statement by the Ministry of Health, Case No. 78 for the old lady (56 years), from the governorate of Alexandria was booked at the hospital, suffering from respiratory symptoms and severe bilateral pneumonia and was in critical condition were transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital and placed on a respirator.

The statement added that the situation of a woman of (Case No.) 79 years of age (32 years) from Sohag Governorate, was booked at the hospital has been suffering from respiratory symptoms and severe bilateral pneumonia and was taken to the intensive care unit and placed on a respirator .. He pointed out that the date for the case of patients referred to her chronic renal failure and high blood pressure.

He explained that the situation of (Case No.) 80-old woman (26 years) from the province of Dakahlia suffering from severe respiratory symptoms, was transferred to the intensive care unit and placed on a respirator .. He pointed out that the woman was pregnant in the eighth month.
hat-tip Twall

Friday, December 18, 2009

WHO: Confirmed Case of H5N1 in Cambodia

Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia

18 December 2009


The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has announced a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

The 57-year-old male, from Ponhea Kreak District, Kampong Cham Province, developed symptoms on 11 December.

The case was admitted to Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital on 16 December, where he received treatment. He is in a stable condition.

The presence of the H5N1 virus was confirmed by the National Influenza Centre, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge.

A team led by the Ministry of Health is conducting field investigations into the source of his infection.

Of the 9 cases confirmed to date in Cambodia, 7 have been fatal.

This is the first diagnosed case in Cambodia during 2009.

hat-tip Ironorehopper

Vietnam: Save the lives of patients co-infected with H1N1 influenza and SXH [Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever]

[More details on the 9 yo with Dengue & H1N1]
Patients was 9 years old girls, Thu Duc district, hemorrhagic fever on the 6th, being treated at a local hospital. Patients do not reduce fever, vascular collapse or be attached hospital moved patients to Children's Hospital 2 ..


Many patients with severe hemorrhagic fever is in the emergency room
Children's Hospital has two tests and positive results for girls influenza A/H1N1. Patients have breathing machine breathing machine NCPAP (continuous positive air through the nose), doctors use tamiflu Nursery 2 days but no results.

Doctors must use more drugs Zanamivir (Relenza) for the patients are stable and then must use a special antibiotic treatment of pneumonia and multiple anti-infection. Results after 2 weeks of treatment, the patient has recovered well and was discharge home.

Dr. Chau Vietnamese warning, in some of today's hospitalized patients with dengue fever reduced the number of cases but admitted the worse. We every day in science only a few dozen dengue patients but six ca weight lying in the emergency departments of science, two patients lying in serious scientific resuscitation in shock due to severe emergency, a new death ca .

Vietnam: 9 yo - Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever & H1N1 - recovered

18/12/2009
Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City have recently rescued a case of dengue fever have been infected with influenza A/H1N1.

Patient is a girl 9 years old, living in Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh City, was transferred to Children's Hospital of condition 2 in lung damage, respiratory distress, fever ... After examination and investigation Epidemiology, the Children's Hospital doctors discovered two patients suffered from both dengue fever and influenza A H1N1, the process is the treatment of hemorrhagic fever in hospitals under the accidentally infected with influenza A/H1N1 from the patients and lead to very serious complications.

Doctors Hospital Children 2 to communications services, support patients with breathing machines and use special antibiotic treatment ... After 2 weeks treatment, the patient's health has recovered and was discharge home. / .

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Flu Gov: H1N1: Meeting the Challenge

Program Expansion

The number of states reporting widespread flu activity drops from 25 to 14. Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness drop as do flu-associated hospitalizations. As vaccine supply reaches almost 93 million doses and continues to increase steadily, states begin to extend their vaccination efforts to the general public.

However, flu-associated deaths continue to increase, serving as a reminder not only of the fact that flu can be deadly, but also of how important it is to vaccinate communities and reduce the impact of a possible winter outbreak.
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HHS continues to place high priority on keeping the public up-to-date and informed about the full range of its pandemic response.

The Department works closely with providers, who are stepping forward to dispel myths about vaccine safety and encourage the public to take advantage of the increase in vaccine supply. In mid-December, the regular “What to Do About the Flu” webcast features a live discussion with the former president of the American Medical Association to answer providers’ questions about the 2009 H1N1 virus and vaccine.

Also during December, HHS and the Ad Council launch a new Together We Can All Fight the Flu PSA campaign to drive home the message that by getting vaccinated, you can help protect your whole community. The Secretary continues to reach out to communities of color, where health disparities put many people at greater risk of flu complications.




NIAID and FDA lead an in-depth seminar for science writers on the range of new vaccine technology currently under development.

The Department continues to be engaged in the international effort to stem the tide of H1N1 globally, sending Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Lurie to the Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial Meeting in London.

And, in a speech to the American Medical Association, Secretary Sebelius foreshadows next steps in the pandemic response, announcing a review of the Department’s entire public health countermeasures enterprise, to be completed in the first quarter of 2010. “We’re going to look at how our policies affect every step of countermeasure development and production and ask: how can we do better? And then we’re going to put those answers into action,” said Secretary Sebelius.

[Much more at the site. Click on Title]

India: Isolation wards full, hospitals say no to H1N1 patients


Isolation wards full, hospitals say no to H1N1 patients
Anshu Seth
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 17
Swine flu is spreading its tentacles in Punjab fast. With already 16 deaths and 116 positive cases reported from different parts, alarm bells have gone ringing.

Things have come to such a pass that isolation wards of Ludhiana’s multi-speciality hospitals, catering to urban as well as rural populace of the Malwa and Doaba regions are full and are now declining admission to patients.

Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Ludhiana, refused admission to four patients in the past two days as all 12 beds in isolation wards were occupied.

Similarly, SPS Apollo Hospital too had to refuse admission to four patients in the past two weeks as their isolation ward was full to the capacity.

The recent deaths of swine flu patients from Jalandhar and Ludhiana has added to the panic amongst people as some people from Ludhiana, Mansa and Sangrur have even called up their relatives in the USA and Canada to send them the Tamiflu medicine through courier.

Vishav Sharma from Mansa who recently got married said: “We are not sure about the availability of the medicine here thus to be on the safe side I have asked my elder brother to arrange and send the medicine for the whole family from Canada”.

The calls to relatives are not just restricted to therapeutic medicine but some people have also ordered for the preventive vaccine against influenza H1N1 virus which is already being administered in American and European continents.

On the other hand, the NRIs from Punjab settled in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK too have postponed their visits to their native villages and cities. When asked about the insufficient number of ventilators in the state, Dr Deepak Bhatia, state nodal officer for Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, said: “We are already working in the direction to make arrangements for ventilators and this will be taken care of in coming two days. However, we have medicine in abundance that can be administered to 50,000 patients in one go”.

Speaking on the screening and testing of patients, Dr Bhatia said screening was being done at even the subdivisional centres of the Health Department but PGI was the only centre having testing facility wherein approximately 30 samples were tested in one go. The reports were given within 24 hours but the time was likely to increase if the number of “suspected” cases goes up, he added.
hat-tip RoRo

Egypt H1N1 Deaths Case List

This case list will be located on the right side-bar, and updated as needed.

12/5: _____26
12/17:_____74
12/19:_____84
12/20:_____89
12/21:_____93
12/23:_____101
12/26:_____106
12/27:_____109
12/28:_____115
12/29:_____120
12/31:_____133
1/1:_______141

Egypt: After rising number of infected swine flu and the seriousness of the next phase .. Vaccinate doctors and nursing Port Tamiflu

Sources told the seventh day that the Department of Preventive Medicine is the health of Port exclusively full of doctors and nursing staff and receptionists outpatient clinics and government hospitals and private hospitals, isolation wards Port General Hospital, chest and fever, the flu vaccine vaccinated pigs, after the increase of HIV infection and high mortality rate, especially during the coming days, which considers the Ministry of Health according to the source difficult days.

He pointed out that the second stage are extremely dangerous and will see a reduction in severe temperatures, which helps the spread of colds, which reduces the immune response in children and patients with kidney failure, diabetes, pressure, and heart and obesity, indicating that the virus activates and spread in cold weather.

On the other hand, denied the source of the frequency of preventive medicine to reject doctors and nursing staff and all employees and receiving outpatient vaccination of swine flu vaccine for fear of damage caused by vaccination, confirming that the vaccine is safe one hundred percent and there is no collateral damage to him, pointing out that the most common is the only "media hype".

Egypt: 74 Deaths

Ministry of Health announced today, Thursday, for the death of three new cases of disease, swine flu, bringing the total number of cases the deceased in Egypt until the day 74 cases.

The Health Ministry said in a statement today, the situation of the Egyptian woman 72 old (23 years) from the Cairo governorate, where the booking is sick in hospital with high fever and pains and general health status is critical and the situation was five months pregnant.

The statement said that the situation for the 73 Egyptian student at the age (12 years), from Cairo Governorate was admitted to hospital, suffering from difficulty in breathing and the blue face and respiratory failure and critical state of health, where the statement indicates that the pathological condition referred to in the reflux valve and mitral valve triathlon.

The statement indicates that the situation of the Egyptian woman 74 old (25 years) from the Cairo governorate, and they booked a hospital suffering from double pneumonia and difficulty in breathing and her condition is critical and history suggests the patients of the situation that she was pregnant in the seventh month.

U.S. Health Officials Urge H1N1 Vaccination For All Groups

Dec 17, 2009 | 1:02PM
By Jennifer Corbett Dooren,
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Top federal health officials urged Americans to get vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus to prevent another wave of illnesses after the holidays.

"We finally have enough vaccine that for most of you, it's your turn," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said at press conference Thursday.

Illnesses from the H1N1 virus have fallen sharply in recent weeks with just 14 states reporting widespread influenza activity in the week that ended Dec. 5, down from 48 states that had reported widespread activity in mid-October. Health officials, however, fear there could be a resurgence of H1N1 illnesses starting in January following the holiday-travel season.

During the 1957-58 influenza pandemic there was a wave of illness in the late summer and early fall and then a decline before another wave of illness was seen in January and February. Officials are concerned the same thing could happen again and said getting vaccinated could prevent or slow the spread of another round of H1N1 illnesses. So far, H1N1 or swine flu has sickened at least 47 million Americans and killed nearly 10,000.

"We have the chance to lessen the impact or prevent a third wave," Sebelius said. The first wave of influenza started last spring before it waned over the summer and resurged after schools started in September and October.

Initially, H1N1 vaccines were limited to pregnant women, children, young adults and health-care workers, or the groups at the highest risk of becoming ill. Now with nearly 100 million doses of vaccine that have been shipped to the U.S. and more coming each day, many states have lifted those restrictions.

Drugstore chains like Walgreen Co. (WAG), CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS) and Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) have started offering H1N1 vaccine at some of their stores. Walgreen's said it would be offering the vaccine nationwide by the end of the month.

Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said most influenza illnesses are being caused by the H1N1 virus and not the seasonal influenza strains. However, he said seasonal influenza strains usually don't start circulating until now with a typical peak in February.

The U.S. has ordered about 250 million vaccine doses from five companies with the largest producers being Novartis AG (NVS) and Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY), although health officials said they don't think the U.S. will need that much and have given back a portion of an order so that it can be sold to other countries.

-By Jennifer Corbett Dooren, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9294; jennifer.corbett@dowjones.com
hat-tip Pathfinder

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Egypt: Health announces the death of 4 new cases of swine flu

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 - 22:34


Swine flu continue to harvest the lives of the Egyptians started Amira Abdel-Salam


The Ministry of Health today, Wednesday, for the death of three new cases of disease, swine flu, bringing the number of deceased cases in Egypt to date 68 cases.

The Health Ministry said in a statement today, the situation of 65 years of age (19 years), a young man from the Governorate of Cairo, where he was detained in hospital suffering from pneumonia, respiratory failure and in critical condition, and was transferred to the intensive care unit and was placed on a artificial respiration, and died on 14 December.

The statement said that Case No. 66 old (43 years) to a man from Cairo Governorate has been detained in hospital suffering from pneumonia and in critical condition, was transferred to the intensive care unit and died December 14 as well.


The situation was 66 infected with chronic renal failure, diabetes and obesity.

As was the case 67 old (70 years) to a man from the province of Suez, was detained in hospital, a patient and renal failure in critical condition, and was transferred to the intensive care unit and was placed on the machine ventilation, and died at 16 of the same month.

The statement pointed out that the situation 68 Egyptian nationality, aged (20 years), a girl from the province of the lake, has been booked and the patient has been suffering from double pneumonia, respiratory failure and critical state of health, where he was transferred to the intensive care unit and placed on a ventilator , and died on Dec. 16.
hat-tip Twall

Hong Kong: Pig samples test positive for human swine influenza virus

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) had found in its regular influenza virus surveillance programme that two samples taken from pigs at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on December 3 tested positive for the human swine influenza (pandemic influenza A H1N1) virus, a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (December 16)
.

This is the second time that positive samples were found in the programme.

No gene reassortment has occurred and the virus remains genetically similar to the human swine flu viruses regularly found in humans.

The two samples were taken from pigs imported from the Mainland.

Prof Malik Peiris, the HKU expert in charge of the surveillance programme, considered that the flu virus could have been transmitted from humans to pigs in the transport process.

''Similar findings have been reported in other countries, so the current finding is not surprising. It is expected that the virus may be detected from time to time in the university's surveillance programme in the future,'' Prof Peiris said.

The FEHD spokesman said that the World Health Organisation, World Organisation for Animal Health, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and World Trade Organisation had already stated that pork and pork products which were handled properly and thoroughly cooked were not a source of human swine influenza infection.

It is safe to eat pork and pork products that are cooked to an internal temperature of 70 degree Celsius or above.

''The risk of humans contracting the pandemic H1N1 swine influenza is not increased by the current finding. There is no cause for the public to be overly concerned.

''We have informed the Mainland authorities so that they can further step up the monitoring and inspection of the registered farms supplying live pigs to Hong Kong.

"All imported live pigs from the Mainland should come from registered farms and be accompanied by health certificates issued by the Mainland authorities. The FEHD will carry out inspection at the boundary control point.

"Pigs have to go through ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection in the slaughterhouses. Only pigs which pass the inspection can be supplied to the market," he added. "Apart from stepping up inspection of imported live pigs, FEHD has also reminded slaughterhouse staff and people who might be in contact with live pigs to pay attention to personal hygiene, and to wear masks and appropriate protective gear when working."

Those involved in the pig farming and slaughtering trade will be among the target groups to receive the human flu A H1N1 vaccine starting from next Monday (December 21).
hat-tip Ironorehopper

Vietnam: Bird flu hits north, south


(16-12-2009)

HA NOI — Avian flu cases (A/H5N1) have been reported in the provinces of Thai Nguyen and Ca Mau, where hundreds of chickens have died.

Hoang Van Nam, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Devel-opment’s Veterinary Department, yesterday said that if the localities did not vaccinate and supervise their flocks of poultry, then avian flu would be at a high risk to spread nationwide.

Nam said that the dead chickens had tested positive for avian flu and nearly 5,000 chickens in the provinces were incinerated in order to prevent the spread of the disease.

The southern province of Ca Mau and Thai Nguyen Province in the north have set up quarantine stations in order to strictly check the transporting and slaughtering of chickens.

The Veterinary Department allocated 1 million vaccine shots in order to help the provinces of Ca Mau and Thai Nguyen properly medicate their flocks of chickens.

Deputy head of the ministry’s Livestock Breeding Department Nguyen Thanh Son asked localities nationwide to actively prepare for avian flu.

He also asked localities to improve their management concerning the transportation and slaughtering of chickens, especially with regards to the increase in demand that will occur during the Tet holiday. — VNS

Non-Safety-Related Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Pediatric (0.25 mL, for 6-35 month olds) Vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes Que

December 15, 2009, 9:00 AM ET

Why are some lots of pediatric H1N1 vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur in pre-filled syringes being recalled from the market?

As part of its quality assurance program, the manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, performs routine, ongoing stability testing of its influenza A (H1N1) vaccine after the vaccine has been shipped to providers. Stability testing means measuring the strength (also called potency) of a vaccine over time. It is performed because sometimes the strength of a vaccine can go down over time. On December 7, Sanofi Pasteur notified CDC and FDA that the potency in one batch (called a "lot") of pediatric syringes that had been distributed was later found to have dropped below a pre-specified limit. As a result of this finding, Sanofi Pasteur tested additional lots and found that three other lots that had been distributed also had an antigen content that, while properly filled at the time of manufacturing, was later measured to be below pre-specified limits. This means that doses from these four vaccine lots no longer meet the manufacturer's specifications for potency. Sanofi Pasteur will send providers directions for returning any unused vaccine from these lots.

What does potency mean for the H1N1 vaccine?

Potency (or strength) is determined by the measurement of the concentration of the active ingredient (also called antigen) in the H1N1 vaccine.

Are there any concerns about safety of vaccines from these lots?

No. There are no safety concerns with these lots of H1N1 vaccine. All lots successfully passed pre-release testing for purity, potency and safety.

Should infants and children who received vaccines from these lots be revaccinated?

No. The vaccine potency is only slightly below the "specified" range. The vaccine in these lots is still expected to be effective in stimulating a protective response despite this slight reduction in the concentration of antigen. There is no need to re-administer a dose to those who received vaccine from these lots. However, as is recommended for all 2009 H1N1 vaccines, all children less than 10 years old should get the recommended two doses of H1N1 vaccine approximately a month apart for the optimal immune response. Therefore, children less than 10 years old who have only received one dose of vaccine thus far should still receive a second dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine.

What action(s) should parents of children who have received vaccine from the recalled lots take?

Parents of children who received vaccine from the recalled lots do not need to take any action, other than to complete the two-dose immunization series if not already completed.

What are the lot numbers affected by this recall?

Vaccine doses with the following lot numbers are included in the recall:

0.25 ml pre-filled syringes, 10-packs (NDC # 49281-650-25, sometimes coded as 49281-0650-25):
UT023DA
UT028DA
UT028CB

0.25 ml pre-filled syringes, 25-packs (NDC # 49281-650-70, sometimes coded as 49281-0650-70):
UT030CA

How many doses of the pediatric H1N1 vaccine are affected by this recall?

Approximately 800,000 doses of vaccine in these lots were distributed to providers.

Is the potency issue related to this recall isolated to just the pediatric H1N1 vaccine for 6-35 month olds?

The potency problem described here is specific to the four lots of Sanofi Pasteur's pediatric H1N1 vaccine in 0.25 mL pre-filled syringes. Sanofi Pasteur is investigating what caused the problem. The same vaccine packaged in other dosing forms, such as pre-filled syringes for older children adults, and multi-dose vials, continues to meet specifications. This recall does not affect H1N1 vaccine produced by other manufacturers.

Were these lots of vaccine shipped after failing a required test?

No. The lots being recalled passed all quality controls and met all specifications before they were shipped.

All vaccines are routinely tested for purity, potency and safety prior to release. The four lots of vaccine met all required specifications at the time of release and shipment to distribution centers. The vaccine provided in multi-dose vials and the single-dose, 0.5 mL pre-filled syringes for persons 36 months and older continues to meet all specifications.

What is being done to notify providers who received vaccine from the affected lots?

Sanofi Pasteur will send a notification to providers who received doses from any of the four lots of vaccine so that they can return any unused vaccine.

Where were the affected lots of vaccine distributed?

Vaccine from these four lots was distributed throughout the United States.

For U.S. children 6-35 months old, what other options are available currently for vaccination against H1N1 influenza?

For children 6 months of age and older, vaccine is available in multidose vials. The vaccine in multidose vials has not experienced this drop in potency and meets all standards of safety, purity and potency. As with all multidose vials of vaccines, these multidose vials contain a preservative (thimerosal) to prevent potential contamination after the vial is opened. The standard dose for this preparation in the 6-35 month age group is the same as for the pre-filled syringes, 0.25 mL. For healthy children at least 2 years of age, the nasal spray (live, attenuated influenza vaccine) is also an option. This vaccine is produced in single-units that do not contain thimerosal.

Commonground's Vietnam Analysis Update

A fellow poster at FluTrackers was able to get the original excerpt translated from a Native Vietnamese, living in the States. This is their translation, and the original text is beneath it:
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The death of Vì Văn Minh from 14th Pom Lot team, Sam Mứn commune, Điện Biên due to influenza A/H5N1 on November 30 after eating a dish of raw duck blood makes a headline story. Test results after the sudden death of Minh’s cousin (who also had the same pathological symptons) were A/H5N1 positive, confirmed by the Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute. The sample birds from two families of patients dying from acute respiratory failure suspected of influenza A/H5N1: Lường Văn Chựa, from Pánh mountain village, Thanh Luông commune, and Lường Thi Lau, from Xa Cuông mountain village, Pa Thơm commune, are also A/H5N1 positive. Test results led team of health workers from central to local levels raised concerns about the mating ability between A/H1N1 and A/H5N1 viruses and such risk is very high.

Original:

ĐBP - Trường hợp tử vong vì cúm A/H5N1 ngày 30/11 sau khi ăn tiết canh vịt của Vì Văn Minh, đội 14 Pom Lót, xã Sam Mứn, huyện Điện Biên làm xôn xao dư luận. Kết quả xét nghiệm sau sự ra đi đột ngột của em họ Minh (cũng triệu chứng bệnh lý như nhau) đã được Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ Trung ương khẳng định dương tính với cúm A/H5N1. Các mẫu xét nghiệm gia cầm lấy từ gia đình 2 bệnh nhân tử vong do suy hô hấp cấp nghi cúm A/H5N1: Lường Văn Chựa, bản Pánh, xã Thanh Luông và Lường Thị Lau, bản Xa Cuông, xã Pa Thơm đều dương tính với cúm A/H5N1. Kết quả xét nghiệm khiến đội ngũ cán bộ y tế từ Trung ương đến địa phương dấy lên lo ngại về khả năng kết hợp giữa virus cúm A/H1N1 và virus cúm A/H5N1 nguy cơ đang ở rất gần.

Egypt: Increase the number of deaths to 64 in Egypt

Make that 64 deaths on December 15th. And, 39 deaths in 10 days. See: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/egypt-swine-flu-update-36-deaths-in-10.html

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 - 20:25
Declaration of 3 cases of swine flu death

Dr. Abdel Rahman Shahin, official spokesman of the Ministry of Health for the death of 3 new cases of infection by the swine flu, bringing the death toll of the disease in Egypt to 64 cases.

He explained that Case No. 62 Egyptian woman, aged 26, from Cairo Governorate, where he was booked a hospital suffering from difficulty in breathing and respiratory failure and critical state of health was transferred to the intensive care unit and died on December 12, 2009, the date for the case of patients referred to her quadriplegic and extend in the airways.

Shahin added that the situation 63 Egyptian children aged two years from the governorate of Assiut, where he was detained in hospital suffering from respiratory failure and in critical condition were transferred to the intensive care unit and died on Monday, December 2009, the date of the case patients indicates the presence of people of asthma.

No. 64 The situation called for it to Egyptian citizenship at the age of 14 years from the Cairo Governorate, where he was detained in hospital suffering from double pneumonia and difficulty breathing and in critical condition, where he was transferred to the intensive care unit and died on Monday, and history of patients referred to the case of disability of mind.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Commonground's Vietnam Analysis

I have taken segments of this article posted here: [http://tinyurl.com/y9sjsja], and run them thru a translator for a better understanding.
This is only my opinion. My conclusions, as of right now... are:

- Man dies in Sam Mum. Confirmed H5N1
- 2 People die of suspected H5N1, in Thanh Luong & Pa Thom -
......diagnosis: Acute Resp. Failure
- their poultry have H5
-Health Dept. makes list and monitors people exposed to 3 patients w/suspected H5

translated excerpts:

In case of death due to influenza A/H5N1 on November 30 after eating more duck soup Because of Van Minh, 14 teams Pom Middle, Sam Mun commune, Dien Bien make endless story. Test results after the departure of a sudden cousin Minh City (also the same pathological symptoms) were the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central positive with confirmed influenza A/H5N1.

The sample birds from two families of patients dying from acute respiratory failure suspected influenza A/H5N1: Luong Van God, the Panh, and Luong Thanh Luong Thi Lau, Cuong commune, Pa Thom commune are positive calculated with influenza A/H5N1. Test results led team of health workers from central to local levels raised concerns about the ability to match the influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus risk are very close.
-snip-
The sample taken from poultry family two patients died from acute respiratory failure suspected influenza A/H5N1

The sample birds from two families of patients dying from acute respiratory failure suspected influenza A/H5N1: Luong Van God, the Panh, and Luong Thanh Luong Thi Lau, Cuong commune, Pa Thom commune are positive calculated with influenza A/H5N1. Test results led team of health workers from central to local levels raised concerns about the ability to match the influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus risk are very close.

Check poultry are raised by families of patients dying from influenza A/H5N1 first at Sam Mun, and patients with suspected influenza A/H5N1 death in Thanh Luong and Pa Thom (Dien Bien) results show: poultry are infected with influenza A/H5N1.

Hygiene team epidemiological investigation, make a list, monitor the health of people exposed to the three patients with suspected influenza A/H5N1 (for adults follow health after 14 days of children under the age of 15 after 21 days ) by measuring the temperature every day, if the sauce over 380C, with clinical manifestations of respiratory inflammation long will treatment, isolation, avoiding the spread cumA/H5N1 community.

Translator Program: http://vdict.com/?autotranslation

Here is a map of the location of the confirmed case, the location of the above mentioned poultry confirmed with H5N1, and the latest outbreak in poultry/ducks.
We still do not know where the "duck blood soup" was from. Whether it was made at home, or purchased.
This was made thru google map, and is the best that I could do....
Click on map:


U.S.: Withdraw 800,000 doses of vaccine against swine flu

December 15, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - Health authorities withdrew 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine manufactured by French pharmaceutical Sanofi Pasteur after tests indicated that it would not be powerful enough to protect patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported to doctors. The move affects about 800,000 doses for children six months to three years old, presented in syringes.

Health officials recommend that children of this age receive two doses a month apart. They said they do not know how many doses of vaccine have been supplied, but that seems unnecessary revaccination of these children. The lots had passed the first test, but then lost power.

Copyright © 2009, Orlando Sentinel
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800,000 Doses Of Kids' Flu Vaccine Recalled Tests Show Vaccine - May Not Be Strong Enough To Protect Against Virus

MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
Posted: 11:03 am EST December 15, 2009Updated: 11:15 am EST December 15, 2009


ATLANTA -- Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified doctors about the recall Tuesday. The recall involves about 800,000 doses made by Sanofi Pasteur. The doses are pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to almost three years.

Health officials recommend children those ages get two doses, spaced about a month apart.

Health officials say it's not clear how many doses have already been given, but they don't think children need to be re-vaccinated. The lots passed potency tests when they were first shipped, but tests indicate the potency waned after.
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Egypt Swine Flu Update: 36 Deaths in 10 Days

10 days ago, December 5, there were 25 deaths due to Swine Flu in Egypt:

Friday, December 4th, 2009 - 18:13


Minister of Health Dr.. Hatem mountain
The Ministry of Health reported two new deaths, two case No. 25 and 26 bird swine of a woman from the Cairo Governorate and a man from Qena Governorate.


Today, December 15, we have 61.

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
The Ministry of Health reported two deaths Hdidetyn virus "1 The H-1", known as swine flu, bringing the number of cases the deceased to 61 cases, namely, a student from Helwan and a woman from Cairo Governorate.

The ministry statement that the situation for the 60-old student 14 years of mill Helwan, entered the hospital with double pneumonia and was in critical condition, was admitted to the intensive care unit at the hospital and placed on a respirator. The statement pointed out that the date for the case of patients referred to her Bromatesm in the heart.

The statement said that the situation for the 61-old woman, 51, from Cairo Governorate entered the hospital with a severe difficulty in breathing and respiratory failure and bilateral pneumonia. The statement had been transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital and placed on a respirator.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Vietnam: Beware of avian influenza H5N1

December 14, 2009

Department of Health has requested a dispatch units active in the industry, increased deployment of preventive measures progress H5N1, is not spread person to translate.

Winter-Spring, Special occasions before and after the Lunar New Year period HPAI active, causing services on poultry. North has recorded scattered progress on H5N1 poultry; a local discovered serious cases of influenza A/H5N1 pneumonia in humans. Department of Health asked the provincial Preventive Health Center to the districts, towns and cities to coordinate with local veterinary science grasp the situation promptly translated influenza A/H5N1 in poultry; Strengthening supervision and early ca suspected of H5N1 infection in humans, localized in time, handling the outbreak.
Hospital to prepare a full online facilities, equipment, medicines, manpower to collect dung, isolation, treatment of human influenza A/H5N1; strictly followed the regulations of professional (usually members, emergency, diagnostic Assembly, experts), the regulations on medical waste treatment ... In particular, for cases of severe pneumonia should be taken product samples, determine disease diagnosis, avoiding thoughts subjective, minimize mortality of patients.

Subject high alert to the risk of combining two services flu

15:29 'December 14, 2009

Destruction of infected birds die of influenza A (H5N1). Photo: PT
DBP - In case of death due to influenza A/H5N1 on November 30 after eating more duck soup Because of Van Minh, 14 teams Pom Middle, Sam Mun commune, Dien Bien make endless story. Test results after the departure of a sudden cousin Minh City (also the same pathological symptoms) were the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology central positive with confirmed influenza A/H5N1. [??] The sample birds from two families of patients dying from acute respiratory failure suspected influenza A/H5N1: Luong Van God, the Panh, and Luong Thanh Luong Thi Lau, Cuong commune, Pa Thom commune are positive calculated with influenza A/H5N1. Test results led team of health workers from central to local levels raised concerns about the ability to match the influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus risk are very close.

Risk of influenza combine two services
Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the central receiving medical forum on 7 / 12: "The risk of a combination of influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus is coming very close. We Vietnamese Men full-risk condition for the reality. Check the flocks are raised by families of patients dying from influenza A/H5N1 first in Sam Mun, and patients die in suspected influenza A/H5N1 Thanh Luong and Pa Thom (Dien Bien) results for see: all poultry infected with influenza A/H5N1. "Thus, the first in Vietnam, the same time, influenza A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 occurred in a community population, in both human and AI "said Nguyen Tran Hien stressed.
According to statistics from the Department of Health: Up to December 12, Dien Bien has ca 675 influenza A (number of patients from the hospital treatment of 670 ca) including 15 positive for influenza A/H1N1 ca. Most patients with influenza A/H1N1 age students, the schools, the risk of infection in the community high. Currently in Hospital Provincial, Regional Clinic The Phu (Dien Bien) has five ca influenza A/H1N1 being treated and the results are very encouraging.
Now with influenza A/H5N1, immediately after the first patient death, health center with the provincial Preventive Health Center of Dien Bien district coordination with the District Veterinary culled poultry family illness Because of Van Minh, Luong Van God, Luong Thi Lau. The process deployed outbreak: Template toxic disinfection around the outbreak of communal Sam Mun, Thanh Luong , Pa Fragrant; strengthen surveillance, early detection of avian influenza to promptly handle not to spread to humans. Hygiene team epidemiological investigation, make a list, monitor the health of people exposed to the three patients with suspected influenza A/H5N1 (for adults follow health after 14 days of children under the age of 15 after 21 days ) by measuring the temperature every day, if a fever above 38 0 C, with clinical manifestations of respiratory inflammation long will treatment, isolation, avoiding the spread cumA/H5N1 community.

People still ignore information flu A/H5N1
It also announced the end of avian influenza (H5N1) a few weeks ago. Types of poultry: chickens, ducks are sold back is listed in the Center City, giving you Phu (Dien Bien). People still use bare hands to check the health chickens, ducks before you buy, sell; no mask, not disinfect ... Buyer birds still winter, despite the information that patients die from influenza A/H5N1 in the area. It looks like service where influenza A/H5N1 is still distant, not related to the culinary needs. Poultry prices cheaper than before 10-15 trillion VND / kg, especially duck, duck so as to attract consumers. Here then, the restaurant at Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien (center outbreak) still have thousands more soup, duck, dish "khoái export" of god and still crowded.

Patient died on November 30 true influenza A/H5N1 and 2 patients suspected deaths related to influenza A/H5N1 avian influenza (bird samples taken at the family were victims of Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute Central tested positive for influenza A/H5N1). [??] Health sector to promote communication through the first surveillance in geographical areas, can not recommend people ignore the avian influenza risk is spread to humans is very high. Each of raising awareness, subject high alert for influenza A/H5N1 and influenza A/H1N1 translated by diet and hygiene, not eating more soup, comply with strict disinfection procedures, sanitation target poisoning outbreaks . When there is bird flu, to immediately report to veterinary outbreaks destroyed; avoid regret that order cheap poultry slaughtering, selling to fund research, work hard dispersed influenza A/H5N1 virus infection risk spread to humans. Currently, the provincial general hospital is still monitoring and emergency patients with a acute respiratory failure, the warning bell service influenza A/H5N1 and influenza A / H1N1 are very close.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

China: "A flow of plague"

December 12, 2009

According to WHO figures, as of November 25, the global H1N1 confirmed cases,
44 万 1 千 6 100 61 cases, death 5712, of which the United States confirmed case is 80004 1000 9 100 33 patients who died 2233
, while China confirmed case is 80000 zero 39 cases, death is just 109 people, is one twentieth of the United States mortality. Therefore, China expert on respiratory diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College Dr. Zhong Nanshan, director of China's death toll from a stream of statistics questioned.


Zhong Nanshan death report called on the Chinese Communists A transparent flow of

Anchor: A flow of the CPC to cover up the number, of course, has his reasons. The Chinese communists to pure pursuit of economic development, not be ruled out if the same period of SARS, the central to local government pressure, where SARS occurred, it will be removed from office local officials, The result is zero throughout the SARS disease, such as the current Shanghai To hold the World Expo, the local A stream of figures to be hidden.

Doctors worry that the Chinese mainland big catastrophe

Similar to the situation in Shanghai appeared in various parts of China, Shijiazhuang, Centers for Disease Control and Hebei People's Hospital, doctors said the fever patients to achieve a higher level after the specified target in order to do checks. The reason is because so many of influenza patients, hospitals should not do A flow of checks, but according to health department in Hebei Province, said a stream account for a large proportion of influenza. Inspection of the CPC under the direction of this eventuality, China A number of no way to estimate the real flow.

Shijiazhuang disease control: influenza are too many people no longer identify

Another leading reason for the low number of deaths is that the message is blocked, no communique. Last month, the Institute of Jiangxi Blue Sky a 18-year-old female student suspected of a flow of patients, due to delays in the treatment of undocumented school doctor died, but the message no have been reported.

A stream of Jiangxi Blue Sky School of deaths to cover up

The face of the public queried the Chinese authorities the recent rapid increase in the number of cases of death, and there is no indication of hiding deaths. However, the figures from the communique, it is estimated a far cry from reality.

A flow of a nationwide outbreak of the Chinese Communists refuse to recognize the concealed

December 1, Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health issued an emergency "school Influenza A H1N1 influenza prevention and control program of work" notice, stipulating that if the day of newly discovered class of acute respiratory tract infection over five cases above, or symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection was found the day of students cumulative 30% or more, you can implement the suspension. According to online news, Central South University A stream there are a number of suspected cases, there are about 150 people with fever, but the schools turn a blind eye, much less closed talking about, the class more than five high fever should be isolated, in fact does not Quasi-reported more than five individuals. From which we learn that the Chinese Communists A flow of strict prevention and control measures, why is it so successful. A stream in the end the reality is that what is said around the hospital is overcrowded and there are people in Zhejiang, said the situation like SARS, it was a lot of hospital and physician leadership are afraid of infection and leave, by a number of students to support.

A flow of raging mainland China to send students to medical leave of absence battle

The lack of real information so that a flow of Chinese people with this virus more difficult to fight a war, for example, Da Buda A flow of domestically produced vaccines. There are people on the mainland, said an official cover up the flow of vaccine inoculation A number of deaths, the general lack of confidence in the people of China-made vaccines, Hubei Normal College Students A flow of the recent deaths in two cases, one of whom died after students kick down the vaccine.

A flow of the CPC to cover up vaccination vaccine deaths

As deaths have been concealed, a variant of flow will not appear on the lost opportunity for the first time were found, many experts are worried that if the high mortality and rapid spread of H5N1 avian influenza and the H1N1 re-mix, it would be great disaster. At present, China A stream of people died, indeed there are different symptoms, coupled with rapid death in patients with the case, indicating the virus variants are likely to occur at any time. In addition to the lung appears white, the Shenzhen A stream of experts in the clinical treatment group, also found that in the past have not seen patients with severe viral encephalitis.

Shenzhen more than a stream of brain lesions in children with

Anchor: Plague is the possibility of large-scale virus infection, leading to a large number of deaths in terms of which the Black Death in the fourteenth century is the history of mankind, one of the most deadly plague. Plague caused by the number of deaths as high as 75 million around the world, including Europe, the number of deaths 25000000-50000000. Many times the occurrence of plague are the same animals, especially rodents. At present, China has recently emerged a dog infected with A stream, while China's poor ecological conditions, the avian flu seriously, mice is very large, fully equipped with a flow of variants into the plague conditions. U.S. National Institutes of Health virologist Dr. Hu Zongyi, accepting an interview with The Epoch Times, said: At present, the epidemic situation in China, has not an ordinary flu, but the epidemic outbreak. Can only hope that SARS can be obtained from a cover lesson, not for the party's interest, artificially increase a flow of plague in China, the risk of explosion. Set time and this is almost the next good-bye.

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