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Australian firm gets flu-test orders
Rockeby Biomed Ltd has received orders for its H5N1 bird flu tests on humans from several South East Asian, European, and North African countries, worth $242000, the company says. Rockeby chief executive Dr Sze-Wee Tan said the tests …
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Idaho BlogEx: July 24th Update
# 2173 This is an exercise. It is not real. The Southeastern District Health Department of Idaho continues their online pandemic exercise with the release of updated absenteeism, and fatality figures […]
Idaho BlogEx: July 24th Update
But of course the big draw to this exercise is the interaction between the SDHD and the participants in the comments. If you haven’t been keeping up, today seems like a slow bird flu news day (so far, anyway), and a good day to do so. …
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Indonesia: Still quiet
But the whole point of H5N1 is its potential for catastrophically exponential spread, and that is why people worry about it in Egypt, run pandemic drills in Hawaii, and publish big reports in London and Washington. …
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South Korea: Cat may have died of H5N1
Via Chosun Ilbo: Cat may have died of bird flu. Excerpt:. Quarantine authorities are investigating whether a cat died of bird flu in Gimje, …
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ASEAN plans assessment of pandemic preparation
Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the H5N1 virus, reported foreign media on July 23. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations …
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Australia faces "Papal flu"
Via The West Australian: WA health authorities warn of Papal flu spike. Excerpt:. WA health experts are steeling themselves for a potential spike in influenza cases, as World Youth Day pilgrims infected with respiratory viruses, …
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US: Nursing homes unready for pandemic
Via Yahoo News: Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu Fallout. Excerpt:. If an influenza pandemic swept through the United States, nursing homes might not be prepared to deal with patient overflow from hospitals, say researchers who …
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South Korea To Begin Year-Round Bird Flu Monitoring
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year’s outbreak — the country’s worst — began later than normal, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. It said migratory and resident wild birds would …
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Vietnam: Third Province Reporting B2B Bird Flu Outbreak
Compared to this time last year, Vietnam is having a much easier time of it dealing with bird flu outbreaks. Today there are only 3 provinces reporting outbreaks, while a year ago, that number was in the teens. …
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