Hong Kong:Influenza A (H7), (H9) listed as notifiable diseases
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 30, 2004 from HongKong Government News (via http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/041230/htm)
The Government is to step up a surveillance mechanism for influenza by gazetting the addition of influenzas A (H7) and (H9) to the list of infectious diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Quarantine & ... A comment on monitoring of aid workers for avian influenza[After Tsunami]
submitted by kickingbird at Jan, 1, 2005 from ProMedMail
A comment on monitoring of aid workers for avian influenza-----------------------------------------------The terrible disaster affecting southeast Asia will certainly create a number of public health challenges ... China:Guangdong alert to possible SARS, bird flu outbreak
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 30, 2004 from Xinhua News Agency (via http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/30/content_2393810)
Guangdong Province in south China has set up an expert emergency committee in its latest move to fight possible emergency public health crisis, such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and bird ... German police stop Japanese tourist bus for bird flu, SARS checks [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 21, 2004 from Kyodo News (via http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=3)
BERLIN — Police in Germany on Monday stopped a bus carrying about 50 Japanese tourists to conduct medical checks for bird flu and SARS, the German news agency Deutsche Presse Agentur reported.
DPA reported ... Human-to-Human Spread of Bird Flu Is WHO´s Worst Fear
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 20, 2004 from bloomberg (via http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=ardb)
The potential transmission of bird flu between humans is the World Health Organization´s worst fear, said Francois Xavier Meslin, the group´s chief of animal diseases.
The ease of human-to-human ... Bird flu threat Asean´s most pressing public health issue: Singapore
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 20, 2004 from Channelnewsasia (via http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/123163/1/)
Singapore says bird flu has now reached endemic proportions in the region. Quoting scientific evidence, Minister of State for Defence and National Development Cedric Foo says overcoming the H5N1 virus ... Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children --- United States, September 1--November 30, 2004
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from US CDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5349a1.htm)
Because of the unexpected reduction in the amount of available inactivated influenza vaccine for the 2004--05 influenza season, on October 5, 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ... Experiences with Influenza-Like Illness and Attitudes Regarding Influenza Prevention --- United States, 2003--04 Influenza Season
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 17, 2004 from US CDC (via http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5349a3.htm)
Despite advances in medical treatment, influenza results in approximately 36,000 deaths each year in the United States (1). Vaccination has been a mainstay of influenza prevention, with annual vaccination ... WHO launches centre for virtual information exchange to head off pandemics
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 16, 2004 from UN News (via http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12826&Cr=wo)
After months of testing, the United National public health agency today opened an emergency response centre to head off illnesses that verge on becoming pandemic - such as bird flu and SARS - anywhere ... UK prepares for flu pandemic
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 12, 2004 from The Observer (via http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1372003,)
Emergency plans are being drawn up by government health advisers to deal with a potential outbreak of bird flu in Britain, which experts warn could claim many thousands of lives.
Measures being considered ... Australia:Flu may help spread meningococcal [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 8, 2004 from ABC News (via http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1260153.htm)
South Australian health authorities suspect there could be a link between influenza and meningococcal disease.
The Health Commission says the low number of flu cases this past winter has been matched ... HongKong:Flu outbreak response plan proposed
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 7, 2004 from HongKong Government News (via http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/041207/htm)
A draft preparedness plan has been composed outlining a clear command and response co-ordination structure for any influenza outbreak, catering for three different response levels. The plan to increase ... Flu:The Threat That Knows No Boundaries
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 7, 2004 from TIME Asia Magazine (via http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,50104)
When the Spanish flu struck the world in 1918, one leading physician, a former president of the American Medical Association, thought he was seeing the end of civilization. It was a reasonable conclusion. ... EU: Flu Pandemic Is Waiting to Happen
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 7, 2004 from The Associated Press
EU Warns Flu Pandemic Is Waiting to Happen, Says Nations Are Still Struggling to Prepare for It
The European Union warned on Monday that an influenza pandemic was waiting to happen and said nations were ... Flu pandemic could wreck global ecosystem, warns flu expert [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 4, 2004 from AP (via http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041204/ap/d86oj5no0.html)
A medical expert has warned that the next flu pandemic could wreck the global ecosystem, in addition to killing millions of people worldwide, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The World Health Organization ... Avian flu could cost Asia $130 billion
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 4, 2004 from CIDRAP (via http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/hot/avianflu/news/d)
Avian influenza is expected to cost Asia $130 billion by 2005, according to Hur Young-joo of the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, as reported in the Dec 2 online edition of The Korea Times. ... US:NY Academy meeting examines the vaccine & avian influenza crisis
submitted by kickingbird at Dec, 1, 2004 from medicalnewstoday (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=17083)
Effective vaccinations against influenza were established many years ago. However, lack of availability of vaccines and the potential for new influenza subtypes to spread in pandemics represent new challenges ... HongKong ready for flu pandemic, claim experts
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from The Standard (via http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/FK29Aa01.h)
Hong Kong is far safer than it has ever been and is well prepared for a global influenza pandemic, health officials and scientists claim.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) last week warned that each ... US:Flu crisis exposes large gaps in bioterrorism readiness [Primary member]
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 29, 2004 from Chicago Tribune
Problems producing flu vaccines that raised the specter of a health crisis have highlighted the difficulties facing the U.S. government as it tries to counter terrorists who would attack America with bioweapons. ... HongKong eyes regional steps in bird flu battle
submitted by kickingbird at Nov, 28, 2004 from english.eastday.com (via http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/use)
Hong Kong is keeping a close watch on the bird flu situation and will recommend measures to collaborate with health agencies across the region in the prevention and control of the disease, according to ... 525 items, 20/Page, Page[20/27][|<<] [|<] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [>|] [>>|] Search local
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