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02/22/12--16:45: WHO: Another H5N1 case in Egypt (chan 1885142)

WHO has published Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update. The Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.‪ The case is a 45...


02/22/12--19:43: Nigeria: A breakthrough in malaria therapy (chan 1885142)

Via Vanguard, a little good news from Nigeria: UNIJOS records breakthrough in malaria therapy. Excerpt: Jos—University of Jos has recorded a major breakthrough in the successful cultivation of Artemisia Annua, a major component of the combination therapies currently adjudged to...


02/22/12--20:41: Hand, foot and mouth disease cases at epidemic levels in Singapore (chan 1885142)

Via Xinhua: Hand, foot and mouth disease cases at epidemic levels in Singapore. Excerpt: Singapore reported 815 cases of children infected with the hand, foot and mouth disease last week, surpassing the mark of 780 cases a week that indicate...


02/22/12--20:48: Nigeria: Lassa fever epidemic to cost US$3.18 million (chan 1885142)

Via BusinessDay: Lassa fever epidemic to gulp N500m. Excerpt: Due to the recent rise of Lassa fever in 14 states, the Federal Government has said that about N500 million [US$3,180,000] is needed to reduce the epidemic in the next three...


02/22/12--21:17: New Zealand: One year after the Christchurch quake (chan 1885142)

Via The Independent: Slow progress in Christchurch one year after quake. Excerpt from the beginning of a slide show: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, the South Island's largest city, on February 22, 2011 killing 185 people and severely damaging...


02/23/12--06:14: PM orders strict control to slow spread of H5N1 in Vietnam (chan 1885142)

Via Thanh Nien Daily: PM orders strict control to slow spread of bird flu in Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered authorities to tighten controls in order to curb bird flu, which is threatening to spread into an...


02/23/12--06:51: Nigeria: Two new polio cases reported (chan 1885142)

Via allAfrica.com, a report from Leadership: New Polio Cases Discovered in Zamfara Fulani Settlements. Excerpt: Two new wild polio cases have been discovered in two Fulani settlements in Bukkuyum and Bakura local government areas of Zamfara, bringing the number of...


02/23/12--07:13: Haiti: Can oral vaccines fight cholera? (chan 1885142)

Via the blog Haiti Chery, Rashid Haider writes: Pioneering Cholera Scientist Gives Thumbs Down to Oral Vaccines Promoted for Haiti. Excerpt: On January 26, 2012, I published a rebuttal to a Scientific American article in Haiti Chery on the use...


02/23/12--07:23: Pakistan: US$440 million needed to help people still affected by 2011 floods (chan 1885142)

Via OCHA: Pakistan: US$440 million needed to help people still affected by 2011 floods. Excerpt: The Government of Pakistan and the UN today launched an Early Recovery Framework to help people still affected by the severe flooding that ravaged parts...


02/23/12--07:30: Canada confines mutant H5N1 to maximum-security facilities (chan 1885142)

Via Nature News Blog: Canada confines mutant flu to maximum-security facilities. Excerpt from a long interview by Declan Butler of two officials in the Public Health Agencv of Canada: What prompted Canada to review the biosafety level of the new...


02/23/12--09:10: Japan: Children's radiation doses to guide decontamination in Fukushima Pref. city (chan 1885142)

Via The Mainichi Daily News: Children's radiation doses to guide decontamination in Fukushima Pref. city. Excerpt: SOMA, Fukushima -- City authorities here will prioritize decontamination of areas where children's external radiation exposure is estimated to be 2 millisieverts or more...


02/23/12--09:20: China: Another SARS outbreak? (chan 1885142)

Thanks to Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary for picking up this rumour about a new SARS outbreak. As Mike observes it's lighting up the twitterverse but may be just another example of false information circling the world while the...


02/23/12--09:44: Pakistan: False alarm about dengue (it's typhoid) (chan 1885142)

Via The Express Tribune: False alarm: 7-year-old girl does not have dengue fever. Excerpt: LAHORE: Maryam, the young girl who was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday and thought to have dengue fever, has typhoid. Khwaja Salman Rafiq, the special...


02/23/12--11:21: H5N1 in humans may be more prevalent but less deadly (chan 1885142)

Via CBC News: Bird flu in humans may be more prevalent but less deadly. Excerpt: More people may have been infected by the virus that causes bird flu than previously thought, and the number of deaths from H5N1 infection may...


02/23/12--12:06: H5N1 as dangerous as feared: Osterholm, Kelley (chan 1885142)

Thanks to Laurie Garrett for tweeting the link to this news release from the American Society of Microbiology: Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires action. This anticipates a commentary that will appear in mBio on...


02/23/12--14:56: Why the UN must take responsibility for cholera in Haiti (chan 1885142)

Via Jurist.org, a column by Marian-Elena Kolovos and Beatrice Lindstrom of the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux: UN Must Take Responsibility for Haiti Cholera Outbreak. Excerpt: The UN shields itself from legal accountability through the Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) it...


02/23/12--21:08: Indonesia: 12-year-old dies of H5N1 (chan 1885142)

Via BaliDiscovery.com: Child Dies of Bird Flu in Bali. Radar Bali reports the death of a 12-year-old child from South Bali due to Bird Flu. The child, identified only with the initials WM, died in the isolation ward of Denpasar’s...


02/23/12--21:40: Zambia: Typhoid contained in Mufulira (chan 1885142)

Via the Coalition Against Typhoid, a report from the Times of Zambia: Typhoid Contained in Muf. Excerpt: Typhoid, which broke out in Mufulira in December last year has been contained, District Commissioner Philip Simbule has said. Mr Simbule said yesterday...


02/23/12--21:47: Australia: Travellers warned to guard against dengue fever (chan 1885142)

Via ABC Radio Australia News: Travellers warned to guard against dengue fever. Australians are being warned to guard against mosquitoes while travelling in South East Asia. The Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control says dengue fever has been detected in...


02/23/12--21:55: Racaniello: Evidence for influenza H5N1 infections in humans (chan 1885142)

Dr. Vincent Racaniello, on his virology blog, posts about Evidence for influenza H5N1 infections in humans. Excerpt: The fatality rate for human infections with avian influenza H5N1 is widely quoted at >50%, based on the number of deaths among the...