Update from the World Health Organization 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 […]
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A report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed the H1N1 flu outbreak has exposed serious underlying gaps in states’ ability to respond to public health emergencies. The report titled, Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, concluded had the outbreak had been more […]
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According to the World Health Organization, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health confirmed a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case involved a man from Dien Bien Phu city who died on 28 November, 10 days after developing flu symptoms. The source of the exposure is under investigation. The man’s family […]
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“PBS NEWSHOUR” WEBSITE FEATURES H1N1 EXPERTS
AND RESOURCE GUIDE FOR “ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC”
— Interviews, Latest News, Local and National Resources Featured in Companion Website to PBS Flu Special that Airs Nationwide on December 14 —
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “PBS NewsHour,” the premiere news and public affairs website at pbs.org, will launch today, Tuesday, December 8, the companion website to “Anatomy of a Pandemic,” a television special and on-going digital media initiative about a pandemic’s impact on modern society, in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic.
The “Anatomy of a Pandemic” website (www.pbs.org/newshour/pandemic) will feature a forum after the program’s premiere to ask questions of influenza experts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. The site will also provide the latest public media news on H1N1, as well as national and local resources
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Recent CDC data reveal sharp declines in H1N1 activity in the U.S., however the virus remains geographically widespread. Deaths from influenza and pnuemonia, although still above epidemic levels, appear on a firm downward trend. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), H1N1 patterns across the rest of the world are uneven. While H1N1 activity is […]
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The good news. In the week ending Nov. 21, CDC reports that 32 states were reporting widespread influenza activity, down from 48 states a month ago. Influenza-like illnesses accounted for 4.3 % of outpatient visits, down from nearly twice that proportion in October, but still well above the seasonal norm of 2.3%. The bad news. H1N1 […]
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The H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide is now maintained on Influenza Monitor. This guide provides a Top 10 list of the best swine flu information resources on the Internet across an array network media to include: newswires, forums, social network sites, blogosphere, mashups and wikis. H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide: The Best Swine Flu Sites
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health reported finding a mutated H1N1 virus in three patients, including the first two H1N1 fatalities in Norway. The H1N1 virus mutation does not appear to be circulating and may have spontaneously arisen in the three patients. “The mutation, known as D222G (also as D225G), reportedly allows the virus to […]
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GENEVA. The World Health Organization’s investigation in the Ukraine concluded that the severity of the swine flu outbreak in Ukraine was not (statistically) “excessive” in comparison to other countries. Preliminary genetic sequencing revealed no significant changes in the H1N1 virus; it should respond to vaccines. LVIV. Initial findings, presented in a NY Times analysis, suggests […]
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Opinion research conducted by the University of Chicago last year indicated Americans support paid sick leave by large majorities regardless of political persuasion. Most Americans consider paid sick leave a basic workplace right. “86% of respondents believed that employers should be required by law to provide paid sick days to workers; 85% endorsed a plan […]
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