Egypt: #H5N1--75th and 76th confirmed
cases [May 28 Cairo]
Egypt: #H5N1--70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd,
and 74th confirmed human cases [May 22 Cairo]
Egypt:
69th confirmed human cases of H5N1--deaths of previously confirmed cases
[May 18 Sohag]
Scotland: Ensuring resilience to
pandemic outbreak with 'Cauld Craw' exercise [Apr 22 Edinburgh]
Egypt: 65th and 66th human cases of
H5N1 infection confirmed [Apr 22 Cairo]
United States: FDA researchers
contribute insights into avian flu virus [Apr 22 Rockville MD]
Tibet: China confirms bird flu outbreak
in Lhasa [Apr 22 Beijing]
Egypt:
64th human case of H5N1 infection confirmed [Apr 20 Cairo]
Hawai'i: Surviving the next pandemic -
Public dialogue project launched [Apr 14 Honolulu]
Minnesota: Duluth will be site of community forum on recommendations for
allocating medical resources in an influenza pandemic [Apr
11 Minneapolis]
Egypt: 61st, 62nd and 63rd human cases
of H5N1 infection confirmed [Apr 8 Cairo]
Viet Nam: 110th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed
[Apr 8 Chau Thanh District]
Egypt: 60th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed [Mar 31 Qena District]
Egypt: 59th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed
[Mar 23 Elfath District]
Egypt: Bird flu cases among children
raise concerns [Mar 17 Cairo]
Egypt: 58th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed [Mar 11 Menofia]
Egypt: 57th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed [Mar 11 Alexandria]
Australia: Important discovery in
research for vax against bird flu [Mar 7 Melbourne VIC]
India:
Status report on avian influenza outbreak for Mar 5 [Mar 6
West Bengal]
China:
Chicken carcass confirmed positive for H5N1 [Mar 6 Tung
Ping Chau]
China:
Investigation group releases report on avian influenza outbreak in Yuen Long
chicken farm [Mar 6 Hong Kong]
China:
SFH attaches great importance to biosecurity of local chicken farms
[Mar 6 Hong Kong]
India: Status report on avian influenza
outbreak for Mar 2 [Mar 4 West Bengal]
Egypt:
56th case of human infection with H5N1 confirmed [Mar 2
Cairo]
Nepal:
Bird flu returns [Mar 2 Kathmandu]
Viet Nam: Death of previously confirmed
human case of H5N1 infection [Feb 27 Kim Son district]
England:
Avian influenza in poultry on premises in East of England
[Feb 26 London]
Viet Nam: Death of a previously
confirmed human case of H5N1 infection [Feb 25 Dam Ha District]
China: Crested Myna confirmed positive
for H5N1 virus [Feb 20 Tung Ping Chau]
Nepal:
Avian influenza outbreak contained but risks remain [Feb
18 Kathmandu]
Viet
Nam: 109th human case of H5N1 infection confirmed [Feb 18
Kim Son district]
China:
Preventive and control measures on seasonal influenza and avian influenza -
Q&A in the Hong Kong Legislative Council [Feb 16 Hong
Kong]
China:
Crested Myna tested positive for H5 virus
[Feb 16 Hong Kong]
British
Columbia: Presence of H5 avian influenza in second commercial poultry
detected [Feb 14 Fraser Valley]
Viet
Nam: 108th human case of H5N1 infection confirmed [Feb 14
Dam Ha district]
Wisconsin: State ranks among best in
national pandemic flu report [Feb 9 Milwaukee]
Wisconsin: Op-ed as state receives high
marks for pandemic flu preparedness [Feb 9 Milwaukee]
Egypt: 55th human case of H5N1
infection confirmed [Feb 9 Cairo]
Egypt: 54th human case of H5N1 infection
confirmed [Feb 6 Cairo]
China: Latest avian influenza tests
positive for three more dead birds [Feb 5 Hong Kong]
China:
Dead goose and two dead ducks test positive for H5N1 virus
[Feb 4 Shan Lo Wan]
China:
Human infection of bird flu reported in central China [Feb
4 Xupu County]
China:
Fifth death from bird flu reported in south China [Feb 4
Beijing]
China:
SW province reports sixth human bird flu case in 2009 [Feb
4 Guiyang]
China: Eighteen persons with contact of
dead birds put under medical surveillance [Jan 31 Sha Lo Wan]
China: Carcasses of a goose and two
ducks tested positive for H5 virus [Jan 31 Sha Lo Wan]
China: Notification of a human case of
H5N1 in Hunan Province [Jan 31 Hong Kong]
Nepal:
On alert against bird flu [Jan 29 Kathmandu]
Europe:
Avian influenza in China - assessment of recent human cases of H5N1
[Jan 28 Stockholm Sweden]
China: 35th, 36th, and 37th confirmed
human cases with H5N1 [Jan 27 Urumqi]
India: Status report on Avian influenza
outbreak in Sikkim
[Jan 27 Ravlonga Municipality]
Egypt:
53rd confirmed case of human infection with H5N1 [Jan 26
Cairo]
Indonesia: 140th and 141st confirmed cases of human infection with H5N1
[Jan 22 Tangerang District]
China: 31st confirmed human case of
H5N1 infection [Jan 10 Beijing]
Vietnam: 107th confirmed human case of
H5N1 infection [Jan 10 Dien Trung]
China: CHP investigating human case of
influenza A (H9N2) infection [Dec 30 Hong Kong]
China: Chinese mainland, HK, Macao SARs
test emergency response to avian flu
[Dec 23 Hong Kong]
United States: HHS releases guidance
for use and stockpiling of antiviral drugs for pandemic influenza
[Dec 18 Washington DC]
Egypt: 51st confirmed case of human
infection with H5N1
[Dec 17 Cairo]
Cambodia: 8th confirmed case of human
infection with H5N1
[Dec 12 Kandal Province]
Indonesia: 138th and 139th confirmed
cases of human infection with H5N1
[Dec 9 Jakarta]
Common
cold virus came from birds
[Nov 23 Rotterdam The Netherlands]
Global:
Study of ancient and modern plagues finds common features
[Nov 23 Bethesda MD]
Egypt:
Contingency planning for an avian flu pandemic [Nov 22
Cairo]
1918 Spanish flu records could hold the
key to solving future pandemics [Nov 10 Melbourne VIC]
Genetics provide evidence for the
movement of avian influenza viruses from Asia to North America via migratory
birds [Oct 31 Reston VA]
Avian flu threat: New approach needed [Oct 24 London England]
Early pandemic flu wave may protect
against worse one later [Oct 20 Bethesda MD]
Asia-Pacific nations lagging in flu
pandemic plans, UN warns [Oct 16 Bangkok]
- In the same article: UNSIC in the
Asia-Pacific, collaborating with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre and
the Kenan Institute Asia, has released its first compilation of simulation
exercises conducted by countries to prepare for a human influenza pandemic.
Link to the compilation included in the
article.
Pandemic flu models help determine food
distribution and school closing strategies [Oct 15 Atlanta GA]
CDC releases 1918 pandemic flu storybook
[Aug 21 Atlanta GA]
The pandemic potential of H9N2 avian influenza viruses
[Aug 15 College Park MD]
Nigeria: New bird flu strain confirmed
[Aug 14 Kano]
Laos: New veterinary law targets bird flu
[Aug 14 Vientiane]
Pandemic research receives $1.6M
funding boost
[Jul 29 Hamilton ON]
Comic book illustrates new way to reach
immigrants and youth about pandemic flu
[Jul 24 King County WA]
HHS and
DHS announce guidance on pandemic vax allocation
[Jul 23 Washington DC]
Infection control guidance for critical care now available
[Jul 23 Edinburgh Scotland]
Study
outlines measures to limit effects of pandemic flu on nursing homes
[Jul 22 Tempe AZ]
Report offers resources for home
healthcare response during a flu pandemic
[Jul 12 Washington DC]
Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed
[Jul 10 Bangkok Thailand]
Political borders, health-care issues
complicate pandemic planning
[Jul 10 West Lafayette IN]
European businesses not properly
advised on how to prepare for flu pandemic
[Jun 17 London England]
New Jersey: State rolls out public
health plan for pandemic influenza
[June 4 Trenton]
Australia: Flu pandemic medical help
left in the waiting room
[May 31 Canberra ACT]
Battling bird flu by the numbers [May 31 Los Alamos NM]
Global: Experts review influenza
pandemic preparedness guidance
[May 8 Geneva]
Global: H5N1 avian influenza: Timeline
of major events
[Apr 15 Geneva Switzerland]
Scotland: Pandemic flu planning
guidance for infection control
[Mar 11 Edinburgh]
Washington: Business not as usual: New
video helps local businesses and agencies prepare for pandemic flu
[Feb 5 King County]
Global:
WHO launches influenza virus tracking system
[Jan 28 Geneva Switzerland]
USA:
Report on Dept of Energy's Pandemic Influenza Planning
[Dec 29 Washington DC]
USA: Researcher doubts American program to track avian flu in wild
birds
[Dec 12 Lawrence KS]
Ireland: Publication of Irish influenza pandemic preparedness
assessment report [Nov 28 Dublin]
Stockpiling influenza vaccine in Hong Kong
[Nov 24 New York NY USA]
England:
HPA releases national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic [Nov 23 London England]
Newfoundland: Province strengthens preparedness for pandemic [Nov 16 St John's]
Indiana:
Online pandemic flu simulation provides opportunity to expand emergency
preparedness solutions
[Nov 16 Indianapolis]
Lessons
from Turkey's bird flu outbreak [Nov 15 Istanbul Turkey]
Global: Projected supply of pandemic influenza vaccine sharply
increases
[Oct 25 Geneva Switzerland]
Avian influenza lessons learned report published [Oct 25 London England]
Forestalling the Coming Pandemic: Infectious Disease Surveillance
Overseas [Oct 4 Washington DC]
Beyond the Checklist: Addressing shortfalls in National Pandemic
Influenza Preparedness [Sep 27 Washington DC]
Kansas: State's pandemic flu preparedness plans selected for
national website
[Sep 25 Topeka]
Public comment welcome on
community measures to prevent deaths during a pandemic
[Sep 13 Salt Lake City UT USA]
Combatting avian flu in North America
- The North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
[Aug 21 Montebello QC Canada]
NIH scientists target future pandemic
strains of H5N1 avian influenza [Aug 9 Bethesda MD
USA]
Australia: Victoria well placed
to fight a flu pandemic [Jul 18 Melbourne VIC]
Australia: Hospital network frontline
weapon in updated pandemic plan [Jul 15 Melbourne
VIC]
New Zealand: Getting through together
- Ethical values for a pandemic [Jul 4 Wellington]
Canada: Publication du plan de lutte
contre la grippe pandémique [Jun 28 Halifax NS]
Canada: Province's pandemic plan
released [Jun 28 Halifax NS]
Global: Model for tracking flu
progression could reduce flu pandemic's peril [Jun
18 Cambridge MA USA]
USA: During influenza pandemic, State
Health Commissioner to decide if schools should close
[Jun 18 Indianapolis IN]
USA: Rutgers study shows avian
influenza on people's minds [Jun 16 New Brunswick
NJ]
United Kingdom: Avian influenza -
Algorithm Alert Phase 3 updated [May 17 07 London
England]
United Kingdom: Avian influenza -
Algorithm A3 updated [May 4 07 London England]
Canada: Travel health advisory -
Avian influenza A [H5N1] [May 4 07 Ottawa ON
Canada]
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