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Variant of swine influenza specifically attack the lung with young children
2009-12-05

Has emerged the world's 40 drug-resistant swine influenza viruses, University of Hong Kong Li Ka-shing (related) such as Harvard University School of Medicine in conjunction with the United States to conduct the study.

(Roundup) (Sing Tao Daily reported) the number of pick-up in swine influenza infection, there are visits to Hong Kong virus, experts believe that Hong Kong may have entered the swine flu, the second wave, although the epidemic is expected to moderate, but found the world's emerging 200 Nianer were variants of swine influenza virus, lethal for children under ten or stronger, the virus will go into the lungs; Experts urge people to fight swine influenza vaccine as soon as possible, but also proposes that the Government will be free for children vaccination of swine influenza vaccine policy and consists of six extended to the age of ten or below for children.

Visit to the United States is Hong Kong's Research Hospital in St. Zhu De, Department of infectious diseases, virologists Weishi Bo (Webster), Professor said that the U.S. is now the second wave of swine influenza in the fall period, but since the outbreak of swine influenza throughout the country since there are eight million 16 children under the age of infection, 36000 were hospitalized, 540 children died from swine flu, compared with an annual average of only 80 children die from seasonal influenza, a difference of nearly seven times the number of deaths.

Weishi Bo also said that Norway discovered variant of swine flu, the global Nianer 200 cases have been found, because of its viral proteins, the regional variations in the H22, so that variants of swine influenza on children under ten or highly lethal, the virus can penetrate the lungs in patients with , resulting in two deaths in Norway, the deceased black lung, such as coke.

He was worried that the United States when the third wave of swine flu, would be led by a variant of swine influenza virus, when more children will be subject to attack, but also worried that swine influenza virus and up to five percent of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus reshuffle, will be more lethal severe.

Weishi Bo added that the U.S. is now a trial drug Peramivir, intensive care for children with severe swine influenza treatment, the drug directly into the blood vessels, a considerable effect, but each time you use are subject to prior approval of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval.

Hong Kong people infected with swine flu, the number rebounded Wei Shibo that, there are likely to have entered the second wave of swine flu, it is estimated that the overall epidemic in other countries or regions are similar, are considered moderate.

As concerns the virus variants influence, he worried that children under ten or infections as severe as with the United States, so that Hong Kong free of charge for children under six plan to fight flu shot, might consider extending to the old, "even if the virus mutates, the vaccine and drugs are still effective. "

In addition, the global drug resistance has emerged 40 of swine influenza virus, in conjunction with the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing School of Medicine at Harvard University and other mathematical model of the relevant research shows that in an influenza pandemic, the early use of a single antiviral drugs, such as Tamiflu, infection rates of up to Qi Cheng.

However, if at an early stage (community population, lower than the percentage rate of infection 1:00), restraint and medication, only the use of Relenza or amantadine, or mix them and Tamiflu can reduce the resistance, and also would reduce the transmission rate less than 5 into 7.

Participated in the study of Hong Kong School of Public Health assistant professor of beard-kei said: "This response is the nature of the insurance, but the Government has implemented, is still considering a number of factors, it is necessary to see the public would accept."http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/s...1349916/1.html

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24TH ANNUAL PATHOLOGY MEETING OF THE WEST COAST
SUBDIVISION OF THE CL DAVIS DVM FOUNDATION
27-28 April 2007, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Monterey, California
Tracking Emerging Diseases in the Animal Shelter
"Several zoonoses have already emerged in our small animal populations that serve as precedent for this caution. The first report of domestic cats dying from H5N1 influenza virus infection was in February of 2004, in Bangkok, Thailand. In this seminal case, all 15 cats exposed to the virus (either by ingestion of an infected chicken carcass or exposure to an infected cat) died with severe pneumonia. The fatal disease in cats is now well recognized in most countries where H5N1 virus is endemic in poultry. Researchers speculate that cats may play a role not just in disease transmission but also in H5N1 virus adaptation to mammals (Kuiken et al, Nature 440, 6 April 2006). Another example involves a shelter in Idaho where workers noticed a slight increase in mortality among their kittens and cats, with no concomitant increase in diarrhea. The cause of the higher mortality was revealed by epidemiologic analysis at the CDC, where 49 human cases of multidrug resistant Salmonella serotype Typhimurium were attributed to exposure to animals from that shelter. (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001 Aug 24;50(33):701-4). This particular serotype of Salmonella has a mortality rate, in humans, of 3-4%...."

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Doctors worry that the Chinese mainland big catastrophe

By Reuters December 5
as early as the beginning of this year, the WHO declared the outbreak of swine flu in the world, some experts pointed out that the swine flu in Asia, once the outbreak of bird flu and the Asian meet, there will probably be genetic mutation, so dire consequences.
At present H1N1 outbreak in mainland China, in pursuit of political performance, many local governments deliberately covered up the epidemic, even for suspected H1N1 patients did not carry out testing. Experts point out that such an approach will lead to the medical profession can not grasp the spread of the virus and possible mutation. If the swine influenza and avian influenza viruses combine to form a new virus, it would be a catastrophe.

 


According to WHO figures, as of November 25, the global H1N1 confirmed cases is 44 万 1 千 6 100 61 cases, death 5,712 people, including the United States confirmed case is 80004 1000 9 100 33 cases, 2,233 deaths, while the China confirmed case is 80000 zero 39 cases, only 109 people died, is one twentieth of the United States mortality.
 


Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of respiratory diseases, said: "So I do not believe the official figures. Even the United States Center for Disease Control say the actual figure in the United States the number is much higher than reported. How high? 140 times higher than the actual figure . I think China is. "
 


Shanghai World Expo will cover a stream for the epidemic

Shanghai has also reflected the public to the station's correspondent in Shanghai hospitals have received any orders from higher levels, will not do a flow test, since Shanghai will host World Expo.
 


Mr. Lin: "Now inside the hospital, he did not do that will give you the specialized laboratory tests, do not search for. A flow to the hospital you are, anyway, he is also according to conventional treatment, so in the end you are not a stream, who do not know . "
 


Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of respiratory diseases, said: "Some local health departments, do not want a serious pneumonia patients for testing. Because there is a hidden rule, which the region of the high mortality H1N1 is that the negative parts of the prevention work.

In order to simply the pursuit of economic development, and not be ruled out as the SARS era, the CPC Central Committee to put pressure on local governments, where SARS occurred, it will be removed from office local officials, resulting in over SARS are "zero" incidence. However, unlike other viruses, influenza virus, which conceal the consequences will be very serious.
Because mutations in influenza virus genes easily, it is learned, A-type influenza virus has eight out of genes, when different host species, while influenza virus infection, such as whether human or animal, while animals infected with influenza and human influenza genes may occur Recombinant, leaving a significant change in viral antigen. Also, because A-type influenza virus gene replication process has a rapid reorganization and evolution of the characteristics of progeny virus may thereby increasing the capacity of humans.

Since 2003, the original only in the transmission of H5N1 among birds of avian flu in 15 countries, cases of human transmission occurs, most Asian countries, including China. A total of 442 people infected, including 262 deaths, with an average mortality rate of over 60%.
Since the swine flu outbreak in Mexico in April, has spread throughout the world, the number of infections over 44 thousand people, although the swine flu mortality, only about 1.5%, but much higher than the infectious bird flu. Therefore, when the swine flu and avian flu encounter does not rule out a high fatality rate and is emerging as a major two-fold consequences of new infectious virus, experts say, as would be the human disaster.
 


Zhong Nanshan: "If the H1N1 and H5N1 re-combination, it would be a catastrophe. So we need to monitor the virus variants, I think that is why, we should be reporting the number of deaths transparency." 
 


Self-deception to cover up the epidemic, it is tantamount to provide a mutation of the virus time. Hope that the Chinese Government can place people at first. Regardless of people's life and death, then where would the national interest.

─ ─ the original set, "New Tang Dynasty Television," "Newsweek" program.


2009-12-05 18:57:45
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[Treyfish]

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AH1N1 Feral spread, mixing vassals, infections, co infections & wave relationships

As a wave in US humans seems to be subsiding one can consider other species infections and waves in the "wild" or feral populations. The definition of feral is...

1. existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild. 2. having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication:

Being that the AH1N1 virus seems to easily cross the species barrier to both mammals and avian as it is a re assort with swine, avian and human genes, it is worth considering how many "wild" animals exist, the possibilities for infection and co infection and the potential to co infect humans, domesticated animals and influencing future human infections and resulting waves.

Waves in the wild have probably already been initiated by humans, their pets and other domesticated farm animals thru...... sewer and other waste in our streams and rivers, land fills, rodent and other vector intrusion into homes and businesses, feeding of backyard birds, wild turkeys, deer, those scraps you leave outside for the animals and so on.....

Of the some odd 6 billion + humans inhabiting the planet, humans are just a small fraction of AH1N1 potential infections, co infections, spread and re spread of the virus.

Human intensified farming techniques or naturally occurring influenza in domesticated swine may have started this pan and contributed greatly to it's initial spread but it is feral animals whom will have a large part in continuing it's spread and it's implications on co infections, creation of possible new or mutated strains like H5, H7, H9 and other novel strains we do not yet know about that exist in the wild and other species biology.

Like H5N1, the virus can hypothetically be spread in feral populations most efficiently thru bird migration and flyways taking from about 1-3 years to start to become endemic first regionally and then eventually world wide. Human activities may also expedite and enhance viral spread. Chains of infection may vary between different species, could be impeded by different species behavior or may not evolve at all.

Here are some estimates of "wild" populations and some domesticated animals. (Pets and mamaillian "fish" are excluded.)

There are roughly......

132 billion Wild Mammals on the planet
60 billion Birds
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192 billion Feral possibilities Total

compared to........

6+ billion Humans
24 billion Livestock
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30 billion Domesticated possibilities Total .

Adding the two together, you have about
222 billion possible infection points, co infection points and wave possibilities.

With all these possible vectors, one might see how we are far from being over the implications of a novel virus like AH1N1 in feral populations throughout the world. I would expect multiple over lapping waves in feral environments impacting or instigating human waves, infections, re infections and commingling, drawn from our environment causing continued morbidity and mortality.

AH1N1 may be far from over and it would be foolish to consider only the "human" side of this equation.

(Guesstimates of animal population from.... http://www.utilitarian-essays.com/nu...d-animals.html )

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Yuli Tri Suwarni , The Jakarta Post , Bandung | Mon, 12/07/2009 12:35 PM | The Archipelago

A five-month old baby who died at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, may have been a victim of the H1N1 virus, doctors said Sunday.

The new death raises concern over the spread of the deadly virus in the province, where cases of H1N1 have been detected in many towns and cities.

The baby boy from Cimalaya in Karawang regency, West Java, was admitted to the hospital last Thursday evening and died two days later at 2:30 a.m.

The child, who was not named, had been diagnosed with pneumonia when the Efarina Etaham Hospital in Purwakarta transferred him to the Hasan Sadikin Hospital.

Primal Sudjana, a member of the medical team attending the victim, said the baby died after the critical three-day period.

"He was in critical condition before being transferred to us," Primal added.

According to medical records disclosed by the baby's parents, the baby ran a high fever and had respiratory problem since Nov. 25, 2009, and it was unclear whether he had contact with any animals.

Contact with a neighbor who had just returned from Jordan has been ruled out as a transmission possibility.

The team argued the neighbor returned after the baby started exhibiting symptoms, although the baby had no history of contact with birds or other poultry.

As he was less than two years old, the baby was not administered Tamiflu like other H1N1 and H5N1 influenza patients.

The baby instead received antibiotics and was placed on a ventilator.

West Java health office head Alma Lucyati said the death may have been caused by "another opportunist infection" because initial tests showed negative results for H1N1 and H5N1 infections.

"The tests should have been done at least three times," she said.
"This case is a warning for us to be prepared, especially during the current rainy season. The virus can attack anytime and anywhere," Alma added.

The H1N1 virus has hit 26 regencies and municipalities across West Java since August. By then, 65 cases of swine flu had been reported in the province. Local health authorities stopped recording H1N1 cases since August following the rapid spread of flu infections throughout the province.

Between May and December this year, the hospital received 23 cases of people suspected of being infected with the H1N1 virus, 11 of which have been positively identified as H1N1. Two of these H1N1 patients died.

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yesterday they closed the ports do to the high rough seas caused by winds

Emergency in Port Said, expectations of higher incidence of "influenza"
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 11:17


Mustafa Abdel-Latif, Governor of Port Said
Port Said - Mohamed Farag


Announced that the Directorate of Health Affairs in Port Said today, Monday, the state of emergency in all government hospitals after the resumption of the study, which has seen a noticeable disparity in attendance rates, and concerns of parents of the spread of swine flu and students of primary and secondary education, kindergartens and private kindergartens.

The follow-up to the daily appearance of the severe cold accompanied by a cold, cough, prompting the school to inform the health visitors of Preventive Medicine, which decided to leave them open until they comply with healing, with the disbursement of appropriate treatment and follow-up houses.

Predicted to some sources, preventive health directorate in Port Said the high incidence of swine flu during the coming days or weeks, adding that the cause of the high incidence is due to the extreme cold of the weather, pointing out that the increased mortality give an indication of serious resistance to HIV drug Altamvelo which is the only treatment of the virus, confirming that the risk and disaster mutation of the virus is the joining of viruses that are resistant to treatment, and exposure to infected respiratory failure and pneumonia, viral non-existent, which makes us need to 6 months for the discovery of new genetic traits of the virus.

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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Alan Sipress needed more than a pen and paper to report on bird flu. To interview the mother of two victims in Java, he showed up wearing a white hooded jumpsuit with goggles, a respirator and rubber gloves that made it hard to take notes.

Bird flu, before it was pushed out of the news by swine flu, made headlines earlier this decade as the potential killer of tens of millions of people worldwide. That may seem like a false alarm. But avian flu hasn?t gone away, and in ?The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic,? Sipress, a Washington Post editor, shows why it or another flu strain may break out at any time as a mass exterminator.

A thorough reporter who knows how to tell a story, Sipress digs deep into influenza and the world?s capacity -- or lack of same -- to cope with it. He shows that governments and people are often reluctant to acknowledge the presence of infections, that flu may foil containment efforts, and that nations are short on vaccines, hospitals and everything else needed to combat flu.

His message amounts to that of a horror movie: ?Be afraid. Be very afraid.?

The so-called Spanish flu of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people -- including 675,000 Americans, more than the U.S. death toll in all the wars of the 20th century, according to the book. ?Until recently, Spanish flu was considered the worst-case scenario,? Sipress writes. ?Bird flu has made the experts reconsider.?

444 Cases

The current wave of bird flu in humans began in 2003, according to the World Health Organization, and 15 countries have recorded a total of 444 laboratory-confirmed cases. Indonesia and Vietnam have been hit hardest. (The U.S. hasn?t had any cases.)

There have been 262 deaths recorded as the virus killed more than half its known victims, an enormously high fatality rate. Most of the victims caught it from contact with birds or their droppings rather than from other people. What?s more frightening, Sipress writes, is the possibility that the flu strain, called H5N1, will mutate into a form that is more easily transmissible between humans, which could cause untold numbers of deaths.

Flu viruses are highly prone to mutation. In addition to mutating on their own, the strains can mix with one another in a process called reassortment, creating microbes that are new and potentially even more deadly. The world has just been lucky that another flu with the virulence of the 1918 outbreak hasn?t emerged.

?A few genetic tweaks and millions could perish,? Sipress writes. That happens when a flu virus with a high mortality rate spreads easily among people but without killing so rapidly that victims die before passing along the virus.

Economic Fears

For fear of hurting their economies by scaring off tourists or forcing the slaughter of birds, Asian countries were often slow to acknowledge bird-flu threats, Sipress writes. Ordinary citizens can be oblivious to the threat and engage in what may be high-risk behavior, such as exposing themselves to infected birds at cockfighting matches, including one that Sipress witnessed in Thailand.

The witch doctors still used by many Asians are powerless to stop flu, Sipress writes, and the most advanced medical systems in the world may not be much better. A powerful pandemic would overwhelm hospitals and drug supplies, and outstrip the world?s capacity to make vaccine.

?Though governments have recently taken steps to gird the world for a pandemic, too little has been done,? Sipress concludes.

The book arrives just as swine flu, or H1N1, is making news. As of October, swine flu may have killed as many as 6,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The case fatality rate for swine flu is tiny next to the rate for bird flu in Asia, but far more people catch H1N1 in the first place and human-to-human transmission is routine.

As there is only the briefest mention of this outbreak -- officially a pandemic -- in ?The Deadly Strain,? the author?s warning about ?the coming pandemic? seems oddly out of date. On reflection, it is no less valid.

?The Fatal Strain? is published by Viking (386 pages, $27.95). To buy this book, click here.

(Jeffrey Tannenbaum is an editor on the health team at Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)

To contact the reporter on this story: Jeffrey Tannenbaum in New York at jtannenbaum@bloomberg.net.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aIPrpfMix544

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Ability concerns associated virus H1N1 and H5N1


95 million doses of H1N1 vaccine were injected over the world and has not recorded any deaths. Photo: Medialife.
Ca H5N1 investigate recent deaths in Dien Bien, the health professional concerned to discover the cousin of H1N1 infected patients, also in the forums he chickens positive for H5N1, that is, there is close contact the two virus risk.
> Male youth died of H5N1

Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said central, this is a typical case, very worrying. Many experts around the world have expressed concern the combination of genes between two virus will create a new pathogenic virus such as H5N1 and strong as H1N1 spreads fast. Thus, the health sector are increasing surveillance at Dien Bien.

In addition, masters Nguyen Hong Ha, deputy director of the Central Hospital of Tropical warnings, the hospital case notes with pneumonia during the winter influenza H1N1 infection should be suspected, the test date for the treatment accordingly.

"However, difficulties in that, among hospitals in the North, the only hospital in tropical Central and Children's Hospital Central is likely to be tested. Therefore, the hospital must take Left sample and sending it, "Mr Ha said.

About vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, is expected to move 1.2 million doses of vaccine to Vietnam, during the period from September 12, 2009 to February 2010.

WHO has confirmed H1N1 vaccines safe vaccines as flu season normally. Cases of hypersensitivity after injection include: urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis, and can range from mild to severe levels.

Anaphylaxis can be life threatening if not timely medical care. Although this phenomenon is rare, but the WHO also requires government agencies to be ready to receive and carry out appropriate treatment for this reaction.

According to WHO, the risk of adverse reactions of vaccines was still much smaller than the risk of serious flu epidemic that infected the high-risk group suffered.

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Welcome Jesse75 .

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Expert: guard against human influenza virus and avian influenza virus recombinant variant 2009-12-09 10:01

Human influenza virus, mutation, infection not long ago, "first found in China dog infected with a flow "have aroused widespread concern some people worried that exacerbate the epidemic spread of a stream, but also some people worried that a stream will be spread among animals, and will generate a new epidemic. A flow of the Ministry of Health Clinical XU Xiao-yuan, deputy head of the Group of Experts explained that although the cats and dogs and other animals can be infected with a flow of the virus, but does not like the birds in the rapid spread of the virus among populations.

LONDON December 9 News: Not long ago, "China's first dog was found infected with a flow" have aroused widespread concern some people worried that exacerbate the epidemic spread of a stream, but also some people worried that a stream will be spread among animals, and will generate a new epidemic. Please pay attention to --

November 25, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, received a report that the school of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Hospital from the 52 dogs nose and throat swab samples in the incidence, and the detection of two samples was positive for Influenza A H1N1 influenza etiology. Concerned that this was my first detected in dogs infected with a stream. For the first time that China found in dogs infected with influenza, experts said the most likely transmitted from person dog, but also may be a dog pass the dog situation.

In dogs, the virus body found in a stream, does it mean that the virus virulence and transmission enhancements? In this regard, the Ministry of Health experts explained that cats, dogs are all that can be infected with a flow of the virus, this time in dogs to test out a flow, not to say that the virus variation, please do not be overly concerned about the public.

A flow of dogs infected will infect humans

Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for a person, from the current state of some of the cases, the U.S., Canada, Belgium and other countries have detected human infection with the virus and then infect animals situation. Which, in turn, animals, humans, the situation, the international studies are still not yet have a clear conclusion.

In his view, the dogs infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza virus, most likely by a dog or dogs have had close contact with the influenza A H1N1 infection influenza patients. The person in charge said that a dog infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza will be transmitted to neighboring dogs.

A flow of the Ministry of Health Clinical XU Xiao-yuan, deputy head of the Group of Experts explained that although the cats and dogs and other animals can be infected with a flow of the virus, but does not like the birds in the rapid spread of the virus among populations. On the contrary, cats, dogs and other animals, is not an easy communication between groups A stream. The cats, dogs and between, but not easy to spread the virus.

Before, there are already reports that other countries in pigs, cats have the virus found in a stream. Some experts also said that these cases from the foreign point of view, the U.S., Canada, Belgium and other countries have detected human infection with the virus and then infect animals situation.

For by what means the dogs infected with A stream, XU Xiao-yuan said the need for further study.

A flow of people and dogs were suffering from normal

"In fact, influenza is a 'zoonotic disease,' flu virus found in cats and dogs is not surprising." Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control Epidemic Institute Jianfeng pointed out, the flu has always been a zoonotic disease, the main is a mammal susceptible. In the past, pigs, cats, dogs and other animals, have detected other types of influenza viruses. A stream as a new type of influenza virus is no exception, so no need for panic.

Like the pet of the "Owners", "cat owner" Do you want to guard? He Jianfeng that the current pass in the end is a human dog, or the dog to pass people, have been inconclusive.

"There are no strains found to attack and attack dogs were the same strain, we can not prove that such a flow of strain can be transmitted between humans and canines." Prevention and control of the Group of Henan Province, deputy head of a stream, Provincial People's Hospital, chief physician mahi, Tao said that even if a dog can be transmitted to humans, transmission rate is also lower than the rate of transmission between people. "A flow mainly through respiratory droplets spread, people in theater to see movies A flow rate of transmission, but also much larger than the spread of the rate of human pet."

"But now the A peak flow through the air transmission of the 'person to person' is still the main mode of transmission. So do the public are mainly self-protection and wash their hands more ventilation, less late at night, must also pay close attention to the health of pets Once abnormal seek medical attention promptly. "Jianfeng be emphasized enough.

Guard against avian flu mutation re -

PLA Influenza A H1N1 influenza joint prevention and control checks on members of the Group, the Air Force General Hospital, Infection Control Branch, director of Cao Jingui that both the flow found in people suffering from a virus after the dog, or prior to transmission to pigs, are not terrible, just one case, two animals with the virus mutates is another matter. Worthy of attention is the human influenza virus and avian flu virus re-occurring mutations.

"The virus transmission to pigs, dogs, in fact a kind of organizational compatibility issues. In medical experiments, many experiments with dogs, pigs, rabbits, rats do, and this shows a lot of virus in some animals and people who are compatible. "Cao Jingui said, therefore, a stream of people pass on the virus, whether animal or animals to people, from a medical point of view, are not too horrible thing. In addition, a flow rate of the virus to death is not high, even if small variations are not particularly big problem, without too nervous.

However, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases has once again issued a warning that a stream in the prevention and control, while doing a good job, but also should be wary of a re-flow and mutation of avian flu, "If this phenomenon occurs, for the human impact will be catastrophic. "

WHO's latest figures show that the global flow of A confirmed death toll reached 7826 people died within a week, an increase of 1076 cases, this figure has been far more than bird flu. Today, China confirmed its first case a dog infected with A stream, compared to the previous chicken birds were carrying the avian flu virus, said Zhong Nanshan, a stream, if and avian flu would be a major disaster recombinant variant. So, a dog infected with A in China confirmed its first case flow, compared with chickens carrying the avian flu virus is more terrible.

"Now, there including Hong Kong, the report A multi-country and regional variation of the phenomenon of flow." Zhong Nanshan, does not exclude the possibility of this phenomenon on a large scale, he said that the high fatality rate of avian flu, we must guard against a stream and birds Recombinant avian flu mutation possible. Such a situation arise, it will be a very big disaster.

Meanwhile, vice president of the Hong Kong College of Medicine Sung also revealed dogs and cats infected will increase the opportunities for the spread of SARS, so that higher risk. He said that if a close human contact with animals infected with a stream, will increase the risk of virus outbreaks, this situation as an outbreak of bird flu among chickens like. "If cats and dogs and other pets were infected with the human A stream will be greater risk to humans." He said, not without concern. http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2009/12/09/3053803.html

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Risk associated virus A/H1N1, A/H5N1 is very close to
Updated at 20:45, Wednesday, September 12, 2009 (GMT +7)
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- In case of death due to influenza A/H5N1 after eating duck soup more of a young men at Dien Bien on November 30 experts has raised concerns about the ability to match the influenza A/H1N1 virus and influenza A/H5N1 virus are at risk are very close.

"The risk of a combination of influenza virus A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 virus is very close to. Vietnam currently has sufficient condition for this risk becomes reality, "Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of central receiving.

Show his outlook given the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Central announced the latest report on the epidemiological investigation in Dien Bien, which is just the latest case of deaths due to H5N1.


First H5N1 avian influenza and pandemic influenza A/H1N1 appeared together in a community population (Photo: VNN)


Epidemiological investigation showed that: In case of death by eating more duck soup at Dien Bien is positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus. After taking a random sample from their child's case to test the test, the results showed that young cousin's death was due to influenza A/H5N1 influenza A/H1N1 infection.

Continue to check poultry being raised by families of cases of death due to influenza A/H5N1, the results showed: Poultry is also infected with influenza A/H5N1.

"So, the first in Vietnam, the same time, the influenza A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 occurred in a community population, in both human and poultry. Therefore, likely a new strain will come out, the recombinant virus from the second. If this happens, the virus would have spread faster than influenza A/H1N1 virus, while also having a higher pathogenic influenza A/H5N1 virus, "said the sage.

If this risk becomes reality, the health sector will face challenges more heavily. Actually shows that influenza A/H1N1 virus can spread easily in all conditions. Now with influenza A/H5N1, mortality rate in Vietnam as of this moment is 100%!

Currently, the health sector is being implemented to control and closely monitor the disease situation at Dien Bien province in particular, at the same time coordinate with ministries and departments concerned to implement measures to control the back of avian influenza in other localities in the country.

However, in the current situation, this control may not happen as easily as expected. According to a review of the Department of Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), now many places have not actively implementing measures to prevent disease, lead to bird flu outbreak started emitted.

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Re: The H5N1/H1N1 Combo mix warning thread

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Re: The H5N1/H1N1 Combo mix warning thread

Commonground says..[The previous article sounded like it was a combination within one patient. It was not.]

Risk of interactions occurring influenza H1N1 and H5N1 influenza

At regular meetings the National Steering Committee for prevention of influenza pandemic in humans pm 9/12, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of hygiene and epidemiology of central receiving, translated influenza A/H1N1 further complicated development risk occurs because the interaction between influenza A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1 in the community.

According to survey research institute of the Central Hygiene and Epidemiology, cases of death from influenza A/H5N1 in Dien Bien past have discovered a family of patients positive for influenza A/H1N1.

Meanwhile, poultry was raised in the patients were infected bird flu. Dr. Hien said that the two types of this virus live together in one area can lead to the risk of formation of new pathogenic strains stronger.

Therefore, the Institute is conducting close monitoring of the outbreak evolutions in time to cope with bad situations can occur.

Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment also said that in Vietnam, the beam of ca influenza A/H1N1 infection has decreased song precautions to patients with pneumonia for most of the cases This admission has positive results for influenza A/H1N1.

Health Ministry warns that all patients with pneumonia should be hospitalized when the PCR test for diagnosis and treatment of influenza A/H1N1 in time in order to minimize mortality.

World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended influenza A/H1N1 vaccine using a secure, among 65 million people worldwide have been vaccinated influenza A/H1N1 vaccine but has not detected any cases of death death. With lots of vaccines in case of Canada react, WHO is continuing investigation to clarify the cause.

The Health Ministry also issued "Guidelines to monitor and flu A/H1N1 replaced on May 27, 2009 Decision No. 1846/QD-BYT to promptly deal with the epidemic in the new situation. /.

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Re: The H5N1/H1N1 Combo mix warning thread

Concerns appear new flu strain
10/12/2009 - 12:33 AM
(PL) - On 9-12, at the meeting the Steering Committee flu in humans, Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Central, said:

Of the 35 samples of 19 provinces that products receiving hospital in time, nearly 50&#37; positive for influenza A/H1N1. Particularly in Hanoi, 100% product samples were positive for this virus.

Show him that the biggest concern now is the interaction the two strains H5N1 and H1N1 strains have become infected faster speed.http://www.phapluattp.vn/20091209111...us-cum-moi.htm

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Risk of influenza virus strains dangerous turn
09/12/2009 23:47

snip According to Mr. Show, mortality due to influenza A/H5N1 infection in Vietnam ranked second in the world. Particularly in 2009, the five fifths ca A/H5N1 avian influenza infection in humans death. In particular, with the emergence of pandemic influenza A/H1N1, the risk of influenza virus transformed into new virus pathogenic power (of influenza A/H5N1) and spread rapidly (A /'s H1N1) is very worrying. http://www.thanhnien.com.vn/news/Pag...209234743.aspx