Korea Suspected Human avian influenza case

[ironorehopper]

Originally Posted by Treyfish

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AI infection symptoms suspected belligerent soldier

Quarantine measures blood tests normal recovery plan Releases

작성 : 2008-04-23

Sunchang involved in a regional task salcheobun respiratory failure due to avian influenza (AI) infection in the hospital uisimdwae army corporal quarantine treatment for Moe Joe for 24 days quarantine measures are lifted.
Disease management headquarters 23 days "have been treated in hospital rooms to isolate eumap Corporal Joe's been given a blood test results are normal white blood cell levels and to recover 8:00 p.m. on the 24th to release plans to quarantine measures," he said.

해제할 수 있다.

Show me the World Health (WHO) recommendations, according to the rules of antiviral drug treatment bokyonghan five days after symptoms disappear, can be turned off in a special isolation facility.
Corporal Joe received treatment in the past two days, starting July 20 is almost disappeared from the symptoms of the disease control headquarters said.
But isolation is disabled eumap after the return to normal daily life depends omgilji room will be determined later.

This story is going to be a paradoxical one: first, the soldier were stated in hospital in comatose state; second, the soldier preliminary tests were H5-positive; third, the soldier could have bacterial pneumonia; fourth, the soldier finally recovered after few days of treatment.
One may speculate that this soldier caught an infection BEFORE the culling operation, perhaps in other place and with other source of exposure.
Confusion is the best friend of epidemics. See the Pakistani cluster international media coverage saga as reminder for these twisted stories.

[Dark Horse]

Gee, I'm just so relieved that he is suffering from a different H5 strain of bird flu. Can someone more educated than me tell me what the other H5 strains there are? I wonder if those 10 cullers from several years ago were also infected with some other H5 strain as well?

[Shiloh]

Source: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...804240004.html
Updated Apr.24,2008 06:21 KST

Bird Flu Patient 'Not Infected' With Deadly Strain

A Korean soldier who was involved in the culling process of poultry infected with bird flu has been found to be carrying a less deadly variant of avian influenza.

According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the corporal, identified only by his surname Cho, is not likely to be infected with the deadly strain of H5N1.

Authorities are also linking Cho's earlier symptoms of high fever to bacterial pneumonia.

Complete results on the tests being conducted on the soldier will be available in about three weeks. Until then, Cho is expected to remain in a quarantine ward.

Arirang News

[Treyfish]

AI suspect blood test soldiers' normal '… 24 days isolation Releases

• Avian Influenza (AI) infection uisimdwae special quarantine measures for soldiers in the room and gyeokridwae is scheduled to be released on the 24th.
  
  Disease management headquarters have been given this treatment in a hospital room eumap isolation of the soldiers, including white blood cell levels to restore normal blood test results on the 24th 8:00 p.m. quarantine measures he plans to release yesterday.
  
  Show me the World Health (WHO) recommendations, according to the rules of antiviral drug treatment bokyonghan five days after symptoms disappear, can be turned off in a special isolation facility. AI doubt the past 20 soldiers received treatment for almost two days before the symptoms disappeared from the Disease Control Division.
  
  
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  Disease control headquarters official said, "His doctor and the patient's condition, but as a result of the advisory committee meeting today, it is possible to turn off the isolation, but the WHO criteria for judging follow quarantine for 24 days to release the plan," he said.
  After eumap isolation is freed to return to normal daily life depends omgilji room will be determined later.
  
  The soldiers are injected after the operation salcheobun show symptoms of high fever and AI isolates received treatment for the H5 virus in body fluids to detect gene raises the possibility of becoming infected with H5N1 gobyeongwonseong.
  
  However, various tests and treatment mirwobol elapsed when the soldiers are exposed to the AI virus, the disease did not occur, but the so-called `bulhyeonseong infections (不显性感染) 'a high likelihood estimated.
  
  
  
  
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[Treyfish]

Troops to reenter fight against bird flu

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The Defense Ministry said Thursday it has deployed some 150 troops to a southwestern city to help bury hundreds of thousands of fowls infected with avian influenza.

The move comes two days after the ministry pulled out all its service members from the task following a soldier's suspected contraction of the deadly avian virus.
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[Treyfish]

So 48 hrs ago we had 5 1/2 million dead birds and more spread with culling underway..22 to 38 suspected human cases and today we have none This report warns flu is surging due to temprature change or they expect it to and japanse encephalitis is around and recent rain is good for the mosquitoes
들쭉주의'
Bomnalssi jagged 'Health Warning'
6, two days after the temperature drops to do… go natchoe flu patient surge


2008년 04월 24일 (목)
Thursday, April 24, 2008


낮 최휘둘리고 있다.
Daytime high temperature is a new day, dropping 5 Donna bomcheonyeo whims of the weather Like the jagged hwidulrigo routine.
According to the Meteorological Agency to local Cheju last 18 years started to rain on April 23 rather than the weather deowotdeon nugeu Russia.
22 days after 23 daytime high temperature is 21.7 degrees recorded 16.2 roads, but there was difference between Donna 5.5.
The highest temperature of 14.6 degrees on the 24th day of 25 naeryeogatdeon 7, 22 roads near the big difference is soaring as expected.
Yigigan temperature swings are too close, going 6-9 and failed to adapt to rapid changes in temperature flu patients has also been greatly increased.
높은 수준이다.
Central region, but not early enough bigil came to the heat and temperature swings of temperature and sensible when considering the Meteorological Agency also announced a higher level than 4-5.
It is raining and the temperature went down 23 days is also a strong wind that accompanied the actual temperature is perceived as much more than the temperature went down.
The weather's whims and beak, the young lawmakers in Tokyo and bottles of infant severe heat and cold, cough Along with patient year.
폐렴 등으로 입원하는 어린이 환자도 늘었다.
Children also increased hospitalization due to pneumonia patients.
있다.
Food poisoning, including a summer school deungeseoneun feed groups raised concerns over the disease, such as personal hygiene management sonssitgi stressed.
특히 기온이 높고 비가 잦아지면 모기가 이상 서식하는 등 전염병 위험성을 높이는 만큼 각별한 주의가 요구되고 있다.
In particular, temperatures are high and the rain is more than a mosquito jatahjimyeon format, which increases the risk of communicable diseases, such as being enough to require special attention.
질병관리본부도 지난 14일 제주 지역에서 채취한 모기 중 일본 뇌염 매개 모기를 발견, 올해 첫 일본뇌염 주의보를 발령했다.
Disease management is also headquarters last 14 days in Jeju drew mosquitoes were found mosquitoes parameters of Japanese encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis this year, first appointed to the warning said.
Encephalitis is a mosquito's best safeguard the elderly and children going out at night to sleep after refraining from taking such as mosquito nets to chigeona mogiyak more than anything to prevent mosquito bite, and environmental hygiene to prevent mosquito breeding, it is important to thoroughly.
전망했다.
Meanwhile, local meteorology and geophysics agency in Jeju this weekend to the influence of one high pressure expected to show a typical spring weather. Poenhyeonsangeuro the 24th overall, but daytime temperatures are usually larger ohreuget level of temperature is expected to boil.

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[Treyfish]

Troops called back in to bury slaughtered birds

April 25, 2008

The Defense Ministry said yesterday it has deployed about 150 soldiers to a southwestern city to help bury hundreds of thousands of birds infected with avian influenza.
The move comes two days after the ministry halted all such work by the troops after a soldier became ill and was suspected of having contracted the deadly avian virus.
The soldiers will help bury about 350,000 culled chickens and ducks in the Iksan area, Kim Hyong-ki, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry told reporters, noting the soldiers will ¡°not be involved¡± in the actual slaughter of the infected birds.
A 22-year-old corporal, who was earlier mobilized for the slaughtering and burying of infected birds in Sunchang, South Jeolla, was hospitalized with suspected symptoms of avian influenza. The soldier, identified only by his surname Cho, has been diagnosed with pneumonia. He is set to be moved later Thursday from an isolation ward to a general ward.
Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee, however, has issued an order to follow every precautionary measure to keep the troops out of harm¡¯s way, the ministry spokesman said.
¡°The minister ordered that all the troops be vaccinated and that they should only focus on collecting and burying chickens and ducks that have already been slaughtered,¡± Kim said.
An additional 100 troops are expected to be deployed to Naju, South Jeolla, later this week if the suspected outbreaks there test positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the avian influenza, which has so far killed 240 people worldwide. There have not yet been any confirmed cases of humans contracting bird flu in Korea.
As of Tuesday, Korea had slaughtered 5.3 million birds, the highest number since 2003 when the country killed some 5.6 million birds due to avian influenza. Yonhap
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[ironorehopper]

A Soldier With Possible Bird Flu Near Recovery
Friday, April 25, 2008 15:27:34

A soldier who showed symptoms of avian influenza is almost back to normal.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that an army corporal, identified only by his surname Cho, appears close to a full recovery.

The centers cited the lack of a high fever and a white blood cell count that approached normal levels.

However, authorities will keep the soldier under quarantine until final test results come out.

Cho had tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza earlier in the week.
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[ironorehopper]

Soldier affected by bird flu recovers: health authorities

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) --

A South Korean soldier who may have been infected with the bird flu virus has been declared "fully cured" by doctors, health authorities said Friday.

The soldier, who has been placed under quarantine since Sunday, has responded well to antibiotics and antiviral drugs, with his white cell count back to normal, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.
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[HenryN]

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[HenryN]

Soldier affected by bird flu recovers: health authorities

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier who may have been infected with the bird flu virus has been declared "fully cured" by doctors, health authorities said Friday.

The soldier, who has been placed under quarantine since Sunday, has responded well to antibiotics and antiviral drugs, with his white cell count back to normal, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

It said the soldier's fever, sore throat and other symptoms that could be linked to bird flu have vanished, but added the patient will remain in the hospital for the time being until more detailed test results come in.

KCDC said earlier in the week that while the solider took part in the culling and burying of birds and initial tests showed he had been exposed to the avian influenza, his ill health may have been brought on by common flu.

Doctors said that he had been feeling ill before being assigned to the bird culling detail.

A handful of South Koreans tested positive for bird flu antibodies in their blood in the past although none have actually become sick. Antibodies in the blood is a telltale sign that a person was infected with a certain virus even if he or she did not get sick.

The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, meanwhile, said one duck farm in Naju, South Jeolla province reported sudden deaths of birds on Thursday.

This brings the total number of reported bird flu cases in the country to 52. Of that number, 28 tested positive for bird flu, while 12 were sick for other reasons. Other reports are being checked by animal quarantine officials.

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[HenryN]

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[HenryN]

Soldier affected by bird flu recovers: health authorities

Repeat
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[Treyfish]

Glad to hear he is ok and all bf in Korea has disappeared.That was quick and easy for them to coverup and pretend all is normal.48 hrs ago was a very different story,but they took care of that for you.

[Treyfish]

Soldier With Possible Bird Flu Near RecoveryA soldier who showed symptoms of avian influenza is almost back to normal.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that an army corporal, identified only by his surname Cho, appears close to a full recovery. The centers cited the lack of a high fever and a white blood cell count that approached normal levels.

However, authorities will keep the soldier under quarantine until final test results come out.

Cho had tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza earlier in the week.

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[Treyfish]

Troops Mobilized in Bird Flu Prevention Efforts[/color]Saturday, April 26, 2008 14:13:33

The Ministry of National Defense says it will dispatch troops to help prevent the spread of bird flu in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province.

A ministry official said 50 soldiers will help cull and bury some 58-thousand chickens and ducks in the area.

The military mobilized 21-hundred troops last week to help contain the outbreak in Jeolla Province.

Meanwhile, an Army corporal who developed fever and other bird flu symptoms after taking part in the culling operation has recovered after being treated at a military hospital.

The military says he will remain quarantined for a while longer to make sure he fully recovers. http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsvi...key=2008042610

[Treyfish]

AI soldiers suspected the meantime, maintain the status wankwae isolation…

[ 2008-04-25 15:05:15 ]

Army soldiers suspected symptoms of avian influenza in the state is seeing state wankwae heard enough.

Disease management headquarters is receiving special treatment room and gyeokridwae Corporal Joe Moe's clinical symptoms are expected to fully haesodoen said.

Accordingly, Corporal Joe to propagate to other people concerned do not you believe that AI said.

But whether the AI infection disease control headquarters is a meaningful test results prove to be quarantined until the state plans to retain for the time being.
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[ironorehopper]

Flying pandemics
April 25, 2008

On March 11, 1918, a military hospital at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States, treated an unusual number of patients who had similar symptoms all day long.
''I feel a cold coming on,'' they said, by the hundreds.

Some of them were shipped off to Europe a few days later to fight in the First World War. By May of that year, the flu had infiltrated the French army trenches.

In June of that year, more than 8 million were brought down by influenza in Spain.

It was referred to as ''Spanish flu'' by the French, while the Spanish called it the ''French flu.''

Influenza was far more dreaded than the shells the French army rained down upon the German enemy.

By the time that summer came to a close, influenza had overtaken the German barracks; at least 400,000 German civilians lost their lives.

The disaster spread to Asia and swept India and China. The Korean Peninsular was not spared.

The 1918 influenza pandemic, which continued into the following year, caused genuine panic throughout the world.

The more surprising fact is that the memory of the calamity left people's minds so quickly.

Many people who know about the black plague, one of the deadliest pandemics during the Medieval Period, but have no idea about the ''spanish flu,'' which broke out in the 20th Century.

A major culprit behind the calamity was not a cold virus, but an influenza virus.

In 2005, Dr. Jeffrey Taubenberger of the U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology succeeded in mapping the genetic material of the virus that caused the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic.

He is well-known for his work extracting samples of the 1918 virus from preserved tissue and sequencing its genome.

He conducted an in-depth study on the corpse of an aboriginal man who died the same year as the flu pandemic and was buried in the ice for 80 years in Alaska.

He initially believed a pig was the major culprit behind the epidemic; people and animals can be infected with the pig influenza virus.

However, after a close investigation of virus genes extracted from corpses, he reached the conclusion that the disease originated from birds.
Recently, a suspected case of avian influenza occurred in Korea. Dr. Gasai Dakeshi of the World Health Organization, who is an expert on avian influenza, expressed his concern:
''People are too unaware of the deadly effects that avian influenza can bring to the whole world.''

It is high time to draw in the reins against avian influenza. The writer is a special health reporter for the JoongAng Ilbo.
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