Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections exceed 5000 in Japan

[SuperNova1987A]

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Patients reach 191, 1 year old in better condition
21:18 May 19, 2009
Source: http://www.asahi.com/special/09015/OSK200905190104.html

As of 9 pm May 19, 2009, the number of novel-flu-confirmed patients reached 191, including 4 confirmed in Narita. One year old baby girl, the youngest ever, was confirmed infection in Kobe. Harima-cho and Kami-cho joined cities with infections. Patients reached 111 in Hyogo prefecture and 80 in Osaka.

Kobe-city stated that the baby girl had 38.9 degree Saturday night, was consulted at a high-fever consultation center Sunday, had a PCR test, took Tamiflu Monday and fever came down. She stays in her home. Her mother was PCR tested negative.

According to a report from overseas, babies easily have severe symptoms. A pediatrician says: ?Babies need sufficient treatments such as appropriate dose of Tamiflu.?

Kobe-city investigated 31 pharmacies in the city today. Masks were out of stock in 22 stores and antiseptic were all gone in 19 stores. As many residents had complained that they could not buy masks, Mayor, Tatsuro Yada sent to PM Aso a letter requesting to direct associations of manufacturers for constant supply of goods.


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[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 163 in Japan

If that's happened in a developed country with few thousend or few 10 thousends of infected patients, what will happens in the megapolis of milions infected ...

I know that its easy to blog sentences but hard to drive things on the field, but this decision of allowing going in some alternative back entrance of ordinary hospitals will disseminate infections also, because of the input streaming peoples merging.

Dislocated field blocks screening places placed in local area schools or similar, could partly mitigate the mingling.

Maybe they leave it goes its way.

Who knows if they at least try to make quarantine rings around the region, or they (and us) will witnessing an omnipresent island size spreadings. I hope not.

Already there are time for instaurate inter-regional barriers.

I don't know what will come out of this. It may spread infection. It may not.
Anyway something had to be done to prevent the current novel flu consultation system from collapsing.

Ordinary patients, especially with a chronic disease, cannot go to their hospitals for fear of infection. Regular patients in a stable condition may be able to request doctors for telephone consultation and get their prescriptions faxed, for example.

Good news is Kobe association of doctors announced that they would cooperate with the city.

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[SuperNova1987A]

Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 237 in Japan

Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 237 in Japan

Japan's H1N1 flu cases top 200
Posted: 20 May 2009 1132 hrs
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/430487/1/.html


KOBE, Japan - The number of Influenza A (H1N1) infections in Japan rose to 228 (Note: 237 at 16:00 pm) on Wednesday, most of them school students, as the outbreak spread to a third western prefecture, officials said.

The western commercial hub of Kobe remained the worst affected, announcing more than 20 new infections of the A (H1N1) virus among roughly three dozen new cases confirmed in Japan in the morning.

The western prefecture of Shiga became the third locality to confirm a H1N1 flu infection in Japan, with a man in his 20s (Note: a university student), who returned from a weekend trip to Kobe, testing positive for the virus.

-snip-

Kyodo news agency earlier reported that 86 per cent of cases detected so far in Japan were between the ages of 10 and 19 -- making it more prevalent among youth in Japan than it is in the United States.:


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[HenryN]

Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Here are numbers for school closings:

Hyogo
Pre-schools 681
Elementary 820
Middle 392
High Sch 219
Vocational 120
Total 2339

Osaka
Pre-schools 417
Elementary 535
Middle 535
High sch 275
Vocational 253
Total 2093

http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/influtaisaku/syousai/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2009/05/20/1266888_1_1.pdf

 

[SuperNova1987A]

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Experts urge immediate change of policy
20:34 May 19, 2009
Source: http://mainichi.jp/select/science/swineinfluenza/news/20090520k0000m040072000c.html

In view of changing the domestic counter-measures against the novel flu, the Minister of Health and Welfare, Yoichi Masuzoe, listened to opnions from four experts of infectious diseases Tuesday. Experts one after another suggested a basic change of policy, such as to treat the novel flu in the same way as the seasonal flu as well as to immediately stop the onboard quarantine investigation.

The four experts are the minister?s advisors.
Kentaro Iwata, professor of the graduate school of the Kobe University, pointed out problems of the current measures, stating: ?Influenza is a disease that people naturally get over from, if the symptoms are mild. It is not reasonable to provide uniform medical services ignoring severity.? ?We are doing our best, having help from cardiovascular people. If they are forced to work too much on naturally curable disease, consequently neglecting deadly cardio infarction patients, this is completely wrong. Flu treatment shall be according to the severity.?

Yuji Morisawa, GM of control of Infection, Jichi Medical University?s hospital, continued: ?A(H1N1) shall be disqualified from the ?Novel influenza? type under the Infectious diseases prevention act, repositioning the disease as similar to the seasonal flu. Surveillance shall be strengthened to determine its social impacts. The action plan shall be revised accordingly.?

Keita Morikane, Chief researcher at the National institute of infectious diseases, stated about the onboard quarantine investigation which the ministry plans to scale down gradually: ?It is meaningless to continue it while infection is spreading domestically. It shall be immediately discontinued and the doctors shall be sent back to the medical field.?

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Note: Somebody said ?the Ministry of Health and Welfare won?t give up the quarantine easily because it falls under the Ministry?s direct responsibility. Health officials fear of being criticized for failing to screen infected travelers. So, they don?t want to let doctors working on the quarantine to go back to their hospitals to work on the treatment of novel flu patients which is under the responsibility of prefectures and municipalities.?
I hope this is not the case.

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[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

China step up quarantine at airport
Source: Japanes consulate in Shanghai, PRC

The Chinese government has stepped up its quarantine procedures on incoming flights from Japan.

Body temperature check
Body temperature of all passengers shall be checked upon arrival. If body temperature is at or above 37.5 degree, the passenger shall stay in a designated room for 3 to 5 hours for the second check. If body temperature is:
1) 38.0 degree or higher, the passenger shall be immediately transported to a hospital for further medical investigation.
2) Between 37.5 and 38.0 degree, the passenger shall be transported to a facility for observation.
3) Below 37.5 degree, the passenger is free to go.

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[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Battle for Tamiflu between officials and doctors- Loose translation
20:53 May 19, 2009
Source: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/body/090519/bdy0905192057032-n1.htm

In Osaka and Hyogo where ordinary hospitals are to start consultation of novel flu patients, ordinary hospitals request the prefectures to release their stockpile of Tamiflu, while officials are reluctant to do so because they estimate there is enough quantity of Tamiflu on the market.

Since the time is out of flu season, many hospitals don?t have Tamifle in their storage. According to a survey by Osaka association of doctors, 59 out of 162 responding doctors stated they have only one or less dose of Tamiflu and 56 responded 5 doses or less. The association requested the prefecture to release its stockpile to ensure quick and stable supply of the antivirals.

While Osaka and Hyogo prefectures stockpile 720 thousand doses of Tamifle and plan to release them through distributors when Tamiflu become scarce in the market. But the prefectures consider now is not the time for release because major distributors said that they had 57 thousand doses of Tamiflu as of May 19.

Then, why doctors are worried about the supply of Tamiflu?
This is because the prefectures have been controling supply of Tamiflu very severly; in order to keep hospitals from stockpiling Tamiflu more than necessary, the prefectures instructed distributors to supply Tamiflu little by little, for example one dose for a prescription of one dose.

Distributors are caught in dilemma between the prefectures and hospitals. A distributor received an avalanch of orders from northern Osaka where there are many patients. Hospitals say that they need Tamiflu not only for patients, because some patients would strongly request more Tamiflu for their family members. Distributor said ?I understand doctors who want to prepare well for the situation but I cannot go against the prefecture?s instruction.?
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This is a minimal issue. A storm in a glass of water. But in an emergency situation, these minimal issues take up precious time of doctors and keep them sleepless.
Japanese doctors are often criticized for using too many Tamiflu too easily. This is because, in the first place, their patients request.
I myself think we should keep as much Tamiflu as possible for a possible future epidemic of four types of flu this winter or a future pandemic of H5N1 that may require four times more doses than usual. But at the same time, I think it would be very difficult to let patients with mild symptoms go home empty handed. It may be possible to do so if doctors take time to convince them but doctors simply wouldn?t have time.
This is something the prefectures have to address to the residents.

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SN1987A

 

[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Kobe Mayor request Health Minister to lift School closure
19:16 May 20, 2009
Source: http://www.ntv.co.jp/news/135768.html

Mayor of Kobe-city, Tatsuro Yada, visited Minister of Health and Welfare, Yoichi Masuzoe, this afternoon and requested to discontinue the current school closure by May 23.

?As for the schools in which no infection is confirmed, the city wants to consider school closure on a school by school basis.? Mayor Yada stated to Masuzoe.

Mayor also stated: ?As novel flu patients swamp ordinary hospitals in Kobe, it is extremely difficult for hospitals to take specimens for infection confirmation from all patients.? To which Masuzore responded: ?PCR tests are necessary for the ministry to monitor the spread of infection.? and requested Kobe to continue PCR tests as the ministry would help the city by making Kobe quarantine bureau under the ministry partially perform tests.

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[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Hospitalization is not necessary for all 43 confirmed patients
19:43 May 20, 2009
Source:http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4137203.html

The Minister of Health, Yoichi Masuzoe, announced that he was reported that hospitalization was not necessary for all 43 confirmed patients in Kobe. Their symptoms are similar to the seasonal flu?s.

90% of the 43 patients in Kobe had almost the same symptoms as seasonal flu, i.e. fever of above 38 degree. Except for a patient with a strong stomac pain, 42 remaining patients need not to remain in the hospital. (Note: inconsistent with the title)

Dr. Hitoshi Oshitani, professor of Tohoku University, (Note: and Regional Adviser in Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (RA/CSR), WHO) commented:
In case of seasonal flu, older people get severe symptoms while their direct causes of deaths are usually other illnesses. In case of novel flu, however, it causes viral pneumonia and respiratory failures to children and adults of 20 to 50 years old. These two types of flu have largely different symptoms.

He also speculated that as many as 2000 people, ten times more than confirmed patients, may have contracted novel flu.

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[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

262 confirmed cases in 3 prefectures
20:51 May 20, 2009
Source: http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc&k=2009052001033

Osaka prefecture and others announced today that they found 25 new confirmed cases of novel flu infection, bringing the total number to 262. All of them are in Osaka, Hyogo and Shiga prefectures.

18 new cases in Osaka and 7 in Hyogo.
Osaka?s patients are students of 10 to 17 ages, including new schools.
Hyogo?s 7 patients are 5 high school students, one junior high student and a high school teacher.
All 25 are recovering.
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More school infections
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[tropical]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

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Dr. Hitoshi Oshitani, professor of Tohoku University, (Note: and Regional Adviser in Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (RA/CSR), WHO) commented:
In case of seasonal flu, older people get severe symptoms while their direct causes of deaths are usually other illnesses. In case of novel flu, however, it causes viral pneumonia and respiratory failures to children and adults of 20 to 50 years old. These two types of flu have largely different symptoms.

He also speculated that as many as 2000 people, ten times more than confirmed patients, may have contracted novel flu.
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SN1987A

What is the meaning of what the Professor/WHO Regional Adviser said with the formulation: "these 2 types of flu"?

1 - that there are 2 distinct strain of novel AH1N1 flu:
- one with seasonal type of action and milder, but still serious for the chronic/oldies
- the other with viral pneumonia, pandemic action, but mainly milder, serious for some

2 - or that there are 1 universal strain only, but it is manifesting:
- in old people with the dangerous seasonal exacerbation of already existed patient's illness, so it is severe in this part of population
- in babys, childs, and 20-50 population with viral pneumonias, as an primary mild pandemic strain for this part of the population, but with some serious severe episodes

Until now, it seems that it is an universal triple-faceted strain

 

[Diane Morin]

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The first confirmed new infection INFURU Tokyo high school girl in Hachioji <!--// headline_end //--><!--// article_start //--><!-- google_ad_region_start=region1 -->

新型インフル​

New INFURU
http://64.233.161.132/translate_c?h...le.com&usg=ALkJrhixmaNEaylhj7dXlpj4nfBm2BMEvQ

都内で初の新型インフルエンザ感染を報道陣に発表する都の健康安全課長（左）（２０日夜、都庁で）＝江口聡子撮影​

Health and safety director of the capital to a press release of the first avian flu infection in Tokyo (left) (20 day and night in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) = Eguti Akiko shooting

東京都によると、八王子市在住の女子高校生（１６）が、新型インフルエンザ（豚インフルエンザ）に感染していることが２０日、都の健康安全研究センターによる遺伝子検査で確認された。​

According to a Tokyo high school girl living in Hachioji (16), new influenza (swine flu) have been infected in 21 days, was confirmed by genetic tests by health and safety of the Capital Research Center.

都が同日午後１０時をめどに発表する予定。​

Capital afternoon will announce over the next 10 hours.

関西圏以外で、国内で新型の感染者が確認されたのは初めて。​

Outside the Kansai region, were infected in the first of the new.

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2009年5月20日21時13分​

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Yomiuri Shimbun)

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[tropical]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

#73:
"new influenza (swine flu) have been infected in 21 days, was confirmed by genetic tests by health and safety of the Capital Research Center."


The girl have been infected herself during the last 21 days,

or

the novel flu virus could lasts into a person for 21 days,
confirmed by this girl case in a lab?

 

[SuperNova1987A]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Different from seasonal. Severe and fatal cases in adults. Dr. Oshitani
20:04 May 20, 2009
Source: http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2009052000981&j1

Dr. Hitoshi Oshitani, professor of Tohoku University, who also works for WHO’s pademic influenza plan, lectured in Tokyo today and warned: “While novel flu is stated to be similar to ordinary seasonal flu, damage may appear in a completely different manner. Serious consideration shall be given as to how we should respond to speculated damage.”

According to Dr. Oshitani, while nearly all the infected have mild symptoms, there are severe cases in children of less than 6 years old and adults of 20 to 50 ages. Few severe case for older people. Other than people with chronic diseases and people who were treated too late, ordinary healthy adults suffer from severe viral pneumonia “which is very difficult to deal with even in developed countries.”

Because occurrence is very scarce, we cannot see cleary when the case count is in an order of 100 or 200. But it will become clear when it reaches 100 to 200 thousand.” He emphasized: “While seasonal flu kills mostly old people or people with serious illnesses (and direct cause of deaths are usually different illnesses)*, the present flu is totally different because the virus kills people directly.”

Severe case patients need to be treated in Intensive Care Units (ICU). “However, ICUs area eliminated because of budget cuts in some regions. Or they simply don’t have any ICU in some regions. ICUs are not sufficient even in big cities.”
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* Note: I put the passage from another article because I thought it's easier for understanding. (see post #70)

This is a very courageous move by Dr. Oshitani in the middle of big chorus of many experts chanting “this is the same as seasonal.”
Because he is a very reputed and reliable scholar and practitioner, I feel compeled to listen to him.
Only, I am not sure if general public would listen to him or wait until the case count hit 100 thousand.

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[Diane Morin]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Tokyo's first flu case confirmed

<DL class=columnistProfile><DD>By: AFP <DD>Published: 20/05/2009 at 07:27 PM </DD></DL>The first case of swine flu in Tokyo has been confirmed in a 16-year-old high school girl, press reports said Wednesday.
The girl had recently visited the United States, the Jiji and Kyodo news agencies reported citing metropolitan administration officials.
Japanese cases of the (A)H1N1 virus had been concentrated in the western prefectures of Hyogo, Osaka and Shiga with the number rising to 232 on Wednesday.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/143846/tokyo-first-flu-case-confirmed

 

[Diane Morin]

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

Tropical: There is a history of voyage to the United States. The infection is perhaps produced 21 days ago?
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INFURU new, high-school student in history at Tokyo's first voyage confirmed infection

2009年5月20日21時7分​

2009 May 20 21:07

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東京都内で２０日、新型の豚インフルエンザの感染者が初めて確認された。​

20, 2007 in Tokyo, who first identified the new swine influenza infection.

都庁関係者によると、都内に住む女子高生で、米国への渡航歴があるという。​

Metropolitan Government officials said, in a high school student living in Tokyo, that have a history of travel to the United States.

都は女性と接触した家族らの健康調査を行う見通し。​

Capital Health is planning a survey of the families had contact with women.

首都圏での感染者確認は初めてとなる。​

Confirm the infection in the metropolitan area will be the first.

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Re: Aso calls for calm response as new flu infections reach 191 in Japan

So, the answer to #72 is #75 (Thanks SuperNova), and the actual pandemic virus pattern is:

#75:
"According to Dr. Oshitani, while nearly all the infected have mild symptoms, there are severe cases in children of less than 6 years old and adults of 20 to 50 ages. Few severe case for older people. Other than people with chronic diseases and people who were treated too late, ordinary healthy adults suffer from severe viral pneumonia “which is very difficult to deal with even in developed countries.”

Because occurrence is very scarce, we cannot see cleary when the case count is in an order of 100 or 200. But it will become clear when it reaches 100 to 200 thousand.” He emphasized: “While seasonal flu kills mostly old people or people with serious illnesses (and direct cause of deaths are usually different illnesses)*, the present flu is totally different because the virus kills people directly.”"

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#76: a voyage history, suspected much longer incubation period

Thanks Muscade.

So, we all could be even in a much worst trouble.

And, calculating that it could last for many months in the community, and if you are not vaccinated, you have great chances to catch during all this time, and ...

Boy, and many TV media even don't want to register and report to the audience that the infection spreading ...

But to consol ourself, we have plenty of pushings TV comercials.

 

[SuperNova1987A]

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The first confirmed new infection INFURU Tokyo high school girl in Hachioji <!--// headline_end //--><!--// article_start //--><!-- google_ad_region_start=region1 -->

新型インフル​

New INFURU
http://64.233.161.132/translate_c?h...le.com&usg=ALkJrhixmaNEaylhj7dXlpj4nfBm2BMEvQ

都内で初の新型インフルエンザ感染を報道陣に発表する都の健康安全課長（左）（２０日夜、都庁で）＝江口聡子撮影​

Health and safety director of the capital to a press release of the first avian flu infection in Tokyo (left) (20 day and night in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) = Eguti Akiko shooting

東京都によると、八王子市在住の女子高校生（１６）が、新型インフルエンザ（豚インフルエンザ）に感染していることが２０日、都の健康安全研究センターによる遺伝子検査で確認された。​

According to a Tokyo high school girl living in Hachioji (16), new influenza (swine flu) have been infected in 21 days, was confirmed by genetic tests by health and safety of the Capital Research Center.

都が同日午後１０時をめどに発表する予定。​

Capital afternoon will announce over the next 10 hours.

関西圏以外で、国内で新型の感染者が確認されたのは初めて。​

Outside the Kansai region, were infected in the first of the new.

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2009年5月20日21時13分​

2009 May 20 21:13 <!--// date_end //-->

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Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Wow. This is near my parent's house.
Hachioji is a satellite city of Tokyo, about 40km in the west.

I have checked TV news and these are some details.

She is a student of a high school in Kawasaki-city.
She visited US as a part of her school's program and came back from New York yesterday.
She had a fever but was tested negative at Narita airport.
Her temperature went up over 40 degrees so she visited a designated hospital in her city today, had a PCR test and the result was A(H1N1) positive.
Other students and teachers will be tested too.
This is all so far. Details will come up later.
So, this is a travel-related infection.


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Wow. This is near my parent's house.
Hachioji is a satellite city of Tokyo, about 40km in the west.

I have checked TV news and these are some details.

She is a student of a high school in Kawasaki-city.
She visited US as a part of her school's program and came back from New York yesterday.
She had a fever but was tested negative at Narita airport.
Her temperature went up over 40 degrees so she visited a designated hospital in her city today, had a PCR test and the result was A(H1N1) positive.
Other students and teachers will be tested too.
This is all so far. Details will come up later.
So, this is a travel-related infection.
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Thanks SN, take care of the family, and good luck (after for all of us also).

So, she is not being domiciled in Japan for 3 weeks.
She was out through such an period maybe.

But, the symptoms appear only yesterday, because otherwise they did not left her on the plain back.

I think the Jap. Health minister is right to not give up on plains quarantines.

The advisors point of view is probably distorted by scarse staff hiring / scarse public health money related factors.

This is obviously a kind of war, war to the virus.
More money, and more resurses must be rushed to the field,
otherwise the battle is loosed prior it starts.

If it would be leaved to do its viral course without barriers, the looses will be much more great.

It is time for more barriers and more military field resurses to be spent on the civilian front.
Its not the time to spare, and than be overwhelmed by viruses at every corner ...

 

[SuperNova1987A]

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The first confirmed new infection INFURU Tokyo high school girl in Hachioji <!--// headline_end //--><!--// article_start //--><!-- google_ad_region_start=region1 -->

新型インフル​

New INFURU
http://64.233.161.132/translate_c?h...le.com&usg=ALkJrhixmaNEaylhj7dXlpj4nfBm2BMEvQ

都内で初の新型インフルエンザ感染を報道陣に発表する都の健康安全課長（左）（２０日夜、都庁で）＝江口聡子撮影​

Health and safety director of the capital to a press release of the first avian flu infection in Tokyo (left) (20 day and night in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) = Eguti Akiko shooting

東京都によると、八王子市在住の女子高校生（１６）が、新型インフルエンザ（豚インフルエンザ）に感染していることが２０日、都の健康安全研究センターによる遺伝子検査で確認された。​

According to a Tokyo high school girl living in Hachioji (16), new influenza (swine flu) have been infected in 21 days, was confirmed by genetic tests by health and safety of the Capital Research Center.

都が同日午後１０時をめどに発表する予定。​

Capital afternoon will announce over the next 10 hours.

関西圏以外で、国内で新型の感染者が確認されたのは初めて。​

Outside the Kansai region, were infected in the first of the new.

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( <!--// date_start //-->

2009年5月20日21時13分​

2009 May 20 21:13 <!--// date_end //-->

読売新聞）​

Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Hi Muscade and tropical

Sometimes auto translation makes me very sad.

This is the right translation. (right for me at least)
Please take a look for fun.

(Caption of picture)
Health and Safety manager of Tokyo metropolitan government, announcing to the press the first case of novel flu in Tokyo. (night of (May) 20th, at the metropolitan government) photographer Fusako Eguchi

According to Tokyo metropolitan government, it was confirmed on (May) 20th that a female high school student (age 16) living in Hachioji had been infected with novel flu (swine flu) by a PCR test conduted by the Health and Safety Research center of the metropolitan government.

The metropolitan government will make an official announcement around 10 pm.

This is the first time a novel flu patient was domestically confirmed outside of Kansai area.

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