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January 29, 2009

Yokkaichi City, two new action plan on school closure during INFURU

Yokkaichi City, developed an action plan supported by the occurrence of avian flu around. County 12-year action plan that has been adopted in March, the city is also being transferred to the health center services, making your own.

Based on a national action plan has not yet occurred "system ready", the period of lull after the enlargement "4 system" to set the standard five-stage action. The work required to maintain the priority of every citizen to pick and choose各課around 6 percent, also includes other business continuity plans to stop depending on the stage.

To stop the spread, nursery and kindergarten, elementary and junior high, when the domestic "two systems" to be closed and closed.

Overseas nascent "system", established a task force and chief of Health Crisis Management in the Office of the Mayor, determine the stage of the standards of behavior. The Health Center "Fever Center" opened, received a phone call from a citizen to suspect infection. "Two systems" in総合医療SENTA Prefectural Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital and the "exotic fever" with the opening to guide the patient.

The city will also create a manual for each department, a desk and training task force established to implement 3.
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2009/01/28

ITpro conference: pandemic measures "intended to protect the lives of relatives ..." --- The vice president's new anti-flu drug Yuki Hiroshi

2009 January 28 ITpro ITpro conference organized by the "measures for business pandemic", he said, in Dr. Shibata's Executive Vice President Yuki Hiroshi drugs, "the concept of infection control to protect the employee's three-layer approach to defense, "a lecture titled. And status of avian flu, the infection mechanism, said the anticipated threats, pandemic (explosion infection) and the crisis, said he thought the defense techniques.

Three categories of influenza

Mr. Shibata is with the way the avian flu, and the position and the country "have a temperature difference," he said, the flu that can infect people, by the following three categories. (1) seasonal flu-infected people (2) a new influenza infection, (3) --- bird flu.

(1) of the seasonal flu, pandemic flu are common every year. Often "minor" They have to be treated with the vaccine change every year little by little. (2) of the avian flu, people have little immunity, but that is why pandemic. "If you say for example (the flu) FURUMODERUCHENJI. Celsior or the car if the Crown" (Mr. Shibata). And (3) avian influenza, (2) shall be responsible for. "Would you know what's coming next and how a new influenza, rapid testing of avian influenza" (He).

Will talk about the recent "H5N1" is the mutant type gene (3) changing the type of flu in people, "poison-strong" most likely. Avian flu virus in the past in attenuated form, the more places are limited to respiratory viruses. The "high virulent type" virus in the "increase in the body" (He). This is supposed to indicate a high fatality rate of severe patients.

Young people below 40 years is in danger, then all infected

Mr. Shibata has been moved to the characteristics of the subjects infected with influenza. Mr. Shibata is emphasized here 39 years old young patient, who died trying. "The age distribution and prognosis of human cases of H5N1 infection," young people aged 39 and 40 present the data differ in the number of patients in a number of times over. He said the cause of this difference, and the excessive immune response to severe in young people, the difference between the chance go out of fashion 40 years ago pointed out the possibility that H2N2 and subtype and cross-immunity.

In addition, H5N1 avian flu virus changes into a form, if a pandemic occurs, "people living on Earth is infected by all" (He) has said. Humans, infection and lighter, while repeatedly to gain immunity, "the elderly and young people will become very ill from low immunity." Pandemic of avian flu for a consequence management, "the biggest risk factors involved in the lives of employees and their families," he said.

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[ITpro conference: pandemic measures] measures INFURU new manual is truly useful? --- Q & A from


2009 January 28, ITpro seminar organized by the "countermeasures for pandemic company" by the speaker of the Q & A session was conducted (Fig. 1). Questions gathered from the participants to take the avian flu preparedness, publishing books and manuals is no "loophole" that just hit. "Anti-earthquake and defining difference between" Manual "useless" and who is following the said session.

The stage as a respondent, a director at Japan's Institute for Business Continuity, IBM Hukaya Sumiko, Mr. Hiroshi Tadashi青地of Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting, Mr. Minoru Nakajima, Fuji Xerox, the teachers of medicine, he said, Yuki Hiroshi Shibata and, Q & A's participation in crisis management from the session / total capacity flat Tetsuya's five public relations consultant. 投GEKAKETA ITpro questions on behalf of the deputy editor of visitors Yoshida Takuya.



Organization Task Force is "distributed" is better


Photos 2 ● "measures for business pandemic" example questions from seminar participants

Q & A session, more than 20 questions to answer his questions 5. What was the urgency of questions that participants be at the vanguard of companies which have both anti-(photo 2).

For example "how the task force? Different measures of earthquake?" The question is, Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting青地"pandemic crisis persist.設KENAKERE a task force be distributed based "annihilation" at risk "and answers. On the other hand, if the measures are well in mind the transient and earthquake disaster in "The diversion is to be diverted. Lead to confusion and change the employee's poor" (Mr.青地) and and stabbed the nails and to maintain effective心GAKERUBEKI.

Japan co-director at the IBM Institute for Business Continuity to the Fukaya said, "Members of the task force headquarters personnel to the earthquake center, the main target of the recovery system and the customer. Pandemic is not only based measures, business The fleet in the name of a headquarters division "about their cases, and enable cross-organization.

Fukaya's also a case of anti-organization of financial institutions. "If you spread for each base, and work furlough employees work divided into two teams, if you install a new one every two weeks in the case" that presented a specific example.

Archenemy known to employees is "vague manual"

"Awareness of the training manual and what to do?" The question, Mr. Nakajima, Fuji Xerox went pandemic actually measures "against education, non-members involved in the operation of foreign workers and employees配RUBEKI all eyes "and showed the basic idea. Crisis management in this supplement / PR consultant's flat performance "in many cases, problems begin to be widely known in the manual."

Manual and the problem is to describe the action "if necessary" "if possible" "avoid as much as possible" and to include the wording. The flat performance was "action, including the wording is ambiguous, it is useless when PANDEMIKKU. Of course, employees have also read about" BASSARI. "Matters to be decided stockpile and distribute these steps are described in clear guidelines to be determined, it is TBA, foster the development of the muscle.'s Trip is not urgent to avoid unnecessary, not to worry as the necessary out to be an explicit, even in the cases "(his ability to flat), and dumped off a manual for peace.

The agreement will see "the visual documentation is important." Yuki Hiroshi Shibata said the drug "will have to incorporate video as a method to inform the employee. The documentation available to the general public is simple and easy to use many of the pictures are created by the city of Akashi, Hyogo . as a reference point for companies and are provided for the Mayor to send a message when PANDEMIKKU. "

After "liable for holiday pay for the" "that are based in China, the Chinese government's attitude is" true to nature and climate questions, Q & A session will end in a manner that over time less than 10 minutes. The only visitors at a later date and did not answer the questions through the Web at the public announcement that you saw the images of the participants reveal a voice of relief.

(Takahashi Hidekazu = ITpro) [2009/01/28]

 

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ITpro conference: anti-pandemic] BCP is also important, Fuji Xerox is to prioritize the safety of people


"In our risk management," avian flu "is a" big earthquake "is important, along with "---。 2009 January 28, consider measures of corporate pandemic risk ITpro & Business Administration Department, Fuji Xerox conference Mr. Minoru Nakajima ESHIKKUSUMANEJIMENTOGURUPU length (photo) stage. I explained the basic policies of the company's new flu.

About Fuji Xerox's new flu, Nakajima said, "We are firmly committed to the movement of the administration." The company's new flu plan is designed based on guidelines established by state and government. In particular, the internal measures in the event of a pandemic avian flu overseas, "the premise of the anti-government edge" (Mr. Nakajima).

Are in accordance with administrative guidelines, to keep the business is fraught with difficulty. Mr. Nakashima is the concern of the government's shoreline measures "be promptly returned to Japanese nationals living abroad wish to return home", "Family is to be returned to his expatriate employees of the discussion in any case is ongoing that, "he said. However, Phase 6 (situation in the world to expand the disease from human to human) case of a pandemic, "it takes a period of calming down the situation a year or two experts in that year. This is usually of BCP (Business Continuity Plan) in the range can not "(Mr. Nakajima). The company has other business to refrain from depending on the pandemic phase, activities will be suspended immediately if the request from the administration and leadership. "BCP is also important, as part of their corporate social responsibility, but our basic priority is the safety of the people" (Mr. Nakajima).

In order to develop internal policies to all employees against avian flu, its year-end 2008, for employees "pandemic response guide" was distributed. The summer of 2008, the antiseptic mask and all domestic employees "set a new flu" was distributed. This is to prevent the infection to other employees during a pandemic outbreak, also hopes to raise employee awareness of avian flu. The company now plans to distribute a set of measures against avian flu overseas employees.

(Se Hano 1000 3 = ITpro) [2009/01/28]

 

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[ITpro conference: anti-pandemic] BCP formulation is performed in step 5, Let the first business continuity



"BCP efforts to develop, if you consider the measures of wages and labor and may need to lay a big loss at a critical moment "---。 Hukaya Sumiko's Director's Institute for Business Continuity in the NPO, 2009 January 28, ITpro a business conference, the way of measures to tackle avian flu now companies, the five-step described shows. Subject Talk "The new anti-flu efforts and without waiting to be asked to formulate corporate BCP considerations".

Fukaya said at the beginning, for new flu formulation of BCP as a precondition, and to see a variety of regulations and guidelines as a reference, the company is working on an existing BCP / BCM may consider collaboration with and need. Valid, it measures NARANAITOU to be realistic. Under this major premise, the following five steps: (1) confirmation of the risk assumed, (2) BCP formulation of policies, and (3) impact analysis, (4) implementation of measures, (5) Awareness Training --- The BCP should address that.

Step 1, "Check the risk assumed," that is important, do not assume the risk of many from the beginning, to start from a simple risk. Complex items, such as assuming the status of public infrastructure and changes in social demand for the products in the table, starting from the assumption of a constant value over the first rate of absenteeism, said. And many assumed that it would take some time to study ways of starting a simple reason.

Step 2 "BCP formulation of policy" is important, BCP is clear objective, and continue to work on it, it is important to distinguish between business and stop. Individual business continuity / suspension as a factor to determine is whether you need to maintain a functional society, the final user who, considering the number of suppliers and if, when demand for flu what of, and the like.

Step 3 "impact analysis", analysis of the impact on business and decided to continue there is some important points. The most important point is the risk of influenza infection. For example, the risk of infection by a different office layout. Telecommuting and other private and the risk of infection is lower case. Second point is the risk of infection, and lack of personnel for business continuity, the impact of supply chain and the financial impact.

The effects of lack of personnel, the first number you need / ability to maintain skills. In addition, personnel have secured the necessary qualifications or meet the work pattern of the forms of labor contracts and business continuity, and that there is a problem. The impact of supply chain, for example, bank ATM maintenance and cash logistics services, transportation of cash is being outsourced. Whether it can maintain, such as the problem. In addition, if the pandemic can be used when the building tenants, there is a problem. Security company in advance / cleaning company / he might need to negotiate with management companies.

Step 4 "measures" in the description of the survey were presented to businesses for business continuity Organization. Companies, "the handling of payroll and handling of labor, or to do a specific" received a number of practical questions. In these specific efforts, Fukaya said, showed a few examples. First, the company has the obligation of security. Just keep your mask is not enough and expressed the view that it was proper to implement the obligations and employee education and training. For the salary is, BCP for the absence of a force majeure on the formulation, a view that seems to be exempt for payment of salary, while the Civil Code cites.

Step 5 "Awareness Training" in a sense the most important reforms, critical attitude and refrain from active work. "I rest in the Case" that have to change our thinking.

 

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INFURU universal vaccine development, "new" ministry research team also hopes to prevent

Including avian flu, a health ministry research team developed a vaccine could be effective against influenza viruses of all types. Already see the effect in animal experiments on mice. However, you must examine in detail the case of vaccination side effects, such as humans, a few years and is expected to take the actual practical application.

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The research team said more of the text, Hokkaido University and National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Saitama Medical University, chemical manufacturers, "oil" (Tokyo). 27 this month at a meeting of experts held at the call of infection to date, the interim announcement.

Vaccines in current use are based on production of proteins that poke into the surface like a thorn in the influenza virus. Antibodies produced by the vaccine into the body, prevent the growth mechanism to ensure protein-like spines. However, the thorn-like protein is mutated to a form every year, there is a need to manufacture the vaccine each time.

Vaccine development is difficult to mutate than thorn-like protein was produced with attention to the internal viral proteins. Check the internal proteins and antibodies to attack the cell itself, to prevent proliferation.

Vaccine was produced, the epidemic season "A Soviet-type" and "A-Hong Kong" could be transformed with the flu more new "H5N1-" bird flu based on the three internal proteins common to different made.

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The epidemic situation of avian flu (February 2009)

[From the Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver]

Sent: 2009/02/03
Type of information: regional information

The epidemic situation of avian flu (February 2009)
※ This information is helpful information to ensure their own safety at the discretion of those staying overseas travel. Just because the information has not been issued, which will be guaranteed safety.
※ This information, with the enforcement of the laws, and a travel ban on travel and travel sponsored by private companies, nor to order the evacuation.
※ In other countries "defend themselves in their own" and have prepared for, please try to collect and safeguard information according to the purpose of the stay travel.
- If you have travel plans to stay in the area of infection,
And exposure to poultry and wild birds, please avoid. ~

1. Recent epidemic situation since May 17, 2003, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, highly pathogenic avian influenza should be a broad area such as Europe (H5N1 type) has occurred. Continue today, and it has been confirmed in humans from infection to infection and tri tri tri from around the world, your attention please. Recent infection status is as follows.

(1) in humans infected with H5N1 avian flu situation in 2008 after December 26, World Health Organization (WHO), 2008 12, India to Indonesia (in Banten, West Java) in 20 infected people (including 2人死deceased), 2008 12 May 2009 and one in China (Beijing, Shandong, Shanxi, Hunan, Xinjiang, Guizhou, Guangxi province) in the eight infected people (out of five death), a Vietnam in 2009 (Ministry of Thanh-hoa) if you have an infection, Egypt (October 6 and MONOFIYA Prefecture, Japan) announced that the two were confirmed to have infected people.

2003 Country infection has been confirmed in humans in later years are as follows.
(February 2, March 2009: Source WHO)
From Indonesia infected 141 people (including 115 deaths)
The number of infected people in Vietnam 107 (including 52 deaths)
Egypt from 53 people infected (including 23 deaths)
The number of Chinese infected 38 people (including 25 deaths)
25 Number of infected Thai people (including 17 deaths)
Turkey 12, the number of infected people (including four who died)
Cambodia 8 Number of infected people (including 7 deaths)
Azerbaijan 8 Number of infected people (including five deaths)
Iraq, the number of infected people (including 2 deaths)
The number of people infected with Pakistan 3 (including 1 death)
Laos 2 Number of infected people (including 2 deaths)
Nigeria a number of infected people (including 1 death)
Bangladesh a number of infected people (including 0 death)
Myanmar, a number of infected people (including 0 death)
Djibouti infected a few people (including 0 death)
15 countries in total number of infected 404 people (including 254 deaths)

(2) to the Office International des Epizooties Toricelli H5N1 avian flu infection status (OIE) said on December 26 since 2008, India (West Bengal, Sikkim State), Bangladesh (GAJIPURU County, NATORE Prefecture, Japan Kurigram Prefecture Dhaka, Chittagong Province), Vietnam (Thai Nguyen province, Thanh-hoa province), Nepal (JAPA County), to Toricelli has confirmed the H5N1 bird flu type. The outbreak is the first time in Nepal, the country Toricelli H5N1 outbreak of avian flu in 62 countries and regions.
To date, H5N1 has regional country outbreak of avian flu (62 countries) are as follows.

Asia (16): India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Korea, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Laos Europe (26): Azerbaijan, Albania, Italy, Ukraine,
Britain, Austria, Kazakhstan, Greece,
Georgia, Croatia, Switzerland, Sweden,
Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, France,
Bulgaria, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Romania, Russia, Middle East (9): Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Iran,
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, Africa (11): Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast,
Djibouti, Sudan, Togo, Nigeria,
Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin

Two.
The number of Japanese infected by contact with Tori, who returned cases with onset of symptoms of fever and cough (which is not infected with the H5N1 virus.) It is confirmed, the outbreak of bird flu The country does not inadvertently touch or close to the tri Please be careful and sanitation. The heat at home, when symptoms were cough, you should request a health clinic in the quarantine station. If the same symptoms appeared after the home is to consult the nearest health center, please travel in the region that had been infected. Other matters of note will stay infected area, "related to bird flu and new overseas travel for the Q & A", please refer to us.
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Status of preventive measures against infection with influenza drug development progress in net domestic

2009/02/02


Medical journalists
Ebihara Yukio
Recently, CS-8958 of the net domestic treatment of influenza in the test phase III. Are also authorized to look at trends in the clinical field and face valid measures of hospital infection. The net domestic like T-705 in the current test phase II, developed in Japan and the U.S. Peramivir injection of the drug in the test phase III. Among the characteristics of the CS-8958 treatment of influenza, a type of inhaled drug in dry powder inhaler as Relenza, act directly on cells in the lung. Just one dose of treatment, has been both long and sustained prevention effect.
Article III of the test phase, the investigator was required to apply for the manufacture and sale of drugs in phase three, in the final stages of testing to confirm the safety and efficacy of treatment in close to real also known as Phase III.
The background has been focused here come the development of these new drugs, it has recently spread to humans as bird flu infection had been confirmed so far only among birds. In addition to the virus mutated, because they are危惧SA and may be a new virus of bird flu infecting humans.
In addition, another serious problem as 2001 oral influenza drug Tamiflu has been approved (generic name: oseltamivir phosphate) is the share that is increasing resistance to influenza immunity.
2009 Women in Beijing in January to 5 days (19) bird flu (H5N1 type) and died with the virus, officials announced last month, Beijing and Hong Kong insurance. The Xinhua report, this female duck in the market to buy nine of Hebei province, feathers, and that the process remove the viscera. Also, the day after January 6, now living in Vietnam's central province of Thanh-hoa 8-year-old girl, the bird flu by eating chicken of the disease (H5N1 type) that were infected with the virus, the national bird flu prevention Vietnam Guidance Committee announced that they are members of the Committee. The girl was treated, the condition of stability is good news.
According to statistics from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the peak of the flu epidemic in Japan in early May, the high prevalence rate is 5 years old children from the age of 10, the highest mortality rate is 75 in reverse over the age of the elderly. Children and the elderly need special care during this period.
Influenza viruses are 80-120 nanometers in diameter, the department of ORUSOMIKUSOUIRUSU much smaller than bacterial RNA virus, has a nature that it can not grow only in living cells. The antigenic differences between the A, B, C are classified into three types. Epidemic virus infection in humans in the past and all belong to type A and type Soviet (H1N1), Asian-type (H2N2), Hong Kong (H3N2) was 3. These three species, but repeated small trendy, and seasonal and pandemic flu already exist in the human world.
Virus particles on the surface of HA (= HEMAGURUCHININ hemagglutinin) and NA (neuraminidase) and called out a number of two types of projection, by the emergence of a subtype of this glycoprotein. Serotype is
H1 ─ 16, N1 ─ 9, the combination is 16 ? 9 = 144 ways. Sertoli-derived virus in question is this
144 exists as a combination of all.
Influenza virus is a master of disguise, if speaking to the emergence of the virus HA and NA subtype of the new breed of discontinuous variation. This is how the mutations lead to growth and self-injection of genes in living cells.
As the first stage, the familiar occurrence of human influenza virus subtype.
The second phase will be able to grow the virus in humans.
The third phase, and gain the ability to transmit efficiently from human to human.

Thus, the avian flu virus known as influenza has never met an unknown man until now, that this cause INFURUENZAPANDEMIKKU.
Now been developed for the treatment of influenza, oseltamivir phosphate 12, 2001 allows the adaptation of health insurance (product name: Tamiflu) and Zanamivir (Product name: Relenza). But now, with full resistance to TAMI, which had the appearance of influenza virus resistance to Tamiflu in other words. CS-8958's are expected to respond to it.
Oral drugs such as Tamiflu, the stockpile is stored to the action taken in the gastrointestinal tract into the blood, then that is suitable for its medicinal properties, to maintain a certain level of concentration has been drinking blood for a certain period needs. In contrast, CS-8958 is inhalation (nebulizer or dry powder) trachea, so the advantage that show immediate results in the administration of a single cell to be incorporated directly into the lung tissue. In addition, H5N1 primary site of infection of bird flu virus is deep in the lungs, the lung tissue taken directly to the CS-8958 is thought to have been effective.
1918 pandemic (epidemic), is said to have infected nearly half of the world, is said to have been 2400 that killed more than 10,000 people. Then, this flu (H1N1) in 38 years has slowly continued to coexist in the human world as a weak flu season type of toxicity.
The influenza virus is the first place, it is not the nature of growth of living cells to be weak in the humid and hot environment. UGAI and restrooms and is quite effective prevention method is a simple one to run our own people.
If it sees that they work to survive a flu pandemic, a key point to prevent the spread by humans, perhaps in self-isolation and strong will to take action to restrain themselves from infection.

 

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Japan: New flu action plan

2009 January 23, Health Promotion Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Miyazaki, formulate

Miyazaki is the first in the nation, 2005 to January 25 "Pandemic flu response guidelines" was created.
The national "action plan new flu" and "guidelines for avian flu response," response, we have reviewed the guidelines.

This time, the revised Action Plan and amendments to the law of nations infection, occur at each stage of the avian flu, the preparation required by the local government and medical residents, and support for appropriate action after the has made a revision to the draft action plan in detail.

The general part
1 Introduction
[excerpt:]

Today's medical situation is simply to compare the progress but can not be larger than the originals, It is predicted the enormous damage caused by human pandemic. The net increase in information exchange and international Development, could cause a crisis of international society, the human pandemic of avian flu It's a big threat. In this context, in Japan, 2005 to March 11 "anti-avian flu action plan" , 2006, 19 years and "avian flu response guidelines" have been established, in May 2008 The law was amended to infection. With this revision, the new flu infection types are located in the new environmental The fragment, which has been necessary to reinforce the anti-avian flu. Miyazaki is the first in the nation, 2005 to January 25 "Pandemic flu response guidelines" to create a . Since then, the country's "anti-avian flu action plan" and "avian flu response guidelines The "under the guidelines have been reviewed. The revision of the national action plan and amendments to the Infectious Diseases Act, and the occurrence of avian flu Phase, the preparation required by local government and medical residents, and appropriate action after the The corresponding amendment to the draft action plan in detail. This action plan, according to the changing circumstances of the new flu, authorities in cooperation with the concerned bodies On the Council, and shall be revised from time to time in the future.​

Introduction (PDF file: 109KB)
2 effects of pandemic

Effects of pandemic (PDF file: 99KB)
3 Policy

Policy (PDF file: 104KB)
4 response categories

A crisis management system (PDF file: 223KB)
2 Surveillance (PDF file: 108KB)
3 measures to prevent infection (PDF file: 256KB)
4 health care system (PDF file: 143KB)
5 provide information to local residents (PDF file: 96KB)
6 maintenance of social and economic functions (PDF File: 80KB)

 

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Takeoff: police to a bird flu ...

Hong Kong 2009 Wednesday, February 11
Takeoff: police to a bird flu ... [social]

There are growing fears of bird flu. World Health Organization (WHO) determined by the risk (stage 6), from now on stage in a "phase 4 (increased cases of infection from human to human)" to the "10 years later and soon? I can not predict anyone's "experts say.

Consulate General in Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Japanese Club, the side to the strengthening of communication networks and other school organizations. However, awareness of the danger of Japanese residents "have no sense of urgency about Indonesia," (officials) have pointed out that weak全般NI attitude and cooperation.

If infection among humans in Hong Kong if the government chartered flight for Japan or go home. I put the first one. Some serious problems. Spread in China it could帰RENAI situation came to South China to Hong Kong by the Japanese. Without any preparation for fear that it wants to. (Reflection) in Hong Kong>

 

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Mainichi Daily News in February 2009, 11 local
Science Frontiers: The researchers face of 9 / avian flu / Ibaraki

◇ important to keep the previous variant, including "medical neglect preventive measures can be destroyed" -西藤Institute for Animal Health (easternmost),岳彦(46)
Between infected birds and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus can cause the most deadly. Avian flu virus mutate to be transmitted easily among humans, it could have been spread around the world. "Epidemic of avian flu and emerging infectious diseases, and environmental and human nature, arise because of time beyond human." Mr.西藤researcher who Veterinary Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Institute of Animal Health in Tsukuba City, said.

Overseas offices of the National Animal Health Laboratory in collaboration with Thailand, "animal disease research center," as the head of the Center, working on genetic analysis of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. And grasp the reality of the epidemic, and research to prevent the invasion of Japan and trends.

"I tried to talk to the vet with a bad person, not the research and not go" with a wry smile. Veterinary Microbiology study in Hokkaido University. Studying in the U.S. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on the recommendation of the teacher's college, since I started studying under the authority of Dr. Webster flu research, 20 researchers have been nearly a year of the flu.

◇ ◇

In Thailand, a center, a duck rearing in paddy fields, to move to the desert and end up feeding the rice grain left behind by reapers. Said one of the reasons for the spread of bird flu in Thailand this is highly pathogenic.

The genetic analysis of a bird infected with the virus if the same genotype was found before, we had failed to spread viruses that caused past extinction. In Japan, the virus was found in Akita and Miyazaki, for the two-point was different, and that the successful抑E込MI.

Many countries and regions of highly pathogenic bird flu in recent years that it has increased to many times in the production of poultry and other domestic consumption and export. Previously that spread to other regions is even less risk, more and more opportunities to contact with infected birds and humans, has created an environment prone to avian flu.

If the epidemic, the country is infected 32 million people, worst-case estimate 64 million deaths. 97 Since the first confirmation of the disease to humans in Hong Kong, 404 people in the world (As of May 2, WHO police) and 254 infections have been reported dead in person.

"Infecting humans in Hong Kong is completely抑E込NDA. From any and buy time for more than 10 years after the vaccine. For 10 years I think it's stacked to the success of preventive medicine." On the other hand, "and when you do not neglect the anti-epidemic occurred, the root of the collapse of Preventive Medicine" I have a sense of crisis. [] Ishizuka Takashi (scheduled on the next 26 days)



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We interviewed the Swiss PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN measures of avian flu.

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(02/11 12:57

The epidemic in the country, up to 64 avian flu is said to have been killed.
A global epidemic (pandemic) vaccination with the "PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN" calls are to be effective in preventing infection is the most growing.
The flu vaccine is made from the original virus will have already developed symptoms.
This PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN, and is most likely the avian flu will mutate, and are made from the bird flu virus has a similar shape.
Pandemic flu is a virus of unknown, 100% guarantee that there is no cure, and we expect some benefit.
About PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN found that the drastic measures taken by Switzerland.

In Japan, eight from 2008, began clinical trials PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN of avian flu.
To date, about 6,000 doctors to inoculate people and that police are investigating the side effects.
In Japan, Kitasato Institute and other institutes, as well as normal influenza, with the egg development, H5N1 has PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN production from the avian flu virus.
Government, three by the end of 2009, 3000 and is pursuing a stockpile of 10,000 people, and when the pandemic, doctors and health center staff, including customs officials, and plan to inoculate the people most likely to come into contact with an infected person that.
But the whole country have a national stockpile PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN.
In Switzerland, all 750 people are stockpiled in military warehouses PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN of a million people.
Some of which are distributed to hospitals already in clinical trials, about 18 applicants over the age of the 100 people vaccinated.
Who inoculated PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN "I am 11, I was inoculated. I encourage all seniors."
In addition, in 2009 the end of March 2600 will be vaccinated people.
The hospital in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and the human impact of the vaccine, about how to deal with when a flu epidemic among the public, as well as research and preparation.
State St.Gallen hospital doctors, "who I am, in the days or weeks, St. Gallen Every citizen can be vaccinated. Once delivered to the military hospital from the warehouse, put to work immediately MASU. "
PUREPANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN are stockpiled in Switzerland, the two vaccines and immune-enhancing agent in a single set, and the amount of mix 10 minutes.
The hospital is an hour and 30 that the goal of vaccination.
Insurance Office of Switzerland decided to stockpile all the people "is a pandemic vaccine, beginning somewhere in the world, has increased during the infection from human to human,配RIMASU to all the people."
The minutes for the entire nation that no reserves of Japan, said Dr. Nakahara Hideomi of Medicine, "PANDEMIKKUWAKUCHIN 100% guarantee that I can not respond to avian flu. That hit all the people, not that difficult and I, "he said.
Japan's health ministry, it is now "planning to prepare a whole people do not know whether the vaccine is not effective," he said.

In Switzerland and Japan have already begun a clinical trial is not the subject of vaccination.
In Switzerland, would not 18 years old and pregnant, people in Japan have a high potential for infection, are the priority health care occupations to engage in social functions.

 

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Re: Japan - General News

Japan has flu plan to block entry, spread of virus - International Herald Tribune

Japan has flu plan to block entry, spread of virus

The Associated Press
Published: February 12, 2009
TOKYO:

Japan's plan for any future influenza pandemic calls for shutting down airports, closing schools and organizing mass cremations of the dead in hopes of keeping the virus off its shores or at least containing it.


The government plan estimates that a new human flu virus could infect a quarter of the Japanese population and force 40 percent of the work force to stay home. It could cause as many as 640,000 deaths in Japan if it were to spread across the country, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

"It is important to delay as much as possible the virus' entry through measures such as strengthening quarantine to take advantage of the special qualities of our nation as an island nation," it said.

Flu pandemics break out when a new virus emerges and sweeps through a population without immunity. The deadliest pandemic on record killed an estimated 40 million people starting in 1918.

While there have been no warnings of increased risk this year, flu fears have been stoked in Japan in the wake of a hit film, "Infected Archipelego," portraying an outbreak that causes death and chaos. The government also held a highly publicized pandemic preparedness drill last month.

This week, major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. ordered the families of Japanese overseas employees to return home from developing countries that may be at risk, including China, most Asian countries, the Middle East and Africa. The company denied the measure was taken to save money.

The last influenza pandemic was in 1968, but experts have been closely watching the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has been sweeping poultry flocks worldwide.

While that virus remains difficult for people to catch ? most of the 254 deaths since 2003 have come from contact with sick birds ? experts fear it could mutate into a form that easily spreads among humans.

The World Health Organization has called on countries to develop national plans on how to control the virus should it begin to spread among humans.

Japan's plan would keep open just four airports and three ports, where a strict quarantine would try to prevent the virus' entry if it emerges overseas. Charter flights would bring healthy Japanese back home, but those infected would be asked stay abroad and foreigners would be restricted from entry.

If an outbreak occurs in Japan, the government plans to shut down schools and discourage people from going to places where large numbers of people gather, such as concerts and movie theaters, and to cremate bodies of victims within 24 hours.

The government is now preparing an update of the plan, initially outlined in November, to reflect public feedback that was gathered in recent weeks, Health Minister Yosuke Yamaki said Thursday.
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<cite cite="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/12/asia/AS-Japan-Flu-Fears.php">Japan has flu plan to block entry, spread of virus - International Herald Tribune</cite>

 

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Re: Japan - General News

Japan announced plans to cope with HPAI

[Out of Vietnam news site]

Updated at: 4:08 PM, 23/03/2009

(VOV) - Defense Minister of Japan recently announced action plan to deal with the ability to stage a new type of flu B?ng in the range of domestic and foreign.
The accountability of Japan predicted that about 640,000 people in Japan may be dead in a first stage and by avian influenza viruses cause infection and can be from person to person.

This plan called Ministry of Defense immediately establish a work force of tasks dealing with the situation any stage avian influenza have occurred which affect Japan.

Militia service and government will be used to transport people from Japan occurred flu of the isolation and special treatment. Ministry will appoint the medical staff to the airport and ports to support the inspection safety and hygiene.

In the case of flu happen in water, facilities and aircraft of the defense will move medicines and other aid to the flu is. /.