All the Java endemic Bird Flu

All the Java endemic Bird Flu
SEMARANG — From 35 districts / cities in Central Java, all declared endemic bird flu. “However, endemisnya in birds, not bird flu in humans,” said Joko Mardiyanto, Section Head Protection and Disease Prevention, Office of Health, Central Java, yesterday.
This condition, according to him, can be used only. Jawa Java is [...]

Bird flu education in primary schools

On Thursday, November 27 2008
http://www.kaltimpost.web.id/b…

The Socialisation of Bird Flu through to SD the STEP menyosialisasikan the bird flu illness continued to be carried out. From early in November then, Subdin Kehewanan and Dinas Pertanian Livestock Breeding gave knowledge about the illness that was caused by the virus H5N1 that to several primary schools (the PRIMARY [...]

Good morning: Thrusday’s stories

(Here are Thrusday’s stories)
WHO Monitoring H5N1 In Makassar Indonesia

Commentary
Recombinomics Commentary 13:50
November 27, 2008
Two district in Makassar, each Panakkukang Makassar and now is under the monitoring of the World Health Organitation (WHO).
Both these areas are considered prone to the spread of bird flu, as poultry traders into place.
This is revealed in the meeting between the [...]

6 articles for today

(as this is the Thanksgiving holiday for the U.S. I’m posting these articles today and will not be posting tomorrow so I can enjoy the holiday with my family. I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. I’ll see you Friday morning. Many thanks to bgw in MT for her  translations- cottontop)
Bird Flu Appears Back in South [...]

Makassar stages first urban bird flu simulation

Andi Hajramurni
The Jakarta Post ,  Makassar
Mon, 11/24/2008 12:31 PM  
Makassar municipality organized a bird flu pandemic simulation in Tamangapa sub district, Manggala district, Makassar, South Sulawesi in an effort to disseminate know-how and to train related institutions on how to cope with a bird flu pandemic.
The two-hour simulation held on Saturday involved at least 300 people [...]

H1N1 Tamiflu Resistance Reporting Delays in North America

Recombinomics Commentary
Based on the level of oseltamivir resistance observed in only one influenza subtype, H1N1, and the persisting high levels of resistance to the adamantanes in H3N2 viruses, CDC continues to recommend the use of oseltamivir and zanamivir for the treatment or prevention of influenza in the United States. Use of amantadine or rimantadine [...]

New species of Ebola virus discovered

(Not flu related, but very concerning)
Scientists report the discovery of a new species of Ebola virus, provisionally named Bundibugyo ebolavirus, 21 Nov [2008] in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. The virus, which was responsible for a hemorrhagic fever outbreak in western Uganda in 2007, has been characterized by a team of researchers from the Centers [...]

Bird flu suspects declared negative

Andi Hajramurni and Erwida Maulia , The Jakarta Post , Makassar/Jakarta | Sat, 11/22/2008 12:54 PM
Laboratory results of 17 suspected avian flu sufferers being treated at Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital in Makassar have come up negative, while two more suspected sufferers were admitted Tuesday.
Head of the South Sulawesi Health Agency, Rachmat Latief, said Friday [...]

Indonesia says 17 in Sulawesi not infected with bird flu

Bird flu has been ruled out as the cause of illness in 17 people from the same neighbourhood of Makasar in Sulawesi, Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
The 17 were hospitalised this month after falling sick shortly after a rash of unexplained chicken deaths in the area.
“The result of the tests is negative,” [...]

Two more cases? …patients Suspect Flu Burung Grows

On Thursday, 20-11-2008 patients Suspect Flu Burung Bertambah MAKASSAR, BKM –
The Number Of patients suspect bird flu that was treated in the Pusat Public Hospital (RSUP) Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo continued to improve. After beforehand enters 17 people, currently improved again two people.
They were carried his family on Tuesday (18/11). Both of them that still these [...]