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#H7N9 – It’s complicated. Lancet notes virus has evolved from at least 4 origins and has 2 different lineages. Wow!
A new article on Lancet online has some interesting findings…it’s complicated! Findings The novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus originated from multiple reassortment events. The HA gene might have orig… more →
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#H7N9 – It’s complicated. Lancet notes virus has evolved from at least 4 origins and has 2 different lineages. Wow!
wrote 2 weeks ago: A new article on Lancet online has some interesting findings…it’s complicated! Findings The novel av … more →
CDC finds #Suicide deaths have surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes among middle-aged adults 1999-2010
wrote 2 weeks ago: This week CDC announced that suicide deaths have surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes in rece … more →
#H7N9 US Customs Seize Chickens In Cooler From Vietnam. Illegal Trade Remains A Great Risk. 128 cases, 27 deaths.
wrote 3 weeks ago: 20 Chickens…In A Cooler?!?!?! Really!?!??! From Vietnam! Yikes! 20 defeathered Chinese Silkies (a … more →
CDC issues a new MMWR on #H7N9
wrote 3 weeks ago: Emergence of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Causing Severe Human Illness — China, February–April 2013 … more →
#H7N9 - 126 cases, 24 deaths, 10 Chinese provinces and Taiwan
wrote 3 weeks ago: Poultry market in Wuhan, Hubei province. Since the bird markets were closed in affected cities the n … more →
#H7N9 – What Happens Next? Who Knows! The Good, The Bad And The Ugly!
wrote 3 weeks ago: All health care for H7N9 is now free in China, for example, to help encourage people to report cases … more →
Earthquakes aren’t the only thing that causes the earth to shake! Think explosions and hurricanes too!
wrote 4 weeks ago: Two unrelated events were in the news last week in scientific articles about earth movement better k … more →
#H7N9 on the move! Taiwan gets first case. Says it came from China. 108 cases, 22 deaths. WHO Joint Task Force Press Conference
wrote 4 weeks ago: So how did the virus get to China? This is the big question when you aren’t clear on the sourc … more →
#Boston – One Fund Boston set up to assist victims of the Boston Bombing
wrote 1 month ago: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have announced the formation of The … more →
#H7N9 – 104 cases, 21 deaths. Great Bloomberg graphic. Tough times for bird sellers, great for veggie dealers
wrote 1 month ago: Great Bloomberg graphic on # of cases and geographical spread A sample of a map at the Bloomberg sit … more →
#H7N9 – Death rate seems to have settled at 20%. Yikes! 102 cases 20 deaths...still no ID of source
wrote 1 month ago: Latest Case Count As of 21 April, there were 102 cases and 20 deaths. No additional provinces have … more →
#H7N9 – A disease of many puzzles – lots of why’s and how’s and not many answers
wrote 1 month ago: Lots of questions and not many answers seem to be the current theme regarding H7N9. Helen Branswell … more →
#H7N9 – Approaching the magical 100 number - 96 cases and 18 deaths
wrote 1 month ago: The Xinhua News Agency and WHO reported another death and four new infections raising case count to … more →
#H7N9 – Anything is possible…words from WHOs top influenza scientist
wrote 1 month ago: NPR has a great story today on H7N9. Click on the link below to listen to the program. Before he lef … more →
#H7N9 - 87 cases, 17 deaths. CDC Clinician Call Today Advises Get Your Pandemic Plan In Order
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wrote 1 month ago: The Chinese news media outlet, Xinhua reported today that China confirmed five new cases of human H7 … more →
#H7N9 - 82 cases, 17 deaths. Family cluster suspected to be H2H transmission
wrote 1 month ago: The first H7N9 bird flu patient in Beijing, a girl surnamed Yao, accompanied by her parents, receive … more →
# H7N9 – 77 cases, 16 deaths. Chinese media says all is under control. Scientific America article says not so fast.
wrote 1 month ago: Chinese Media Says Bird Flu Under Control Xinhuanet reports that experts say, there is no cause for … more →
#H7N9 – 63 cases, 14 deaths. Google map with details. Journal Nature article states flu poised to spread
wrote 1 month ago: Human cases of H7N9 bird flu reported in China. The map was developed by the South China Morning Pos … more →
#H7N9 – ECDC releases risk assessment. 63 cases, 14 deaths, 1 carrier. Great website to bookmark for reliable info. China says eat chicken?
wrote 1 month ago: ECDC Risk Assessment ECDC has issued an excellent white paper risk assessment on the H7N9 outbreak i … more →
