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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Situation in New Zealand – August 19, 2010
New Zealand is still in its Winter which means flu season is ongoing. And the second wave of pandemic flu infections is well underway. From the New Zealand Ministry of Health, August 19, 2010 Influenza H1N1 activity is continuing to … Continue reading
Situation in India – August 16, 2010
In the past week, at least 83 people have died of pandemic H1N1 virus infection in India (NetIndian, August 16, 2010). The deaths have occurred throughout India. The largest number of deaths occurred in Maharashtra (51). Over 1,000 new infections … Continue reading
The pandemic is not over
The current pandemic was first recognised in April of 2009. Illness has appeared in waves as would be expected of a pandemic virus. India, New Zealand and Thailand are currently experiencing large scale outbreaks. The pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus has … Continue reading
Maragert Chan’s plan to kill the pandemic flu vaccine campaign in the US
The pandemic H1N1 virus is starting to pick up speed in Asia. People are dying and large numbers of children have become ill in New Zealand. The number of deaths in India seems to increase every day. And a hitherto … Continue reading
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Large scale outbreak of pandemic flu among adults in Thailand
An outbreak of influenza has been reported in Thailand in Ubon Ratchathani province at a conference for educational officials. From The Nation, August 8, 2010 [hat-tip, Pixie]: The random test’s diagnosis of human Swine flu among 60 participants had prompted … Continue reading
The Return of H3
Flu viruses can be characterised in many different ways. One system uses types and subtypes. There are three “types”, A, B and C. Subtyping is based on two of the eight influenza genomic segments, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). Different … Continue reading
