Monthly Archives: October 2011

H5N1 Alert in Asia

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

There have been a series of human cases, alerts and exercises associated with H5N1 in several countries in Asia recently. These include: Indonesia: Cases of H5N1 in humans Mainland China: Alert regarding H5N1 human to human spread Hong Kong, China: … Continue reading →

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Novel H3N2 flu virus infects child in Maine

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

A 8 year old boy in Cumberland County Maine has been infected with the same H3N2 influenza virus that has previously infected three people in Pennsylvania and one in Indiana. This virus is apparently circulating in pigs in the US. … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy Grips the Huffington Post – Anti-Vaccine Site Reviews “Contagion” … and Flublogia

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Flublogia receives little attention from the MSM. However, in a recent review of “Contagion” a blogger at the Huffington Post, Peter Christian Hall, discusses Flublogia. Well, part of it anyways. In “Contagion” an anti-vaccine, magic-bean selling flu blogger is portrayed … Continue reading →

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