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   <title><![CDATA[General Discussion : Nobel Laureate downplays pandemic &quot;shock/horror&quot;]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1785">quietprepr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Nobel Laureate downplays pandemic &quot;shock/horror&quot;<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 12:00pm<br /><br />Well, I would say resilience is great as long as you are in the group that survives! I like to look at it in historical terms. If we were facing the 1918 flu that killed over 50 million people, I would guess most people would say do whatever you can to stop it. The real issue is not knowing if this is the big one or not. <DIV>Certainly we know that a few hundred thousand people die in the developed world each year from the regular flu, based on health, age, immune system health, there is not much that can be done about that. But when faced with the possibility of catastrophic fatalities like 1918, I would be deeply disappointed if the governments of the world did little to try to stop it or mitigate the damage.</DIV><DIV>Nobody has a crystal ball but we all have hinsight!</DIV>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5859">CStackDrPH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Nobel Laureate downplays pandemic &quot;shock/horror&quot;<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:51am<br /><br />I find this interesting, and the ongoing comments to the article are fascinating!&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/21/nobel-laureate-downplays-flu-pandemic-shock-horror-scenarios/" target="_blank">http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/21/nobel-laureate-downplays-flu-pandemic-shock-horror-scenarios/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>On the one hand, I agree with much of what Dr. Doherty says....fears of a widespread, humanity-destroying pandemic are likely overplayed by many, including important members of the public health (PH) infrastructure such as Mike Osterholm of Univ of MN. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I saw the PH community gear up to recommend widespread vaccination of doctors, nurses, police, and other emergency workers for smallpox immediately after 9/11, but that would have been a disaster due to the side effects of the vaccine such as <i>eczema vaccinatum, </i>which is nearly as bad as smallpox! &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>However, we just never know, do we? &nbsp;When we get zoonoses like low-path avian H7N9 jumping species, appearing and disappearing, I don't think anyone can be so smug as to say "never." &nbsp;Do we opt for "assurance" (i.e. institute extreme control measures to reduce the likelihood of any pandemic, regardless of economic costs) or "resilience" (i.e. humanity will still survive no matter what hits us)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm interested in your thoughts, you are a smart bunch! &nbsp;Best, Chuck&nbsp;</div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=6015">JorgeFoto</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Tunisian dies of coronavirus - ministry<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:51am<br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&amp;ct2=us%2F9_0_s_0_1_a&amp;sa=t&amp;usg=AFQjCNGekzDbykvD9w0r4ycd3SFacHNkjA&amp;cid=43982065469021&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FTechnology%2FwireStory%2Ftunisia-announces-cases-cor&#111;navirus-death-19223127&amp;ei=MMCbUaizMIfBmQKU-AE&amp;sig2=mUcK6_SQ94H-y9g2ikJ4Eg&amp;rt=HOMEPAGE&amp;vm=STANDARD&amp;bvm=secti&#111;n&amp;did=-365918609807392917&amp;sid=fe85b9625780722a" target="_blank"><span ="titletext">Tunisia Announces 3 Cases of <b>Coronavirus</b>, 1 Death</span></a><br><br>The cases are the first for Tunisia and indicate that the virus is slowly trickling out of Saudi Arabia<br><br>http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/tunisia-announces-cases-coronavirus-death-19223127#.UZvB0uuhBl4<br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3156">jacksdad</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:50am<br /><br />The "SARS like" comparison is misleading a lot of people to assume that it'll go the same was as the 2003 outbreak, but with it's greatly increased mortality rate it's shown itself to be in a whole different league. I agree with Chuck about the rapid onset of symptoms with MERS infections and it's consequently heightened threat to healthcare workers as opposed to the general public. That's undoubtedly been limiting it's spread, but I'm not sure if it's anything more than a speed bump for this thing and we'll continue to see a slow but largely unstoppable march around the globe.]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1523">Albert</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:30am<br /><br />Well, Margaret Chan being Chinese herself, what do we expect. &nbsp; We would probably have a lot more information if she wasn't at the helm. &nbsp; Good grief.&nbsp; <br><br>As she continues to praise China on their transparency (as the only one), still wondering whatever happened to the missing 38 cases hospitalized.&nbsp; <br><br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1956">Pixie</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:24am<br /><br />I guess Margaret Chan is happy with China. &nbsp;Excerpt from her address to world health assembly...<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: line; line-height: 18px; color: rgb51, 51, 51; : rgb255, 255, 255;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;">At the end of March this year, China reported the first-ever human infections with the H7N9 avian influenza virus. Within three weeks, more than 100 additional cases were confirmed. Although the source of human infection with the virus is not yet fully understood, the number of new cases dropped dramatically following the closing of live bird markets.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: line; line-height: 18px; color: rgb51, 51, 51; : rgb255, 255, 255;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;">I thank China for collecting and communicating such a wealth of information, and for collaborating so closely with WHO. Chinese officials have promptly traced, monitored, and tested thousands of patient contacts, including hundreds of health care workers</span></p></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1523">Albert</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:15am<br /><br />Regarding MERS, it seems to be a robust little bug in its beginning stage, with an increased fatality rate over SARS, with a potential future of a more sustained transmitted outcome.&nbsp; <br><br>Although we compare this to SARS, and it's potential to burn itself out, as mentioned,&nbsp; these are two distinctly differently viruses. &nbsp; <br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3156">jacksdad</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:13am<br /><br />If it goes pandemic, they're probably planning on&nbsp;"losing" a lot of suppressed&nbsp;information about deaths and infections in all the confusion while the rest of the world is counting it's dead. We'd probably never get to know the truth.]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1523">Albert</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 11:09am<br /><br />Hi Cyndi26, thanks for the post.&nbsp; Agreed jacksdad - most likely endemic.&nbsp; <br><br>We know that 36 have died, and 57 recovered, but we never heard about the other 38 still hospitalized.&nbsp;&nbsp; China most likely can't report the additional deaths, most of which probably died I'm assuming, as it will raise the overall fatality rate to alarming levels.&nbsp; <br><br>Either way, by virtue of China not reporting on the "missing" 38 cases, that information along with a lot more is certainly being suppressed.&nbsp; <br><br>The way China probably looks at it is that if it goes pandemic, it won't matter either way as there won't be a lot of people left around to blame them at the point - <br>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5785">cyndi26</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 10:59am<br /><br />Afternoon everyone--try and read everyone's post on a daily bases.&nbsp; Have been following corona virus since first case scary situation and the fact that we get very little info on corona and china outbreak.&nbsp; When Dustin Hayth died in Richmond Va last month after a trip to myrtle beach mysterious death they say but cannot find anymore info on his autopsy and cause of death&nbsp; I think there is alot&nbsp; more going on then we r being told which I feel we have the right to know before its to late and a pandemic happens&gt;&nbsp; I&nbsp; so enjoy reading everyone's thoughts&nbsp; Stay safe out there]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3156">jacksdad</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 10:54am<br /><br />Absolutely - H7N9 has dropped off everyone's radar thanks to China's irresponsible handling of the situation. I haven't heard the WHO praising their transparency lately, and&nbsp;with good reason. Without regular reporting, even AFT has little new to say about a virus&nbsp;that's undoubtedly still spreading and mutating behind the curtain that China has drawn. Stay tuned indeed - this hasn't gone away, despite China's attempts to make it look that way. It's likely endemic and&nbsp;practically undetectable.]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5859">CStackDrPH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 10:08am<br /><br />Very true, all. &nbsp;However, SARS-like CoV cause such severe disease so quickly that it tends to be considered more of a risk to health-care workers than the general public. &nbsp;SARS was crushed out despite having spread to many countries via air travel. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I'm keeping my eye on China....H7N9 has gone into "hiding". &nbsp;I'm not sure if the Chinese government is suppressing case reporting, or if their measures (banning live bird "wet markets") have temporarily suspended the infection cycle.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It's in the ecosystem, so we'll see where it pops up next. &nbsp;Since H7N9 is low pathogenicity to fowl, it could end up very far in migratory waterfowl. &nbsp;Stay tuned.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://theverge.com/2013/5/21/4351740/h7n9-no-new-cases-week" target="_blank">http://theverge.com/2013/5/21/4351740/h7n9-no-new-cases-week</a></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3156">jacksdad</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Are We Transitioning To MERS-COV Pandemic?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 9:35am<br /><br />I agree - it's now in at least&nbsp;8 countries so the chances of containment are minimal. It's just a matter of more efficient transmission and that's out of our hands.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2">Guests</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> unknown virus Columbia<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 9:23am<br /><br />Are there any health officials taking biopsies/samples for testing? Seems like no one knows what this is. ]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5704">Jen147</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Oklahoma<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 8:32am<br /><br />So thankful to hear about the 101 pulled from the debris.&nbsp; And they've also lowered the death count.&nbsp; It's a miracle that the hospital was hit, 3rd story gone &amp; no one was killed there.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=483">Penham</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Oklahoma<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 7:32am<br /><br />They rescued 101 more people overnight, so that was good. We got a 70mph storm come through here about 5:00am this morning and I think that is due to hit them in Moore, anytime if it hasn't already. I am hoping it misses them, because it wasn't pretty and it will really hamper the rescue efforts if it hits that area. Here it damaged some buildings, roofs and downed some tree branches, overturned a semi, but it wasn't a tornado. The clouds are wicked looking this morning though, looks as though a funnel could drop out of them at any moment. low to the ground and dark, seems as though it's about 8:00 pm here and it's in the middle of the morning. I worked from 12-8am and the same storm hit my job this morning, so I was watching the weather the whole time, some areas got hail and busted out windows, at least we missed that part of it. I'm going to try and sleep for a bit, but during this time of year always ready to go at a seconds notice, the closest basement is 2 blocks from me at our church. Our schools do not have basements either. Fortunately my job does have an actual storm/safe room]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1956">Pixie</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> unknown virus Columbia<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 7:14am<br /><br /><str&#111;ng style=": transparent; color: rgb102, 102, 102; font-family: ' Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line;">he people of Garzón and the municipalities of central authorities have been demanding more clarity on the situation.</strong><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 3px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : rgb255, 255, 255; color: rgb102, 102, 102; font-family: ' Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;"><str&#111;ng style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Guillermo León Samboni</strong></span>&nbsp;<br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;"><str&#111;ng style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Diario del Huila, Garzon.</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 3px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : rgb255, 255, 255; color: rgb102, 102, 102; font-family: ' Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">The second patient, the three that were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the San Vicente de Paul hospital, admitted for an acute respiratory infection, died yesterday morning at the hospital garzoneño.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">The fatality, identified as Maria Lourdes Audor, 60 years old, born and living in Suaza, had admitted in serious condition on 30 April at the ICU of the hospital.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">"The moment you go into hospital, the patient had been transferred from Suaza respiratorita a severe infection, lasted 22 days in the hospital, receiving the respective treatments, but unfortunately, despite all the medical management that gave the patient and admission to the intensive care unit, ICU, Mrs. died on the morning of Monday May 21, "said Dr. José Antonio Muñoz, deputy manager of the San Vicente de Paul hospital.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">"This patient had other health complications, was hypertensive, presented with heart failure and those with underlying conditions such medical history, was joined respiratory infection that eventually led her to death," said Muñoz.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;"><str&#111;ng style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Second victim</strong></span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Maria Lourdes Audor, by Edgar Valencia, who died last Friday, were part of the three serious patients confined in the intensive care unit, who fired the alarm about the presence of a virus that is affecting the center of the department, contaminating hundreds of people in this region of Huila.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Meanwhile, Jesus Hernan Rivera, the third ICU patient affected by severe respiratory infection, is recovering and, according to the latest medical, could leave the intensive care unit at the end of this week.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;"><str&#111;ng style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Require clarity</strong></span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">Despite the press releases of the Ministry of Health Department, which is attributed to normal colds by climate change high pollution that is the center of the department, the inhabitants of Garzón and municipalities have been demanding the center to the authorities greater clarity on the situation and entrepreneurship in a quick campaign to counter health virus action that has already claimed two victims.</span>&nbsp;<br><br><span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: line; : transparent;">"Every day, the hospital are arriving more and more patients with victims of this pandemic, without a quick action health authorities to step sprout.</span>&nbsp;<span ="notranslate" style="margin: 0px; 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"Asked yesterday Maria Eloisa Sanchez, a resident of Garzón.</span></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1956">Pixie</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> unknown virus Columbia<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 7:08am<br /><br /><div ="itemer" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; : rgb255, 255, 255; color: rgb51, 51, 51; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><h2 ="itemTitle" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 22px; : transparent; font-weight: normal; line-height: 35px; font-family: Arial;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Continued without identifying causes of respiratory infection in Garzon</font></h2><span ="itemDateCreated" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:52</span><div ="itemToolbar" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 11px; : transparent; overflow: ; -: initial initial; -repeat: initial initial;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; list-style: n&#111;ne;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: n&#111;ne; outline: 0px; -: n&#111;ne; display: inline; list-style: n&#111;ne; padding-left: 0px !imant;"><span ="itemAuthor" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; overflow: ;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Written by FERNANDO POLO C.</font></font></span></li></ul><div ="clr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; clear: both; height: 0px; line-height: 0; : n&#111;ne;"></div></div></div><div ="itemBlock" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; : rgb255, 255, 255; 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padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Health Secretary Carlos Mazabel Córdoba accompanied by staff from the Ministry of Health released a report on the situation in Garzón.</font></span><div ="clr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; clear: both; height: 0px; line-height: 0; : n&#111;ne;"></div></div><div ="item" style="margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; : rgb255, 255, 255; color: rgb51, 51, 51; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><div ="itemFullText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; line-height: 1;">The Health Department after evaluating laboratory tests concluded that to date it is not possible to establish an etiologic agent is the cause of respiratory infection that occurs especially in Garzón.&nbsp;</span><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">causal agent of respiratory infection that occurs in Garzon and other municipalities of Huila center has not yet been identified, however, took individual and collective actions necessary to control the spread of the disease.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">So said Health Secretary Department, Carlos Daniel Mazabel Córdoba, the also clarify that this is not an epidemic of A (H1N1), since generate know that this virus are eradicated.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">weekend The test results arrive that are analyzed in Bogota to be certain of what it is.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">" Because of the above is not accurate to say that acute respiratory infection is caused by the H1N1 virus, because it really is a group of viruses that cause the disease and is not limited to one, "said Cordoba Mazabel.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">In the area where consultations were presented was conducted fieldwork and reviewed medical records of those affected to establish the possible causes of infection, and it was established that consultations for respiratory infection Aguada Grave (Irag) have been increasing gradually.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Additional was established that the examinations carried out the person who died in Irag were negative for Garzon.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">"The preliminary result of the likely mortality Irag was negative and is awaiting the results of pathology and virology, and other samples sent to the National Institute of Health," said the Ministry of Health.&nbsp;</font></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 16px 0px 4px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 20px; : transparent; -: initial initial; -repeat: initial initial;"><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Part of tranquility</font></h3><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">The Secretary added that you can have peace of mind because a group of scientists from the Ministry of Social Protection and the same Department were in the area and still lead the situation.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">"There is one report of tranquility, we have been working with the Ministry of Social Protection and a team of scientists who were here visiting last weekend, and we are sharing the entire event we have in Garzón.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Today we have 23 cases that are compatible with Irag unused and we are making continuous monitoring. "&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">We have also a plan for improvement raised in institutions at the service, but more importantly we are creating joint actions for the prevention prevent scattering community and complications that may arise Aguada Severe Respiratory Infection, "concluded Mazabel Cordoba.&nbsp;</font></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font><h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 16px 0px 4px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 20px; : transparent; -: initial initial; -repeat: initial initial;"><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><font ="goog-text-highlight" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : rgb201, 215, 241; -webkit--shadow: rgb153, 153, 170 2px 2px 4px; -shadow: rgb153, 153, 170 2px 2px 4px; -sizing: border-; : relative;">Increased consultations</font></font></h3><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">According Mazabel Córdoba, consultations for Irag gradually increased in relation to 2012, a period in which 5,479 inquiries were made, and so far in 2013 and are 2.192, which suggests that increased the spread of this disease in the area.&nbsp;</font><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;">Nevertheless, the recommendation is to find the signs of respiratory disease should be consulted immediately, follow the recommendations of rigor as hand washing, drinking enough fluids and not self.</font></font><br><br><font style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent;"></font></div><div ="clr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; clear: both; height: 0px; line-height: 0; : n&#111;ne;"></div><div ="itemSocialSharing" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; overflow: ;"><div ="itemTwitter" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; : transparent; : left; display: inline; width: auto;">< allowtransparency="true" border="0" scrolling="no" ="http://plat.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_.1368146021.#_=1369144858159&amp;count=horiz&#111;ntal&amp;id=twitter-widget-0&amp;lang=es&amp;original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lanaci&#111;n.com.co%2Findex.php%2Fnoticias-regi&#111;nal%2Fhuila%2Fitem%2F218155-c&#111;ntinua-sin-identificarse-causa-de-infecci&#111;n-respiratoria-en-garz&#111;n&amp;size=m&amp;text=C&#111;ntin%C3%BAa%20sin%20identificarse%20causa%20de%20infecci%C3%B3n%20respiratoria%20en%20Garz%C3%B3n%20-%20La%20Naci%C3%B3n&amp;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lanaci&#111;n.com.co%2Findex.php%2Fnoticias-regi&#111;nal%2Fhuila%2Fitem%2F218155-c&#111;ntinua-sin-identificarse-causa-de-infecci&#111;n-respiratoria-en-garz&#111;n&amp;via=PrensaLanaci&#111;n" ="twitter-share- twitter-count-horiz&#111;ntal" title="Twitter Tweet " -twttr-rendered="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; width: 121px; height: 20px; border-style: n&#111;ne !imant; -: n&#111;ne !imant;"></div></div></div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3304">FluMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> H7N9 Tamiflu Resistant<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 7:05am<br /><br />Only problem it was a hoax on us the St. Luke's thing.  At least we were recognized.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.avianflutalk.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2642">ParanoidMom</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> H7N9 Tamiflu Resistant<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> May&nbsp;21&nbsp;2013 at 6:52am<br /><br /><a href="http://theextincti&#111;nprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/evolving-deadly-h7n9-virus-develops-drug-resistance-to-tamiflu/" target="_blank">http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/evolving-deadly-h7n9-virus-develops-drug-resistance-to-tamiflu/</a><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Nice write up about AFT :-).</div>]]>
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