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    Posted: September 04 2006 at 6:00am
Myshttp://www.********.com/News/09040601/Mystery_Swine_China.htmltery Swine Deaths in Eastern China
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September 4, 2006

Since June 2006, a pig disease characterized by rising body temperature, redness of the skin, and rapid breathing has occurred in portions of Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and other provinces.

News obtained from the Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian regions shows that this outbreak has caused large-scale pig herd deaths in parts of the region. In the area of Nanchang in Jiangxi alone, nearly one million pigs may have died

The above comments on a spreading fatal swine disease in China are alarming on several fronts.  There has been little coverage in the press and no diagnosis for the widespread outbreak.  The regions affected correspond to locations where the Fujian strain of H5N1 has been reported.  H5N1 in swine has also been reported in Fujian province (see below).

Swine can host swine, avian, and human influenza.  Swine are mixing vessels for influenza reassortment and recombination.  In Canada, the level of reassortment and recombination in swine has increased in recent years.

Earlier reports to ProMed in 2005 suggested unreported H5N1 bird flu in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu was common.  The failure to report the large scale swine deaths in the same areas is cause for concern.

More details on the clinical symptoms and etiological agents would be useful.

A/swine/Anhui/2004(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/F1/2001(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/2/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/4/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/5/2003(H5N1)
A/Shandong/2/03(H5N1)
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I don't know what happened to some of the text in that message.....have to put the cursor over it and drag the mouse to see it  Anyone know how to fix it?




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Myshttp://www.********.com/News/09040601/Mystery_Swine_China.htmltery Swine Deaths in Eastern China
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September 4, 2006

Since June 2006, a pig disease characterized by rising body temperature, redness of the skin, and rapid breathing has occurred in portions of Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and other provinces.

News obtained from the Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian regions shows that this outbreak has caused large-scale pig herd deaths in parts of the region. In the area of Nanchang in Jiangxi alone, nearly one million pigs may have died

The above comments on a spreading fatal swine disease in China are alarming on several fronts.  There has been little coverage in the press and no diagnosis for the widespread outbreak.  The regions affected correspond to locations where the Fujian strain of H5N1 has been reported.  H5N1 in swine has also been reported in Fujian province (see below).

Swine can host swine, avian, and human influenza.  Swine are mixing vessels for influenza reassortment and recombination.  In Canada, the level of reassortment and recombination in swine has increased in recent years.

Earlier reports to ProMed in 2005 suggested unreported H5N1 bird flu in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu was common.  The failure to report the large scale swine deaths in the same areas is cause for concern.

More details on the clinical symptoms and etiological agents would be useful.

A/swine/Anhui/2004(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/F1/2001(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/2/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/4/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/5/2003(H5N1)
A/Shandong/2/03(H5N1)
 
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Thanks, Cruiser.

I wonder how relevant this is to the Swine deaths?  I  hope that this is not what has been happening. 

http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.php?adid=search&id=20835

Dr. Prasert Phongcharoen, a WHO adviser and viral disease expert, urged caution in the disposal of the chicken carcasses. If infected chickens are thrown in rivers, "the virus could spread to open pig farms and this could result in transmission from pigs to humans," he said
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    I am hoping b/f has not moved to pigs and mutated to another form ? the carrier of pigs scares me to death because is a step closer to the possibilty of infecting humans in many cases
    
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If this has been happening since June and this is the first we have heard of it it does not give you much faith in China's claim that they are operting a full disclosure policy.
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And there is still this mystery unsolved:
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2006_08_14/en/index.html

Avian influenza – situation in China – update 14

14 August 2006

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country’s 21st case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

The case occurred in a 62-year-old male farmer from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the north-western part of the country. He developed symptoms on 19 June and died on 12 July. Initial tests on patient specimens produced negative results. As a precautionary measure, tests were repeated during July and August and eventually produced positive results, which were confirmed today by the Ministry of Health.

An epidemiological investigation of the case was unable to uncover a history of exposure to dead or diseased birds. The man had no history of travel during the month prior to symptom onset. No recent poultry outbreaks have been reported in the vicinity of the man’s home. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had not previously reported a human case.

Of the 21 cases confirmed to date in China, 14 have been fatal.
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hey nexus,
 
I was shocked and saddened to find out that the world has known about Avian flu since 1997 in Hong Kong...now suddenly, its an epidemic...I wonder sometimes if they purposely delay in order to commit genocide...scary thought, but a plausible theory due to the inaction surrounding this deadly disease!
 
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Greetings Starryknight1,
 
Welcome to our world.  Avian flu is not new and neither are many other insidious viruses throughout this cruel world.  See the CDC website for info on the other nasties causing trouble in the world. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm
 
We do have our hands full.  Unfortunately our biggest enemy in any battle is our attention span.  With our insatiable appetite for the sensational we are so easily distracted by the latest news story.  Take poor Steve Irwin (God rest his wonderful soul) whose very heart was ripped open by the barb of a sting ray suddenly makes bird flu somehow seem unimportant.  Anybody who has ever donned a mask and snorkel knows the scary vulnerability they feel the first time underwater just as we now feel with the sudden blast of an uninvited cough or sneeze.  Stay calm, stay focused, stay informed!
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It always comes back to Irwin.    LOL 
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Originally posted by Cruiser Cruiser wrote:

Myshttp://www.********.com/News/09040601/Mystery_Swine_China.htmltery Swine Deaths in Eastern China
******** Commentary
September 4, 2006

Since June 2006, a pig disease characterized by rising body temperature, redness of the skin, and rapid breathing has occurred in portions of Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and other provinces.

News obtained from the Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian regions shows that this outbreak has caused large-scale pig herd deaths in parts of the region. In the area of Nanchang in Jiangxi alone, nearly one million pigs may have died

The above comments on a spreading fatal swine disease in China are alarming on several fronts.  There has been little coverage in the press and no diagnosis for the widespread outbreak.  The regions affected correspond to locations where the Fujian strain of H5N1 has been reported.  H5N1 in swine has also been reported in Fujian province (see below).

Swine can host swine, avian, and human influenza.  Swine are mixing vessels for influenza reassortment and recombination.  In Canada, the level of reassortment and recombination in swine has increased in recent years.

Earlier reports to ProMed in 2005 suggested unreported H5N1 bird flu in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu was common.  The failure to report the large scale swine deaths in the same areas is cause for concern.

More details on the clinical symptoms and etiological agents would be useful.

A/swine/Anhui/2004(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Fujian/F1/2001(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/1/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/2/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/4/2003(H5N1)
A/swine/Guangdong/5/2003(H5N1)
A/Shandong/2/03(H5N1)
 
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Influenza A virus (A/swine/Fujian/1/2003(H5N1))

Taxonomy ID: 295670
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Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
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Viruses; ssRNA negative-strand viruses; Orthomyxoviridae; Influenzavirus A; Influenza A virus; H5N1 subtype
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Nucleotide 8
Protein 8
Taxonomy 1

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Influenza A virus (A/swine/Anhui/2004(H5N1))

Taxonomy ID: 374130
Rank: no rank
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
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synonym: Influenza A virus (A/swine/Anhui/04(H5N1))
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Viruses; ssRNA negative-strand viruses; Orthomyxoviridae; Influenzavirus A; Influenza A virus; H5N1 subtype
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