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NotNadine
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1,000 admitted to hospitals following fever
Nasik, Mar 15: Over a thousand people, including women and children, were admitted to government and private hospitals in powerloom town of Malegaon in the district following complaints of fever, a senior official said today. Medical officer of Malegaon Municipal Corporation Dr Hasonoddin Shaikh said that MMC health squad was fully geared up to provide treatment to the patients, who were admitted following complaints of "high temperature and joint pains". "The condition of all the patients was stable," Shaikh added. "We have collected blood samples of all the patients for examinations and report of it was awaited," he added. Bureau Report http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=281901&sid=REG |
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Not with a bang but a whimper.
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earlier in the week....
Sunday, February 19, 2006 04:52:07 pmPT NASIK: "The district authorities here were put on high alert after the confirmation of outbreak of birdflu in Nandurbar district of north Maharashtra. District Collector Mahesh Zagde has asked Regional Tranport Officers (RTO) and Police to keep watch on transportation of chickens from Dhule, Nandurbar and Surat. " Zagde said that we are also keeping watch at government as well as private hospitals to see if patients with bird flu symtoms was found." |
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Fever hits 2,000 in Malegaon
Agencies Wednesday, March 15, 2006 21:33 IST
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Let's hope that this is not it. I wish Rick was around with one of his maps. I would really like to know where this place is in relation to other clusters or outbreaks. Does anyone know? Thanks NotNadine. edit: Wow! That was fast! |
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Nasik hosts chicken festival
India NewS Posted on 04 Mar 2006 Nasik: To create awareness among the people and to dispel fears of bird flu from their minds, a three-day chicken festival has been organized in Nasik. Through the festival, the organizers want to send across the message to the people that consumption of chicken is risk free as the flu is limited within 3 km of Navapur. We appeal to all common people that they should enjoy chicken and eggs. Do not fear about bird flu. It is at 3 km area of Navapur. The rest of India and Maharashtra is bird flu free, said Udhav Aahare, Chairman, District Poultry Association, Nasik. Doctors have also given a clean chit to the consumers and have asked them to be fearless. For a common consumer who is a routine chicken consumer, he should not be bothered about chicken convention. He can start his routine chicken convention. There is no risk at all involved, said Dr. S. V. Deshpande, a Veterinary doctor. People came in large numbers to relish the chicken cuisine. On this festival, 2000 kg of chicken biryani is being cooked and is served to the people gratis. Nasik has around 2500 small and big chicken farms. http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=20590 I don't think the chicken festival is going to catch on. |
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If you need a map do search for Maharashtra in the
forum.The software is not uploading any maps today. Thanks Tansau for the map URL. It's on the west coast not far from Bombay and about 10-million people. |
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And of course this was spewed from the mouth of the Chairman of the District Poultry Association! I wonder whose hands are in his pockets! I don't think the chicken festival will catch on either, Rick. What a fracking nightmare! |
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Hmmm... this is not good. I used Google earth and plotted this and the earlier post about the 300 adminted with "Viral fever" they are NOT that far apart, they are all in the same district that there is a recorded H5N1 outbreak
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Any bets on how long it takes for us to be told this is Norovirus??? I feel like I should start a pool. |
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So they hold a big chicken festival, tell everyone it is safe and not to worry, then 10 days later over 1000 people sick with fevers. hmmm.
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Thanks Rick. My biggest fear all along has been India. |
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Massive culling on to contain bird flu
Web posted at: 3/16/2006 0:44:37 Source ::: IANS Mumbai: India yesterday stepped up efforts to contain the spread of bird flu, with official teams culling thousands of birds and conducting door- to-door surveys to identify possible human avian influenza cases in Maharashtra's affected region. Officials said there were no reports of any people in the four affected villages in Jalgaon district, 415km from Mumbai, showing signs of the global disease that has killed nearly 100 people in Southeast Asia, mostly in Vietnam. "The culling has begun today. We are urging people to help the authorities in exterminating the birds in their backyards," said T P Doke, director of Maharashtra's health services. "A team of doctors has launched a surveillance operation in the region. We are also training local health workers to identify possible human avian influenza cases in the affected areas," Doke said. According to Doke, three isolation wards had been created in municipal hospitals of Jalgaon district. Authorities are likely to conduct surveillance over a radius of 12km from each of the four villages to ascertain if the virus had infected any human being. The report of the new cases of bird flu on Tuesday came almost a month after India's first cases of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza were detected Feb 18 from Navapur village of Nandurbar district, 140km from Jalgaon. Officials said the virus had mostly struck backyard poultry in Jalgaon. Samples of dead birds sent last month from four villages of Jalgaon to Bhopal's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory had tested positive for the virus. There have been no human casualties in India so far due to the H5N1 strain of the virus. A team of experts and doctors is already in the affected areas to oversee control and containment operations. Over 75,000 birds are likely to be culled in the four villages at Jalgaon. Sales of poultry products, mainly chickens and eggs, were badly hit across Maharashtra and other parts of India after the first cases of bird flu were detected last month. Chickens and eggs were also briefly taken off the menu by airlines and the state-run railways. The latest confirmation of bird flu in Maharashtra came even as the state government and poultry firms had launched a major campaign to urge people not to shun poultry products. India is the world's sixth largest producer of eggs and the fifth largest producer of broiler chickens. It produced 43 billion eggs and 1.7 billion broilers in 2005, according to industry estimates. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp? section=World_News&subsection=India&month=March2006&file=Wor ld_News2006031604437.xml http://www.surfindia.com/travel/gifs/nashik-map.jpg |
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around 10 day incubation period huh wonder what they call stable? |
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This is happening not to far from Bombay? Correct?
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"NASHIK: Over 1,000 people, including women and children, were admitted to government and private hospitals in the powerloom town of Malegaon in the district following complaints of fever, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Another 1,000 people are said to be affected too." Keep in mind, it isn't 1,000 people affected, it is 2,000 people. 1,000 have been hospitalized with another 1,000 at home with symptoms.
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Insane. What were they thinking? $$$$$$ |
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A 3 day chicken festival? Methinks the advance agents of the H5N1 virus have taken over the brains of these officials to prepare the way! The Leader Virus speaks: "Fellow virus, our preparations are ready! We will now bend the foolish humans to serve our invasion". Even the worst science fiction couldn't predict this reality! |
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Siam,
Mumbai=Bombay, so 415km away from Bombay. |
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Over a thousand people, including women and children,
were admitted to government and private hospitals in powerloom town of Is it just me, or does this sound strange? the "including women and children" part, Is it not normal for women and children to seek health care in this part of the world? I don't understand why they would specify them, unless when they get sick with H5N1, it doesn't count. |
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considering this is 2000 people and about a week after the chicken festival high fever joint pain it fits very scary but it fits
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I look at the stars and wonder what it would be like to touch them.
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I just read on the BBC that four human cases of Bird Flu have been confirmed from this group.
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only 415 km away from Bombay? Well if it hit's there we all all skewed, I'll be going inside my safe zone. No wonder nothing from WHO they're trying to figure out how to tell us they failed, even with all the monies they got. |
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Well now we definitely have ammunition to alert family, friends & neighbors!
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This was enough to make me grab my purse and head to the store again.
I'm paying this isn't H5N1. |
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Blam-- can you post a source for your info that BBC confirmed BF in this group? Thanks.
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I don't understand. 1,000 people are suspected of having H5N1?
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blam, i just checked the bbc web site, nothing about human cases that i can see. only birds. is it poss you misread it?
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all the animals in the wood teach their children to survive from nature with one exception,
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< Watching this with great interest...my staff went home hours ago and I feel about as helpless as a newborn kitten, lol.
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Women and children are a very low priority for health care there, especially in some areas. A friend in her 40's went there years ago for a few months, and had some trouble getting some medical work for a blocked intestine, apparently women past childbearing age are considered disposable (not a universal belief). Some locals were surprised her husband was trying to get her to a doctor and hospital. The emphasis on the news' part may have been similar to the kind of report here where men killing their wife or children is pretty routine, a woman doing the same gets an emphasis on the "wife" or "mother" part. They are also having a rise in "Sati", the tradition of burning a widow alive on her dead husband's funeral pyre. The practice includes the belief that the tremendous agony, screaming, etc. on the widow's part, is actually expressions of ecstacy on the part of the woman going to rejoin her husband. It is the subject of some popular movies there. |
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Yes, ExaminedLife, exactly, a 1.000 people have a "viral temperature" and other symptoms bad enough to hospitalize, which could be bird flu, but of course, could be something else. Another post has 300 people sick (but doesn't mention hosptal) in a village not too far away (100 miles?). Anyway, in 2 weeks we'll see if its H5N1, or if half die in a week, we'll know its SOMETHING we will not like (would be quite a twist if some completely different viral or bacterial agent emerged at this time). Or maybe its something that stays local. This kind of thing does happen from "normal" illnesses regularly, so you have to wait and not panic. The early warning can come from correlating mass illnesses spreading, matched with high death rates in early victims after a week or 2. Kind of the problem with getting news fast, so much overload. That map of bird flu had some amazing outbreaks of other illnesses on it, as well that, you never think about. |
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Culling to end by Friday: Mah chief secy
March 15, 2006 Jalgaon, Maharashtra: The culling operation of 70,000 poultry birds in the bird flu-affected Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, undertaken from today, will be completed by Friday, Chief Secreatry D K Sankaran said. The birds would be first culled inside the three-kilometre radius, which is the most affected region. Then the action will move to the 10-kilometre radius, part of the surveillance zone, Sankaran told reporters here. "The Bhopal lab found positive bird flu cases in the four villages of Jalgaon --- Savda, Hated, Salva and Marul. We are starting the culling operations rightaway and expect to complete the work by Friday," he said. Medical examinations of the villagers will also begin from tomorrow. "We are sending health teams to all the villages in the 10 km radius, with a total population of around 10 lakh. Then we will provide necessary medical care, if required," Sankaran said. Sankaran said that the administration would try and fulfil the deadline set for culling. He said 60 culling teams had been set up, each having four to five members. They have also been provided with vehicles to enable them cover a larger distance in shorter time. Sankaran said apart from the samples tested positive by the Bhopal laboratory, neither have there been any other cases of bird flu infection nor any bird mortality in the area after February 25. The chief secretary also assured that there are no cases of bird flu symptoms detected till now in humans. "But as a standard precautionary protocol, safety measures are being taken," he said. "We are sending teams tomorrow to villages to check for symptoms. There is one isolation ward in Jalgaon, we have set up a 100-bed hospital in Chopda, which is ready. There are special isolation wards at two other nearby villages in the three kilometre radius," Sankaran added. http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2006/march/133022.htm http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/maharashtra/maharashtra-loca tion- map.gif * Anyone know if they have ordered any N95 masks? Indian Express, India - 24 Feb 2006 "In fact, India has not even deemed it necessary to import N95 masks that are absolutely essential to filter the virus. ..." |
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This could be the answer to the fevers. NIV team detects APs mysterious fever
The preliminary investigations into the mysterious fever that wreaked havoc in at least five districts of Andhra Pradesh in January this year has pointed towards mosquito-transmitted virus as the cause behind it. This arthropod-borne virus chikungunya virus was found to be behind the mysterious fever by a team of scientists from the National Institute of Virology (NIV) here.
The team that visited the districts and collected the samples are yet to finalise their report, but prima facie investigations have all pointed towards the chikungunya virus. They will soon be sending a detailed report to the Union Ministry of Health soon.
Though NIV director A C Mishra could not be contacted to ascertain the findings of the investigation, highly placed sources told Newsline that chikungunya virus was transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Incidentally, it is the same species of mosquito that causes dengue too.
High fever, chill, severe headache followed by acute joint and muscle pains are the symptoms of the infection. Fever persists for three days and pain for seven days or more depending upon the resistance of the patient.
Chikungunya virus is highly-infective and disabling. The name comes from Swahili and means that which bends up giving a reference to the positions that victims take to relieve the joint pain. Chikungunya is responsible for extensive Aedes Aegypti-transmitted urban disease in Africa and is also the cause for epidemic in Asia. The crippling arthralgia and frequent arthritis that accompany the fever and other systemic symptoms are clinically distinct.
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"Could this new gastroenteritis virus which spreads from
person to person possibly mutate with the bird flu? Is this the type of flu which the scientists are afraid of, that can make the bird flu changed to H2H ?" ------------------- At the moment nobody is certain what is causing all these people to be ill from "Gastro" . I'm looking for anything unusual or unexplained in terms of illness. If these reports about "Gastro" are indeed that, then the situation should resolve itself with time and further investigation. All the countries that acknowledge that they have B.F., initially denied it's presence. I don't expect them to respond differently when it comes to reports about people. That is the reality from where I see it. If I were looking for something sinister involving human B.F. clusters or H2H, these "Gastro" type reports would be something I would investigate until proven otherwise. |
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MissRX, thanks for the observation and posting about Chikungunya, I was wondering the same thing. Time will tell. Chikungunya virus Symptoms and effects. After an incubation period of 3-12 days there is a sudden onset of flu- like symptoms including a severe headache, chills, fever (>40°C,104°F), joint pain, nausea and vomiting. The joints of the extermities in particular become swollen and painful to the touch. A rash may sometimes occur. Hemorrhage is rare and all but a few patients recover within 3-5 days. Some can suffer for joint pain for months. Children may display neurological symptoms. Medical and Physical Countermeasures. Vaccination (Immunoprophylaxis) A vaccine is not available. Specific Therapy No specific therapies are available. Supportive care Symptoms are treated, e.g. with analgesics and anticonvulsants. Decontamination The virus is killed by common disinfectants, moist heat and drying. The vector (a mosquito) also needs to be controlled with insecticides. Agent Properties and Potential Uses Chikungunya virus is highly infective and disabling but is not transmissible between people. It would most likely be dispensed as an aerosol or by the release of infected mosquitos. The disabling joint pain and fever, the lack of a suitable animal reservoir in Western countries and its lack of lethality make it a very "clean" weapon that could be used against key civilian installations. The name comes from the Swahili for "that which bends up" that is a reference to the positions that victims take to relieve the joint pain http://www.cbwinfo.com/Biological/Pathogens/CHIK.html |
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Has anyone heard anymore about this topic?
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ABBF - http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2006/march/133122.htm Dengue hits Malegaon: 800 hospitalised
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http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=26 899
Culling of chickens in Jalgaon continues for second dayJalgaon (Maharashtra): The culling of chickens in Maharashtra's bird flu-hit Jalgaon district is continuing for the second day on Friday, with about 75,000 chickens are expected to be culled by the end of the day.Nearly 29,000 chickens were culled till 5.20 p.m. yesterday. The mopping is expected to continue for a week as tests confirmed the country's second outbreak of avian influenza in poultry was the deadly H5N1 strain. Central animal husbandry officials had yesterday said that 200-kilometer radius of the flu-hit area was being checked for the virus. "We decided that in addition to the surveillance, which we had mounted, we will step it up further. We will do it even more aggressively than we were doing. And we have earmarked these 38 districts in 200 kilometres radius for a quick check. Upma Chaudhury, Joint Secretary in the animal husbandry department, had said. In Maharashtra, where bird flu resurfaced this week in backyard poultry, officials said there was no time for niceties and the birds had to be killed fast. Veterinary and civic workers, wearing protective gear, yesterday moved door-to-door collecting chickens and eggs after paying owners 40 rupees (90 cents) for every bird as compensation. The birds had their necks twisted and were then stuffed in black plastic bags and buried in shallow pits. Disinfectants and lime powder were then sprinkled over the graves. Authorities said the latest outbreak -- in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra-- was the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza that has killed about 100 people, most of them in Asia. However, there have been no reports of human infections in India. Health authorities said they were not taking any chances and had sent dozens of medical teams looking for people with flu-like symptoms to every household of the affected area. Hundreds of people in a nearby area have complained of fever. Though doctors said they are most likely suffering from dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease -- but they have sent blood samples for bird flu tests anyway. After the first outbreak, India tested more than 100 people for bird flu but all proved negative. Hospitals in Malegaon, 140 km (85 miles) from the latest outbreak, have treated nearly 2,000 people in 15 days. Authorities said they had identified four villages spread over 1,100 square km (425 square miles) in the Jalgaon area as affected and were killing all birds -- an estimated 70,000 -- within that area. Jalgaon is 200 km (125 miles) from Navapur, where the country reported its first case of the H5N1 strain last month. Authorities said last week they had contained the virus there after culling hundreds of thousands of chickens. Monitoring was being stepped up in 38 districts around Jalgaon - including parts of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat -- and would cover not only humans and poultry but also pigs and cats. Isolation wards have been kept ready in local hospitals should there be a need to quarantine people. Authorities have also restricted movement of traffic through the four affected villages. However, poultry farm owners in adjacent Nasik said there was no threat of a bird-flu outbreak in the district. "The bird flu which was in Navapur has spread to Jalgaon. But this problem is more with the chickens that are kept in houses in the villages as they are not fed well and are also not given vaccines. But the chickens kept in the farms are better taken care of. We have already given them three vaccines. Hence, there is not much a problem for these chickens," said Ashok Darare, a poultry businessman. Earlier, television showed dead chickens lying on a road in Jalgaon and children in the affected areas playing with domestic poultry. The first outbreak cost the poultry industry more than 120 million dollars in just two weeks. The bird flu virus has spread rapidly since the beginning of February, moving deeper into Europe, Africa and Asia. Scientists fear it is only a matter of time before the virus mutates into a form that passes easily among people, triggering a pandemic. Millions could die and economies would be crippled if that happens, they say. |
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Malegaon hit by viral fever outbreak
In Maharashtra's Malegaon district, over 68 people have been admitted to local hospitals for treatment of viral fever.
Over 500 people are receiving treatment at home. Heath officials say this is a viral fever outbreak and has nothing to do with the avian flu influenza. However as a precautionary measure, blood samples have been sent for further testing to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The reports are expected to come out on Saturday. Meanwhile civic authorities have started cleaning operations in the area. Authorities say this is because drains in the area have been overflowing since last week's unseasonal showers. The sewage system in the town is also very poor which has added to the problem. |
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Quote " "We have not yet found anyone with flu-like symptoms despite a very intense door-to-door search," T.P. Doke, Maharashtra's health director, said. Except the 2000 with ABBF Dengue Fever
Hospitals in Malegaon, 140 km (85 miles) from the latest outbreak, have treated nearly 2,000 people in 15 days. |
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OMG. 1,000+ people? I will definitely head to the store this weekend. I really hope this isn't H2H, but it sure sounds like it is.
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I just searched promed for dengue fever in india. the most recent case is this in 2003 - [5]
Note its only 23 people - 2000 in 15 days i dont think this is the norm in india.
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