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2008: H5N1, avian (bird) influenza - be aware and prepare
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This months free video (requires free flash software):
How
is H5N1 avian influenza A (in humans) and Pneumonia treated?
- the clinical findings, treatments and considerations including an
overview of pneumonia which official caused deaths in current victims.
More ... »
The
Ethics of Pandemics - all people should have access to
life-saving services, but will they? more
... »
Face
masks, which ones work and when to change them: Dr. Michael
Osterholm says certain kinds of face masks can clearly reduce your risk
of contracting the bird flu. Some have to be changed often ... know the details:
See why, "Pandemic planning must be on the agenda of every
school board, every faith-based ministry, every manufacturing plant,
investment firm, mortuary, legislature, food distributor and media
outlet - starting now!"
Read our Bird
Flu Contingency or Family Plan to help
you be prepared here ...»
OVERVIEW (what we know to date): Q&A about H5N1, Avian (Bird) Influenza »
Is mine a cold or flu, what are the differences? more ... »
Social Distancing - How to Protect Yourself Against Infection »
Also, experts warn against personal Tamiflu stockpile...!
Read more about Bird Flu Anti-Viral drugs, who creates them and who
might produce H5N1, Avian / Bird Flu Vaccines ...»
National Bird Flu Pandemic
Web site list. Know where to go for your local information and plans.
"Of all influenza A viruses circulating in
birds, H5N1 is currently of greatest public-health concern because it
has caused severe and fatal human infections with mortality ranging
from 33% to over 50% since the first known outbreak in Hong Kong in
1997. The spread of H5N1 in poultry and wild birds in many countries
has raised concerns about the increased risk of transmission of H5N1
virus to human beings."
WHO Rapid Advice Guideline
Panel on Avian Influenza, January 2007.
We have links to important official health sites starting here ...»
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO (World Health Organization): since 2003
| Azerbaijan | cases = 8 | deaths = 5 |
| Bangladesh | cases = 1 | deaths = 0 |
| Cambodia | cases = 7 | deaths = 7 |
| China | cases = 30 | deaths = 20 |
| Djibouti | cases = 1 | deaths = 0 |
| Egypt | cases = 50 | deaths = 22 |
| Indonesia | cases = 135 | deaths = 110 |
| Iraq | cases = 3 | deaths = 2 |
| Laos | cases = 2 | deaths = 2 |
| Myanmar | cases = 1 | deaths = 0 |
| Nigeria | cases = 1 | deaths = 1 |
| Pakistan | cases = 3 | deaths = 1 |
| Thailand | cases = 25 | deaths = 17 |
| Turkey | cases = 12 | deaths = 4 |
| Viet Nam | cases = 106 | deaths = 52 |
| Total | cases = 385 | deaths = 243 |
Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases. (19 June, 2008)
Over 60 countries have reported outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza since 2003.
More than 300 million birds have died or been destroyed in an
effort to prevent further spread of the virus, according to the U.N.
Food and Agriculture Organization.
That level of disease among domestic flocks has been characterized as
an animal pandemic, and a costly one. $2.5
billion has gone into the international effort to control and eradicate
the disease.
External Link: (opens a new window) Global Spread of H5N1