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These were the daily headlines from August 2009 about H1N1 Swine Flu and other influenza and Bird Flu (H5N1) topics.

Note:  As of 23 August, the WHO (World Health Organization) estimated over 209438 cases and at least 2185 deaths. (Given that countries are no longer required to test and report individual cases, the number of cases reported actually understates the real number of cases.)

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These were the headline news from July 2009 about influenza whether Bird Flu (H5N1) or Swine Flu (H1N1).

31 July » The most dangerous yet
Business Standard
That is twice as many as the number killed by the bird flu infection H5N1 since its first outbreak in 2003. Moreover, unlike the bird flu virus, …

30 July » Two out of three H1N1 flu deaths are in Latin America
Channel News Asia
One of the biggest worries is that A(H1N1) might combine with elements of A(H5N1) – a recent bird flu type that, while it passed with great difficulty from … Read the rest of this entry →

These were the headline news from June 2009 about influenza whether Bird Flu (H5N1) or Swine Flu (H1N1).

30 June » Will two flus mix in Indonesia? Experts worry
Reuters – USA
H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in Asia for years and has hit Indonesia harder than any other country. Although it only rarely infects people, …

29 June » Critics say ‘mild’ a misleading term for H1N1
CTV.ca – Canada
But instead of the 60-plus per cent death rate of H5N1 avian flu — seen for years as the pandemic frontrunner — the wire was tripped by a seemingly wimpy … Read the rest of this entry →

These were the headline news from May 2009 about influenza whether Bird Flu (H5N1) or Swine Flu (H1N1).

31 May » Vietnam has first case of H1N1 flu: doctor
Reuters – USA
Vietnam — which has grappled with the more deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in recent years — requires any suspected H1N1 cases to be isolated for seven days. …

30 May » Gov’t spends more to prevent A/H1N1 flu
SGGP – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
In related news, when asked about the purchase of 32 specialized trucks that would be used to spray chemicals to prevent the H5N1 bird flu, …
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An interesting round-up of the top news stories regarding Swine Influenza today.

Pig owners outraged over Egypt’s decision to slaughter all beasts
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
Mr Gabali said Egypt – where 26 people died from the H5N1 virus, making it one of the countries most affected by the bird flu strain – was taking the threat …

Novartis says adjuvant promising in flu vaccine
Reuters – USA
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG will use data from a study on its pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine Aflunov and adjuvant MF59 to help develop a …

Assessing the Danger of New Flu
New York Times – United States
In contrast, the lethal avian flu that has kept world health authorities anxious for years is caused by H5N1 influenza virus. It has killed 257 of the 421 …

World better equipped to face swine flu thanks to H5N1 scare
Times of Malta – Valletta,Malta
“H5N1 (avian influenza) could have been a blessing in disguise,” he said. Had the world not taken the threat of H5N1 bird flu seriously, it would not have …

IVW: Don’t Forget About Bird Flu
MedPage Today – Little Falls,NJ,USA
“The [H5N1 avian flu] is the virus most likely to cause a big pandemic, a world shattering affair,” he said, “whereas I don’t think this swine is going to …

Swine flu outbreak tracked with Twitter
msnbc.com – USA
“But that was too slow for the amount of information we’ve been accumulating, so we had to switch to a Twitter feed instead.” The new swine flu Twitter …

Swine flu – ‘Vaccines are not the answer’
Nursing Times – UK
A strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that may unleash the next global flu pandemic is showing resistance to Tamiflu, the antiviral drug that countries …

Jember exposed to bird flu
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
The Jember regency administration announced Tuesday the H5N1 bird flu virus had spread to 17 of the regency’s 31 districts after lab tests showed 5449 …

Global swine flu pandemic ‘very likely’: Hong Kong expert
AsiaOne – Singapore
‘At least at this stage, the mortality does not seem to be as high as expected for the avian flu H5N1. That’s the relatively reassuring point. …

Russian scientist predicted swine flu pandemic in 2004
MOSNEWS – Russia
But pigs were ideal “incubators” to breed a new stem of the virus, far deadlier than H5N1 or H3N2. “Swine are easy prey for both human and avian flu. …

Glaxo, Roche Meet Swine-Flu Drug Needs? Vaccine Is Months Away
Bloomberg – USA
While the H5N1 bird flu that has killed more than 250 people hasn’t gained genes to spread easily among humans, the Mexican swine flu already may have done …

Here are the top Bird Flu stories for this month, February 2009 – (more news on our main web-site)

Note: Alerts are the top, daily news headlines, with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). These are from major news organizations all over the world. We have sorted these in month pages since January 2006.

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30 March » Waging war on superbugs
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Here are the top Bird Flu stories for this month, February 2009 – (more news on our main web-site)

Note: Alerts are the top, daily news headlines, with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). These are from major news organizations all over the world. We have sorted these in month pages since January 2006.

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28 February » H7 bird flu case detected in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture
Xinhua – China
(Xinhua) — The H7 bird flu has been detected at a quail farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, said the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry …

27 February » Bernard Matthews Says Bird Flu Virus Found at 2 Farms
Bloomberg – USA
The bird flu virus is often spread during the winter months, when wild birds tend to migrate, Rehman said. The H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected …

26 February » Officials investigate how bird flu viruses were sent to …
The Canadian Press
People familiar with biosecurity rules are dismayed by evidence that human H3N2 and avian H5N1 viruses have somehow co-mingled in the Baxter research …

25 February » Baxter Sent Bird Flu Virus to European Labs by Error
Bloomberg – USA
The H5N1 strain of avian flu has been monitored by health officials around the world for more than a decade for signs it could mutate into a form that is …

24 February » Bird flu hits 10 Vietnam provinces
Philippine Star – Manila,Philippines
So far this year, ten provinces of Vietnam nationwide have been hit by avian flu, including four provinces in Mekong Delta, namely Ca Mau, Soc Trang, …

23 February » Woman, 23, dies of bird flu in northern Vietnam
Reuters – USA
QUANG NGAI, Vietnam, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A 23-year-old woman with H5N1 bird flu has died in northern Vietnam, a hospital official said on Sunday. …

22 February » Bird flu confirmed in eastern Nepal, emergency area declared
Xinhua – China

21 (Xinhua) — The Nepali government has declared Sharanamtai Village Development Committee and adjoining areas in the eastern Jhapa district a bird flu …

21 February » Fresh bird flu detected in eastern Nepal
Indopia – India
H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, the causative agent of the dreaded bird flu, has been detected in a chicken sample collected from Sharanmati …

20 February » China reports third bird flu case in three days
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities said on Monday a 16-year-old boy in central Hunan province is badly ill after contracting the H5N1 birdflu …

19 February » Czech researchers exposed to bird flu virus
Xinhua – China
17 (Xinhua) — Thirteen Czech researchers have been exposed to the H5N1 bird flu virus strain through a contaminated vaccine obtained from an Austrian …

18 February » Several Czechs threatened with bird flu – press
Czech Happenings – Pragues,Czech Republic
Konarovice – Some Czechs were threatened by getting infected with the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus strain from a vaccine developed by the Austrian …

17 February » Vietnam reports third human bird flu case this year
AFP
HANOI (AFP) — A 32-year-old man from northern Vietnam is in hospital with bird flu in the country’s third such case this year, officials said on Monday. …

16 February » Experts Identify Key Drug Target in Bird Flu Virus
Insciences Organisation – Basel,Switzerland
… University have identified the three-dimensional structure of a key region of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that is involved in viral replication. …

15 February » DA sets early warning systems vs. bird flu virus
GMA news.tv – Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
Earlier, the DA opened its fourth avian flu laboratory facility in Zamboanga City. The AI laboratory in Zamboanga City is the second in Mindanao. …

14 February » Is China Making Its Bird Flu Outbreak Worse?
TIME – USA
The cause of the death is still not determined One thing is certain about avian influenza: it’s deadly. Of the three people who contracted the H5N1 strain …

13 February » Vietnam: PM Urges Action Against New Bird Flu Outbreak
Sin Chew Jit Poh – Malaysia
The province’s Lac Ve Commune announced it had found avian flu when unvaccinated ducks tested positive for the H5N1 virus on Tuesday . …

12 February » Avian flu detected in cockfighting village
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
A local man suspected of having bird flu rested in his home in Jagapati village, Badung, a place well-known for cockfighting, while officials continued to …

11 February » Panasonic to fly home workers’ families over bird flu fears
AFP
Eight people have contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus in China alone this year — five of whom died. “The bird flu cases reported so far are infections from …

10 February » Villagers attack officials killing avian bird flu infected fowl
Examiner.com – USA
by Trina Hoaks, Everyday People Examiner Officials announced the second human infection of avian influenza (bird flu) in Vietnam this year. …

09 Febriary » Bird flu spreads through Mekong Delta
Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
In Soc Trang, test results from samples taken from a duck farm at Vien Binh Commune in My Xuyen District tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, …

08 February » Human bird flu cases under control
CCTV – Beijing,China
8 people in China have been diagnosed with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza since January this year. Five died and two have recovered including the first …

07 February » Bird flu spreads in Vietnam
Straits Times – Singapore
HANOI – THE H5N1 strain of bird flu has been reported in more localities across Vietnam, raising fears of a possible epidemic, official and media reports …

06 February » Tamiflu no longer works for dominant flu strain
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… and one fear is that the resistance mutation will be passed on to other flu viruses, including the deadly H5N1 bird flu circulating in Asia. …

05 February » Young Girl Lucky To Be Alive After Bird Flu
EfluxMedia News – New York,USA
She is called Peng and she was hospitalized last month in north China’s Shanxi Province, after being diagnosed with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. …

04 February » China Has Bird Flu Outbreak, Hong Kong Adviser Says
Bloomberg – USA
Eight people have been infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in China this year, the most in a single month since 2003 when the lethal virus was …

03 February » Migratory birds suspected in BC avian flu cases
Seattle Times – United States
Washington has never had a confirmed case of bird flu, even in 2004, when the Fraser Valley was hit by a highly contagious H7-type flu. …

02 February » Farmer in central China sick with bird flu
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — A 21-year-old woman in central China has been infected by the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country’s eighth reported case of the disease …

01 February » Bird flu breaks out in Cooch Behar
Expressindia.com – New Delhi,India
In December last, Avian Flu resurfaced in Malda and soon after, cases were reported from Darjeeling. In January, bird flu broke out in the state following …

Alerts are the top, daily news headlines with the keywords of H5N1, Avian (bird) influenza (or combination thereof). Since our goal is to forecast or calculate, we view these headlines as interesting indicators. Scanning over the whole year gives you a broad picture of what is going on in the world.

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