Transferred to the King Faisal Hospital urgently

Transferred to the King Faisal Hospital urgently

HIV infects «80» trainees civilian Taif Center for Training

Virus has infected today, more than eighty trainees status of civil defense training in Taif were transported immediately to King Faisal hospital urgently. 
Sources suggest that the virus infected trainees in the eye, and is still relevant authorities transporting the injured to hospital, while exist a large number of officers Directorate of Civil Defense hospital to follow up on the incident.

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So the threat of the H5N1 virus remains

January 27, 2013 16:31:45 | 

Though Health Minister Mafsiah Mboi determine if up to now, no human bird flu virus infected a new variant, but people are asked to remain vigilant because the H5N1 virus and its derivatives still remains a threat to humans.

In recent weeks, the H5N1 virus is no longer attacking the chicken, but duck into a new target, but at least 11 districts have been a bumpy Sentra duck breeding ducks must have lost thousands because of sudden unexpected death has attacked a new variant of the bird flu virus.

However, Menkes recalled a society to not panic, even though we should remain vigilant because it is not known whether the virus has mutated to a human or not.

Applicability of the bird flu virus mutates into a human body might remain a threat, let alone already many dead birds and simultaneously sharply in recent weeks this. In addition to the destruction done duck and bird flu vaccine, estimation of funds from the state budget through organized emergency response mechanism through legislation draws important.

Estimates of the emergency response is not only the case for natural disasters, but also important to restrict the spread of disease, outbreaks of disease and municipalities could happen at any time, as the previous duck flu also attack poultry.

Natural dynamics of the virus in the human environment and the animals who live together continue. Members inevitably Indonesia should continue to do a complete phylogenetic analysis of viruses continue circulating various variants.

Therefore, a very urgent need for the government with sufficient funds to conduct surveillance as a result sustained a broad informed through bilateral organizations or international interest of better management control on the spread of the virus and thus evolution.

H5N1 bird flu virus variant appears very violent 2.3.2 for ducks. Eleven provinces reported by infected within six months since the case of mass deaths of ducks in Brebes regency, Central Java, September 2012.

Members of the University of Airlangga Surabaya Biomolekuler Dr DRH CA Nidom MS to ANTARA in Surabaya (26/12) asserts that Tim Bird Flu Researchers Airlangga University (Unair) Surabaya find Bird Flu antiviral vaccines for animals, including ducks, chickens, and other birds.

"The government should not underestimate the duck, duck keberbahayaan due to high levels of bird flu virus due to the spread of water in the mass media," said Head of the Centre for Research in the Unair Bird Flu.

Now, the question is all of us, whether visitation was mainly a further episode of previous bird flu crisis, or as a new episode of a new virus which requires all parties, especially the competent authority from central to regional to more responsive and sipag in addressing and overcoming flu birds.

Variant of the bird flu virus with 2.3.2 which can be found in Indonesia as well viral gene regulation over intra or inter variant or diintroduksi from outside Indonesia through import live poultry or wild bird migration.

To inhibit the spread of the bird flu virus currently threatening duck populations, the number of the stricken area was already doing many of anticipation, one of which injects the H5N1 vaccine into a duck.

In fact, in Malang Regency H5N1 vaccine allocation Sentra Sentra-duck farming, such as ferns District, Singosari, Pakisaji, and the Occupation of 100 thousand more.

It's just, it's duck flu penganggulangan it enough just to inject the vaccine without any further action and kongkret from the government that the virus has not spread widely and mutate into a human body? Certainly not enough.

Continuous efforts and synergistically with various stakeholders, municipalities and ranchers would be done, as well there should be special budget memnag handling diseases, including bird flu that could disappear and reappear now late duck.
 http://www.antarajatim.com/lihat/berita/103330/virus-h5n1-tetap-jadi-ancaman?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Nipah death toll rises to 8

Nipah virus claims 2 more lives

2013-01-27 11:44:14.0

The Director of the government’s disease monitoring outfit, IEDCR, Prof Mahmudur Rahman on Sunday said two more died of the virus taking the total death toll this year to eight.

The new deaths were from Pabna and Rajshahi while one 8-month old boy is struggling for life in the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

The virus that infects a person only after drinking raw date sap and later can pass on to other people through contact is a cause of public health concern in Bangladesh since 2001, as it breaks out every year during Jan-Apr.

Drinking raw date or palm sap in the morning is an age-old practice in Bangladesh, especially in rural areas, but IEDCR suggests drinking boiled sap or molasses and washing hands with soap after caring patients.

The IEDCR Director told bdnews24.com that the Health Education Bureau had been instructed by the health minister to launch mass media campaign.

“This year we saw an early spike of the virus, infecting 11 people within a couple of weeks,” he said.

He said they had sent nipah management guidelines for clinicians in every district where the virus is prevalent.

Visiting Director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Dr Thomas R. Frieden when asked by journalists said that it’s entirely a health education issue as drinking raw date sap can cause the infection.

“But changing behaviour is very hard,” he said and that they had a project with ICDDR,B in Dhaka to see ‘ways of reducing the risk by reducing raw date sap consumption.’

He said US CDC helps Bangladesh with testing materials to diagnose the virus.

This year IEDCR confirmed first death from nipah on Tuesday in Dhaka in a family who brought date sap from Bhaluka, an upazilla in Mymensignh. On Friday it confirmed five more deaths.

The fatality rate from the virus is nearly 80 percent while it is fully preventable if people shun the consumption of raw date sap.


It usually takes seven to eight days on an average between exposure and signs of symptoms — fever, altered mental status and seizure.

Nipah virus was first detected in Malaysia in 1998 but at present Bangladesh, a hotspot for infectious diseases, is the only country in the world that reports the disease.

An ICDDR,B study using infrared cameras found that fruit bats perch on the jars, put up on trees to collect the sap, and try to drink the juice. They also urinate into the pot.

The Pteropus bats’ saliva and urine carry the virus. But it gets destroyed if the sap is boiled. “The virus is killed in 70 degrees Celsius temperature,” Prof Rahman said.

As of 2012, the virus has killed 136 of its 176 victims in 21 districts across Bangladesh. http://bdnews24.com/health/2013/01/27/nipah-virus-claims-2-more-lives

Jordan-Health minister announces 3rd H1N1 fatality

Health minister announces 3rd H1N1 fatality

Amman, Jan 27 (Petra) -- A third H1N1 patient died in Jordan on Sunday as swine flu infections in the Kingdom rose to 107, health minister Abdullatif Wreikat said. A ministry statement said the fatality was reported by the King Abdullah University Hospital near the northern city of Irbid and two new H1N1 cases were also detected at the Al Hussein cancer Centre in Amman. Two deaths were reported in the country in the past weeks. Wreikat said H1N1 has become a seasonal flu, according to World Health Organisation WHO reports, which he said needed not be reported. But he said the ministry monitors those cases and "transparently" reports them to the public. The minister urged citizens to take care of severe flu affecting especially patients with heart and lung diseases, the most vulnerable to the H1N1 epidemic.  http://petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=98296&CatID=-1

Deadly virus: In Upper Dir, pneumonia claims 30 children’s lives

By Ahmadul Haq

Published: January 27, 2013Even though at least 30 children have died due to pneumonia in the remote villages of Upper Dir during the recent outbreak in Kalkot Komrat and Thall union councils, the district health department is still light years away from planning a strategy to combat the deadly virus.

After the number of deaths increased to 20, district health officials declared emergency in hospitals. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Wakeel Muhammad said scores of children infected with pneumonia were admitted in the headquarters hospital, mainly from villages surrounded by hills.

The immunisation campaign is underway in the affected areas, stated the DHO. “In the last three days around 1,500 children have been vaccinated against the deadly virus.”

Blood samples of the infected children were sent to Islamabad by the World Health Organisation, said the DHO. “We will chalk out plans for the eradication of the disease after receiving the reports.”

Had the parents rushed the children to the hospital, their lives could have been saved, he added. “Due to lack of awareness and medical facilities most of the parents prefer to treat their children from quacks or with homemade herbal medicines which resulted in the high number of casualties.”

Talking to The Express Tribune, Faqir Hussain, who lost three children from the deadly virus, said he rushed his children to the headquarters hospital but they died due to the unavailability of staff and medicines. I had borrowed money from relatives for the treatment, he added.

Musafar Khan, who lost two daughters and a son, also complained about the negligence of the medical staff. “My children were taken to the hospital in time but the doctors ignored them.” They might have survived had they been the children of some government official, he added.

When contacted, doctors at the headquarters hospital could not give the exact number of children infected with pneumonia who come for treatment.

While the doctor at BHU Thall, who wished not to be named, said many children suffering from severe fever and throat infection had come to him about a week ago, but he treated them with plain antibiotics. “We don’t have proper medicines so I couldn’t admit the children at the BHU and suggested they be taken to the headquarters hospital,” he said.

Most parents prefer herbal medicines because the rest are expensive, he explained. “The children died due to lack of facilities and nourishing food.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 27^th, 2013.

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Bangladesh to be 'Global Disease Detection site'

2013-01-27 

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is strengthening its ties with Bangladesh as part of its initiative to protect the global community from the urgent public health threats.

Director of the world’s leading public health institute Dr Thomas Frieden, who is now visiting Dhaka, said on Sunday that from this year they would work on two new initiatives – establishing ‘Global Disease Detection’ site, and making ‘disease detectives’ – based on 40 years of ‘very productive’ relations with Bangladesh.

“The relationship is getting even better,” the Director told journalists.

The US CDC designated Bangladesh as its eighth ‘Global Disease Detection’ site last year.

Dr Frieden said the disease detection site would help in protecting people within Bangladesh and also around the world from ‘threats to health whether infectious or non-infectious’.

He said a programme would start late this year to train people who will find out any disease outbreak and stop it.

“We’ve been working for it for the last several years,” he said, adding that the trained people would know ‘how to stop outbreaks and epidemics’ under the Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP).

Dr Frieden arrived in Dhaka on Saturday to discuss with health officials the US-Bangladesh cooperation on public health issues and strengthening the partnership.

He said their approach is to prevent problems. “We do it by finding out what the problem is, what causes it and by working to prevent it, stop it.”...  http://bdnews24.com/health/2013/01/27/bangladesh-to-be-global-disease-detection-site

Venezuelan Minister: 'Chavez' overcome pneumonia but has difficulty breathing

Information Minister of Venezuela, Ernesto Villegas, Saturday, that President Hugo Chavez to overcome the acute inflammation which wounded him in the respiratory after surgery fourth he underwent in Havana, where seek treatment for more than a month and a half to eradicate a cancerous tumor, but still suffers difficulty in breathing .

The minister said, on the sidelines of a summit between the leaders of Latin American countries and the European Union, in the Chilean capital, Santiago, respiratory infection has been overcome, although there are still difficulty in breathing, is currently being treated in an appropriate manner.

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Second NY hospital warns nearly 2,000 patients of possible HIV infection from insulin pens

Published: 26 January, 2013,

A hospital in New York State has notified 1,915 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C – days after another hospital in NY admitted making the same mistake - through reusing insulin pens, used by diabetics.

Olean General Hospital is mailing 1,915 patients who received insulin between November 2009 and last week and advising them to have a blood test, although the risk of infection of HIV or hepatitis B and C is very low, a hospital official told AP.

Staff at Olean General said they ordered the action after a review carried out at a nearby veteran’s hospital in Buffalo found that more than 700 patients may have been exposed to the same trio of deadly diseases over a two year period when they also may have used multiuse insulin pens on more than one person, though only intended for use on a single patient.

Olean General had not identified any specific patients who had been infected, but were not taking any chances.

“Interviews with nursing staff indicated that the practice of using one patient’s insulin pen for other patients may have occurred on some patients. Regardless, to the extent there may be a chance, however remote, that any patient was provided insulin from an insulin pen other than their own, Olean General Hospital has decided to be proactive and aggressive with respect to notification of our patients,” said Timothy Finan, president and chief executive of Upper Allegheny Health System, the parent company of Olean hospital.

Although the needles were changed in the insulin pens each time they were used, there was still a risk of infection because insulin stored in the cartridge could have become contaminated through the backflow of blood.

There was a clinical alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last year after continued reports of the practice.

US federal health agencies have been warning against sharing insulin pens for several years. An alert was issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2009 after more than 2,000 patients may have been contaminated between 2009 and 2010 at a Texas hospital.

A further case of unsanitary hospital procedure occurred in Missouri in June 2010, also at a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital, where 1,800 veterans were exposed to HIV and hepatitis after being treated with dental instruments which had been used by other patients and not properly cleaned.

“No veteran who has served and risked their life for this great nation should have to worry about their personal safety when receiving much needed healthcare services from a Veterans Administration hospital,” then-Republican Senator Russ Carnahan told CNN at the time.

The websites for the FDA and CDC both clearly state the dangers of infection in using insulin pens on multiple people.

Responding to the admission last week of potential contamination at the VA Center in Buffalo, Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said the reuse of insulin pens was shocking and should not be so easily dismissed.

“What has happened can only be described as the grossest of irresponsible and dangerous behavior. The VA must immediately deal with the health of those that were victimized, and promptly launch a top-to-bottom investigation to root out how this happened and tell us what is being done to prevent it happening again, in Buffalo or elsewhere in the country,” the senator said in a press release on January 15.  http://rt.com/usa/news/hiv-infection-insulin-pens-793/

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Swine Quarantine Area Santo Domingo

Gisela Guerrero | SANTO DOMINGO

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Puerto Limon, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. Despite the quarantine, swine producers say there are few controls.

A pig farm located in the parish Puerto Limon, Santo Domingo, is under quarantine for swine fever. To date there are 200 dead animals and, therefore, the Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance (Agrocalidad) raises cadastre to determine the animal population to be vaccinated. however, affected producers and others in the area began yesterday self vaccinate their animals. They noted that receive support from the National Pork Association by sending 2,000 doses. The audience asked local union members in Quito, in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Aquaculture (Magap) to present their problems and needs. production in farms and small farms in Puerto Limon and domestic partners of Santo Domingo began Tsáchilas to immunize animals to prevent plague is maintained for more days, said its president, Marcelo Lopez. "For next week and we sent 2,000 doses of our national union," said the leader, who along with the other partners are organized for the plan. mentioning The main drawback is the lack of comprehensive control by state agencies because they would not be required to be vaccinated household breeding. Cali Milton, Agrocalidad provincial coordinator, said that the land will be used to draw up a vaccination plan.  http://www.eluniverso.com/2013/01/26/1/1447/cuarentena-porcina-zona-santo-domingo.html

'Schmallenberg virus to hit UK milk production'

Johann Tasker

Friday 25 January 2013 06:45

Schmallenberg virus is now so prevalent its impact will be felt on UK milk production - as well as in calf and lamb losses, the NFU council was told.

More than 1,000 cases of the disease - which causes deformed and stillborn calves and lambs - have been confirmed across England and Wales. But the number is widely held to be the tip of the iceberg because the virus is not notifiable and many farmers don't report it.

Farmers are encouraged to report the disease so the scale of the problem can be accurately ascertained. "The only way we are going to get on top of this disease is by keeping strict records," said NFU Warwickshire delegate David Eglin.

Dorset farmer Robert Lasseter said sheep producers grappling with a collapse in lamb prices needed a morale boost. "We need to know where we are going with this. It is a crisis out there. It feels to me like we are sitting on a time bomb."

NFU livestock chairman Charles Sercombe confirmed that livestock farmers would be encouraged to complete a national Schmallenberg survey towards the end of the lambing season. "None of us knows what the likely impact of the disease will be and it is important that we find out," he said.

http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/25/01/2013/137305/39schmallenberg-virus-to-hit-uk-milk-production39.htm

Faulty Indo tests hide true extent of bird deaths

I could go on to post 47 stories of birds that died, but tested negative
 for h5n1 ..47 stories.
..But that would spoil all the fun. 
Please try to guess how many you think are dead this week and add 4 zero's to it.

Now.. can you guess which strain is killing what?? Don't feel bad, they can't neither!
 Of course, with the 321 Death strain going haywire and leftover old vaccines for
 the last prevalent strain being doubled up on.. soon you will see some shit in the fan.

2 Different bf strains circulating in the same village, using the wrong vaccine and twice as much, throwing the dead chickens anywhere at all or selling them to the unsuspecting buyers, surely cannot continue for much longer..

NOW, add up all the suspected human cases in the last 2 months, including villager coughing in the outbreak areas. What?? No humans have been infected yet? Flooding and cooking and eating
sick chickens can not go on for months at a time without actual human cases..yet not a mention of it from the U.S. CDC, WHO, State dept... ALL IS GOOD AS LONG AS YOU ARE IN THE DARK .  Even Cambodia can throw a few cases out to you, and they have the same 2321 strain there also.
..in this story it is said that the birds are negative again, but a few are positive.
Again this story does not mention the type of birds that died
 and that was intentional too. Chicken and ducks and every 
other kind of fowl there are dying.

Purworejo
25 Januari 2013

Two cases of avian influenza (AI) found in Purworejo in early 2013. Pascapenemuan this, the Department of Marine, Fisheries and Livestock (Dilatanak) Purworejo continue intensive monitoring. In addition, vaccination efforts are also being planned. Chief Dilatanak Purworejo through Head Ranch, M Riyanto, explaining, in January 2013 it has received seven reports of cases of AI or bird flu.
However, of the seven reports, only two were positive AI. "Of the seven reports, only two were positive. Firstly, on January 17, 2013, a total of 19 birds were found dead in the village of Popongan, District Banyuurip. Subsequently, 50 dead birds, positive AI Gesing Village, District Purwodadi, "said Riyanto, Friday (01/25/2013), in his chambers. For further action, continued Riyanto, it urged people to make biosecurity . This step can be done by controlling the entry and exit of poultry, keeping the cage, do not buy a sick animal, and to report when there are dead birds. "Our officers kept guard. addition, they also always coordinate with the villages in the works. Anyway also, the spread of AI can not be prevented by using the medium of air. Which can be done now only respond quickly when there are cases of dead birds, "he said.
http://jogja.tribunnews.com/2013/01/25/dua-kasus-flu-burung-ditemukan-di-purworejo

..When confirmed the allegations, Head of Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (Disnakkan) District Mura, Bambang Hariadi. 
it does not know anything related to help the ducks, because it is done directly by the Government of South Sumatra province, but said Disnakkan Mura district have checked hundreds of events related to the ducks that died suddenly...

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South Sumatra

. "samples some time ago we have sent to Central Veterinary Disease Investigator (BPPV) Regional 3, in Lampung Province and it's negative bird flu as people feared, but the cause of death of these ducks are sure we have not know, "he explained..
..Ducks are known to originate from the Javanese, the exact same dead duck duck mortality events on TV due to the bird flu virus.
... But when the district Disnakkan Mura who send samples to Lampung declared dead ducks negativ bird flu, "he explained. adding some poultry such as chickens and ducks are the residents also began to show signs of contracting the same disease that many ducks died suddenly as aid such, for it is at this time he asks all residents to always be vigilant and stop buying poultry from outside the area, "Animals dead birds nor do we recommend for consumption, but the good news directly buried or burned to prevent the things that did not set desired , "he said. http://hariansilampari.blogspot.com/2013/01/bantuan-itik-pemprov-sumsel-bermasalah.html

West Java
Sunday, January 27, 2013, 6:42 pm
...First, the death of ducks in Kampung Cipadali, Babakan Sari village, District Plered. Besides attacking ducks, sudden death also occurred in chickens owned by residents. A similar case, then struck the village Tajur Sindang, District Sukatani. "For the event of a sudden death of ducks, we have not found any physical evidence. because Itiknya been discarded by residents," said Sri, Sunday (27/1). however, evidence the chicken carcasses.Hence, the carcass was then taken to the laboratory for examination. After a week, the results were negative. Chicken, died in the attack, Newcastle. Though negative, it is still suspect the bird flu virus. Notably, the incidence of sudden death of the ducks. Because, based on the testimony of citizens, the symptoms on a dead duck like bird flu cases. To that end, the region continues to receive supervision poultry development in the township. Especially ducks. In addition to overseeing Cipadali village, it also opened the complaint post. Apparently, in the village of Tajur Sindang, residents reported the sudden death of chickens. Nevertheless checked, no chicken deaths take place simultaneously, the day only two tails. Upon inspection it turns out the bird flu negative. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/jawa-barat-nasional/13/01/27/mh9b79-dinas-peternakan-akan-galakan-vaksinasi-massal

Nipa STUFF

Nipa virus baby
26th January 2013

Rajshahi Medical College (rameka) Sea Hospital of the eight-year-old child has died. Sea neighboring village of Naogaon district badalagachi the krsnapura Entertainment Das son.

Sunday night at a quarter past 1 2tara rameka be admitted to the hospital ward No. 10. Tuesday evening at about 6 months after her death. Symptoms of death was available, the child was nipa virus. In order to send blood samples to ensure that the available Friday evening.

Hospital sources revealed that severe headaches and fever were admitted into the sea Sunday night. Prior to that he was at home sick khejurera juice drinker.

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital Associate Professor Dr. Ward No. 10. Ajagara Ali, we believe that the child nipa virus was Kidding Naogaon. In order to ensure the blood and other samples sent to aisididiarabite. Friday the positive's from nipa virus has been confirmed.

In response to a question link. Ajagara of the rameka hospital for treatment of patients infected with the virus nipa not kebine special measures. However, if you suspect someone is being kept in a separate bede.

For, before the year 1 January rameka Joypurhat two children died in the hospital. The virus was detected in the nipa. They are - Joypurhat district area saradarapara Photo Jahangir was the son of Mary (7), and the taluk dakara son Anwar Hossain tauhida (7).  http://www.amaderprotidin.com/detail_page.php?id=10964&c=160&i=1#.UQQrPL_pccc


..Nipa virus are growing. The disease has recently been a few deaths. The disease is the number 8. Khejurera juice through the winter, bats, humans from the virus infection. The prevalence of the disease is more so sitakalei.
Nosology, Disease Control and Research Institute (aiidisiara) director general Professor at me and said, recently Rajbari, Jhenidah, Naogaon, Natore and Gaibandha six of nipa virus. They died within five janai. The winter season in the eight-year-old died as a child in sankramane virus..
http://www.dainikdestiny.com/index.php?view=details&type=main&cat_id=1&menu_id=1&pub_no=537&news_type_id=1&index=9


6 people have died from the virus are nipa Settlement
Staff Reporter. Recently died of unknown diseases in six janai nipa virus. To ensure the nosology, disease control and Research Institute (aiidisiara) director general Professor. However, Dhaka, Rajbari, Jhenidah, Naogaon, Natore and Gaibandha 8 of nipa virus. They died within six janai. 5 people died in eight months in natore leave a child died. Nipa virus season running. The virus is usually December to April in the nipa people. Medical experts warn about the virus is suggested. Death occurred in 80 percent of the shares of the victims.  http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=15&dd=2013-01-27&ni=123691

Yemen-Tomorrow immunize more than 4 million children against polio in collaboration with my organization WHO and UNICEF

Begins on Sunday the national campaign for polio vaccination carried out by the Ministry of Public Health and Population during the period from January 27 to 29 current and target all children under five years of age and the estimated 4,591,620 children in all governorates of the republic. campaign aims to make Yemen-free polio and prevent the infiltration of the disease from countries that still infested. 
A report issued by the Ministry of Public Health and Population that will participate in in the campaign 40 thousand and 55 workers from the health staff and volunteers of whom Alvin and 721 constant factor, and 37 thousand and 334 workers, moving, Distributors on 2 721 team fixed, and 18 667 team moving. also participates in the work of the awareness campaign on the ground 333 coordinator healthy in all governorates and 22 intellectuals healthy centrally in each province,
 while overseeing the immunization four thousand and 824 supervisor, Besides 22 observers from local councils at the provincial level and 666 observers from local councils at the district level and 3 thousand and 330 of preachers. Regarding sites implementation of the campaign according to the report, it will be from house to house in addition to the health facilities and temporary sites and new, such as schools and squaresPointing out that the campaign carried out in partnership with my organization, WHO and UNICEF through the provision of financial support, advice and training and participation through the expert group and neutral observers during the execution of ..
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Palestinian patient dies at an Israeli checkpoint Gaza borders

Died Palestinian patient from the Gaza Strip on the Erez checkpoint "Beit Hanoun" the northern Gaza Strip, and was on his way to Israel for treatment inside a hospital. Sources medical Gaza on Saturday, that the patient Salah Salouhh died last night after he was transferred ambulance equipped hospital Gaza to Beit Hanoun where they were to stop the vehicle by the troops of the army of occupation and under security measures complex lasted about two hours, which led to his death and was suffering from a disease pneumonia severe. , the sources added, that the soldiers occupying army deliberately delay security measures to allow the ambulance carrying him access to a hospital (Carmel) inside Israel. noted medical sources to the patient a dentist suffered pneumonia severe two weeks ago and lay in the intensive care unit in a bid to save his life even been approved by Israel to treatment through the converted directly to an Israeli hospital. noted Sources say that many of the patients died as a result of these Israeli measures complex barrier "Erez" Beit Hanoun, which separates the Gaza Strip from the occupied Palestinian territories.  http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=922974&SecID=88&IssueID=0

US CDC Director due in Bangladesh Saturday

US CDC Director due

Saturday

Updated: 2013-01-25 17:52:50.0

Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr Thomas Frieden is coming to Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit that health officials say is ‘important’ for Bangladesh.

According to the US Embassy in Dhaka, Frieden will discuss with health officials the US-Bangladesh cooperation on public health issues and strengthening their partnership.

He will come along with a US Congressional delegation which will also arrive in Dhaka on Saturday amid ongoing recommendations by some Congressmen to withdraw, suspend or limit the duty-free access of Bangladeshi products to the US market under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility.

The US Embassy did not provide details of the Congressional delegation visit, but bdnews24.com New York Correspondent Ansar Lovlu quoting Bangladesh mission there said the delegates would meet the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and visit garment factories around Dhaka.

CDC, a US federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, has been supporting Bangladesh for the last six years in the fields ranging from upgrading laboratories to disease outbreak investigations.

“We’re working closely with CDC for the last six years. They supported us during the time of pandemic influenza and also helped us in upgrading our laboratories,” Prof Mahmudur Rahman, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), told bdnews24.com.

They also help Bangladesh in any outbreak investigations, he said adding that in collaboration with them, IEDCR was going to start an epidemiology training course for government doctors which is extensive in nature and available only in 53 countries.

“So his visit to Bangladesh is definitely important for us as he will see our activities here and we will shape our future public health collaborations,” he said.

Prof Rahman said Dr Frieden would visit IEDCR and attend a roundtable in ICDDR,B on Sunday.

A physician with training in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and epidemiology, Dr Frieden is especially known for his expertise in tuberculosis control... http://bdnews24.com/health/2013/01/25/us-cdc-director-due-saturday

6 of the eight people infected died so far of Nipah

6 died so far of Nipah

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Six of the eight people infected with Nipah virus this month have died so far, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed on Friday.

The dead are from Dhaka, Rajbari, Jhenidah, Naogaon, Natore and Gaibandha.

Yesterday, a man was in a critical condition at a private hospital in the capital.

On January 11, eight of his family drank raw date juice brought from Bhaluka, Mymensingh.

IEDCR Director Prof Mahmudur Rahman said, "Examination of his blood sample confirmed on Wednesday that he was infected with Nipah virus."

His eight-year-old son died of the virus on Tuesday.

Examinations of blood samples of the six others found no evidence of infection.

In Natore, a mother passed away while her eight-month-old baby has been infected.

People become infected with the virus after drinking raw date juice. The symptoms of the infection include fever, sneezing and cough, hysteria and respiratory problems. The highly contagious virus spreads through human contact.

The IEDCR has five regular surveillance sites in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Faridpur, Rajbari and Tangail. The infections have been detected there.

"Trained doctors asked the families if anybody among them had showed symptoms of infection and made sure that there were no more infections," said Prof Mahmudur.

Up until last year, 136 people died in Bangladesh of the virus out of 176 infected, mentioned Mahmudur.

He stressed that people showing symptoms must be admitted to hospitals immediately.

The physician warned all not to drink raw date juice to avoid contamination with the deadly virus.  http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=266732

Health Experts To Investigate Mubende Strange Disease

Dr Asuman Lukwago, the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has dispatched a team of medical experts to Mubende district to investigate the outbreak of a strange disease that occurred at the beginning of this week.

The disease which is said to cause excessive heat around one’s chest, itching in the neck and within a few hours of contraction, the patient starts vomiting and bleeding through the nose and the mouth. It also causes diarrhoea and a high fever. It broke out early this week and has raised Ebola fears among the locals due to its similar symptoms.

The Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Asuman Lukwago confirmed that cases of the strange illness had been reported to them saying they were following it up. The disease has since claimed the lives of five people.

On Thursday, Doctors from Mubende District visited the two villages affected by a strange disease to study the way it spreads from one person to another. They took blood samples and interviewed residents about the disease which is still strange   http://www.redpepper.co.ug/?p=5182

"Ferrari Norovirus" & Influenza Now Health Concerns

Santa Barbara County Health Officials Prepare for Pandemic

Written by Beth Farnsworth

Story Created: Jan 25, 2013 at 4:11 PM PST

Story Updated: Jan 25, 2013 at 4:49 PM PST 

SANTA BARBARA - A highly contagious variant of norovirus is spreading across the U-S while local health officials prepare for an influenza pandemic.

Dr. Alan Sugar, MD, an infectious disease expert with Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, told NewsChannel 3 that unlike the influenza, there is no vaccine for the norovirus. If you're hit by either one you'll know; the symptoms are very different.

Norovirus started ten years ago in Australia and is now quickly spreading throughout the states. "With the amount of travel back and forth, that's not surprising," Sugar explained. The cruise ship virus has made landfall in a big way. "Norovirus is a vomiting, diarrhea disease that lasts up to three days. You're sick, boom, then it's over." 

Symptoms for influenza strike abruptly with the onset of fever, shaky chills, sweats and muscle aches "like nothing you've ever had before," Sugar warns.

Influenza can last up to seven days, but Sugar cautions that the lingering cough and fatigue can last for weeks.

"Can you get hit with both at the same time?" we asked. "If you're unlucky, yes." Sugar claims influenza symptoms are much worse and says in both cases, people should stay home if they're sick.

Meanwhile, Sugar said health officials on the east coast are in the midst of an influenza epidemic, and while Santa Barbara isn't there yet, he admits local health experts are preparing for a pandemic in the next few weeks.  http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Ferrari-Norovirus--Influenza-Now-Health-Concerns-188429891.html

Forget the Flu: The Norovirus Is Taking Over America

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Just when it seemed like this year's flu epidemic was finally under control, along comes the CDC with a new plague that's sweeping the nation: the norovirus. The Centers for Disease Control says the stomach bug has caused 140 local outbreaks since September, and that the number of outbreaks caused by a newly discovered strain jumped thirty percent in December.

The newest strain of the norovirus is not especially deadly, but it is highly contagious (it actually started in Australia) and makes even the healthiest individuals quite miserable. Symptoms include dehydration, diarrhea, and projectile vomiting. The latter problem is what make the virus so difficult to contain, as the virus itself can live outside the human body for an unusually long time. It spreads easily through hospitals, schools, cruise ships, and anywhere that people are in close contact and aren't as clean as they need to be.

Even worse, there's really no treatment for it. Most people who contract a norovirus survive—it does kill 800 people a year, but out of nearly 21 million infections—but can expect two-to-three days of non-stop miserable conditions. Oh, and those conditions are really, really gross, as helpfully illustrated by "Vomiting Larry," a research doll created to study the behavior of ... yes, vomit. Not only is Larry a useful (if disgusting) tool, he also help show you what you look like when you're at worst.  http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/01/forget-flu-norovirus-taking-over-america/61405/