RED ALERT! The Pandemic Has Started!
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:59 pm » by Dirtyrabbit
For those who missed it. CDC confrence call audiohttp://www.4shared.com/file/101700147/8326b5cf/cdc042509.html
Simulation of a pandemic flu outbreak in the continental United States, initially introduced by the arrival of 10 infected individuals in Los Angeles. http://www.lanl.gov/news/images/avianflu.shtml
Pandemic Flu Simulation Model.http://www.lanl.gov/news/images/bird4x3red.mov
"It is clear that this is widespread. And that is why we have let you know that we cannot contain the spread of this virus," Reuters quoted the CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517901,00.html
Doctors in Montreal have placed two people in quarantine, but it's unclear whether they have the virus. The two Canadian patients vacationed in Mexico two weeks ago.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090425/swine_flu_090425/20090425?hub=TopStories
State health officials have closed Steele High School in Cibolo, where two of eight U.S. cases of swine flu attended classes, to halt the spread of the new swine flu virus.http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Health_officials_close_Cibolos_Steele_High.html
SWINE FLU TIMELINE IN MEXICO - MAJOR OUTBREAKS CLOSE TO AIRPORTS WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO HOUSTON TEXAShttp://biosurveillance.typepad.com/biosurveillance/2009/04/swine-flu-in-mexico-timeline-of-events.html
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:12 pm » by Eaganthorn
dirtyrabbit wrote:For those who missed it. CDC confrence call audio
http://www.4shared.com/file/101700147/8326b5cf/cdc042509.html
Simulation of a pandemic flu outbreak in the continental United States, initially introduced by the arrival of 10 infected individuals in Los Angeles.
http://www.lanl.gov/news/images/avianflu.shtml
Pandemic Flu Simulation Model.
http://www.lanl.gov/news/images/bird4x3red.mov
"It is clear that this is widespread. And that is why we have let you know that we cannot contain the spread of this virus," Reuters quoted the CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517901,00.html
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:15 pm » by Johnsmith
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Texas Health Department closes school; bans sick reporters from news conference
Byron Steele High School in Cibolo closed
Another suspected swine flu case being investigated
Officials urge residents of Guadalupe County to avoid public gatherings
Sick reporters will not be allowed entry to a 2 p.m. news conference
From the BNO Newsroom.
TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – The Texas Department of State Health Services says it has closed the Byron Steele High School in Cibolo, effective immediately, as public health and school officials work to keep swine flu from spreading among the population. It was not clear when the school would reopen.
Earlier this week, swine flu was confirmed in two students from the Cibolo high school and a third student is now listed as a suspected case. A statement from the health department said confirmatory lab test results are pending. The first two cases have recovered since they were reported and the third is currently recovering.
"The purpose is to reduce the risk to students, staff and the community," said Sandra Guerra who is the public health authority for Guadalupe County. She is also urging students not to be around each other while school is closed. "That would defeat the purpose," Guerra said. The school's extracurricular activities have also been cancelled.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is urging the school’s staff, faculty, students and their household members to avoid contact with others, especially if they have symptoms of a respiratory illness.
Additionally, the department is "strongly recommending" that all residents of Guadalupe County should not attend public gatherings for the immediate future and ask that anyone with symptoms of a respiratory illness to stay home and avoid close contact with others.
Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to those of regular or seasonal flu and include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite and coughing. Some with swine flu also have reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Further, health officials say that everyone should follow standard precautions to reduce the spread of swine flu. These actions include:
* Stay home when you are sick to avoid spreading illness to others.
* Cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow or a tissue and properly dispose of used tissues.
* Wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Further, the Texas Health Department will be holding a news conference at 2 p.m. local time to update on the developing situation. The department said it would refuse entry to any reporters with symptoms of a respiratory illness.
Texas Health Department closes school; bans sick reporters from news conference
Byron Steele High School in Cibolo closed
Another suspected swine flu case being investigated
Officials urge residents of Guadalupe County to avoid public gatherings
Sick reporters will not be allowed entry to a 2 p.m. news conference
From the BNO Newsroom.
TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – The Texas Department of State Health Services says it has closed the Byron Steele High School in Cibolo, effective immediately, as public health and school officials work to keep swine flu from spreading among the population. It was not clear when the school would reopen.
Earlier this week, swine flu was confirmed in two students from the Cibolo high school and a third student is now listed as a suspected case. A statement from the health department said confirmatory lab test results are pending. The first two cases have recovered since they were reported and the third is currently recovering.
"The purpose is to reduce the risk to students, staff and the community," said Sandra Guerra who is the public health authority for Guadalupe County. She is also urging students not to be around each other while school is closed. "That would defeat the purpose," Guerra said. The school's extracurricular activities have also been cancelled.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is urging the school’s staff, faculty, students and their household members to avoid contact with others, especially if they have symptoms of a respiratory illness.
Additionally, the department is "strongly recommending" that all residents of Guadalupe County should not attend public gatherings for the immediate future and ask that anyone with symptoms of a respiratory illness to stay home and avoid close contact with others.
Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to those of regular or seasonal flu and include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite and coughing. Some with swine flu also have reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Further, health officials say that everyone should follow standard precautions to reduce the spread of swine flu. These actions include:
* Stay home when you are sick to avoid spreading illness to others.
* Cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow or a tissue and properly dispose of used tissues.
* Wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Further, the Texas Health Department will be holding a news conference at 2 p.m. local time to update on the developing situation. The department said it would refuse entry to any reporters with symptoms of a respiratory illness.
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:23 pm » by Adamflownemo
The pandemic lasted from March 1918 to June 1920,spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. It is estimated that anywhere from 20 to 100 million people were killed worldwide
Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:25 pm » by Johnsmith
http://www.njnnetwork.com/njn/?p=10016
Swine flu - “we’re pretty much screwed”
By Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, April 25, 2009 with stories from Associated Press and CBC
The swine flu is making people sick in Mexico, California and Arizona. Obviously they are nearby and people can transfer it from one person to the another. There is no vaccine nor cure. Sixty people have died in Mexico and many more are sick.
Last night on CBC The US expert said “if we do have an emerging pandemic with this strain of swine influenza, we’re pretty much screwed.”
This morning CNN reported cases of the swine flu in New York City. Oops, I think it’s moving north. Apparently we are at risk of a pandemic but the next 24-48 hours will tell the tale.
Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States could develop into a pandemic.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says the outbreak involves “an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential.”
Chan says it is too early to say whether a pandemic will actually occur.
The global health body has advised countries around the world to look out for similar outbreaks following the discovery of related strains on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
At least 62 people in Mexico have died from pneumonia after contracting a flu-like virus. WHO says some tested positive for a strain that sickened at least seven in the southwestern U.S. No deaths have been reported in the U.S.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting of experts Saturday to consider declaring an international public health emergency over the swine flu outbreak believed to have killed dozens of people in Mexico and sickened at least seven in the U.S.
It is the first time the WHO’s Director-General Margaret Chan has convened such a crisis panel since the procedure was created almost two years ago, spokesman Gregory Hartl said.
The committee may decide Saturday that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency, and if so, whether WHO should consider measures including travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures.
The global body’s flu pandemic alert level is now set to phase three — meaning there is no or very limited risk of a new virus spreading from human to human.
The committee “will be asked, ’should we raise the alert level to phase four or phase five,’ depending on their appreciation of how far the virus has spread,” Hartl said.
An increased alert level was considered likely, as initial evidence from the outbreak in Mexico indicates the virus has spread between people. Hartl said, however, that a decision would not be made Saturday.
At least 62 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by a flu-like illness in Mexico, according to WHO. Some of those who died are confirmed to have contracted a type of swine flu known as A/H1N1. That particular flu variant has not previously been seen in pigs or humans, though other types of H1N1 have.
“This is a very high concern for us as the world’s global health organization,” Hartl said.
The current seasonal flu vaccine is not believed to offer any protection against this new swine flu. But anti-viral drug Tamiflu appears to be fully effective against the H1N1 virus, and “Mexico and the United States already have large stocks of Tamiflu,” Hartl said.
The virus has caused alarm in Mexico, where more than 1,000 people have been sickened. Authorities there have closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in a bid to contain the outbreak.
WHO, which has been monitoring the situation since Thursday, said 12 of the Mexican cases have been confirmed as genetically identical to a swine flu virus detected in California.
U.S. authorities said seven people were infected with swine flu in California and Texas, and all recovered.
“We do seem to have found incidents of the same illness, which is swine influenza A/H1N1, on both sides of the border in various locations,” Hartl said.
WHO has sent experts to Mexico to monitor the situation there, and asked countries to report any unusual flu outbreaks.
“We are at the beginning of the outbreak here, and there are a lot of things that we still don’t know,” Hartl said.
“We’re not sure exactly of the transmission routes, where the initial infection came from, how efficient it is in transmitting,” he said. WHO is also questioning “why no one has died in the United States so far whereas there have been confirmed deaths in Mexico.”
WHO chief Chan broke off a visit to Washington, where she was to meet with U.S. officials, to oversee WHO’s response to the crisis from its Strategic Health Operation Center in Switzerland.
The virus appears to cause flu-like symptoms that can develop into severe pneumonia, Hartl said, urging anyone to visit a doctor if they had been to affected areas and were feeling symptoms.
“You would want to take the same kind of precautions that you would do with pneumonia and an influenza-like illness,” he said.
Swine flu - “we’re pretty much screwed”
By Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, April 25, 2009 with stories from Associated Press and CBC
The swine flu is making people sick in Mexico, California and Arizona. Obviously they are nearby and people can transfer it from one person to the another. There is no vaccine nor cure. Sixty people have died in Mexico and many more are sick.
Last night on CBC The US expert said “if we do have an emerging pandemic with this strain of swine influenza, we’re pretty much screwed.”
This morning CNN reported cases of the swine flu in New York City. Oops, I think it’s moving north. Apparently we are at risk of a pandemic but the next 24-48 hours will tell the tale.
Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States could develop into a pandemic.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says the outbreak involves “an animal strain of the H1N1 virus, and it has pandemic potential.”
Chan says it is too early to say whether a pandemic will actually occur.
The global health body has advised countries around the world to look out for similar outbreaks following the discovery of related strains on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
At least 62 people in Mexico have died from pneumonia after contracting a flu-like virus. WHO says some tested positive for a strain that sickened at least seven in the southwestern U.S. No deaths have been reported in the U.S.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting of experts Saturday to consider declaring an international public health emergency over the swine flu outbreak believed to have killed dozens of people in Mexico and sickened at least seven in the U.S.
It is the first time the WHO’s Director-General Margaret Chan has convened such a crisis panel since the procedure was created almost two years ago, spokesman Gregory Hartl said.
The committee may decide Saturday that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency, and if so, whether WHO should consider measures including travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures.
The global body’s flu pandemic alert level is now set to phase three — meaning there is no or very limited risk of a new virus spreading from human to human.
The committee “will be asked, ’should we raise the alert level to phase four or phase five,’ depending on their appreciation of how far the virus has spread,” Hartl said.
An increased alert level was considered likely, as initial evidence from the outbreak in Mexico indicates the virus has spread between people. Hartl said, however, that a decision would not be made Saturday.
At least 62 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by a flu-like illness in Mexico, according to WHO. Some of those who died are confirmed to have contracted a type of swine flu known as A/H1N1. That particular flu variant has not previously been seen in pigs or humans, though other types of H1N1 have.
“This is a very high concern for us as the world’s global health organization,” Hartl said.
The current seasonal flu vaccine is not believed to offer any protection against this new swine flu. But anti-viral drug Tamiflu appears to be fully effective against the H1N1 virus, and “Mexico and the United States already have large stocks of Tamiflu,” Hartl said.
The virus has caused alarm in Mexico, where more than 1,000 people have been sickened. Authorities there have closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in a bid to contain the outbreak.
WHO, which has been monitoring the situation since Thursday, said 12 of the Mexican cases have been confirmed as genetically identical to a swine flu virus detected in California.
U.S. authorities said seven people were infected with swine flu in California and Texas, and all recovered.
“We do seem to have found incidents of the same illness, which is swine influenza A/H1N1, on both sides of the border in various locations,” Hartl said.
WHO has sent experts to Mexico to monitor the situation there, and asked countries to report any unusual flu outbreaks.
“We are at the beginning of the outbreak here, and there are a lot of things that we still don’t know,” Hartl said.
“We’re not sure exactly of the transmission routes, where the initial infection came from, how efficient it is in transmitting,” he said. WHO is also questioning “why no one has died in the United States so far whereas there have been confirmed deaths in Mexico.”
WHO chief Chan broke off a visit to Washington, where she was to meet with U.S. officials, to oversee WHO’s response to the crisis from its Strategic Health Operation Center in Switzerland.
The virus appears to cause flu-like symptoms that can develop into severe pneumonia, Hartl said, urging anyone to visit a doctor if they had been to affected areas and were feeling symptoms.
“You would want to take the same kind of precautions that you would do with pneumonia and an influenza-like illness,” he said.
Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:38 pm » by Drextin
I hope you are right. Personally I don't get flu shots, I was asking earlier to see what people thought. I'll take my chances.
In the article I posted above they are claiming that the vaccines "seem" to be effective, and that report is only a couple of hours old, so maybe they've been testing and just found out. But "seems" is not a very definite-sounding word.
And I do think it's possible to be "caught off-guard" big-time. Even the CDC acknowledges that
I'm by no means inciting panic, but this could be quite nasty. I certainly wouldn't dismiss it yet.
I actually have some intimate knowledge of how the whole flu scenario plays out each year. I'm not an expert mind you nor would I attempt to administer medical advice but from I've been told by the people who deal with this dilemma every year.........getting a flu shot even if it is not the exact strain that infects people that year can help with the symptoms and prevent some complications.
The problem you have with this strain is that it's a newly formed one with no prior data present. It might be able to alleviate some symptoms but may be ineffective when it comes to the more serious problems that can occur.
The good news is that all strains that have mutated from one or more previous strains usually are short lived. The bad news is these strains are the product of administering vaccinations that prove to be the wrong strain for that year. People get infected with strain A but were vaccinated with strain B. Then at some point A & B become strain X.
They spread quickly then die out just as quickly. Pandemics are really not viable in the modern age. Every pandemic no matter what the source needs unhealthy and unsanitary conditions to strive. the black plague would be nothing more than a serious cold to the modern world.
Even aids would not have been as prevalent had it not been for the governments ignorant funding of all the wrong research and treatments early on. AZT killed more aids patients then the disease itself. Now when you think of aids you think of africa.
The media is hyping this far beyond the reality of the situation. The CDC is only doing it's job and part of that job is to worry out of context because it is better to be safe than sorry.
Granted anything can happen so it is prudent to watch your children and yourself for signs of the flu but there is no need to panic.
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Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:10 pm » by Theshee
This is what happens with BAD farming. Animals are overcrowded, in filthy conditions, interbred and cannibalised. And not many seem to care, they have the attitude what they cant see cant harm them 
See how fast this dies out and doesn't become a pandemic! Holiday season is fast approaching and tourism has been hit hard to start with, they wont want it hit further. If it does take off big time the proverbial will hit the fan because of air travel.
What gets me is a while back it was reported that Baxter International Inc. was caught shipping live avian flu viruses mixed with vaccine material to medical distributors in 18 countries!!! http://www.naturalnews.com/025760.htmlThen it was forgotten about!!! Why was Avian flu virus EVER mixed with vaccines??? Crazy and something we mere mortals will never get to know the truth about but I guess getting a shot for this isn't worth the risk either! Get your health as in tip top condition as you can people
See how fast this dies out and doesn't become a pandemic! Holiday season is fast approaching and tourism has been hit hard to start with, they wont want it hit further. If it does take off big time the proverbial will hit the fan because of air travel.
What gets me is a while back it was reported that Baxter International Inc. was caught shipping live avian flu viruses mixed with vaccine material to medical distributors in 18 countries!!! http://www.naturalnews.com/025760.htmlThen it was forgotten about!!! Why was Avian flu virus EVER mixed with vaccines??? Crazy and something we mere mortals will never get to know the truth about but I guess getting a shot for this isn't worth the risk either! Get your health as in tip top condition as you can people
Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:13 pm » by Johnsmith
http://www.bnonews.com/
BULLETIN -- NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS SAY UP TO 200 CHILDREN SICK AT QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL; INITIAL TESTS APPEAR TO SHOW SWINE FLU.
Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:24 pm » by Drextin
The same virus also sickened at least eight people in Texas and California, though there have been no deaths north of the border, puzzling experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Already it is proving to be not as dangerous here as in other countries.
QUEENS (CBS) ―
As many as 75 students at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens got sick on Thursday. More got sick on Friday. What health officials want to know is was it swine flu or something more benign.
There are mounting fears about a deadly swine flu virus that is reported to have killed as many as 60 people in Mexico, one that health officials fear has already seeped into the United States.
St. Francis Prep was ordered to cancel an evening program Friday night because the New York City Department of Health isn't sure what made students sick Thursday and Friday with flu-like symptoms.
"I just saw lot a lot of kids lined up along the wall near the nurse's office," sophomore Kelsey Dittmeir said.
If it's the flu, the question is what kind of flu? And could it be the unique strain suspected in 20 recent deaths?
Tests are underway.
"It could be a strain we've seen before. It could be the regular flu," Dr. Ross Weiss said. "It could be flu B that happens late in the year. It could be any of those so we really can't speculate at this point. That's why we were very anxious to get samples to the lab and get them tested so we can find out what we are dealing with."
If it's the new strain of swine flu it could be a problem. Most cases have been reported in Mexico, where schools, museums and public gathering places have been closed.
Eight patients have also turned up in California and Texas, although their symptoms have been mild.
Students told CBS 2 HD they plan on getting tested over the weekend. One senior we spoke to said she left school Thursday before her fellow classmates got ill.
"My chest just hurts and I have shortness of breath. My ears were hurting me earlier but they are okay now. My head is still in and out," Noel Alexandria said.
Added Dr. Weiss: "There were people tonight interviewing students and we'll be here tomorrow. And when we get the test results that will dictate what our next steps are."
The city hopes to identify those symptoms as flu it has seen before. If the tests come back negative they will be sent down to the Centers for Disease Control. So far, officials have been told all the cases have shown mild symptoms.
You can't believe the hype. The real stories here in the U.S. are no where as near as bad as those in Mexico.
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