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<title><![CDATA[Vietnam records second bird flu death this year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A three-year-old girl on Wednesday became the second person to die of bird flu this year in Vietnam, a doctor said.


The child succumbed after about a week in a Ho Chi Minh City pediatric hospital with a severe lung infection, said Phan Van Nghiem, of the city's health department.
The girl, from southern Binh Duong province, was Vietnam's 59th human fatality from bird flu, also known as H5N1.
A 38-year-old woman in southern Tien Giang province died from the virus in late February.
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepal :Bird flu detected in Nawalparasi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Avian Influenza (H5N1) virus has been detected in Nawalparasi. The government had sent samples for test to UK laboratory some days back following death of chickens and ducks in the area. Following lab test results that confirmed bird flu, the local authorities have restricted transportation of the birds within 500 meters in Dheurali VDC of the district, some 8 km north of the east-west highway. Large numbers of chicken and ducks have died in Jhyalbas, Guheri, Beluwa, Dihi and Ruksi villages....]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Child tests positive for bird flu in Vietnam]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The child, from the southern province of Binh Duong, was taken to Ho Chi Minh City&rsquo;s Children Hospital II on March 10 with symptoms including a high fever and cough. Tests later confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus.
He was then quarantined in the hospital&rsquo;s Infectious Ward and placed on a breathing machine.Doctors said they first suspected the boy had contracted dengue fever, but X-rays showed he had developed pneumonia and breathing difficulties, not normally associated with dengue.The...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sept bébés décèdent à Annaba en 48h après avoir été infectés par une grippe virale contagieuse]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sept b&eacute;b&eacute;s sont d&eacute;c&eacute;d&eacute;s ces derni&egrave;res quarante huit heures apr&egrave;s avoir &eacute;t&eacute; infect&eacute;s par une grippe virale &agrave; l'&eacute;tablissement hospitalier sp&eacute;cialis&eacute; en p&eacute;diatrie de El Bouni dans la wilaya de Annaba.
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Cette grippe, que les praticiens ont diagnostiqu&eacute;e comme &eacute;tant une bronchiolite s&eacute;v&egrave;re, a &eacute;t&eacute; d&eacute;tect&eacute;e au lendemain de l'hospitalisation...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fixing PB2 E627K In Pandemic H1N1]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 02:16March 17, 2010They added that the clinical and epidemiological significance of the mutation is unclear and that experimental infection of ferrets with the H1N1 virus containing the mutation did not suggest increased shedding, virulence, or transmissibility. Shaw said nothing stood out about the Dutch patients&mdash;the mutation didn't appear to give the virus a transmission advantage. If the mutation described by the Indian researchers turns out to be the E627K in PB2...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 E627K In India Increases Pandemic Concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 14:36March 16, 2010The swine flu virus isolated from the throat swab samples of three H1N1-infected patients at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) has shown a small genetic mutation in the polymerase 2 (PB2) gene
The above comments and additional media remarks strongly suggest that E627K has been detected in at least three patients in India.&nbsp; Although there have previous reports of E627K in Shanghai and The Netherlands, the earlier reports were in the first and...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bird flu outbreak in Romania, near Ukraine - EU]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS, March 16&nbsp; - Romania has identified an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm close to Ukraine and enforced a 20 kilometre-wide surveillance zone around it, the European Union's executive said on Tuesday.
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The outbreak of the H5N1 virus in the commune of Letea near the Ukrainian border is the first detected in Europe since it was found in a wild duck in Germany a year ago.
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"Romania's national laboratory confirmed yesterday that the outbreak concerns the highly pathogenic...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 PB2 E627K In Three Patients In India]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 05:36March 16, 2010The swine flu virus isolated from the throat swab samples of three H1N1-infected patients at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) has shown a small genetic mutation in the polymerase 2 (PB2) gene, NIV director A C Mishra told TOI on Monday.The PB2 mutation has previously been associated with increased efficiency of replication and possible virulence changes in other influenza A viruses.The above comments indicate E627K has been detected in three patients...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swine To Swine Transmission of Pandemic H1N1 In MN IL IA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 17:34March 15, 2010Release of sequences from recent swine pandemic H1N1 isolates indicates the virus is now transmitting between swine herds in the United States. The two most recent isolates had low reactor G158E, which has been found in low reactors.&nbsp; However, that change was appended onto a sub-clade in Minnesota and Illinois, indicating the H1N1 is transmitting between swine in those two states.&nbsp; The swine sub-clade in MN and IL was linked to isolates frequently...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Potential Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Mismatches Raise Concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 11:42March 15, 2010All of the 19 influenza A (H1) viruses were A/Solomon Islands/3/2006-like, a recent antigenic variant of A/New Caledonia/20/99 and the strain recommended by WHO as the influenza A (H1) component for both the 2007--08 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine and the 2008 Southern Hemisphere influenza vaccine.The above comments are from the CDC's MMWR report on initial analysis of seasonal H1N1 in the 2007-2008 season based on a poor reference anti-sera that...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh slays 117,000 birds on flu fears]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[DHAKA -- At least 117,000 chickens were destroyed in northern Bangladesh Sunday after avian flu outbreak on one of the country's largest poultry farms, a local official said. 
The deadly H5N1 strain of flu was detected on Saturday when 400 chickens died suddenly at the Kazi Farms complex in Thakurgaon town, district livestock chief Mosaddekur Rahman told AFP. 

&ldquo;Tests confirmed presence of the H5N1 bird flu in 15 sheds of the farm and we ordered destruction of all 117,600 layer chickens,&rdquo;...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bird flu outbreak reported in five countries]]></title>
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Reports are coming from Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam of bird flu outbreaks resulting in the deaths of thousands of birds thus far. Egypt is reporting more human cases of illness caused by the disease.


There is confusion in Kathmandu, Nepal where hundreds of birds are reportedly becoming ill quickly and dying fast. Health authorities have been experiencing difficulty getting the proper permission to take samples to confirm the deaths are being caused by H5N1, and thus a bird cull...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spike In H1N1 In Texas and Alabama Raises Concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics.com has the story
Commentary 13:01March 14, 2010Doctors have noticed a small rise in the number of flu cases at Texas Children's Hospital in the past few weeks, and health officials are hoping the coming months won't bring a repeat of last spring's rash of swine flu illness.There were two culture-confirmed cases of Type A influenza in December, three in January and seven in February &mdash; all found to be of the swine flu subtype, Demmler-Harrison said.Five cases of Type A influenza...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Children With Chronic Respiratory Illness Are Vulnerable To Critical H1N1]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM). Additionally, with careful management, the pediatric critical care system is expected to be able to meet the increased demands of a flu pandemic, according to a resource modeling study published in the same issue of PCCM. The first...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Widespread H1N1 Low Reactor G158E In US Raises Concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics.com has the story
Commentary 12:01March 12, 2010Recently released sequences by the CDC at GISAID have G158E, raising concerns that these low reactor sequences are becoming more widespread.&nbsp; G158E is in earlier isolates from Germany, A/Bayern/62/2009 and A/Bayern/69/2009.&nbsp; Although these two isolates have synonymous changes that distinguish the two viruses from each other, the only recent non-synonymous change was G158E.&nbsp; Mill Hill ran an antigenic Characterization test...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt has plan to battle Bird flu]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[CAIRO: The Egyptian health ministry said this week that the country is moving ahead with efforts to stall the spread of the deadly avian influenza, or the H5N1 virus, after a surge in reported cases were reported in recent weeks. The ministry hopes that their efforts can curtail the virus from causing a widespread epidemic in the country, or mutating with the swine flu virus to cause what health have feared would be a super virus.
The sale of poultry between any of Egypt&rsquo;s 29 governorates...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low Reactor G158E In 2010 Swine Pandemic H1N1]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 12:50March 11, 2010Recently released sequences by the US National Veterinary Labs in Ames, IA included two sequences from MN swine, A/swine/MN/8762-1/2010 and A/swine/MN/8762-2/2010, which have G158E.Both sequences have a collection date of February 26, 2010, which represents the most current public 2010 pandemic H1N1 sequence and the first examples of G158E in swine pandemci H1N1.&nbsp; This polymorphism has been linked to a &ldquo;low reactor&rdquo; designation by Mill...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 Greek and Russian D225G Sequences  Identical]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recombinomics Commentary 18:50March 10, 2010Recent sequences from the National Influenza Centre for northern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Greece include 9 sequences from 2010, of which 3 had D225G.&nbsp; Three more November isolates had D225G, including A/Thessaloniki/2812/2009.&nbsp; Three of the isolates had D225G as the only recent change, but the other three has polymorphisms found in three different sub-clades.&nbsp; The above sequence was an exact match (see list here...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mum tells how she survived horror swine flu ordeal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A MUM has told how she fought back from the brink of death after catching swine flu.
Victoria Fleming's family feared she would die after she suffered multiple organ failure.
The 40-year-old - who has no underlying health problems - was put into a coma and flown to England for vital life support.
She spent weeks in intensive care and had to use a walking frame after finally being able to get out of bed.
Victoria, from Carluke, Lanarkshire, said: "I am lucky to be alive.
" I was as ill as I...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H1N1 Low Reactor G158E In Athens Greece]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr Henry Niman
Recombinomics Commentary 11:13March 10, 2010Recently released sequences from Mill Hill at GISAID included a sequence, A/Athens/16606/2009, from Greece collected on December 26, 2009.&nbsp; The sequence contained G158E, which was found in low reactors designated by Mill Hill and the CDC.&nbsp; Although only a partial sequence was released, it contained E377K, which was also in the Hyogo/1597/2009 isolate from Japan, indicating G158E was transmitting.&nbsp; Similarly, four of the G158E...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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