September 25 Flu Update
China is cracking down on Internet posts that don' t provide "news."Australia is searching entry bags and customs for bird, feathers and eggs. No one can say this king of thing wasn't predicted, and this is actually happening--not a doomsday scenario.
FYI, a reader sent me this by email:
This isn't a change in policy. It has been illegal to
import untreated animal and vegetable products into
Australia for many years. I know that they've been x-raying
all passengers' luggage for at least three years.
Boston Herald says that a bird flu pandmeic is inevitable, according to experts.
H5N1 is confirmed in an 8-year old boy in Indonesia.
Hong Kong is urging people to be on guard against bird flu--including staying away from chickens while travelling.
Australia is supplying medicine to Indonesia.
This news source says when a fresh supply of Tamiflu arrived in New Zealand, it was gone very quickly.
A Malysia newspaper tells its readers that a threat to humanity is right next door.
Recombinomics continues to collect and parse data from the zoo in Jakarta, and conclude that Phase 5 has arrived.
Effect Measure continues to criticize WHO for not taking a stand, and for protecting member nations.
ProMed on some cases in birds in Japan, and why the moderator thinks it was a result of an illegal vaccine.
Crofsblog has a survey of healthcare workers in New York--most would not come to work during a SARS outbreak.
Crofsblog also lines up the Jakarta Post, which has an update from today on the situation in their nation.
posted by Orange @ 6:01 PM
4 Comments:
Too bad there isn't some kind of computer bomb you could use that would sniff out the origins of such spam and wipe their hard drives.
Spammers go home!
Keep up the good work on the blog orange!. I check back everyday and you always have the good links. I can't believe all the H5N1 cases in indonesia lately. This flu season could be a scary one.
I ditto what Matt said....
As always, thanks for the kind comments. The spam is pain in the butt, but only about 5 a week or so. Thanks for checking in.
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