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Monday, December 3, 2012

Have not found the culprit cause of death in patients with H5N1 influenza-like expression


Refer to hospital with H5N1 influenza-like illness close, despite being dedicated doctors cure, but the patient did not pass of danger. It is worth mentioning, the test results at the Pasteur Institute showed that the patient is not infected with the dangerous flu.

Earlier, on 26/11 NVS patients (42 years, staying at Thuan An, Binh Duong) exhibit high fever, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath ... should be taken to the General Hospital in Binh Duong province examination and treatment. Here, the X-ray doctors recorded patients with large cardiac shadow, pleural effusion. Exploitation of known medical history from the patient sick duck brought from home to eat meat.

Combining physical examination with the diagnosis and cause of the condition, the doctor suspected A/H5N1 flu patients should have moved Mr. S. to the Tropical Disease Hospital treatment. Patient samples were also sent to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City to tests, the results showed that patients negative for the H5N1 virus.

In the course of treatment at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the patient's progress on a bad, even if your doctor has dedicated his rescue but S. can not pass a critical attack over the weekend. Epidemiological factors and the first manifestation of the disease like influenza A/H5N1 patients not infected with this virus. The cause of death of this patient is unknown.http://www.xaluan.com/modules.php?na...cle&sid=508589

Suspected cases influenza A/H5N1 died of pneumonia

Tuesday, 04/12/2012, 06:23 (GMT +7)
(SGGP). - Dinner at 3-12, Dr.-BS Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, director of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City, said suspected cases of avian influenza A/H5N1 died after being treated here. That NVS patients (42 years old, live in Kien Giang) is transferred from the hospital in Binh Duong to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend in a state of high fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath ...
X-ray results reported patients with large cardiac shadow, pleural effusion associated with clinical symptoms doctors suspected of being infected with influenza virus A / H5N1. HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City have taken swabs from molecular biological tests but showed negative results for influenza A/H5N1 virus.
After 5 days of active treatment, patients with S. died of severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress ... Mr. S. are working women in the town of Thuan An, Binh Duong. Before admission, he visited the home in Kien Giang and eat ducks die from farming families.

http://www.sggp.org.vn/ytesuckhoe/2012/12/305799/

Like bird flu deaths


Monday, 12.03.2012, 10:31 GMT +7
Like bird flu deaths
42-year-old male patient with acute respiratory suspected H5N1 flu death last weekend in HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases.



Contact with infected poultry susceptible to the flu. Artwork: Heaven Chapter.
Doctors Hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City, said the patient was transferred up from Binh Duong Hospital in critical condition.

"Patients with severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress. Emergency We have positive but he has not recovered," a doctor said.

According to medical reports, patients with symptoms consistent with the H5N1 avian influenza infection, such as sore throat, prolonged fever, shortness of breath and fluid. Before getting sick, I have been in contact with influenza duck and duck meat.

"The epidemiological factors and disease manifestations are made ​​doctors think of the H5N1 bird flu. Yet tests at the hospital and the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City were negative," said Dr. Le Manh Hung, deputy director of the disease hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City said.

According to the patient, before you get sick, you can go home in Kien Giang play. Here you contact with infected ducks and duck meat. When back to the Pacific, he began to feel tired, sore throat and fever that lasts.  http://vnexpress.net/gl/suc-khoe/2012/12/ca-tu-vong-giong-nhiem-cum-gia-cam/

Unknown disease outbreak kills 2 people in Baghlan


According to reports at least 2 people have died following an unknown disease outspread in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan.
At least 5 more people have been affected in Deh-Sala area at Deh-Salah district in this province.
Local residents are saying that the unknown disease spread in Uruzngan village a week ago and a shor shiver has been noted in affected indivuals which kills in less than 10 minutes.
They are saying at least 2 people have died and five others have been affected who have been taken to hospitals for the treatment purposes.
A local villager who lost one his relative said, “One of my relative died after receiving a short shiver and another neighbor died within 10 minutes from the same disease. Two people have died and 5 others have been affected in our village during the past one week.”
Residents in Uruzngan village at Deh-Salah district are seriously concerned of the disease and have urged the Afghan government to take immeidate actions in this regard.
Provincial public health chief Dr. Mohammad Salim Rassouli confirming the report said they have sent a team in the area to investigate the outspread of the disease.
He said they are able to take preventive actions in order to stop the disease if any positive signs of virus was detected during the inspection.
  http://www.khaama.com/unknown-disease-outbreak-kills-2-people-in-baghlan-1052

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New polio strain from Pakistan hits Afghanistan


New polio strain from Pakistan hits Afghanistan

Published: December 2, 2012
Officials say newly-discovered Sabin Like (2) poliomyelitis originated in Balochistan.
ISLAMABAD: 
With the Independent Monitoring Board recommending travel restrictions on polio endemic countries, reports of the transmission of a newly-discovered poliovirus strain from Pakistan to Afghanistan is likely to complicate an already tough situation for Islamabad.
Two Afghan children, living close to the border with Pakistan, have been paralysed by the Sabin Like (2) poliomyelitis, officials in the Polio Programme told The Express Tribune. The cases were reported from Afghanistan’s Kandahar province two days ago – one in Panjwai district and the other in Spin Boldak, they added. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the two new cases.
According to the officials, genetic sequencing has confirmed the new polio strain originated in Balochistan’s Killa Abdullah district. They said Sabin Like (2) poliomyelitis develops in children with an extremely poor record of routine immunisation – a situation rampant in Balochistan.
Since 2006, polio vaccination teams have repeatedly missed an estimated 50,000 children in Killa Abdullah, derailing efforts to eradicate the virus in the country.
This is not the first case of poliovirus transmission from Pakistan to a neighbouring country either. Last year, 16 children in China’s Xinjiang province were paralysed after being infected by a polio strain originating in Pakistan.
“The paramedic association and health department of Balochistan continues to hold the polio-eradication campaign hostage in Killa Abdullah through unfair demands … It has now resulted in embarrassment for Pakistan before the world community,” an official of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity.
WHO senior coordinator for polio eradication Dr Elias Durry said the organisation was monitoring the situation in Balochistan closely.
“We are seriously concerned about the new poliovirus strain and are recommending urgent steps to the provincial government to contain the outbreak,” said Dr Durry. The only way to contain the spread of the virus is by conducting three to four high-quality polio vaccination rounds in the infected districts and their nearby areas, he said.
Meanwhile, a special WHO delegation, led by internationally acclaimed polio eradication expert Dr Mohammed Mohammedi, has reached Balochistan and is holding indepth discussions with the provincial government over ways to combat the outbreak.
“We have asked the provincial government to hold three emergency polio campaigns each in Quetta, Killa Abdullah and Pishin districts during a span of 30 days to control the spread of the virus to other parts of the country,” said Dr Mohammedi, adding that the first campaign in the three districts was scheduled for December 10.
Pakistan has reported a total of 56 polio cases this year so far. A massive 181 cases were reported in 2011.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2012. 

Patients with suspected H5N1 flu death



PN - TS-BS Le Manh Hung, deputy director of the hospital (BV) for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City, said patients (patients) with suspected influenza H5N1 by BV Locked Binh Duong moved to 28/11, has mortality.
    According to medical records, patients admitted to the hospital in a state of continuous high fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, chest X-ray shadow big heart, pleural effusion. Due to the usual treatment for patients not yield results, the doctors suspected H5N1 infected patients and transferred to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
     However, the test results of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute showed that patients negative for the H5N1 flu, although the illness is very similar to the H5N1 flu. Doctors are continuing to study the cause of death for patients. Known, BN Nguyen Van S. (42 years old, resident of Kien Giang province), as an additive in the town of Thuan An, Binh Duong Province. Before admission, the patient had contact with infected ducks in Kien Giang and family eating duck meat.  http://phunuonline.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/benh-nhan-nghi-nhiem-cum-h5n1-da-tu-vong/a80688.html

    NIAID Scientists Begin Study of New Coronavirus


    Last Updated December 03, 2012
    In September, just days after receiving reports that a newly identified coronavirus had claimed the life of a person in Saudi Arabia, NIAID and its international partners began discussing potential studies of the virus. Their plans took on greater urgency eight days later when the United Kingdom reported treating the same viral infection in a man who had recently traveled in Saudi Arabia. This patient survived.
    These first two cases sparked fears among scientists of a new SARS-like outbreak. SARS—severe acute respiratory syndrome—also is caused by a coronavirus, which in 2003 spread rapidly from person to person, sickening more than 8,000 people and killing more than 900 worldwide. Until SARS, most scientists viewed coronaviruses as relatively harmless causes of the common cold.
    In late November 2012, after a lull that made scientists optimistic, the case count climbed to nine people, including five deaths.

    Seeking the Best Animal Model

    In response to the outbreak, Drs. Heinz Feldmann and Vincent Munster at NIAID Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana, began studies of the novel coronavirus in Syrian hamsters and rhesus macaques. Their partners at Erasmus University in The Netherlands are conducting similar tests in ferrets and cynomolgus macaques. The groups are coordinating their work to determine which species may be the most suitable to study as a model of human infection. The same four animal species are used to study other human respiratory diseases, most notably SARS, influenza, and hantavirus.
    The new coronavirus is closely related to coronaviruses isolated from bats, suggesting that these animals might be its natural carrier. The RML Virus Ecology Unit conducts research on viruses that originate from bats, such as Ebola and Nipah, and this new coronavirus underscores the need for NIAID research on infectious disease ecology and natural carriers, or reservoirs, of infectious agents.

    Responding to an Emerging Virus

    “The virus appears to cause severe lung and kidney damage,” said Feldmann, who in 2003 was among a group of scientists who tracked the spread of the SARS virus from its origin in southern China to a Hong Kong hotel, where it affected several guests.
    “We want to mimic human infection in an animal model to understand how this novel coronavirus causes disease and whether there is a potential for transmission of the virus among humans.”
    Once the scientists learn how the virus spreads in an animal model, they will begin working on countermeasures such as antiviral treatment and vaccines to assist preparedness efforts.
    “Several weeks passed between the cases, so we still are not sure whether there is potential for this new coronavirus to infect more people,” said Munster, who heads the Virus Ecology Unit at RML. “Our studies will provide valuable knowledge that should help us if this disease is indeed similar to SARS.”   http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/emerging/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

    In the Kuban vaccinations for both people and birds


    While no cases of bird flu in the region is not registered

    At the end of last week in Anapa and Temryuk district residents discovered hundreds of dead carcasses of wild birds - coots . Birds died just one day. Analyses showed all his fault influenza strain H5N1. He's a notorious bird flu, which claimed 64 lives during the epidemic of 2005 in Southeast Asia. This means that the danger is not only to poultry, but all residents of the Kuban. As described in the Regional Ministry of Health, from human to human infection is not transmitted, but you can get infected from sick birds, and even while cutting its carcass. Therefore, on Friday to address the governor of the region Alexander Tkachev in Anapa and Temryuk imposed quarantine and banned hunting .


    - The experience we have - reminded Tkachev. - Five years ago, the edge in a short time managed to fully cope with the spread of the virus. Then there was a flash on a large poultry farm in Bryukhovetskiy area. Poultry had to completely destroy, introduced strict controls on the roads as well as in enterprises. As a result, to prevent new outbreaks. No human bird flu while ill.
    In the same way there are today. While some experts bypass hunting grounds and ponds in search of dead birds, others inspect hens and geese, and questioned their owners, whether they have symptoms. At the same time, the edge of the poultry should go to the private mode, and poultry banned "to go out." Experts believe that the virus got into the Kuban with migratory birds, which means that poultry should be possible to isolate.
    Veterinarians offer poultry owners to vaccinate. Procedure is free no matter how many birds you "will lead to the reception." Where the vaccination - please call "hot" line of the 8 (861) 268-33-09, 268-34-05.
    The rest of the Kuban management specialists veterinarians recommend to stick to simple rules: no contact with either the home or with wild birds and not to buy meat and eggs with it.
    - Since then, as the Kuban appeared avian influenza each year vaccinate everyone who lives in the 3 km of the bird production - said the spokesperson of the regional Rospotrebnadzor Irina Voronkov.
    Vaccination against influenza, which was to end on December 1, extended, and a mandatory vaccination will make poultry workers. In Anapa and Temryuk district podvorovye rounds conducted 25 medical teams.
    Those who have already been vaccinated against the "human" flu (in the region of 1.7 million people), do not worry. Because the vaccine is the same, it contains several strains of the virus, including H5N1, - explain in the regional Rospotrebnadzor.
    All those wishing to make the vaccine for free. You just have to go to a clinic in the community.

    REFERENCE "KP"
    - Bird flu refuses to feed and water, does not respond to external stimuli such as "Enchanted" goes around, twists his head. I feathered skin turns blue, you can see the curvature of the neck, - warn the State Veterinary Department of the Krasnodar Territory. - However, the final diagnosis is only in the veterinary laboratory.

    BTW
    First bird flu found Italian veterinarians over a hundred years ago. However, the first person infected by birds only in 1997. Then ill 18 people in Hong Kong, six of them died.

    http://kuban.kp.ru/daily/25994.5/2923835/

    Sunday, December 2, 2012

    Gujarat: 38 cranes dead; avian flu back?


    Ahmedabad: The sudden death of 38 cranes in the wetlands (salt pans) close to Victor village in Rajula range of Amreli district has raised fears of a return of the deadly bird flu virus. The matter first came to light when a bird lover informed forest officials about the death of five birds on Saturday.
    Sunday saw the death of 30 more birds while a few others were found to be extremely ill. Of the ill birds, three more died taking the toll to 38. Incidentally, two eagles, believed to have feasted on the dead cranes were also found dead. 
    Cranes migrate to the wetlands in this part of Gujarat from Siberia during the four months of winter. The salt pans belong to GHCL, a company involved in the production of salt.
    Mangubhai Thapa, a bird lover and resident of a nearby village was the first to be told about death of five birds. He said that there had been sporadic incidents of bird deaths for the last one week. 
    “A fortnight ago we found 15 dead birds but thought it was the handiwork of dogs. It was only when villagers informed me of the death of five birds that an alarm was raised. We informed the forest officials who sent the birds’ remains for a post-mortem,” said Thapa. 
    Dinesh Goswami of Kodinar Nature Club, who rushed to the two wetlands (salt pans filled with water), said that on Sunday he had counted 30 dead birds. “It could be bird flu although we can’t be sure. Some of the cranes seemed extremely ill. Two eagles who might have feasted on the dead birds, also died while another is in a critical condition,” said Goswami.
    DFO, social forestry, JK Makwana, when contacted said that the post-mortem of the birds will be done on Monday. Regarding the post-mortem report of the five birds who died earlier, he said that the reports showed that they had died due to respiratory troubles. As for the possibility of a return of avian flu, he said nothing could be said without proper investigation. “The forest department may send samples to Junagadh or Bhopal to know more details about the bird deaths,” said Makwana.
    A team of veterinary doctors from Amreli is also likely to visit the place on Monday to collect samples.
    Director, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Assad Rahmani, said there is a need to investigate. “Nothing can be said without proper investigation. The blood samples of the birds should be scientifically collected and sent to Bhopal for investigation. Then only will we know what caused the birds’ death,” said Rahmani. 
    He also said that stomach samples of the birds should be sent to know if they died due to unintentional pesticide poisoning or avian flu.
    Another source in the department said that paralysis, as displayed by the birds, is a symptom of viral infection. Principal secretary, forest and environment department, HK Dash, could not be reached for his comment.  http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/GUJ-AHD-gujarat-38-cranes-dead-avian-flu-back-4097826-NOR.html

    Frequently Asked Questions on novel coronavirus





    2 December 2012

    What is the novel coronavirus?

    This is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.
    Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness in humans and animals. In humans, this large family of viruses are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

    What are the symptoms of novel coronavirus?

    In confirmed cases of illness in humans, common symptoms have been acute, serious respiratory illness with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. Based on current clinical experience, the infection generally presents as pneumonia. It has caused kidney failure and death in some cases. It is important to note that the current understanding of the illness caused by this infection is based on a limited number of cases and may change as more information becomes available.

    Can it be transmitted from person to person?

    This is not known with certainty at this time. The cases occurring in the same family raises the possibility of limited human-to-human transmission. Alternatively, it is possible that the infected family members were exposed to the same source of infection, for example, in a household or workplace.

    How could I become infected with this virus?

    To date, we do not know how humans have become infected with this virus. Investigations are underway to determine the virus source, types of exposure that lead to infection, mode of transmission and the clinical pattern and course of disease.

    Is there a vaccine for the novel coronavirus?

    There is no vaccine currently available.

    Is there a treatment for the novel coronavirus?

    There is no specific treatment for disease caused by novel coronavirus. However, many of the symptoms caused by this virus can be treated and therefore treatment should be based on the symptoms of the patient.

    What can I do to protect myself?

    Exactly how people become infected with this virus is not known at this time. However, some general measures that would be prudent and help prevent the acquisition of any respiratory illness are to avoid close contact, when possible, with anyone who shows symptoms of illness (coughing and sneezing), and to maintain good hand hygiene.

    How many people have been infected by the novel coronavirus?

    WHO is closely monitoring the situation and regularly publishes information about the disease. For more go to http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/en/

    How widespread is the novel coronavirus?

    It is unknown how widespread this virus may be. 
    WHO is encouraging Member States to continue to closely monitor for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns of SARI or pneumonia. WHO will continue to share information as it is made available.

    Are health workers at risk from the novel coronavirus?

    Health care workers come into contact with patients with many different infectious illnesses more often than the general public. Therefore WHO recommends that health care workers consistently apply appropriate infection prevention and control measures.
    http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/prevention_control/en/index.html

    Is the novel coronavirus like SARS?

    SARS is a coronavirus that was identified in 2003 and belongs to the same large family of viruses as the novel coronavirus. Therefore, SARS and the novel coronavirus are distantly related. Both viruses are capable of causing severe disease. However, they have important differences based on current information. Most importantly, the novel coronavirus does not appear to transmit easily between people while the SARS virus was much more transmissible.

    Is it true that this novel coronavirus originated from bats?

    This is one possibility but the origin of the virus has not yet been established.

    Can humans become infected with novel coronavirus from animals? If so, which ones should we be concerned about?

    WHO is closely monitoring the situation to identify how people are being exposed. There is currently no direct evidence that the human cases were exposed through direct contact with animals.

    How is WHO responding to the emergence of this novel coronavirus?

    Since the emergence of this virus, WHO has been working under the International Health Regulations to provide information to Member States. WHO is also working with involved countries and international partners to coordinate the global health response, including the provision of updated information on the situation, guidance to health authorities and technical health agencies on interim surveillance recommendations, laboratory testing of cases, infection control, and clinical management, based on the current understanding of the novel virus and the disease in humans.
    WHO will continue to work with Member States and international health partners and share updated information as it is made available.

    What is WHO recommending countries do?

    WHO encourages all Member States to enhance their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns of SARI or pneumonia cases.
    WHO urges Member States to notify or verify to WHO any suspected or confirmed case of infection with novel coronavirus.

    Has WHO recommended any travel or trade restrictions related to this new virus?

    No. WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions with respect to this event. WHO will continue to provide updated information as it is available.

    http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/faq_dec12/en/index.html

    EMERGING DISEASES LIKE NEW CORONAVIRUS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY IN OMAN: WHO


    The World Health Organization (WHO) office in Muscat has said that emerging diseases like the new Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like virus outbreak are being constantly monitored in Oman. 
    The surveillance system in the sultanate is capable finding cases (if any), which includes the latest coronavirus that affected two GCC countries.
    Dr Abdullah Saleh Assaedi, the WHO representative in Oman, said, “Monitoring any emerging disease is a very crucial task and we are doing it.”
    He said that monitoring is done through International Health Regulations (IHR). “The country’s Ministry of Health reports it to IHR, which in turn reports to WHO.” He added that WHO encourages all member states to continue their surveillance on Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) and is currently reviewing the case definition related to the novel coronavirus...
    http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Emerging-diseases-like-new-coronavirus-being-monitored-closely-in-Oman-WHO-1ve8

    Thailand's Farmers told to watch out for bird flu



    The Livestock Development Department (LDD) is on high alert against a possible outbreak of bird flu, which usually flares up in the cool season.
    LDD chief Tritsadee Chaosuancharoen said the department had instructed poultry farm owners and volunteers to look out for for any unusual deaths of fowls.
    Farmers have been told to take special care of fowls during the cool season, when the animals are at risk of contracting the bird flu virus.
    The LDD also encourages the farmers to raise poultry in a closed system, which can limit the chance of virus infection among the chickens.
    Livestock officials were al..  http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/324209/?

    The head of Rospotrebnadzor Russia warns of SARS in the Middle East



     
    02/12/2012, 16:32
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    The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russian doctor Gennady Onishchenko advised when planning winter do not forget the case of acute pneumonia (SARS) in the Middle East. Interview, "Interfax," Onishchenko said the number of patients with SARS in China East has developed den9: 2 people in Jordan, five in Saudi Arabia and two in Qatar. In Jordan and Saudi Arabia have deaths. World Health Organization of the United Nations assessment of the spread and not made barriers to international travel and trade. However, Mr. Onishchenko warned the Russians are prepared to travel the Middle East should remember about the situation in the region. Previously doctor Onishchenko advised people to winter holidays and New Year holidays in Russia, and if you go abroad, do not forget the precautions.
    http://vietnamese.ruvr.ru/2012_12_02/96618865/

    The new coronavirus is more dangerous than thought


    ..Don't forget the total of suspected cases in Jordan were as many as 15..

    On which dangerous, SARS--like exciter more people have died than assumed. Preserved blood samples indicate that in last April in Jordan two people died in it
    The dangerous new coronavirus has claimed two more lives. As theWorld Health Organization (WHO) announced in Geneva, there are two people in Jordan.
    She died in April, but only now could be proved that they had been infected with the new virus. The virus is related to the SARS virus, which is also among the coronaviruses, and ten years ago enabled the world in terror.

    Nine people ill, five of them died

    According to the latest WHO data so affected nine people from the virus, five of whom died. One of the two deaths in Jordan two sufferers come in Qatar. One of the two Qataris was treated in a lung clinic in California and, according to the Robert Koch Institute healed (RKI), released in mid-November.

    In Saudi Arabia, five people infected with the virus, three of them died.Symptoms are similar to pneumonia

    To Jordan shared with the WHO now have it there in April, a number of severe cases of pneumonia given. The Ministry of Health in Amman, WHO had then asked for help. A WHO team traveled to the country and announced on 24 April, that none of the known coronaviruses was detected.
    When in October the new coronavirus was discovered, sent the Jordanian Ministry of Health kept since April samples to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases.This has now discovered the new virus in the two deceased. A team of WHO had arrived in Amman on Wednesday, to assist the local authorities in epidemic control.
    http://www.welt.de/gesundheit/article111764861/Das-neue-Coronavirus-ist-gefaehrlicher-als-gedacht.html?

    Jordan did not score any new cases of HIV Coruna



    : Health Minister Jordanian Abdul Latif Wreikat Sunday that his country had not recorded any new cases of coronary virus (Corona) after testing two deaths in Jordan as a result of the virus in April / April.

    Said Wreikat "The ministry has not recorded since the month of April last until today any case corona virus in the Kingdom."

    And he said in remarks reported by the Jordanian news agency that "the World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday (Saturday) proved injury cases (in Jordan) died in the month of April past Pkorona".

    "The care Algesithih in hospital blue state (23 km north-east of Amman) had recorded 11 cases of pneumonia severe during the period from 7 to April 21, including two cases of doctors and 9 cases among cadres nursing underwent all the treatment and turned cases of highly pathogenic to a private hospital. "

    He noted that "on April 19 died nurse Arbainet with severe pneumonia in a blue hospital under treatment."

    He added, "and later on April 26 also died a college student at the age of 25 years, a resident of the blue."

    He added that "laboratory results at the time did not prove any positive result for intractable disease and the results were negative for any type of flu viruses such as bird flu and SARS and swine even Koruna except some positive results for bacteria."

    The minister said that "Today's announcement gives the opportunity to the World Health Organization (WHO) team is currently in Jordan to investigate and investigate the epidemiological situation," adding that "action taken by Saudi Arabia and Qatar after new bird flu disease."

    For his part, said the WHO representative in Oman Akram Toum that "the number of cases the new Corona disease discovered nine cases recorded in the eastern Mediterranean, five cases in Saudi Arabia and two in Qatar and two in Jordan."http://www.elaph.com/Web/news/2012/1...tml?entry=arab

    Jordan corona follow up-No new cases

    Sunday, December 2, 2012
    Health: proven and فاتين بالكورونا and failure to monitor new cases


    Amman - Petra - Health Minister Dr. Abdul Latif Wreikat officially on Sunday proved wounding two died in April last illness Coruna new time in which the failure to monitor any case the disease in the Kingdom. 

    said Wreikat at a press conference on Sunday in the ministry building following the announcement of the World Health Organization yesterday, for the registration of cases of disease Koruna new "today after been definitely confirmed that two deaths in Jordan Natjtin disease Coruna new that were not until recently known internationally is not available with reagents was announced to remove ambiguity imposed nature new disease The knowledge derived for the world around him and the availability of reagents for him. " 

    and added that the announcement today gives the opportunity for the WHO team is currently in Jordan to investigate and investigate the epidemiological situation, a measure taken by Saudi Arabia and Qatar after recording injuries sick new as well as allow scope for raising the capacity of the epidemiological monitoring laboratory for diseases flu kinds of laboratory Jordanian all. 

    stressed Wreikat that the ministry did not register from last April until today any case virus Koruna new characterized deploy limited. 

    and chronology to record injuries explained that cases fired on them and the media in the month of April, the mysterious disease "as that at the time recorded in the care Algesithih in hospital blue state 11 cases of pneumonia severe during the period from 7 to April 21, including two cases of doctors and 9 cases among cadres nursing, and underwent all the treatment and turned cases of highly pathogenic to a private hospital., adding that the ministry has taken preventive measures and treatment by protocols health tired globally in such cases were withdrawn samples Laboratory for examination in laboratories Ministry and King Hussein Cancer Center and the University of Science and Technology did not show laboratory results then any positive result for the disease intractable and the results were negative for any type of flu viruses such as bird flu and swine and SARS and even kronaexcept some positive results for the bacteria pseudomonas aeroginosa. said"Meanwhile and on April 19 died nurse Arbainet of who develop pulmonary severe Hospital blue is under treatment at the private hospital, and died later on April 26 also a college student at the age of 25 years, a resident of the blue and said the ministry in time for these deaths. " 

    He said he instructed then in April to transfer university student from hospital blue government to Prince Hamzah Hospital as he was complaining of a sore membranes heart and suspicion disease tuberculosis and encountered his hospitalization in conjunction with the pandemic in it. "It did not stop the ministry for further monitoring and survey epidemiological laboratory for cases with symptoms similar in blue did not report any injury outside the hospital and close the file at the time for lack of evidence of any cases of disease flu kinds laboratory either in the laboratory of Jordan or reference to the World Health Organization as well as the lack of injuries similar to the monitoring and survey epidemiological. " 
    And that in the evolution of global later announced the World Health Organization abruptly for two deaths resulting from a new disease types of flu called krona new in Saudi Arabia in July of this year and announced it officially in September.
    The health minister said that the ministry and in the light of this announcement, intensified procedures preventive, as vaccinated pilgrims Bmtaum flu seasonal before traveling to Saudi Arabia, as well as giving Scion of health personnel in hospitals, and when pilgrims return to Jordan was a process of monitoring them and give them precautionary preventive treatment for flu at border crossings. 

    and pay announcement WHO ministry to demand from laboratories Navy SEAL (NAMRU 3) in Cairo, re-examination of samples of the disease called crowns new which was not known previously, that particular lab reagents for the disease became available after the announcement of the deaths in Saudi Arabia Bcesp new disease. 
    showed results of laboratory tests to NAMRU 3 in November 14 last, that Arbain deceased (nurse) and the young university was positive for Corona new. 

    informed the ministry WHO on Thursday registered cases of injury بالكورونا new after confirming diagnostic laboratory, although not record any injury Similar since April this year so far, according to Dr. Wreikat who said that this confirms that the cases were limited to section intensive care in hospital blue. 
    his part, considered representative of the World Health Organization in Amman Dr. Akram Toum, Jordan beacon for technical cooperation in the various fields of health , especially monitoring, they are from developed countries and advanced level region compared with other regions in the world, because the Kingdom has strong health systems. 

    explained that the number of cases detected disease Coruna new 9 cases recorded in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, five cases in Saudi Arabia, and two in Qatar , and two in Jordan. He sent the organization a professional team to support the efforts of the Ministry of Health in the survey and surveillance of the disease and respiratory epidemiological situation in general at the level of folders it depends protocols to investigate the disease, especially new viruses Lyman Organization importance of research and survey in the detection of infected cases and provide early treatment and conduct field research and laboratory. 

    said Dr. Tom to need to pay attention to strengthening monitoring systems and control of communicable diseases and investigate how HIV infection, location, rates spread in the States, more than the importance of knowledge of the chronology of the injuries, which rely on recorded history laboratory analysis and evidence of injury. 

    And the director of Primary Health Care Department, Dr. Bassam Hijjawi that disease Koruna new is a viral disease that affects the respiratory system and is accompanied by a rise in temperature, dry cough and difficulty in breathing which often infects humans and animals and is similar to SARS is not available to him vaccine does not treat the two types. 
    said Hijjawi, the ministry adopted since 2008 monitoring system in 3 hospitals in Amman The north and south, to investigate the respiratory disease severe as it has been withdrawn 234 sample from April until the end of last June were sent to laboratories (NAMRU 3) and appeared results negative is, they is infected with coronavirus new. 

    pointed out that the Survey teams epidemiological according monitoring systems adopted in the ministry, in cooperation with a technical team from the World Health Organization, headed today to Karak to make sure monitoring systems capabilities there and investigate the epidemiological situation.http://www.alrai.com/article/554543.html

    A patient with suspected H5N1


    TP - Leaders of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases Ho Chi Minh City yesterday just received confirmation 1-12 Nguyen VS 42-year-old patient living in Binh Duong, hospitalized in a state of continuous high fever, cough, sore throat, chest and shortness of breath with diagnosis of suspected H5N1 infection.
    Samples of the patients were sent to the Tropical Disease Hospital Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute tested to determine whether or not the H5N1 flu.
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    Saturday, December 1, 2012

    Eastern Iowa boy sickened by rare influenza strain


    An eastern Iowa boy recently came down with a relatively rare strain of flu, drawing the attention of state and federal medical experts.
    The unidentified Cedar County child was sickened by a strain of H3N2 influenza. The strain normally is associated with pigs, but investigators said the boy apparently caught it from another person.
    “We found he had no exposure to livestock at all,” said Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, medical director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. However, investigators didn’t find anyone else around the boy who had been sickened.
    Health officials track such incidents closely because of the possibility that new strains of animal flu could mutate into versions that would be easily transmissible from person to person. If that happened, the new virus could cause a dangerous pandemic.
    In this case, Quinlisk said, the child did not become seriously ill.
    The Cedar County case was one of 308 H3N2 infections documented nationally this year. More than two-thirds of those cases were reported in Ohio and Indiana, after outbreaks associated with infected pigs that came into contact with people at fairs. Most people have suffered relatively mild illnesses. One death has been reported.
    Last year, three children in Webster and Hamilton counties were sickened by the virus. One child apparently gave it to the two others, officials said at the time. No direct exposure to pigs was found.
    Quinlisk on Friday asked public health officials to be on the lookout for other possible cases. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20121201/NEWS/312010033/Eastern-Iowa-boy-sickened-by-rare-influenza-strain?News&nclick_check=1

    Health hold a press conference tomorrow about influenza disease

     first of December (Petra) - The Minister of Health, Dr. Abdul Latif Wreikat on Sunday held a press conference at noon in the ministry building displays the latest developments at the level of respiratory diseases severe including flu of all kinds.

    Hong Kong-No alert upgrade despite virus cases

    01-12-2012
    Health Secretary Ko Wing-man. File photo.
    The Secretary for Health, Ko Wing-man, says Hong Kong doesn't need to upgrade its response level to the novel coronavirus, even though three more cases have been confirmed in the Middle East.Dr Ko said the Centre for Health Protection is closely monitoring the situation and is liaising with the World Health Organisation. Nonetheless, he urged people to remain on their guard.
    Two people are now known to have died from the SARS-like virus in Jordan and another infection was found in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to nine.
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