Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 '100,000 fresh swine flu cases a day by August,' says Health Secretary - Spread of swine flu can no longer be contained, Government admits - The Independent, UKNew flu may not spread like regular flu -studies - * New virus has not quite mutated to human form * Additional changes could worsen spread - Reuters - "Genetic analysis and lab experiments with the virus show it lacks a piece of genetic material that makes ordinary flu viruses so transmissible, a team of U.S. researchers found. Researchers in the Netherlands, meanwhile, found it lives very well in the nose and their findings suggest it has the ability to stay around for a long time -- and get worse. Both studies, published in the journal Science, show that H1N1 swine flu needs to be closely watched, said Dr. Terrence Tumpey of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." Troubling signs on swine flu in Britain and Mexico. Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August, the nation's health minister said yesterday, and the virus is showing signs of rebounding in Mexico. Associated Press. 3 July 2009. Swine flu reaches into the lungs and gut. The swine flu virus can reach deep into the respiratory system and even as far as the intestines — findings which could explain why the disease's symptoms are different from those of seasonal flu. Nature. 3 July 2009. Use of Revised International Health Regulations during Influenza A (H1N1) Epidemic, 2009 (pdf) - journal article (Emerging Infectious Diseases) China tries to head off rural flu outbreak. Faced with a rising number of homegrown new H1N1 flu cases, China is focusing prevention measures in urban areas to head off outbreaks in its vast rural population. Wall Street Journal. 3 July 2009. [subscription Required] Aboriginal populations vulnerable to H1N1. The author of a study to be published in the next issue of the medical journal Lancet said swine flu could devastate indigenous populations around the world due to their sensitivity to infectious disease. Canwest News Service, Canada. 3 July 2009. Swine flu cases in Britain could soar to 100,000 A DAY by next month, Government warns. Millions of Britons will contract swine flu in the coming months, the Health Secretary predicted yesterday. London Daily Mail, England. 3 July 2009. Mexico hosts key swine flu forum. Leaders and experts from 50 countries are meeting in Cancun, Mexico, to discuss the global swine flu outbreak. BBC. 3 July 2009. Japan finds their first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 case. The patient, who was confirmed in May with the H1N1 strain of the flu in the Osaka prefecture of western Japan, has since recovered and no other cases of the new flu have been confirmed around the patient, a health ministry official said. Reuters Health. 3 July 2009. Ferrets shed light on new virus's severity and spread. When scientists want to know how a new flu strain behaves, they squirt it up the noses of ferrets. The small carnivores' responses closely resemble those of humans. Recently, scientists have infected ferrets with the H1N1 strain--to see how it is behaving. Science. 3 July 2009. [subscription Required] The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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