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Last Updated: 4:09 AM GMT on November 08, 2009
— Last Comment: 6:24 AM GMT on November 08, 2009
But as Eeastern Europe revs up we seem to be turning a corner in this outbreak here in the US.
 US: Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Reported by the U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), National Summary 2008-2009 and Previous Two Seasons (Posted November 6, 2009, 4:30 PM ET, for Week Ending October 31, 2009)      WHO:Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1 3 November 2009 -- According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250 000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported. Regions in western Ukraine continue to show the highest rates of acute respiratory illness/influenza-like illness. The level of activity in the Kyiv area is also increasing rapidly. Laboratory testing in Ukraine has confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in samples taken from patients in two of the most affected regions. As the pandemic virus has rapidly become the dominant influenza strain worldwide, it can be assumed that most cases of influenza in Ukraine are caused by the H1N1 virus. As elsewhere, WHO strongly recommends early treatment with the antiviral drugs, oseltamivir or zanamivir, for patients who meet treatment criteria, even in the absence of a positive laboratory test confirming H1N1 infection. At the request of the government, a multi-disciplinary team of nine experts has been deployed by WHO and arrived in Kyiv yesterday evening. Discussions with the Minister of Health were held this morning to brief the team. Team members will now begin field investigations to characterize the clinical and epidemiological features of the outbreak. Work will initially begin in Lviv region, where reported numbers of cases showing severe manifestations of acute respiratory illness have been especially high. Two virologists on the team have started working at the National Influenza Centre and the laboratories of the Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Kyiv to provide diagnostic support. Samples sent by the Ministry of Health were received today by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Mill Hill in London, UK. The laboratory will conduct confirmatory tests and further characterize the virus. Many questions remain to be answered. The outbreak in Ukraine may be indicative of how the virus can behave in the northern hemisphere during the winter season, particularly in health care settings typically found in Eastern Europe. Given the potential significance of this outbreak as an early warning signal, WHO commends the government of Ukraine for its transparent reporting and open sharing of samples. WHO continues to recommend no closing of borders and no restrictions on international travel, including to Ukraine. Experience shows that such measures will not stop further spread of the virus.  Create your own visitor map! Unrelated Pet Flu Outbreak Info: (H3N8 dog flu virus - a variation of the horse flu)
Ukraine:H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter - WHO* No evidence of virus mutation, vaccines still effective* Pandemic vaccines seen as "very safe" after millions given* WHO has yet to receive 200 mln vaccine doses for poorestGENEVA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The H1N1 swine flu virus has picked up steam in the northern hemisphere and is expected to cause more serious infections and deaths as cold weather sets in, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday....
Spike in Ukraine Hospitalizations and Deaths:Ukraine H1N1 Deaths and Hospitalizations Spike HigherThe above numbers reflect the latest government update on cases in the Ukraine. They are dramatically higher than those reported in the past few days and raise concerns that the death toll will increase significantly over the next several days.Some wire service reports and comments from WHO have downplayed these numbers, noting that the death rate for Ukraine is simila...
Well growing up I heard Halloween was a "pagan festival" but that really int true. Halloween is actually based on a a mix of "christian" and "christianized" religious festivals. (the quotation marks are to designate a organized church practice and probably less to do with the teachings of Christ)But the Day was celebrated previously for another reason:To the Celts, time was circular rather than linear. This is reflected in their commencing each day, and each festiva...
Huge Explosion Was Biggest Space Rock to Strike Earth Since 1994A space rock explosion earlier this month over an island region of Indonesia is now being viewed as perhaps the biggest object to tangle with the Earth in more than a decade.On Oct. 8, reports from Indonesia told of a loud air blast around 11 a.m. local time. Due to atmospheric pressure, the object is thought to have detonated in the atmosphere, yielding an energy release of about 50 kilotons (the equiv...
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