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SEE OUR OWN SLIDE SHOWS:
APRIL
2009 UPDATE: THE INFORMATION BELOW
REFERS TO BIRD FLU BUT IT ALSO APPLIES TO SWINE FLU:
STRAIGHT
TALK ABOUT BIRD FLU This is our original slide pack and gives an excellent
overview of the pandemic issue.
BASIC PREP TIPS
Great summary of how to prepare and why. Includes suggestions for low-budget
preparation.
BIRD
FLU QUIZ -Test yourself.
SUMMARY
OF PANDEMIC SITUATION:
For many years, experts said that if a flu virus stran mutates so that
humans can pass it to other humans, the new form will most likely
cause a global human pandemic (worldwide epidemic) with a high mortality
rate. Many millions would die.
The mutation has taken place.
There
is no vaccine yet approved for use against swine flu. It
will take months to make a vaccine, and it will be impossible to
develop enough vaccine for all who need it when they need it.
Tamiflu
and Relenza are two anti-viral drugs that
may help if taken when you first get the virus. Countries have stockpiled
these drugs, but there are not enough for all who may need it.
Few countries have prepared for this situation, and the United States
especially has been far behind other countries in its preparation.
In 2005, BirdFluPreparation.com originally (in 2005) provided you with
the first step of preparation: Education. BirdFluPreparation.com
has been renamed SwineFluPreparation.com.
--BirdFluPrep.com/SwineFluPreparation.com
Editor
OLDER
INFO below:
For Journalists: A DOZEN Bird
Flu Story Ideas!
Copyright 2005-2009
BirdFluPreparation.com
SwineFluPreparation.com
All Rights Reserved
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Recent
Bird Flu Headlines
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NEW!
CDC
- Centers for Disease Control - (Current numbers)
WHO
- World Health Organization
main page
ABCNews.com/
Reuters.com
- California
- state of emergency
Reuters.com
- How serious can it get?
Top
5 Reasons not to Panic
Social
distancing story from MSNBC.com
Example
of IGNORANT reporting: Huffington
Post
Older
headlines:
UK
races to halt Killer Bird Flu CNN.com, February
4, 2007
Experts
give qualified praise to new pandemic guide,
February 1, 2007, CIDRAP.com
Bird
Flu reports spreading in Asia CNN.com, January 16, 2007
Flu
Virus Could Kill 81 Million, MSNBC.com, December 22, 2006
State
Pandemic Preparations, State-by-State
AP Article, US New and World Report, December 16, 2006
Bird
flu triggers high and sustained virus buildup, cause of severe disease
CBC News, September 10, 2006
WHO
changes H5N1 strains for pandemic vaccines, raising concern over virus
evolution
CIDRAP, August 18, 2006
Scientists
hail breakthrough in bird flu quest Reuters.com,
August 15, 2006
Top
Federal and State Health Officials Join Together at New York Pandemic
Planning Summit
NYS Department of Health, August 15, 2006
Study: Some
Possible Bird Flu Strains May Not Lead to Pandemic,
USAToday.com, via TechNewsWorld.com, August 1, 2006
Infectious
disease expert, Waukon native Michael Osterholm, provides a reality check
for locals on the bird flu Waukon Iowa
Standard, July 20, 2006
Get
powers ready for bird flu, U.S. governors told Reuters.com,
July 19, 2006
Treat
pandemic preparations like buying auto insurance
Editorial,
DemocratandChronicle.com, July 13, 2005
Severe
Bird Flu May Cost Up to $2 Trillion, World Bank Says June
29, 2006, Bloomberg.com
WHO:
Bird Flu Spread Among Family Members, June 22, 2006, Associated Press
Hedging
against a Bird Flu Pandemic
Forbes, June 16, 2006
H5N1
avian flu viruses trigger worse disease in adult cells than in children
CBC.ca, June 12, 2006
A
Grisly But Essential Issue: Pandemic Plan Skims Over How to Deal With
Many Corpses Washington
Post, June 9, 2006
U.S.
states plot how to handle pandemic flu threat
Reuters, June 7, 2006
WHO
to Rewrite Pandemic Staging Descriptions
Canoe Network, Cnews.com, May 28, 2006
Indonesia's
bird flu fight riddled with problems
Reuters, May 23, 2006
WHO
Probes Bird Flu Cluster
Signs of Human Transmission Sought in Indonesian Deaths WashingtonPost.com,
May 19, 2006
HHS
Viewer Guide to ABC Bird Flu Movie, ABCnews.com, May 10, 2006
Bird
Flu Pandemc will hit young people: biologist
Reuters.com, May 9, 2006
National
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan
WhiteHouse.com,
May 6, 2006
Influenza
Pandemic Simulation Reveals Challenges in Delivering Essential Services
During Widespread Outbreak
BoozAllen.com, April 27, 2006
Bird
flu: Things to know, not fear -
Q&A with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Disease, April 12, 2006
'Lot
has to happen' for bird flu threat to explode
USA Today, April 12, 2006
Virtual
Pandemic: 90 Days to Infect Entire U.S.
LiveScience.com, April 5, 2006
Bird
Flu expected to hit U.S. West Coast this Summer,
Reuters,
April 1, 2006
(Editor
note: This is not an April Fool's joke. Bird flu in U.S. will not be a
crisis, but if/when it mutates to easily spread among humans, it will
be a crisis.)
Free
online video of Charlie Rose Show on avian flu, PBS, March 22, 2006
(BirdFluPrep.com
Editor note: Highly recommended!)
See
more (Earlier News Links)
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NEW!
CDC
- Swine Flu facts
CNN.com
- Anderson Cooper blog - FAQs
CNN.com
- Swine Flu 101 - video
Older
FAQs:
ABCNews.com,
March 2006
CNN Special Report,
March, 2006
BBC
Bird flu page, articles, videos. Excellent
NPR
Q&A, text plus audio
MSNBC.com
page: Sidebar includes two good photo presentations and FAQ
Key Facts about Bird Flu (from CDC)
BBC
News Bird Flu Q&A
Bird
Flu: 10 Questions, 10 Answers, from WebMD.com
The
Dangers of Bird Flu, slides with audio, from AP and Democract and
Chronicle.
Q&A
Bird Flu, Financial Times (FT.com), updated August 31, 2005.
NPR Radio
-U.S.
Government Tackles Bird-Flu Preparednes )
-Preparing
for a potential Flu Epidemic (listen)
Also see:
Infrequently Asked Questions
Sifting
through Official Speak on Bird Flu, NPR.com, interviewees: Peter Sandman
and Jody Lanard, December, 2005
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FluWikie.com
Preparing
for the Coming Influenza Pandemic (free, online, 27 pages)
CurEvents.com
- Links to posts about prepping
Pandemic
Guides - a great list
Pandemic
Guide showing items that disappear first in emergency
Food
Preparedness info from LDS.org and Food
storage calculator
One person's supply list from fluwikie.com
Solarcooker.org
Bird
Flu Poster
Keeping
Food Safe During an Emergency, U.S. government info
CNN.com
story re
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's interest in Gilead Sciences,
the California biotech company that owns the right to Tamiflu.
(Editor's
note: Despite the fact that Rumsfeld profits on Tamiflu sales, the bird
flu pandemic remains a true potential threat worldwide, and everyone needs
to prepare for it.)
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NEW!
WHO
- World Health Organization
main page
Older
Pandemic info below:
World
Health Organization - Avian Bird Flu page
World
Health Organization - Situation Updates
World
Health Organization- Instructions for countries
World
Health Organization - Checklist for Iinfluenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning
(for governments, but makes for fascinating reading)
OLDER
INFORMATION:
Note about
vaccines: Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are working on vaccines;
it will be nearly impossible to produce enough to meet the needs of the
world population in the event of a pandemic; so prepare.
H5N1
vaccine shows limited benefit
March 30, 2006, CIDRAP
University
of Rochester finds bird flu vaccine may work but it's no fast solution,
March 29, 2006, Democrat and Chronicle
New Bird Flu
Vaccine Needed,
March, 2006, NPR.org
Pfizer
sees bird flu vaccine in 2 - 3 Years: Paper
January 29, 2006
Drug
Companies Pledge to Triple Vaccine Output January 29, 2006
"A report commissioned by the World Economic Forum
estimated the probability of a pandemic at 1-10 per cent for this year
and up until 2015, with severe consequences if it took place."
Researchers
Make a Bird Flu Vaccine From Human Cold Virus - LA Times, January
27, 2006
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NEW!
Pandemic.gov
White
House blog - what you can do
Older
Pandemic information:
RECOMMENDED READING: Interim
Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
Mitigation in the U.S. (Early, targeted, layered use of Non-Pharmaceutical
Interventions) February 1, 2007, Center for Disease Control.
HHS
Flu Summit video; this one from Raleigh, NC, March, 2006 (Michael
Leavitt appeared at summits nationwide)
CIDRAP
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Michael Osterholm,
Director
Pandemic Plan for
Individuals and Families, US Government
National
Strategy for Pandemic Influence (US Government) document (.pdf) (12
pages)
UK
Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan (177 pages)
U.S.
Dept of State: International Information Programs, Bird
Flu
U.S.
Dept of State, Bird Flu Links
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Avian Bird Flu
page
Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
Interim
Recommendations for Persons with Possible Exposure to Avian Influenza
During Outbreaks Among Poultry in the United States (CDC)
Medical
Sites
WebMD.com
(search for
bird flu)
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