I think this is interesting,[11] but let’s cut to the chase.
Welcome to Housing Doom blog’s curiously popular go somewhere else to learn about Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) page. I hope you will find some links to both general resources about the pandemic and at least a few official, media and privately maintained sites from your part of the world.
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Thank-you for being one of the over 14,000 unique visitors from all over the world who have dropped by this article. We hope you’ve found the extra links we added in May useful. Over the next few days we hope to rebuild, expand and rationalize the links to resources.
UPDATE May 1, 2009: We seem to still be getting a steady trickle of readers from all over the world to this rather stale post. You probably don’t really want to read the week-old thoughts about Swine Flu from an amateur housing blogger (see below for the original post), so over the next while I’m planning to post some links below for sites and stories where you will find more relevant information and advice.
I’ll throw up a few random things first, then try to organize them a bit.
First, the easy bit: [7]
We’re talking a respiratory illness here, so I can’t imagine ever getting it from meat. That being said, you still have to cook the stuff to protect yourself from things like tric, as always. I’m taking the liberty of stealing this image [4] from today’s (04 May 2009′s) C-H (my local).
PORK IS SAFE TO CONSUME (CDC advice page):
Can I get swine influenza from eating or preparing pork?
No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.
"Swine flu hits international military music show in Halifax" 7/8 [10]
"Slim odds for viruses to mix in pigs now, experts say" 5/4 [6]
"WHO Likely to Declare a Flu Pandemic" 5/4 [3]
"Asia Reports First Case of Swine Flu in Hong Kong" 5/1 [2]
2009 swine flu outbreak (Wikipedia)
INFORMATIVE BULLETIN ON THE SWINE FLU EMERGENCY (Mexican government — English, PDF)
Swine Flu FAQ (Canadian Broadcasting Corp — CBC) I live not far from the Windsor NS cluster. This story has a sidebar with additional info.
Public Health Agency of Canada Swine Flu Info Page (official Gov’t of Canada stuff)
World Health Organization (WHO) Influenza A(H1N1) page: "WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of influenza A(H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. Information on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public."
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) page
BEGINNING ORIGINAL (April 25, 2009) POST (for what it’s worth)
The AH1N1 flu strain is quite unusual. Dr. Nancy Cox, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said – it contained gene segments from North American swine, bird and human flu strains as well as one from Eurasian swine. Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of respiratory diseases for the CDCP, says although they don’t yet know the extent of the problem they think this is a time for major concern. [1]
The last time I worked in a lab was in the summer of ’75, before we even knew lymphocytes came in tribes. But let me tell you, when the 8AM World Report package came on and I learned this puppy had the snake-eyes designation my blood ran cold.
END ORIGINAL (April 25, 2009) POST
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[1]: "National Pork Board Urges Increased Bio-Security Plans: Swine Flu Confirmed in Southwest", Farm Futures, April 24, 2009.
[2]: "Asia Reports First Case of Swine Flu in Hong Kong", by Keith Bradsher and Sharon Otterman, New York Times, May 1, 2009.
HONG KONG — Swine flu spread to Asia on Friday, as Hong Kong authorities announced the continent’s first case, a 25-year-old traveler who came from Mexico via Shanghai, and immediately quarantined an entire hotel where the traveler had stayed on Thursday night.
[3]: "WHO Likely to Declare a Flu Pandemic", by Ben Harding and Laura MacInnis, Reuters / AOL, May 4, 2009.
[4]: "Pork still safe to eat, WHO says: Scientists, producers react to flu in pigs as Canada’s human cases near 100", Canadian Press / Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 4, 2009.
[5]: "Feeling a bit better? Despite appearing less severe, swine flu could still pose a grave danger to the world", Economist (subscription?), May 4, 2009.
[6]: "Slim odds for viruses to mix in pigs now, experts say", May 4, 2009.
"The chances of this H1N1 virus infecting a pig at the same time it’s infected with another virus I think is very, very rare simply because we just don’t see that many pig influenza viruses occurring this time of year," Harding said.
There are flu seasons in pigs like in people, and influenza illness is short-lived in swine. The pigs in Alberta are already recovering.
[7]: "Pork safe to eat despite WHO warning, Canadian officials stress: Mexico City to allow businesses to reopen", CBC News, May 6, 2009.
[8]: "Swine flu: Confirmed cases jump to 225 in Illinois — Only Chicago public school to close during outbreak reopens", by Dahleen Glanton and Azam Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, May 7, 2009.
[9]: "The cracks opened up by the flu: As the swine-flu outbreak appears to subside, Mexico is left to contemplate the cost and to ponder the authorities’ response", Economist, May 7, 2009.
[10]: "Swine flu hits international military music show in Halifax", CBC News, July 8, 2009. [haven't updated this post lately, but this one was a bit hard to ignore 
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[11]: "The Persistent Legacy of the 1918 Influenza Virus", by David M. Morens, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine, July 16, 2009. [from NEJM's H1N1 Influenza Center, listed in the above Web Resources]
The 1918 influenza virus and its progeny, and the human immunity developed in response to them, have for nearly a century evolved in an elaborate dance; the partners have remained linked and in step, even as each strives to take the lead. This complex interplay between rapid viral evolution and virally driven changes in human population immunity has created a "pandemic era" lasting for 91 years and counting. There is little evidence that this era is about to come to an end.
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John-
This is creepy- particularly with cases just down the road from me.
I hope this round is more like the swine flu panic of 1976, instead of its more virulent predecessor.
twist -
I heard a short update in the car at the end of the CBC 8PM hourly news. It was the last story before something about an actress from the Golden Girls passing away. They casually mentioned the most affected are healthy young adults. That was a signature of the 1918 event.
Why do I get the impression that, so far, this isn’t being taken nearly as seriously by the MSM as the Avian flu was (of which there were no “official” cases reported in the U.S., and very few in Canada)?
Very scary!!
What an odd and unfortunate coincidence … I hope the President is safe.
“A man who shook Barack Obama’s hand in Mexico died the next day from symptoms similar to those of swine flu.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1173672/Obamas-swine-flu-scare-shaking-hands-archaeologist-died-24-hours-later.html
OMG!
http://www.wcbs880.com/Freddie-Mac-Chief-Commits-Suicide/4249204
twist (#1) -
Speaking of just up the road …
That spot is about 1 hour by car from where I’m sitting. Click the pic for the story on the front page of my local morning newspaper.
John-
That is a little too close for comfort, isn’t it?
It’s amazing how fast this is spreading.
It’s not amazing how fast this spreads, go hang out in a large airport, look at the flights – they go everywhere, back and forth every day.
You almost have to laugh as they say no pigs have been found to have swine flu. Pigs carry MRSA and staph as well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/opinion/12kristof.html?_r=1
Luckily the swine flu is just a bad case of the flu, and if it gets bad it’ll just kill millions, we’ve got billions! so I doubt the human race has anything to worry about.
If it kills you, you were probably sick from something else to begin with.
toysarefun:
” if it gets bad it’ll just kill millions, we’ve got billions!”
It’s not the entire human race I’m worries about (we’re like cockroaches!)…it’s my friends and loved ones!
Just sent this out to all my pals, making sure everyone is aware of what’s going on, and to reassure that everything is ok. I don’t watch TV, but I wonder if call in sick rates are up yet? All state hygiene labs are running around the clock testing for this variant, which is great. And, due to how cultural, diverse, and free as we are, it’s no surprise to see something like this happen if you just think about it. We get around.
1976 kickback get the swine flu shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASibLqwVbsk
I’m not panicking, it’s not 1918 anymore, it’s almost 2018, here is a quick narration or example of 1918 which is the closest pandemic.
http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
And, if you want to take 15 minutes, you can take the time and read this little book.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/415518/Worst-Plagues-in-History
It’s remarkable how many readers are still visiting the above little post. I’d recommend folks coming here check out this post by a respected Canadian military affairs pundit.
“Governments put our lives at risk”, by Gwynne Dyer, Dayton Daily News, April 30, 2009.
Very Nice! Good public service move!
Check out this nice flu sites,
flutrackers.com really nice site when things are hopping or trends are not being reported, such as when Argentina almost had a meltdown a month ago.
http://www.recombinomics.com more nerdy and scientist oriented.
Thanks for the kind words. I promise to seriously consider your two suggestions and anything else you or others drop in our comment box (see “Contact Us” above if you just want to e-mail).
I’m learning on the job here, and have no interest in competing with the many experts who are working on this case.
If Doom can merely put up a static table with links to some possible resources to start our readers’ own research we’ll be happy.
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That being said, some of this story was getting up close & personal (see [10] above).
all the infomration you may need in one place
Cancun -
… uh, where?
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Heard this on CBC 1 at the head of “The World at Six”. It sounds useful, and I’ve added ICID to “Consultants” above.
“Pandemic plan help offered to businesses”, CBC, August 12, 2009.