28 May 2013 (12:52 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1391/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Benin, on the continent of Africa, local TV reports say more than 100 people, mostly children, have died from a strange and violent disease in the past four weeks.
To make things worse, the only health official in the area of […] Continue Reading…
28 May 2013 (12:28 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1392/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“…the imminent threats are the H7N9 influenza virus and the new coronavirus emerging in the Middle East.”-Ian Lipkin, Center for Infection and Immunity
French news media reporting that the man who returned from Dubai, infected with the new bat related virus, MERS, […] Continue Reading…
28 May 2013 (12:00 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1392/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
New main streamer news media reports say a new study says H7N9 is resistant to tamiflu. No shit Sherlock, I’ve been reporting that for weeks now (go over my past H7N9 updates)!
In China, the city of Beijing reports its second case […] Continue Reading…
28 May 2013 (11:23 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1434/07 Khordad 1391/19 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
A third person has now died, possibly of SFTS (Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome) in Korea. Lab results are taking a long time to confirm whether or not the victims had SFTS. He was suffering from fever, stomach problems and septicemia. […] Continue Reading…
27 May 2013 (15:04 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Rajab 1434/06 Khordad 1391/18 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“Are they being triggered or are they natural? That’s something we don’t know.”-Scott Ausbrook, Arkansas Geological Survey
In the past few weeks the U.S. state of Arkansas has been hit with at least 36 quakes. The Arkansas Geological Survey said there are […] Continue Reading…
In Maryland U.S.A., health officials revealed that on 17 May at least 200 kids attending the Pot Spring Elementary school got sick. Nine employees also got sick. Preliminary lab tests blame norovirus.
In Washington U.S.A., weeks later an outbreak continues. Back on 10 May Longview Elementary school was closed. Grant County Health District officials have […] Continue Reading…
26 May 2013 (19:54 UTC-07 Tango 25 May 2013)/16 Rajab 1434/05 Khordad 1391/17 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“This is the biggest general threat to our food supply!”-Kevin Hackett, USDA’s bee and pollination program
“There is no question that neonicotinoids put a huge stress on the survival of honey bees in the environment. The evidence is clear […] Continue Reading…
26 May 2013 (18:06 UTC-07 Tango 25 May 2013)/16 Rajab 1434/05 Khordad 1391/17 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“We do not know the full geographic spread of this virus.”-Keiji Fukuda, UN World Health Organization
The United Nations World Health Organization is now demanding that all countries share data on new diseases. The concern is that many countries […] Continue Reading…
25 May 2013 (14:16 UTC-07 Tango)/15 Rajab 1434/04 Khordad 1392/16 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Houston County Health Department have determined that the cause of a respiratory illness cluster in southeast Alabama was a combination of influenza A, rhinovirus, the virus associated with the common cold, and […] Continue Reading…
25 May 2013 (13:49 UTC-07 Tango)/15 Rajab 1434/04 Khordad 1392/16 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“Under appropriate conditions human to human transmission of the H7N9 virus may be possible.”-Infectivity, Transmission, and Pathology of Human H7N9 Influenza in Ferrets and Pigs
“We also found that the virus can infect pigs, which was not previously known……People may be transmitting […] Continue Reading…