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В Иркутской области за прошедшую неделю по поводу укусов клещей в лечебно-профилактические учреждения обратилось 918 человек (в  Иркутске - 630), в том числе 217 детей. За аналогичный период прошлого года было зарегистрировано 699 обращений. Большинство укусов клещей отмечено в Иркутске, Иркутском районе, Ангарске, Усолье-Сибирском. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба Управления Роспотребнадзора по Иркутской области. Госпитализировано с подозрением на клещевой энцефалит девять человек, в том числе три ребенка, на клещевой боррелиоз - четыре человека, на клещевой риккетсиоз - также четыре человека. Зарегистрирован один
больной клещевым боррелиозом и двое - клещевым риккетсиозом. За неделю было исследовано 415 клещей. Из них заражено вирусом клещевого энцефалита - 23, боррелиями - 72.

[Комментарий корр. БА. Специалисты службы Роспотребнадзора связывают резкое увеличение пострадавших от нападения клещей с установлением теплой погоды во время праздничных выходных, массовым выездом на природу, активным посещением городских парков и лесопарков. Лечебно-профилактические учреждения области продолжают вакцинацию населения против клещевого энцефалита. На начало мая года было привито более 125 тысяч жителей, из них 86 тысяч детей, что крайне недостаточно для эндемичной зоны. В Иркутской области продолжается противоклещевая очистка территорий жилой зоны, зоны отдыха и кладбищ. - Cor.BA]

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WHO's collaborative influenza research centers, which includes CDC, and sites in Memphis, Melbourne, London and Tokyo, were asked by the
international health agency to review the study over the weekend, Fukuda said. The request was extended to scientists at the Food and Agriculture
Organization in Rome, the World Organisation for Animal Health [OIE] in Paris, as well as the WHO's influenza network, he said. "My guess is that
the picture should be a lot clearer over the next few days," Fukuda said. "We have asked a lot of people to look at this."

Swine flu has infected 5251 people in 30 countries so far, killing 61, according to WHO data. Scientists are trying to determine whether the
virus will mutate and become more deadly if it spreads to the southern  hemisphere and back. Flu pandemics occur when a strain of the disease to which few people have immunity evolves and spreads.

Gibbs said his analysis supports research by scientists including Richard Webby, a virologist at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis,
who found the new strain is the product of 2 distinct lineages of influenza that have circulated among swine in North America and Europe for more than a decade. In addition, Gibbs said his research found the rate of genetic mutation in the new virus was about 3 times faster than that of the most closely related viruses found in pigs, suggesting it evolved outside of  swine.

"Whatever speeded up the evolution of these genes happened at least 7 or 8 years ago, so one wonders, why hasn't it been found?" Gibbs said today [14 May 2009]. Some scientists have speculated that the 1977 Russian flu, the most recent global outbreak, began when a virus escaped from a laboratory. Identifying the source of new flu viruses is difficult without finding the exact strain in an animal or bird "reservoir," said Jennifer
McKimm-Breschkin, a virologist at the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization in Melbourne. "If you can't find an exact match, the best you can do is compare sequences," she said. "Similarities may give an indication of a possible source, but this remains theoretical."

OIE, which represents chief veterinary officers from 174 countries, received the Gibbs paper and is working with the WHO on an assessment,
said Maria Zampaglione, a spokeswoman. WHO wants to know whether any evidence that the virus may have been developed in a laboratory can be corroborated and whether there are other explanations for its particular genetic patterns, according to Fukuda. "These things have to be dealt with straight on," he said. "If someone makes a hypothesis, then you test it, and you let scientific process take its course."

Gibbs said he has no evidence that the swine-derived virus was a deliberate, man-made product. "I don't think it could be a malignant thing," he said. "It's much more likely that some random thing has put these 2 viruses together."

Gibbs, who spent most of his academic career studying plant viruses, said his major contribution to the study of influenza occurred in 1975, while
collaborating with scientists Graeme Laver and Robert Webster in research that led to the development of the anti-flu medicines Tamiflu
[oseltamivir] and Relenza [zanamivir], made by GlaxoSmithKline plc. "We were out on one of the Barrier Reef islands, off Australia, catching birds for the flu in them, and I happened to be the guy who caught the best," Gibbs said. The bird he got "yielded the poo from which was isolated the influenza isolate strain from which all the work on Tamiflu and Relenza started." Gibbs, who says he studies the evolution of flu viruses as a "retirement hobby," expects his research to be challenged by other scientists." This is how science progresses," he said. "Somebody comes up with a wild idea, and then they all pounce on it and kick you to death, and then you start off on another silly idea."

[byline: Jason Gale and Simeon Bennett]

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communicated by:
ProMED-mail rapporteur Mary Marshall

[Adrian Gibbs wrote or co-authored more than 250 scientific publications on viruses during his 39 year career at the Australian National University in Canberra. His proposition deserves careful evaluation until the time when the peculiar genome structure of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) strain can be adequately explained. - Mod.CP]

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16.05.2009 | 17:01 Слушать: Как говорится в опубликованном сегодня заявлении организации, этот вирус зафиксирован уже в 36 странах, 72 человека скончались. В Мексике, откуда началось распространение вируса, подтверждены уже 2895 случаев заболевания. Только сегодня стало известно о первых заболевших в Индии и Турции. Всего в мире за последние сутки отмечено более тысячи случаев заболевания. Как передает РИА Новости, при этом глава Всемирной организации здравоохранения Маргарет Чен утверждает, что признаки вспышки заболевания в Северной Америке становятся менее пугающими.

http://rusnovosti.ru/news/32487

14 мая 2009, 12:55

Вирус гриппа A/H1N1, жертвой которого стал уже 61 человек, еще почти шесть тысяч заболели, может иметь лабораторное происхождение. К такому выводу пришел австралийский ученый Эдриан Гиббс, который исследует геном вируса. Его точку зрения подтверждает сильная мутация штамма, которая в природе в такие сжатые сроки невозможна. В четверг к странам, где зафиксирован A/H1N1, добавилась Бельгия.

Утечка штамма вируса гриппа A/H1N1 из лаборатории - одна из наиболее вероятных причин его распространения на территории Северной Америки, передает ИТАР-ТАСС со ссылкой на австралийского вирусолога Эдриана Гиббса из национального университета Канберры.

<Предположение, что вирус эволюционировал в искусственных условиях в результате непреднамеренной ошибки персонала, - самое простое объяснение>По мнению исследователя, версию о лабораторном происхождении опасного штамма подтверждают заметные отличия его генома от ранее известных вирусов свиного гриппа, циркулировавших в природе. Согласно результатам проведенного исследования, в геноме нового вируса A/H1N1 выявлено в три-четыре раза больше мутаций, чем в наиболее близких к нему штаммах.

<Чтобы накопить такое количество генетических отличий, вирус должен был циркулировать в природе в течение нескольких лет, однако вплоть до апреля этого года он никогда не встречался вирусологам в естественной среде, - отмечает Эдриан Гиббс. - Поэтому предположение о том, что новый вирус эволюционировал в искусственных условиях в некой вирусологической лаборатории в результате непреднамеренной ошибки персонала, самое простое тому объяснение>.

По словам ученого, сейчас он готовит к публикации новый материал о возможном происхождении гриппа A/H1N1 и уверен, что он вызовет оживленную дискуссию в ученом мире наравне с другими существующими гипотезами.
<Чем быстрее мы разберемся в этом вопросе, тем раньше мы сможем оградить человечество от пандемии>, - подчеркнул исследователь из Южного полушария.

Между тем в полушарии Северном, по данным Всемирной организации здравоохранения (ВОЗ), из шести государств - членов Шанхайской организации сотрудничества поставить правильный диагноз на наличие в образцах больных людей гриппа А/H1N1 могут только в России и Китае, передает РИА <Новости> со ссылкой на генерального директора государственного научного центра вирусологии и биотехнологии <Вектор> Роспотребнадзора Илью Дроздова.
<К сожалению, сегодня ВОЗ декларирует только два государства из шести членов ШОС, это Китай и Россия. Эти два государства сегодня признаются как способные к постановке корректного анализа на наличие в образцах от людей больных и погибших от гриппа H1N1>, - сказал Дроздов. По его словам, для России принципиально важно, чтобы это могли делать и другие страны, входящие в организацию.

<Всем известно, что ВОЗ проводит проекты по официальной аттестации ведущих лабораторий мира по готовности правильно ставить диагноз людям, по готовности правильно прогнозировать судьбу развития эпидемии на площадках отдельных национальных государств. Для нас принципиально важно, чтобы в этих проектах была определенная успешность всех государств региона>, - говорит ученый.

В четверг к черному списку стран, где находятся больные свиным гриппом, добавилась Бельгия, власти которой подтвердили первый в стране случай заражения А/H1N1, передает Reuters.

По состоянию на среду Всемирная организация здравоохранения подтвердила 5 тысяч 728 случаев заболевания людей гриппом A/H1N1 в 33 странах, в том числе 61 случай с летальным исходом.

Так, в Мексике подтверждены 56 смертельных случаев заболевания, в США - три, по одному в Канаде и Коста-Рике. Случаи заболевания подтверждены в Аргентине, Австралии, Австрии, Бразилии, Китае, Колумбии, Дании, Сальвадоре, Франции, Германии, Гватемале, Ирландии, Израиле, Италии, Японии, Нидерландах, Новой Зеландии, Норвегии, Панаме, Польше, Португалии, Южной Корее, Испании, Швеции, Швейцарии и Великобритании.

http://www.vz.ru/society/2009/5/14/286533.html

Продолжение здесь: http://www.forum.epidnews.org.ua/showthread.php?t=995. Объем статьи превышает допустимый размер рассылки, доступны 2, 3, 4 части.

Оригинал-источник: http://malchish.org/index.php?option...d=278&Itemid=1

Mexican swine flu outbreak a man-made pandemic?

Monday Apr 27th, 2009 6:26 PM
A company that delivered contaminated vaccines with live avian flu and human flu viruses earlier this year is now to lead the charge for designing vaccines for the Mexican Swine Flu outbreak.
According the Chicago Breaking News Center Baxter International, Inc. will take a leading role in creating a vaccine for the latest outbreak:
"Deerfield-based medical product giant Baxter International Inc. is working with the World Health Organization on a potential vaccine to curb the spread of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, the company confirmed today. Baxter, which has a growing vaccine business, has worked with foreign countries in the past to develop vaccines for the H5N1 virus commonly known as bird flu. Baxter has a cell-based technology that allows the company to more rapidly produce vaccines in the event of a pandemic than a decades-old method that uses eggs to process vaccines and can take weeks or even months longer." See "Baxter to work to contain Mexico flu outbreak"
This is a significant development due to the fact that the Baxter International, Inc., is still being investigated by the World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Control as to why, and how, they mixed live avian flu (H5H1) viruses with a human flu (H3N2) viruses, which, had they been administered, could have set of a global pandemic earlier this year. According to authorities, this contamination could not have been a mistake due to industry and government enforced lab safety protocols designed to prevent such contamination. For instance, Baxter International adheres to something called BSL3 (Biosafety Level 3) lab safety protocols that put in place to prevent cross-contamination of materials. As explained on Wikipedia:
"Laboratory personnel have specific training in handling pathogenic and potentially lethal agents, and are supervised by competent scientists who are experienced in working with these agents. This is considered a neutral or warm zone. All procedures involving the manipulation of infectious materials are conducted within biological safety cabinets or other physical containment devices, or by personnel wearing appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment. The laboratory has special engineering and design features."
If Baxter were following BSL3 procedures this contamination could only be explained through 1: either gross negligence or 2: willful contamination. So, why would a company that was caught recently distributing live avian and human flu vaccines, perhaps with the intent to stage a global flu pandemic, be allowed to develop a vaccine for the World Health Organization to combat the new swine flu outbreak? This defies logic and a good explanation... that is, unless logic and explanation is a bad one. For instance, we might want to contemplate that a man-made epidemic could be a useful tool to create the conditions for greater control over society by creating the appearance that a government is protecting citizens, while at the same time asking citizens to give up much of their freedoms and liberties. Also, there is the added benefit that one can make enormous profits if one has the cure. Should we immediately dismiss such unpalatable notions when in our recent history we have seen people in high places in government and industry using fear to profit from such scenarios? As Joseph Mercola writes:
"Not long ago, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic, but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone. This hoax is then used to justify the immediate purchase of 80 million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way shape or form treats the avian flu, but only decreases the amount of days one is sick and can actually contribute to the virus having more lethal mutations. So the U.S. placed an order for 20 million doses of this worthless drug at a price of $100 per dose. That comes to a staggering $2 billion. We are being told that Roche manufactures Tamiflu and, in a recent New York Times article, they were battling whether or not they would allow generic drug companies to help increase their production. But if you dig further you will find that a drug was actually developed by a company called Gilead that 10 years ago gave Roche the exclusive rights to market and sell Tamiflu... ...If you read the link below from Gilead, you'll discover Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was made the chairman of Gilead in 1997. Since Rumsfeld holds major portions of stock in Gilead, he will handsomely profit from the scare tactics of the government that is being used to justify the purchase of $2 billion of Tamiflu."
Rumsfeld and the Bush administration also tried to scare the population into buying and stockpiling Vistide, a vaccine to combat a disease that is virtually extinct, that is, except in labs -- smallpox. F. William Engdahl writes in the article "Tamiflu, Vistide and the Pentagon Agenda":
"The scare around smallpox and what to do was curiously similar then as it is today against Bird Flu pandemics. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld at that time ordered members of the Armed Forces to be inoculated against smallpox, an inoculation with horrendous side-effects. Rumsfeld's smallpox package also included ordering Pentagon stockpiling of a drug named Vistide, supposedly to minimize side-effects of smallpox infection should it occur. The Bush Administration had made repeated attempts to convince the public and above all, the health and medical profession to go with mass inoculation against smallpox. In 2002 the CDC and certain high Administration officials were calling for pre-emptive smallpox inoculation of broad sectors of the population against threat of terrorists unleashing the pox. The Government began stockpiling hundreds of millions of smallpox vaccine doses."
As we know, fear sells - sells policy; sells products; sells freedoms. It even sells movies. The script from V for Vendetta sums up the motivations of a fascist elite:
"The socially-conservative and openly fascist Norsefire party led a purge to restore order; enemies of the state (Muslims, Jews, blacks, homosexuals, communists) were kidnapped by the secret police during the night. The country was divided over the loss of freedom until a bioterrorist attack occurred, killing about 80,000 people. The fear generated by the attack allowed Norsefire to silence opposition and win the next election by a landslide. A cure for the virus was discovered soon afterwards by the Norsefire company, Viadoxin. With the silent consent of the people, Norsefire turned Britain totalitarian, with their leader Adam Sutler as High Chancellor. The virus had been engineered by Norsefire as a plot to gain power, through deadly experimentation on "social deviants" and political dissidents at Larkhill detention center. V had been one of the prisoners, but instead of being killed by the experiments, he had gained heightened mental and physical abilities. V eventually destroyed the center and escaped, vowing to take revenge on Norsefire's regime." - V for Vendetta Movie Description
Are we beginning to see another example of truth mimicking fiction? (It has been reported by various news organizations that military flights have increased dramatically during the month of April at San José's Mineta Airport, right before first reports of the swine flu outbreak. According to KLIV 1590 "Charter flights from the U.S. military will be taking off and landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport during the next few weeks -- but it's all very mysterious. Airport spokesman David Vossbrink says the military is not providing any details about the flights, but there will be a significant number of them." See: MYSTERIOUS LATE-NIGHT MILITARY FLIGHTS HEADED FOR SAN JOSE. Are we getting set up for martial law in our streets?) http://redpill8.blogspot.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu-outbreak-man-made.html

Источник: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/27/18591509.php

В министерство здравоохранения Великобритании объявило, что Deerfield на основе Бакстера и фармацевтический гигант Великобритании GlaxoSmithKline PLC изготовят 90 млн. доз вакцины в качестве меры предосторожности против вируса H1N1, известного как свиной грипп. Финансовые условия сделки не разглашаются.

Swine flu: Baxter to make vaccine for British government

Deerfield-based drugmaker also says 2 patient deaths not related to heparin blood thinner
By Bruce Japsen Tribune reporter
May 16, 2009
Baxter International Inc. on Friday reported that it will make a swine flu vaccine for the British government and said the quality of its heparin blood thinner was not involved in two patient deaths in Delaware.

The United Kingdom Department of Health announced deals with Deerfield-based Baxter and British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC to make up to 90 million doses of a vaccine as a precaution against the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

The government said the contracts "could provide enough vaccine to protect the most vulnerable in our population before a pandemic is likely to arrive, without affecting our supply of seasonal flu vaccine."

Meanwhile, Baxter said the company is "confident" two deaths and a third patient's adverse reaction last week at Beebe Medical Center in Lewis, Del., are isolated and unrelated to the "quality of Baxter's heparin premixed product."

Use of Baxter's heparin, a diluted form in premixed bags, was suspended at Beebe Medical Center last Friday after patients experienced problems including bleeding in the brain.

The Food and Drug Administration said it does not believe there is a drug quality problem based on its findings through Friday, but its investigation continues. The heparin in question is not the same as that sold in vials that was part of a global recall by Baxter last year.

bjapsen@tribune.com

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