H5N1: Avian flu reaches Canada / Fear of human pandemic influenza grows

[Out of Germany]
1/29/2009




The man also on the communicable disease of avian influenza, H5N1, has reached North America. Handet While most of the viruses in Vancouver after authorities detected a little information virulent strain, also affects the infestation is currently only birds. But the human form of avian influenza was in the last few weeks in China, Indonesia and Egypt unusually fast ihrel run - have died so far over 250 people worldwide to follow the infection. Is the world next to the banking crisis and world recession now the experts have long predicted global pandemics before? by Vlad D. Georgescu

> The well for the people classified as highly pathogenic avian influenza H7 pathogen had already in June 2008 reached Britain. As the British authorities in Oxfordshire has been announced at that time the virus in laboratory tests flawlessly demonstrated. Therefore, the establishment of 3 or 10-kilometer exclusion zones angeordndet.

The measures do not come by chance: the causative agent of avian influenza H5N1, it seems to one of the most dangerous people to be mutated variant - known as the H7 virus could trigger a global pandemic. H7 differs genetically from H5N1, said Terrence Tumpey of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. That could Tumpey that the virus for humans make so dangerous. Indeed, laboratory experiments have shown that certain proteins H7 to human lung cells docks - the transmission from human to human is possible. Even the nation's capital is preparing for a coming and severe influenza pandemic: the Berlin Senate Administration for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection has Framework influenza pandemic updated. (Photo: Wikipedia)

This was according to data from the capital of the Federal Republic because of new findings and changing framework conditions are necessary: "It is likely that in the foreseeable future to a new global influenza epidemic (pandemic) will come." Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on all states, to an influenza pandemic preparation. Such a pandemic could possibly change in the bird flu virus A (H5N1) arise. So far, only a few people infected with this virus - but the agents are on the global march.

And it is only when they are very close contact with diseased poultry was. A direct transmission from human to human is, according to the WHO has not yet been demonstrated. "However, this can result in further changes in spreading H5N1 strains are not totally excluded," share the Berlin health authorities.

The Senate Administration for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection has been working for several years with threats of an influenza pandemic and the resulting consequences for Berlin. For the protection of the population, the so-called Berliner framework developed influenza pandemic and in May 2006. This plan is based on the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) published national pandemic plan has been created and has now been updated.

The aim of the framework is the number of illnesses and deaths during a possible influenza pandemic and to limit medical care to ensure. The public life is necessary in its structures and maintain the economic damage will be limited.

The amended pandemic plan is now to take this opportunity to download.
Framework influenza pandemic of the Land Berlin

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