TUESDAY, MAY 4
Cross-posted from the White House Blog
Cabinet Officials Brief Members of Congress
Secretary Salazar, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Administrator Jackson, DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute and Admiral Allen provided a bi-partisan and bi-cameral briefing to Congress on the administration’s all-hands-on-deck response to the spill. They updated members of Congress on the status of ongoing, coordinated response efforts in the Gulf coast states and delivered an update on BP’s mitigation plans for potentially impacted Gulf Coast states.
Cabinet Officials Host Daily Coordination Calls with the Gulf Coast State Governors
To ensure consistent coordination with the Gulf Coast states, Admiral Thad Allen, Secretaries Janet Napolitano and Ken Salazar, Administrator Lisa Jackson and NOAA Deputy Under Secretary Monica Medina began daily calls with the Governors from the five Gulf Coast states to provide updates on the response to the BP oil spill and answer any questions that arise. Governors Barbour, Crist, Jindal, Perry and Riley have been invited to participate in the daily calls moving forward. These daily calls are a follow up to the calls last Friday and Sunday between the Governors and the agencies involved in the federal response, as well as the calls last week between the President and the Governors and the President’s visit to the region on Sunday. These calls are intended to further the already unprecedented cooperation and focused effort between state and local officials and the federal government in response to this situation.
National Guard Activation
Secretary Gates has authorized use of Title 32 status for up to 17,500 National Guard members in four states: Alabama (3,000), Florida (2,500), Louisiana (6,000) and Mississippi (6,000).
The state of Louisiana has activated approximately 1,200 National Guard members under Title 32 for command and control and sandbagging operations in St Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Louisiana National Guard personnel are actively manning the Joint Operations Center and Tactical Aviation Cell.
20 More Vessels and 4,500 Responders Are Deployed to the Gulf Coast
The response continues to mobilize and move more resources into the gulf to support BP, the responsible party, and apply federal resources to mitigate environmental damage, including moving 20 more vessels to the area and deploying an additional 4,500 responders
Air Quality Monitoring
EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) tracks levels of particulate matter and ozone along the Gulf Coast—data available publicly daily at http://www.airnow.gov/ and http://gulfcoast.airnowtech.org/. In addition to these monitors, EPA’s emergency response teams have put up multiple monitoring stations to track larger particulate matter. The location of these monitoring stations is flexible as conditions change during this response.
The next in a daily series of press briefings was conducted between the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the Coast Guard, NOAA, BP and Transocean at the Joint Information Center in Robert, La., as well as daily legislative and intergovernmental calls.
Assets To Date—20 More Vessels and 4,000 Responders Arrive
Total response vessels: nearly 200
Boom deployed: 367,881 feet
Boom available: more than 1 million feet
Oily water recovered: more than 1 million gallons
Dispersant used: nearly 160,000 gallons
Dispersant available: 230,000 gallons
Overall personnel responding: approximately 7,500
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Swine streptococcus disease spread to humans by eating blood pudding
(ANTD) - Days 5-5, Pham Tien My doctor, Head of Infectious - Pacific Hospital said nearly a week after active treatment, up to date health both fourth inter-infected patients for pigs lying in the scientific treatment has stabilized and may leave the hospital within a few days.
Infectious present at scientific, Pacific Hospital, we experienced a patient Ha Ngoc An, 52, resident shops at Dong Hoa, Thai Binh city. American doctors who treat patients directly to An said patient hospitalized in critical condition: liver, kidneys, hemorrhages and signs of meningitis. After active treatment, patients who escape from danger, no deep coma. According to the patients, the cause of infection is due before he ate blood pudding in An bar.
Dr. Pham Van Diu, director of the Center Province of Preventive Medicine: Currently, the Pacific had eight suspected cases infected swine streptococcus. Initially, the patients who often mistake the symptoms of streptococcus swine fever with common colds. When taken to hospital, most patients are in a state of liver, kidney.
According to research by scientists and actually took place in 2007, swine streptococcus disease usually spread to people involved in swine blue ear. The local blue ear epidemic often appears swine streptococcus infect humans.Currently, the Pacific is one of the 12 provinces have blue ear so people are worried about an outbreak of swine streptococcus infect humans.
Infectious present at scientific, Pacific Hospital, we experienced a patient Ha Ngoc An, 52, resident shops at Dong Hoa, Thai Binh city. American doctors who treat patients directly to An said patient hospitalized in critical condition: liver, kidneys, hemorrhages and signs of meningitis. After active treatment, patients who escape from danger, no deep coma. According to the patients, the cause of infection is due before he ate blood pudding in An bar.
Dr. Pham Van Diu, director of the Center Province of Preventive Medicine: Currently, the Pacific had eight suspected cases infected swine streptococcus. Initially, the patients who often mistake the symptoms of streptococcus swine fever with common colds. When taken to hospital, most patients are in a state of liver, kidney.
According to research by scientists and actually took place in 2007, swine streptococcus disease usually spread to people involved in swine blue ear. The local blue ear epidemic often appears swine streptococcus infect humans.Currently, the Pacific is one of the 12 provinces have blue ear so people are worried about an outbreak of swine streptococcus infect humans.
Dangerous epidemic season
Thursday, 06.05.2010, 01:58 (GMT +7)
North is entering the hot summer days, this is also the time of many serious animal disease outbreaks in humans. From diarrhea caused by bacteria described dangerous levels, Streptococcus to dengue fever, encephalitis, fever, viral ... More worryingly, the epidemiological investigation showed that a serious animal disease outbreak are largely due to comments people's poor form.
Number of patients increased during heat stress. Photo: Mai Hai
Disease infected by unhygienic food
It took over half months in hospital in the Emergency Treatment - Treatment Hospital positive (BV) Tropical Diseases of the Central Health Nguyen Van H., 30, in Pho Yen, Thai Nguyen new pass attack critical illness due to infection from swine Streptococcus. Body still patchy deep black patches because hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin caused by swine streptococcus bacteria cause, he H. tired said, because the imported food blocks blood pudding, which he infected pig heart disease risk.
According to Dr Intermediate, Deputy Director of Emergency Department - Treatment of active, up to now has received hospital treatment for 6 cases of Streptococcus infection from sick pigs and many suspected cases. Among them, there are two new cases hospitalized in the past 3-5 days in Quang Ninh and Ba Vi district, Hanoi, were identified from patients eat pork.
In the Pacific has had eight cases suspected swine streptococcus infections. Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, said this does not have any evidence of disease in swine streptococcus bacteria spread from person to person. However, since the outbreak of blue ear pig in many localities, some people have also increased by Streptococcus, all suspected cases of infectious disease or have contact with sick pigs or eat blood pudding , pig hearts, pig meat is not cooked.
Along with Streptococcus disease spread from pigs to people, dangerous epidemic of acute diarrhea caused by cholera outbreak continues in many places. Only in the north is now available in Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Ha Nam and recorded epidemic of acute diarrhea caused by cholera. Henan is the latest local outbreak of acute diarrhea caused by dangerous bacteria described, with 47 cases after the same meal at a wedding in rural Korea, North Ly commune, Ly Nhan district. Before that, Me Trai hamlet, Vinh Hong, Binh Giang, Hai Duong has also recorded more than 30 cases of acute diarrhea, including five cases of cholera after a meal crowded deck.
Also, on 5-5, Nguyen Tran Chinh, director of HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases has to receive treatment of NVT (23 years old, live in Chau Thanh District, Tay Ninh) have described. Previously, patients hospitalized in a state of physical exhaustion, kidney failure, continuous diarrhea every day dozens of times. Test results showed that patients positive for cholera. This is the first described cases of Tay Ninh province and patients live adjacent to the Cambodian border.
On 5-5, Preventive Medicine Center of Dien Bien province, said the current measles epidemic in the locality in the district of Muong Nhe has been controlled but here syndrome epidemic dysentery outbreak continued, bringing the number of people infected where nearly 100 cases, which has had two deaths. Worrying is the service area is occurring in remote areas, villages near the border as Sin Leng Xu, Chung Chai to the detection, control and extinguishing service encounter some difficulties.
They also racing ill
Not only have blue ear pig, or Streptococcus dangerous acute diarrhea that now in many provinces in the north has also recorded several hundred cases of dengue fever, meningitis and fever virus. Worrying as this year, some children are suffering from the disease tends to rise because of erratic changes in weather.
Doi Phu Nhuan BS, Dean examination Central Pediatrics Hospital, said about a week, coming in search of young children increases, over 2,000 children per day, whereas before, on how much is just about 1600 children. Not only that, at the Department of Children's Bach Mai Hospital or Paul Green, to the examination of children also increased by 20% compared with the past.
Most of the children to visit mainly cough, fever virus, pneumonia, diarrhea and a few grandchildren encephalitis. Number of children admitted to the examination and treatment has increased these days makes scientific respiratory, gastrointestinal, infectious, neonatal ... fall into overload.
Before the situation more dangerous disease outbreaks big risk, Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Huy Nga, director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment, said the weather has turned northern summer, hot sun with high high humidity are favorable conditions for viruses, bacteria on the growth, along with a subjective sense, disregard of many diseases. Therefore, in order to proactively prevent dangerous infectious diseases in the moment, people need to make good personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet, ensure food safety, drinking hot cooked done.
Especially for Streptococcus epidemic of acute diarrhea and dangerous cholera bacteria, health authorities, veterinary and local government must step up surveillance blue ear pig, absolutely not for people selling running pig disease indiscriminately thrown or buried.
People should limit eating crowded, absolutely not eat blood pudding, raw, undercooked pork, as pork to buy the source, clearly marked with the quarantine, the pig slaughter or go to destroy sick pig mask and gloves carefully.
North is entering the hot summer days, this is also the time of many serious animal disease outbreaks in humans. From diarrhea caused by bacteria described dangerous levels, Streptococcus to dengue fever, encephalitis, fever, viral ... More worryingly, the epidemiological investigation showed that a serious animal disease outbreak are largely due to comments people's poor form.
Number of patients increased during heat stress. Photo: Mai Hai
Disease infected by unhygienic food
It took over half months in hospital in the Emergency Treatment - Treatment Hospital positive (BV) Tropical Diseases of the Central Health Nguyen Van H., 30, in Pho Yen, Thai Nguyen new pass attack critical illness due to infection from swine Streptococcus. Body still patchy deep black patches because hemorrhagic necrosis of the skin caused by swine streptococcus bacteria cause, he H. tired said, because the imported food blocks blood pudding, which he infected pig heart disease risk.
According to Dr Intermediate, Deputy Director of Emergency Department - Treatment of active, up to now has received hospital treatment for 6 cases of Streptococcus infection from sick pigs and many suspected cases. Among them, there are two new cases hospitalized in the past 3-5 days in Quang Ninh and Ba Vi district, Hanoi, were identified from patients eat pork.
In the Pacific has had eight cases suspected swine streptococcus infections. Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, said this does not have any evidence of disease in swine streptococcus bacteria spread from person to person. However, since the outbreak of blue ear pig in many localities, some people have also increased by Streptococcus, all suspected cases of infectious disease or have contact with sick pigs or eat blood pudding , pig hearts, pig meat is not cooked.
Along with Streptococcus disease spread from pigs to people, dangerous epidemic of acute diarrhea caused by cholera outbreak continues in many places. Only in the north is now available in Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Ha Nam and recorded epidemic of acute diarrhea caused by cholera. Henan is the latest local outbreak of acute diarrhea caused by dangerous bacteria described, with 47 cases after the same meal at a wedding in rural Korea, North Ly commune, Ly Nhan district. Before that, Me Trai hamlet, Vinh Hong, Binh Giang, Hai Duong has also recorded more than 30 cases of acute diarrhea, including five cases of cholera after a meal crowded deck.
Also, on 5-5, Nguyen Tran Chinh, director of HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases has to receive treatment of NVT (23 years old, live in Chau Thanh District, Tay Ninh) have described. Previously, patients hospitalized in a state of physical exhaustion, kidney failure, continuous diarrhea every day dozens of times. Test results showed that patients positive for cholera. This is the first described cases of Tay Ninh province and patients live adjacent to the Cambodian border.
On 5-5, Preventive Medicine Center of Dien Bien province, said the current measles epidemic in the locality in the district of Muong Nhe has been controlled but here syndrome epidemic dysentery outbreak continued, bringing the number of people infected where nearly 100 cases, which has had two deaths. Worrying is the service area is occurring in remote areas, villages near the border as Sin Leng Xu, Chung Chai to the detection, control and extinguishing service encounter some difficulties.
They also racing ill
Not only have blue ear pig, or Streptococcus dangerous acute diarrhea that now in many provinces in the north has also recorded several hundred cases of dengue fever, meningitis and fever virus. Worrying as this year, some children are suffering from the disease tends to rise because of erratic changes in weather.
Doi Phu Nhuan BS, Dean examination Central Pediatrics Hospital, said about a week, coming in search of young children increases, over 2,000 children per day, whereas before, on how much is just about 1600 children. Not only that, at the Department of Children's Bach Mai Hospital or Paul Green, to the examination of children also increased by 20% compared with the past.
Most of the children to visit mainly cough, fever virus, pneumonia, diarrhea and a few grandchildren encephalitis. Number of children admitted to the examination and treatment has increased these days makes scientific respiratory, gastrointestinal, infectious, neonatal ... fall into overload.
Before the situation more dangerous disease outbreaks big risk, Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Huy Nga, director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment, said the weather has turned northern summer, hot sun with high high humidity are favorable conditions for viruses, bacteria on the growth, along with a subjective sense, disregard of many diseases. Therefore, in order to proactively prevent dangerous infectious diseases in the moment, people need to make good personal hygiene, environmental hygiene, wash hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet, ensure food safety, drinking hot cooked done.
Especially for Streptococcus epidemic of acute diarrhea and dangerous cholera bacteria, health authorities, veterinary and local government must step up surveillance blue ear pig, absolutely not for people selling running pig disease indiscriminately thrown or buried.
People should limit eating crowded, absolutely not eat blood pudding, raw, undercooked pork, as pork to buy the source, clearly marked with the quarantine, the pig slaughter or go to destroy sick pig mask and gloves carefully.
Vietnam: 2 More Cases of Streptococcus @ Tropical Dis. Hospital
2010-05-05 12:33:00
Consecutive matched patients infected with Streptococcus
Institute for Tropical Diseases Central Committee, said the hospital has to receive further treatment and two patients have been identified Streptococcus, a disease transmitted from pigs to humans.
Two patients were men, one in Ba Vi district (Hanoi) and one in Quang Ninh. Both cases have been identified in Streptococcus possible meningitis. They know that eating pork but do not know pigs are not infected. According to epidemiological investigation, the area of living patients are pigs but not defined have died from infected swine blue ear or not.
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So, just in a week, the hospital must have been continuously treated for 6 Streptococcus infections. Diseases caused by Streptococcus suis Streptococcus caused, appeared a few years ago in Vietnam, but recently they have not.
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Consecutive matched patients infected with Streptococcus
Institute for Tropical Diseases Central Committee, said the hospital has to receive further treatment and two patients have been identified Streptococcus, a disease transmitted from pigs to humans.
Two patients were men, one in Ba Vi district (Hanoi) and one in Quang Ninh. Both cases have been identified in Streptococcus possible meningitis. They know that eating pork but do not know pigs are not infected. According to epidemiological investigation, the area of living patients are pigs but not defined have died from infected swine blue ear or not.
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So, just in a week, the hospital must have been continuously treated for 6 Streptococcus infections. Diseases caused by Streptococcus suis Streptococcus caused, appeared a few years ago in Vietnam, but recently they have not.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal sees coastal defense plan in Venice, acknowledges Gulf oil spill could go west of river
May 05, 2010, 1:43PM
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was in
The governor also acknowledge forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that for the first time show the possibility of oil moving west of the
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said he has had a report this morning of oil near the
"In the case that oil does get west of the river, obviously that would pose even greater challenges to protecting our coast," Jindal said. "You're looking at the possibility of it eventually going into areas of
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The Plaquemines Parish protection plan is designed to be a second line of defense behind the hard booms placed out in offshore waters. A large jack-up barge arrived from Port Fourchon last night, and was deployed from Venice this afternoon to be a supply post for fishing boats and other crews to deploy the soft, white absorbent boom when oil gets closer to shore.
"It needs to be mobile, it needs to be flexible, it needs to be adaptable," Jindal said.
Nungesser and his staff have divided up the parish into 13 separate zones for booms to be deployed, depending on the trajectory of the oil spill. There is one jack-up barge available to stage the absorbent boom at this point, but Nungesser said there are another seven barges on call.
"We're drawing our line in the sand, and we're going to draw it right where the marsh begins," Nungesser said. "There is no cleanup in Plaquemines Parish. Prevention is the only way to do this, and that's for all of coastal
Oil spotted 7 miles from the coast of Southwest Pass
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 1:10PM
AP / WWL.com Reporting
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said today that heavy oil has been spotted 7 miles from the coast of Southwest Pass.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is preparing for a controlled burn of some of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico now that weather conditions are more favorable.
Spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell at an oil command center in Robert, La., said Wednesday that boats will skim oil from the surface of the sea and burn it.
Controlled burns are part of the toolbox of strategies officials are using to rid the Gulf of the spilled oil. Burning the oil removes it from the open water and protects the shoreline and
wildlife.
The Coast Guard says in a statement that a previous controlled burn on April 28 removed thousands of gallons of oil.
AP / WWL.com Reporting
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said today that heavy oil has been spotted 7 miles from the coast of Southwest Pass.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is preparing for a controlled burn of some of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico now that weather conditions are more favorable.
Spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell at an oil command center in Robert, La., said Wednesday that boats will skim oil from the surface of the sea and burn it.
Controlled burns are part of the toolbox of strategies officials are using to rid the Gulf of the spilled oil. Burning the oil removes it from the open water and protects the shoreline and
wildlife.
The Coast Guard says in a statement that a previous controlled burn on April 28 removed thousands of gallons of oil.
Oil sheen spotted near Plaquemines Parish coast
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Reported by: Chris Finch, Web Producer
Last Update: 9:14 am
Venice – Several boaters near Plaquemines Parish say they have spotted a sheen of oil about two miles off the parish’s coast, according to Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. The sheen is reported to be near Black Bay at the border of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.
Nungesser said crews have enough time to get boom in place to protect the coast from the sheen because of where the sheen is located. He said the parish will not take the jack-up rig out to the area because the trip would take the vessel too long to make.
The Coast Guard is planning on sending a plane out to confirm the spill’s location.
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Reported by: Chris Finch, Web Producer
Last Update: 9:14 am
Venice – Several boaters near Plaquemines Parish say they have spotted a sheen of oil about two miles off the parish’s coast, according to Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. The sheen is reported to be near Black Bay at the border of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes.
Nungesser said crews have enough time to get boom in place to protect the coast from the sheen because of where the sheen is located. He said the parish will not take the jack-up rig out to the area because the trip would take the vessel too long to make.
The Coast Guard is planning on sending a plane out to confirm the spill’s location.
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As Oil Spills, Locals Buy Up Seafood
NEW ORLEANS--As a massive, growing oil spill threatens to crush the Gulf seafood industry, Louisiana locals are snatching up fresh, locally-harvested shrimp in droves.
The Crescent City Farmer's Market in uptown New Orleans was out of seafood by 11 a.m. yesterday. FOX News reported that Gulf seafood markets as far as Florida were selling four times more seafood than usual.
"I have no more seafood, sorry!" Clara Gerica, a vendor at the three-times-a-week New Orleans farmers market told a disappointed customer. "Come back Thursday or Saturday, I'll set some aside for ya."
"Today was extremely busy. I haven't had a day like this since before Katrina," explains Gerica, whose family is still rebuilding their house and three boats, all casualties of the hurricane.
From the minute the market opened, locals were lined up to secure their seafood. "People are afraid they aren't going to be able to get it," notes Gerica, adding that she is not worried about the local supply. "[The oil spill] will slow me down on crab meat, but everything else should be fine."
"Unless something drastic happens," she says, the rich fishing waters west of the Mississippi will likely be spared from oil contamination.
The hope that New Orleans will be able to keep a steady supply of fresh, local seafood is based on two assumptions: that the weather will continue to push the oil east and that BP will be able to stop the flow of oil in the next few days.
If the west side of Louisiana is spared from the "oilpocalypse", it will be heavily relied upon to help fishermen keep up with demand, much of which is local.
As well-known New Orleans chef and local foodie John Besh wrote last week in The Atlantic, "We will have a supply of seafood, but that supply will be affected. In the short term our supplies will be cut in half--and that's if we're lucky. In the long term I'm afraid for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Texas, the Florida panhandle."
"This is much more than about birds," wrote Besh. "It's about a culture, an economy, the livelihood of thousands and thousands of people--and wetlands that have been the most concentrated source of seafood production for our entire country."
The Crescent City Farmer's Market in uptown New Orleans was out of seafood by 11 a.m. yesterday. FOX News reported that Gulf seafood markets as far as Florida were selling four times more seafood than usual.
"I have no more seafood, sorry!" Clara Gerica, a vendor at the three-times-a-week New Orleans farmers market told a disappointed customer. "Come back Thursday or Saturday, I'll set some aside for ya.""Today was extremely busy. I haven't had a day like this since before Katrina," explains Gerica, whose family is still rebuilding their house and three boats, all casualties of the hurricane.
From the minute the market opened, locals were lined up to secure their seafood. "People are afraid they aren't going to be able to get it," notes Gerica, adding that she is not worried about the local supply. "[The oil spill] will slow me down on crab meat, but everything else should be fine."
"Unless something drastic happens," she says, the rich fishing waters west of the Mississippi will likely be spared from oil contamination.
The hope that New Orleans will be able to keep a steady supply of fresh, local seafood is based on two assumptions: that the weather will continue to push the oil east and that BP will be able to stop the flow of oil in the next few days.
If the west side of Louisiana is spared from the "oilpocalypse", it will be heavily relied upon to help fishermen keep up with demand, much of which is local.
As well-known New Orleans chef and local foodie John Besh wrote last week in The Atlantic, "We will have a supply of seafood, but that supply will be affected. In the short term our supplies will be cut in half--and that's if we're lucky. In the long term I'm afraid for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Texas, the Florida panhandle."
"This is much more than about birds," wrote Besh. "It's about a culture, an economy, the livelihood of thousands and thousands of people--and wetlands that have been the most concentrated source of seafood production for our entire country."
Duck the flu season
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Updated at 2:58:20 PM - 05/05/2010
Ducks come under the economic food canal - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
David Nguyen / Far East
Recently in Dong Thap province, a drive duck bird flu has been discovered with a flock of up to several thousand children. The risk of the disease will spread rapidly throughout the western rivers. Most people find the duck run food and clean water in the area, so when the disease is very hard to control ..
A portion of the provinces bordering Cambodia, poultry also "crossed" easy on the South West Province. Meanwhile some other provinces in the North, Central also has a new outbreak of H5N1 was discovered appear.
There are now up to thousands of children - Photo: David Nguyen / Far East
The newly harvested rice fields have finished, the ducks to eat - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Ducks are transported from field to market to - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
According to the Economic and canals, ducks to eat every now and if the disease spread very fast - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Many flock to the paint color to distinguish their ducks - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Downstream water - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Rice harvest season is also co-feeding duck and bird flu outbreaks have been at risk in Western - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
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VienDongDaily
Updated at 2:58:20 PM - 05/05/2010
Ducks come under the economic food canal - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
David Nguyen / Far East
Recently in Dong Thap province, a drive duck bird flu has been discovered with a flock of up to several thousand children. The risk of the disease will spread rapidly throughout the western rivers. Most people find the duck run food and clean water in the area, so when the disease is very hard to control ..
A portion of the provinces bordering Cambodia, poultry also "crossed" easy on the South West Province. Meanwhile some other provinces in the North, Central also has a new outbreak of H5N1 was discovered appear.
There are now up to thousands of children - Photo: David Nguyen / Far East
The newly harvested rice fields have finished, the ducks to eat - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Ducks are transported from field to market to - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
According to the Economic and canals, ducks to eat every now and if the disease spread very fast - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Many flock to the paint color to distinguish their ducks - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Downstream water - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
Rice harvest season is also co-feeding duck and bird flu outbreaks have been at risk in Western - photo: David Nguyen / Far East
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VienDongDaily
Blue-ear disease spreads in northern, central regions
8:00 AM, 05/05/2010
Blue-ear pig disease has spread to Hanoi and 10 northern and central provinces with more than 50,000 pigs infected by the virus, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on May 4.
The infected provinces include Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son and most recently, Nghe An.
Hoang Van Nam, director of the ministry’s Animal Health Department said that the localities have continued to discover infected pigs, especially in the cities and provinces of Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Ha Nam, Lang Son and Nghe An.
Nam said the epidemic is still at high risk of spreading to other northern and central areas because the quarantine stations set up in localities have proved ineffective.
Those provinces remaining unaffected by the blue-ear pig virus have already established quarantine stations.
Nam further said heads of provincial-level animal health units will have to take responsibility and be open to disciplinary action if infected pigs get through the quarantine stations.
Pham Thanh Binh, head of the Animal Health Unit in central Ha Tinh province, reported that nearly 100 infected pigs had been seized at the province’s quarantine stations while being transported between Bac Giang and Ha Tinh provinces.
The central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien-Hue are currently focused on checking pigs transported in their areas, he said.
Minister Cao Duc Phat asked the provinces to take drastic preventative measures and entrusted the specific tasks to the relevant authorities at a grassroots level to help people incinerate infected pigs and decontaminate surrounding areas.
With more than 2,000 pigs affected by the blue-ear virus, Hanoi’s Animal Health Unit started their contamination activities to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as establishing mobile inspection teams at quarantine stations and pig farms.
The ministry on May 4 also announced that the two central provinces of Quang Tri and Quang Ngai were still suffering from cases of bird flu in which more than 5,000 poultry had been incinerated.
Bangladesh bans import of Indian poultry
May 5th, 2010
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh imposed a ban on the import of poultry from India due to reported cases of birdflu
in the country, an official said here Wednesday.
“The revenue board in line with the direction of the ministry of commerce Tuesday issued a gazette notification imposing ban on import of eggs and chicks from India,” National Board of Revenue official Syed A. Momen told Xinhua.
He said no import of Indian poultry and eggs is allowed from now on.
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh imposed a ban on the import of poultry from India due to reported cases of bird
“The revenue board in line with the direction of the ministry of commerce Tuesday issued a gazette notification imposing ban on import of eggs and chicks from India,” National Board of Revenue official Syed A. Momen told Xinhua.
He said no import of Indian poultry and eggs is allowed from now on.
PRRS spreads across Vietnam
May 5, 2010
The Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or blue-ear disease is spreading from the north to central and southern regions of Vietnam and is likely to be co-existing with the foot-and-mouth disease, said the Veterinary Department. Since early May, PRRS has spread to 12 provinces with Ha Nam and Lang Son in the north and Nghe An in central Vietnam, the department said, adding the disease affected nearly 40,000 pigs, and nearly half of them were destroyed. The department said that the coming rainy season will prompt not only the spread of blue-ear disease but also the recurrence of foot and mouth disease among cattle and bird flu among poultry. Local administrations across Vietnam were asked to speed up vaccinations against the diseases and beef up control on animal movements
Public policy should support the destruction of pig disease
8:08 PM, 05/05/2010
(VOV) - Department of Animal Health, MARD said, to this point, translation has appeared in 154 communes, wards and towns of 28 districts in 11 provinces across the country.
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The total number of infected pigs than 49,900 children, 21,310 children have been destroyed and the speed of spread of the epidemic is still complicated. In particular, translation has appeared in the Central (Nghe An), the risk of outbreak of a new outbreak is very high here because the natural immunity of pigs decreased to very low.
While the Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Ha Noi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son and Nghe An have blue ear epidemic is not over 21 days, then in some other local translation of new outbreaks remains are incurred.
In Hai Duong province, last week PRRS continues to arise more in Dai Tu District Contract period. The total number of blue ear pig disease are 30 children in the village. There veterinary and local authorities are urgently put measures translation.
In Hai Phong city PRRS continues to Da Phuc commune born in Duong Kinh district.
Bac Ninh is the local speed generated PRRS fastest drive. Just last week, PRRS has generated more in seven communes in Tien Du. To date, the province has 42 communes and towns of five districts Luong Tai and Thuan Thanh, Gia Binh and Que Vo, Tien Du and blue ear epidemic.
Cause diseases arising, Mr Human Lung, Heads of Sub-Department of Animal Health, Bac Ninh province, said: The cause leading to the spread of blue ear disease is not specific vaccines. Monday is the perception of the people should restrict the carriage in one place to another has occurred as epidemic. "
Worrying thing is the beginning of this month, PRRS has appeared in Nghe An province's first North Central region, causing an outbreak risk in this area. Disease was detected in the feed concentration of seed breeding center in Nam Dan district, and later in the United Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Currently many localities have implemented measures to combat epidemics, to reduce the risk of localized spread. However, local price unspecified support for the destruction.
Worrying thing is that while no vaccine specific blue ear disease prevention, control the problem, not handle swine thoroughly. Many farmers still selling sick pigs. Veterinary department recently in Ha Tinh province have discovered several trucks sick pigs, pigs died over Ha Tinh province to province in the consumption side.
Bad selling sick pigs are the underlying causes from the less popular local public policies to support the destruction of swine, causing farmers in doubt, avoid selling declaration to save capital. So, to make good the destruction and prevent the spread of the disease, local authorities and relevant agencies early uniform level of public support to make people feel sick pigs destroyed and prevent the risk of spread
(VOV) - Department of Animal Health, MARD said, to this point, translation has appeared in 154 communes, wards and towns of 28 districts in 11 provinces across the country.
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The total number of infected pigs than 49,900 children, 21,310 children have been destroyed and the speed of spread of the epidemic is still complicated. In particular, translation has appeared in the Central (Nghe An), the risk of outbreak of a new outbreak is very high here because the natural immunity of pigs decreased to very low.
While the Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Ha Noi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son and Nghe An have blue ear epidemic is not over 21 days, then in some other local translation of new outbreaks remains are incurred.
In Hai Duong province, last week PRRS continues to arise more in Dai Tu District Contract period. The total number of blue ear pig disease are 30 children in the village. There veterinary and local authorities are urgently put measures translation.
In Hai Phong city PRRS continues to Da Phuc commune born in Duong Kinh district.
Bac Ninh is the local speed generated PRRS fastest drive. Just last week, PRRS has generated more in seven communes in Tien Du. To date, the province has 42 communes and towns of five districts Luong Tai and Thuan Thanh, Gia Binh and Que Vo, Tien Du and blue ear epidemic.
Cause diseases arising, Mr Human Lung, Heads of Sub-Department of Animal Health, Bac Ninh province, said: The cause leading to the spread of blue ear disease is not specific vaccines. Monday is the perception of the people should restrict the carriage in one place to another has occurred as epidemic. "
Worrying thing is the beginning of this month, PRRS has appeared in Nghe An province's first North Central region, causing an outbreak risk in this area. Disease was detected in the feed concentration of seed breeding center in Nam Dan district, and later in the United Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Currently many localities have implemented measures to combat epidemics, to reduce the risk of localized spread. However, local price unspecified support for the destruction.
Worrying thing is that while no vaccine specific blue ear disease prevention, control the problem, not handle swine thoroughly. Many farmers still selling sick pigs. Veterinary department recently in Ha Tinh province have discovered several trucks sick pigs, pigs died over Ha Tinh province to province in the consumption side.
Bad selling sick pigs are the underlying causes from the less popular local public policies to support the destruction of swine, causing farmers in doubt, avoid selling declaration to save capital. So, to make good the destruction and prevent the spread of the disease, local authorities and relevant agencies early uniform level of public support to make people feel sick pigs destroyed and prevent the risk of spread
At mouth of Mississippi, pilots vow to keep shipping lanes open
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"The ports on the Mississippi transport more tonnage in and out of the Mississippi River system than any other place in the world," Michell says as he takes a break at a pilot station at the southernmost part of Louisiana.
"If Southwest Pass shuts down for any extended period of time it's going to have a ripple effect both on international markets and domestic markets up and down the (Mississippi River) valley."
The Mississippi River transports more than half of US grain exports, along with oil, chemicals, coal, timber reaching a total of 500 million tons of cargo each year.
There were still no signs of oil here on Monday, 11 days after an estimated 210,000 gallons (795,000 litres) a day of crude began streaming from the wellhead below an offshore rig which sank after a massive explosion that killed 11 workers.
Ships have also managed so far to skirt the worst of the ever-growing slick as they make their way out of the Gulf of Mexico.
But the mood is tense at the ship pilot station, where men whose families have made their livelihoods on the river for generations are on alert for the first signs of what is expected to be an ecological and economic disaster.
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Indonesia: Environment Toddler died from bird flu virus H5N1 Negatives
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Although Joyce Efelin confirmed dead due to bird flu virus, but test sempel poultry in the neighborhood instead of negative.
Riauterkini-Pekanbaru-Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry Department of Riau, Sri Mulyani told Riauterkini Tuesday (5/5/10) ensure that the results of laboratory examinations in veterinary Research Agency (BPVT) regarding speciment taken in the district Senapelan negative.
Said Sri Mulyanti, poultry speciment examination of suspect human cases of Padang Bulan Village District Senapelan Pekanbaru said that Avian Influenza PCR swab from 10 speciment sent otherwise negative. For Avian Influenza serum against 10 speciment otherwise negative series.
"We also conduct an examination of their families and neighbors about the suspect bird flu patients. The result is, the suspect did not have direct physical contact to poultry. Even in the area, no birds died suddenly caught. And the area is clear of bird flu virus," he explained.
If possible, he added, should be ascertained first to the party in general hospital medical laboratory results to suspect whether the man tested positive. Because it is a negative Bukittinggi veterinary lab results
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Although Joyce Efelin confirmed dead due to bird flu virus, but test sempel poultry in the neighborhood instead of negative.
Riauterkini-Pekanbaru-Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry Department of Riau, Sri Mulyani told Riauterkini Tuesday (5/5/10) ensure that the results of laboratory examinations in veterinary Research Agency (BPVT) regarding speciment taken in the district Senapelan negative.
Said Sri Mulyanti, poultry speciment examination of suspect human cases of Padang Bulan Village District Senapelan Pekanbaru said that Avian Influenza PCR swab from 10 speciment sent otherwise negative. For Avian Influenza serum against 10 speciment otherwise negative series.
"We also conduct an examination of their families and neighbors about the suspect bird flu patients. The result is, the suspect did not have direct physical contact to poultry. Even in the area, no birds died suddenly caught. And the area is clear of bird flu virus," he explained.
If possible, he added, should be ascertained first to the party in general hospital medical laboratory results to suspect whether the man tested positive. Because it is a negative Bukittinggi veterinary lab results
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Indonesia: Riau- Improved, 3 patients Suspek Bird Flu was permitted to come home
Senin, 3 Mei 2010
Chairman Tim of the Control of Bird Flu of RSUD Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru, Azizman Saad said pekembangan pleasing against three patients suspek bird flu from the Pakning River, Kabupaten Siak.
The three of them his condition continued to improve, in fact could have been it was said healthy. Secara kliniks the condition the three of them continued to improve. Ik. Now has been healthy, said Azizman when discussing with riauterkini, on Monday (3/5/10). 0).
Explained by Azizman, the three patients, respectively Siti Fatimah (40) and his child, Anggi (14) and his neighbour of Diva Amandasari (8), when currently the temperature of his body is normal, namely 36 levels celsius. Likewise with his breath. All has been normal.
Because of his condition in a kliniks manner has improved, then Azizman gave permission to the three patients to come home. If not having the change, the afternoon later the three of them can come home, he said. Ur him. Despite permitted came home, but Azizman not yet dared to decisive that the three of them not terinveksi the virus avian influenza or H5N1.
We were still being waiting for results of the laboratory test from Jakarta, the possibility tomorrow just will arrive, said his explanation.
Chairman Tim of the Control of Bird Flu of RSUD Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru, Azizman Saad said pekembangan pleasing against three patients suspek bird flu from the Pakning River, Kabupaten Siak.
The three of them his condition continued to improve, in fact could have been it was said healthy. Secara kliniks the condition the three of them continued to improve. Ik. Now has been healthy, said Azizman when discussing with riauterkini, on Monday (3/5/10). 0).
Explained by Azizman, the three patients, respectively Siti Fatimah (40) and his child, Anggi (14) and his neighbour of Diva Amandasari (8), when currently the temperature of his body is normal, namely 36 levels celsius. Likewise with his breath. All has been normal.
Because of his condition in a kliniks manner has improved, then Azizman gave permission to the three patients to come home. If not having the change, the afternoon later the three of them can come home, he said. Ur him. Despite permitted came home, but Azizman not yet dared to decisive that the three of them not terinveksi the virus avian influenza or H5N1.
We were still being waiting for results of the laboratory test from Jakarta, the possibility tomorrow just will arrive, said his explanation.
Indonesia: Gov't Records 2 Positive Cases Since Feb. 1-Malang; 1-Riau
The ministry of the Health released two positive cases of bird flu (H5N1) that happened all along February-April 2010. Two new cases infected HA, the housewife was 45 years old from the Malang City, East Java, and JE the female child was 4 years old from Pekanbaru, Riau.
HA was detected positive after through the routine inspection in the closest Community Health Centre. HA came to the Community Health Centre on February 23 2010 with the Like Illness influenza complaint. Afterwards immediately was carried out by the taking of the specimen swab the nose and the throat. Results of the laboratory test against the sample of the caress that was taken from the nose and his throat then showed if he positive suffered H5N1. At this time the condition HA in the healthy situation, the central headword of Kementerian Communication of the Health, Tritarayati. Ayati.
As for JE was stated positive from the laboratory inspection on April 28 2010 and died on that day also. JE experienced the sign of the fever and could be treated to RS Arifin Ahmad since April 19 2010. While being treated in isolation space in the hospital, his condition continued to worsen. Finally the patient died on April 28 2010. The JE death made the total death resulting from bird flu in Indonesia till at this time reach 136 people from from 166 positive cases.
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HA was detected positive after through the routine inspection in the closest Community Health Centre. HA came to the Community Health Centre on February 23 2010 with the Like Illness influenza complaint. Afterwards immediately was carried out by the taking of the specimen swab the nose and the throat. Results of the laboratory test against the sample of the caress that was taken from the nose and his throat then showed if he positive suffered H5N1. At this time the condition HA in the healthy situation, the central headword of Kementerian Communication of the Health, Tritarayati. Ayati.
As for JE was stated positive from the laboratory inspection on April 28 2010 and died on that day also. JE experienced the sign of the fever and could be treated to RS Arifin Ahmad since April 19 2010. While being treated in isolation space in the hospital, his condition continued to worsen. Finally the patient died on April 28 2010. The JE death made the total death resulting from bird flu in Indonesia till at this time reach 136 people from from 166 positive cases.
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Blue ear epidemic broke out in Central
Tuesday, 05/05/2010, 12:47 (GMT + 7)
4-5 pm, the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention meeting and said that the speed of ear diseases spread in the northern provinces are very fast, severity; epidemic has been present in Central and the risk of outbreak of a new outbreak is very high.
4-5 pm, the National Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Prevention meeting and said that the speed of ear diseases spread in the northern provinces are very fast, severity; epidemic has been present in Central and the risk of outbreak of a new outbreak is very high.
Thai Binh province now has eight suspected cases infected swine streptococcus.
..Currently, Thai Binh is one of 12 provinces have blue ear so people are worried about an outbreak of swine streptococcus infect humans. Dr. Pham Van Diu, director of Preventive Medical Center of Thai Binh province now has eight suspected cases infected swine streptococcus.
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