German authorities warn of swine flu mutation riskWorldwide
23.06.2009 17:43:33
Germany's federal agency for infectious diseases said on Tuesday there were signs the H1N1 swine flu virus had started to mutate and warned it could spread in the coming months in a more aggressive form. Experts were concerned about how the flu was developing in Australia and South America, said Joerg Hacker, head of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases."It's possible the virus has mutated. In autumn the mutated form could spread to the northern hemisphere and back to Germany," Hacker told a news conference in Berlin.The World Health Organisation raised swine flu to pandemic status earlier this month. According to its latest figures, more than 230 people have been killed by the flu worldwide from 52,000 confirmed cases, mostly in the United States and Mexico. Symptoms of swine flu are typically fairly mild, but doctors have said the virus could evolve into something more aggressive. According to WHO figures, Germany has the third highest rate of swine flu infection in Europe with 275 confirmed cases. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the conference that Germany was as prepared as it could be for any surge in cases. "We are in contact about it internationally," she said. "Now all we have to do is coordinate internationally who should be vaccinated and how we should do it, in case things get worse." The WHO has advised governments to prepare for a long-term battle against the new pandemic it officially calls A(H1N1). WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said recently the virus is currently "pretty stable," but warned it could still change into a more deadly form, perhaps mixing with the H5N1 bird flu virus circulating widely in poultry.
Canadian Government To Implement Medical Tyranny
Femacamper (Guest Writer)
PrisonPlanet.comFriday, June 26, 2009
I thought we had seen it all when the World Health Organization declared Swine Flu a level 6 pandemic. Apparently it’s just the beginning. In spite of the mounting resistance against forced vaccination, the Canadians have planned to trump that and just start rolling out the vaccines.
The Canadian Press reports “Canada’s chief public health officer says the decision of whether to vaccinate Canadians against swine flu has been all but decided.” They expect to start first trials with Canada’s younger and native populations first.
The whole swine flu pandemic reeks of mishandling, and conspiracy to profiteer over fear-mongering. Ron Paul mentioned how government would use it as an excuse to set up more regulations and spend more money. It could even be used to get the go-ahead for martial law. As has been demonstrated by scientific authorities, army intelligence, political scientists and investigate journalists, the swine flu is a military lab-engineered concoction designed to solidify the framework for what we are now seeing– medical tyranny.
Brazil, 17.06.2009 08:12:06
Brazilian scientists have identified a new strain of the H1N1 virus
after examining samples from a patient in Sao Paulo, their institute said on Tuesday.
The variant has been called A/Sao Paulo/1454/H1N1 by the Adolfo Lutz Bacteriological Institute, which compared it with samples of the A(H1N1) swine flu from California.The genetic sequence of the new sub-type of the H1N1 virus was isolated by a virology team lead by one of its researchers, Terezinha Maria de Paiva, the institute said in a statement. The mutation comprised of alterations in the Hemagglutinin protein which allows the virus to infect new hosts, it said. It was not yet known whether the new strain was more aggressive than the current A(H1N1) virus which has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organization. The genetic make-up of the H1N1 virus and its subvariants are important for scientists. Pharmaceutical companies are working to mass produce a vaccine against the current A(H1N1) flu. There are fears though that it could mutate into a deadly strain, much in the same way as the 1918 Spanish flu - also an A(H1N1) virus type - did when it killed tens of millions around the planet. According to the WHO, 36,000 people in 76 countries have been infected with the H1N1 virus, causing 163 deaths.
Avian Flu Pandemic:
Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions Danielle Langton Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummary Concerns about potential disruptions in U.S. trade flows due to a global health orsecurity crisis are not new.
Order Code RS22453Updated January 3, 2008
The possibility of an avian flu pandemic with consequencesfor global trade is a concern that has received attention recently, although some expertsbelieve there is little cause for alarm. Experts disagree on the likelihood of an avian flupandemic developing at all. This report considers possible trade disruptions, includingpossible impacts on trade between the United States and countries and regions that havereported avian influenza infections. These trade disruptions could include countriesbanning imported goods from infected regions at the onset of a pandemic, de facto bansdue to protective health measures, or supply-side constraints caused by health crises inexporting countries.Background (
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