Silicon Investor - SARS and Avian Flu

[Steve Lokness] <<<<< SARS, H5N1, H7N9 all coming out of China>>>> And now a new one to worry a...

Steve Lokness — 5/14/2013 9:01:43 PM

<<<<< SARS, H5N1, H7N9 all coming out of China>>>> And now a new one to worry about? This one looks like it is being transmitted from one person to another? New coronavirus infects four more in Saudi Arabia This undated image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a c...

[Maurice Winn] Since not all people infected are counted in the number of cases, we can guess ...

Maurice Winn — 4/20/2013 6:50:14 PM

Since not all people infected are counted in the number of cases, we can guess that perhaps half are infected but are not identified [near enough for government work]. So the mortality rate is something like 10%. That's a nasty result but much better than the 70% of the H5N1 variety which never got going. Sars...

[caly] Now 95 infected with 18 fatalities. Half of those infected claim no contact wi...

caly — 4/20/2013 3:44:59 PM

Now 95 infected with 18 fatalities. Half of those infected claim no contact with poultry. news.yahoo.com

[Maurice Winn] That's a lot of H7N9 mortality for not many cases:
Maurice Winn — 4/17/2013 4:28:03 PM
That's a lot of H7N9 mortality for not many cases: 17 deaths so far = about 20% of known infections. Mqurice

[caly] The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who hav...

caly — 4/17/2013 10:39:33 AM

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird flu in China have had no history of contact with poultry, adding to the mystery about the virus that has killed 16 people to date. news.yahoo.com

[caly] Thirteen people have now died in China, and a case has been reported in Beijing:...

caly — 4/14/2013 11:47:58 AM

Thirteen people have now died in China, and a case has been reported in Beijing: news.yahoo.com BEIJING (AP) — Two more people have died in China from a new strain of bird flu, raising the death toll from the virus to 13, state media reported Sunday. The official Xinhua News Agency said the two deaths were reported...

[the navigator] China Begins Mass Slaughter Of Poultry As Bird Flu Kills Six, On Verge Of Becomi...

the navigator — 4/5/2013 11:47:34 AM

China Begins Mass Slaughter Of Poultry As Bird Flu Kills Six, On Verge Of Becoming Epidemic: Realtime Victim Map zerohedge.com Experts are concerned that the virus appears to have spread across a wide geographical area, with people sickened not only in Shanghai, but also the nearby provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangs...

[caly] New bird flu strain causes fifth death in China (H7N9) news.yahoo.com

caly — 4/4/2013 12:13:47 PM

[The Pre Beakerite] Henrys site is still going strong and also has reports on the UK cases. recombi...

The Pre Beakerite — 2/15/2013 8:34:15 PM

Henrys site is still going strong and also has reports on the UK cases. recombinomics.com

[The Pre Beakerite] 'Third family member' contracts Sars-like virus independent.co.uk

The Pre Beakerite — 2/15/2013 8:28:55 PM

[The Pre Beakerite] Relative of 'Sars' patient now also in hospital with infection independent.co....

The Pre Beakerite — 2/13/2013 8:35:25 AM

Relative of 'Sars' patient now also in hospital with infection independent.co.uk

[The Pre Beakerite] No evidence Tamiflu drug prevents flu, says British Medical Journal www2.macle...

The Pre Beakerite — 11/12/2012 3:32:30 PM

No evidence Tamiflu drug prevents flu, says British Medical Journal www2.macleans.ca alternative site on the same story. businessweek.com looks like Roche has fallen out of favour somewhere.

[caly] Not SARS or Avian Flu, but this is scary. news.yahoo.com

caly — 7/8/2012 5:42:06 PM

[The Pre Beakerite] More on the same story in prev msg "Flown the coop" Controversial flu research...

The Pre Beakerite — 6/22/2012 2:29:16 PM

More on the same story in prev msg "Flown the coop" Controversial flu research is published economist.com

[Sr K] bloomberg.com

Sr K — 6/21/2012 11:22:12 PM

[caly] H5N1 in the news again... news.yahoo.com

caly — 2/21/2012 1:46:04 PM

[Maurice Winn] Smallpox was released by mistake, but fortunately did not make headway because i...

Maurice Winn — 12/22/2011 7:53:31 PM

Smallpox was released by mistake, but fortunately did not make headway because it was not a robust microbe. When they release H5N1 recombinant by mistake, or deliberately, it will not be so benign. The world's human population could have the biggest and quickest reduction ever, both proportionately and by an order...

[caly] Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed finance.yahoo.com

caly — 12/21/2011 1:37:45 PM

[Maurice Winn] Oh, no worries then. They have a government code of conduct: <"The Dutch a...

Maurice Winn — 12/13/2011 12:05:39 PM

Oh, no worries then. They have a government code of conduct: <"The Dutch authorities confirmed that the virus itself is stored in a very secured way and that the necessary permits were given and that the researchers are bound by a code of conduct," Dalli said.> But is the virus bound by the code of conduct wh...

[caly] World vigilant after Dutch lab mutates killer virus news.yahoo.com

caly — 12/10/2011 1:52:43 AM