Archive for April 29th, 2013

WHO: New flu passes more easily from bird to human

29 April, 2013

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A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the “most lethal” flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because it can jump more easily from birds to humans than the one that started killing people a decade ago,…

Ed Rybicki‘s insight:

Frightening…!  Which is the adult way of saying "scary".

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Carlos Slim Joins Bill Gates, Other Billionaires, With $100 Million To Fight Polio

29 April, 2013

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The move marks the highest-profile joint philanthropic effort so far by the world’s two richest men.

Ed Rybicki‘s insight:

So, Tokyo S and various Oppenheimers: time to GIVE!!!

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Characterizing the killer H7N9

29 April, 2013

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What scientists are learning about the zoonotic flu virus that has infected more than 100 people in China since February.

The virus appears to be more virulent than past H7 avian flu viruses in past outbreaks, which have caused conjunctivitis but have only been blamed for one death. Furthermore, this virus appears to be spreading from its hosts to humans unusually readily

Ed Rybicki‘s insight:

March 31 to April to publish several papers on the virus: new technology has enabled SUCH rapid progress these days, it is almost unbelievable.

See on www.the-scientist.com