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The Disease Outbreak Thread
Delegates,
The UN Agencies and Programmes are pleased to announce the opening of 'The Disease Outbreak Thread'.
This Thread will be used to report any long standing health related issues (5 cases or more). Continuous updates will be done for each disease as well as possible solutions.
Format of the thread
Delegates are requested to:
1. Entitle their post in reference to the particular disease being posted about (an example can be seen with the WHO posts here)
2. The subject title should also include a date for the occurrence
3. A link needs to be provided guiding the UN Agencies and Programmes to the report that was referred to
Delegates are reminded:
1. That this thread is to be used only by diseases prevalent more than 5 times.
2. That there have to be actual cases being referred to
3. That this thread is being used by numerous UN Agencies and Programmes, hence reference should be made to which organization the post is referring to.
4. That The UN Agencies and Programmes reserves the right to delete unauthorized cases
Any additional features to this thread will become prevalent once activity has risen, hence this post will be updated.
The UN Agencies and Programmes
The UN Agencies and Programmes are pleased to announce the opening of 'The Disease Outbreak Thread'.
This Thread will be used to report any long standing health related issues (5 cases or more). Continuous updates will be done for each disease as well as possible solutions.
Format of the thread
Delegates are requested to:
1. Entitle their post in reference to the particular disease being posted about (an example can be seen with the WHO posts here)
2. The subject title should also include a date for the occurrence
3. A link needs to be provided guiding the UN Agencies and Programmes to the report that was referred to
Delegates are reminded:
1. That this thread is to be used only by diseases prevalent more than 5 times.
2. That there have to be actual cases being referred to
3. That this thread is being used by numerous UN Agencies and Programmes, hence reference should be made to which organization the post is referring to.
4. That The UN Agencies and Programmes reserves the right to delete unauthorized cases
Any additional features to this thread will become prevalent once activity has risen, hence this post will be updated.
The UN Agencies and Programmes
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Reply 1
The Avian Influenza
The WHO would like to address all nations on the outbreak of the Avian influenza.
An introduction to the disease and its causes and effects can be found on the following site:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/
The WHO would like to highlight the following statments:
'Consumers need to be sure that all parts of the poultry are fully cooked (no “pink” parts) and that eggs, too, are properly cooked (no “runny” yolks).
Consumers should also be aware of the risk of cross-contamination. Juices from raw poultry and poultry products should never be allowed, during food preparation, to touch or mix with items eaten raw. When handling raw poultry or raw poultry products, persons involved in food preparation should wash their hands thoroughly and clean and disinfect surfaces in contact with the poultry products. Soap and hot water are sufficient for this purpose.'
'There is concern that the virus – if given enough opportunities – will change into a form that is highly infectious for humans and spreads easily from person to person, but this has yet to occur.'
The WHO are currently actively investigating a recent report in Turkey concerning the transmission of this disease from human - human. However, there has yet to be any confirmed evidence of this.
The WHO have provided all necessary precautions to the countries and hope that the nations will take this into account for the health and well-being of their country.
http://www.who.int/features/qa/32/en/index.html - Am I at risk?
http://www.who.int/features/qa/29/en/index.html - Avian influenza: is it safe to eat poultry and poultry products?
Updates on this epidemic willl be posted regularly for the nations by The WHO
The WHO would like to address all nations on the outbreak of the Avian influenza.
An introduction to the disease and its causes and effects can be found on the following site:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/
The WHO would like to highlight the following statments:
'Consumers need to be sure that all parts of the poultry are fully cooked (no “pink” parts) and that eggs, too, are properly cooked (no “runny” yolks).
Consumers should also be aware of the risk of cross-contamination. Juices from raw poultry and poultry products should never be allowed, during food preparation, to touch or mix with items eaten raw. When handling raw poultry or raw poultry products, persons involved in food preparation should wash their hands thoroughly and clean and disinfect surfaces in contact with the poultry products. Soap and hot water are sufficient for this purpose.'
'There is concern that the virus – if given enough opportunities – will change into a form that is highly infectious for humans and spreads easily from person to person, but this has yet to occur.'
The WHO are currently actively investigating a recent report in Turkey concerning the transmission of this disease from human - human. However, there has yet to be any confirmed evidence of this.
The WHO have provided all necessary precautions to the countries and hope that the nations will take this into account for the health and well-being of their country.
http://www.who.int/features/qa/32/en/index.html - Am I at risk?
http://www.who.int/features/qa/29/en/index.html - Avian influenza: is it safe to eat poultry and poultry products?
Updates on this epidemic willl be posted regularly for the nations by The WHO
Reply 3
Denmark views this disease with concern and our health ministry continues to monitor the situation.
Reply 5
The Avian Influenza: #1
'The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 26-year-old male from Riau Province developed symptoms on 3 June, was hospitalized on 6 June and died in hospital on 12 June. Investigations into the source of his infection indicate exposure to sick and dead poultry.
Of the 100 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 80 have been fatal.'
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2007_06_15/en/index.html
According to the above table, Indonesia have had the highest outbreaks by far (as compared to the second highest of Vietnam with 45%).
The WHO calls upon Indonesia to inform them of the actions that are being taken to prevent further outbreak.
The WHO are deeply concerned as 80% of the cases reported have been fatal.
Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 10
15 June 2007
15 June 2007
'The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 26-year-old male from Riau Province developed symptoms on 3 June, was hospitalized on 6 June and died in hospital on 12 June. Investigations into the source of his infection indicate exposure to sick and dead poultry.
Of the 100 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 80 have been fatal.'
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2007_06_15/en/index.html
According to the above table, Indonesia have had the highest outbreaks by far (as compared to the second highest of Vietnam with 45%).
The WHO calls upon Indonesia to inform them of the actions that are being taken to prevent further outbreak.
The WHO are deeply concerned as 80% of the cases reported have been fatal.
Reply 6
[lodzinski - I was wondering when that joke was going to come up 
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The WHO appreicates the response from Russia, Denmark and Ireland.
Hopefully all countries will collaborate with one another as Ireland has suggested.
]The WHO appreicates the response from Russia, Denmark and Ireland.
Hopefully all countries will collaborate with one another as Ireland has suggested.
Reply 8
The United States is grateful that both our Department of Agriculture and UN's WHO can work together to prevent the spread of Avian Influenza.
We recommend all nations to take the necessary steps to prevent outbreaks and is confident that the UN is playing an important role in such matters.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?navtype=SU&navid=AVIAN_INFLUENZA
We recommend all nations to take the necessary steps to prevent outbreaks and is confident that the UN is playing an important role in such matters.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?navtype=SU&navid=AVIAN_INFLUENZA
Reply 11
The WHO appreciates the concern and precautionary measures being undertaken by the countries.
Reply 12
Avian Influenza: #2
'The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 3-year-old female from Riau Province developed symptoms on 18 June and has since recovered. Investigations into the source of her infection indicate exposure to sick and dead poultry.
Of the 101 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 80 have been fatal.'
The WHO calls upon Indonesia to respond urgently once again.
Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 11
25 June 2007
25 June 2007
'The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 3-year-old female from Riau Province developed symptoms on 18 June and has since recovered. Investigations into the source of her infection indicate exposure to sick and dead poultry.
Of the 101 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 80 have been fatal.'
The WHO calls upon Indonesia to respond urgently once again.
Reply 13
Avian Influenza: #3
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case has been confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 (NAMRU-3).
The case is a 4 years old male from Qena Governorate. He developed symptoms on 20 June and was admitted to hospital on 21 June. He is receiving treatment and is in a stable condition. Initial investigations into the source of his infection indicate exposure to dead poultry.
Of the 37 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 15 have been fatal.'
The WHO calls upon Egypt to respond to this recent report on what measures are being undertaken to combat further spread of the disease.
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 18
25 June 2007
25 June 2007
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed a new human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The case has been confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Naval Medical Research Unit No.3 (NAMRU-3).
The case is a 4 years old male from Qena Governorate. He developed symptoms on 20 June and was admitted to hospital on 21 June. He is receiving treatment and is in a stable condition. Initial investigations into the source of his infection indicate exposure to dead poultry.
Of the 37 cases confirmed to date in Egypt, 15 have been fatal.'
The WHO calls upon Egypt to respond to this recent report on what measures are being undertaken to combat further spread of the disease.
Reply 14
The WHO is pleased to announce that a vaccine is underway for the H5N1 virus.
'WHO welcomed the announcement by GlaxoSmithKline that it will contribute to the H5N1 global vaccine stockpile. Omninvest of Hungary, Baxter and sanofi pasteur have also indicated their willingness to make some of their H5N1 vaccine available.'
The WHO is currently working alongside countries to find out how to mass produce the vaccine, how the vaccine will be transported as well as under which conditions.
Further, as well as attempting to mass produce the H5N1 vaccine the WHO are taking measures in case of an epidemic.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2007/s14/en/index.html
'WHO welcomed the announcement by GlaxoSmithKline that it will contribute to the H5N1 global vaccine stockpile. Omninvest of Hungary, Baxter and sanofi pasteur have also indicated their willingness to make some of their H5N1 vaccine available.'
The WHO is currently working alongside countries to find out how to mass produce the vaccine, how the vaccine will be transported as well as under which conditions.
Further, as well as attempting to mass produce the H5N1 vaccine the WHO are taking measures in case of an epidemic.
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rapid containment plans to stop a pandemic using public health measures (isolation, quarantine of contacts, personal hygiene and social distancing) and anti-virals
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assistance to countries to increase vaccine production capacity, including research and promoting the transfer of technology to developing countries.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2007/s14/en/index.html
Reply 15
People's Democratic Republic of Korea has suffered from Avian Flu, and would like to thank both the WHO and FAO, for their help in tackling the disease. North Korea would, however, like to request further aid and assistance in tackling this ever dangerous disease.
Reply 16
As an active member of the WHO the Principality of Monaco is already aware of this information, however, the Monegasque representative would thank the WHO representative for reiterating this important information and for bringing it to the attention of those nations that were not aware of it.
Reply 17
Dempy
People's Democratic Republic of Korea has suffered from Avian Flu, and would like to thank both the WHO and FAO, for their help in tackling the disease. North Korea would, however, like to request further aid and assistance in tackling this ever dangerous disease.
The WHO has been working with the FAO to combat this disease.
Despite the successful eradication of the disease on the 25th April 2005, the WHO regretably have to inform North Korea (due to a recent outbreak) that there was no hope of completely eradicating the disease, their only hope is containment and prevention of future spread of the disease, which the WHO will glady provide assistance in.
Reply 18
Avian Influenza: #4
The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed two new human cases of influenza A(H5N1) virus infection, the first human cases to have been reported from Viet Nam since November 2005. Both cases have been confirmed by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The first case is a 29 year old male from Vinh Phuc Province. He developed symptoms on 10 May some days after slaughtering poultry for a wedding. He was admitted to hospital on 15 May and was discharged on 11 June.
The second human is a 19 year old male from Thai Nguyen Province. He developed symptoms on 20 May following exposure to poultry at a slaughter house. He was admitted to hospital on 25 May and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
To date, there has been no evidence of an epidemiological link between the human cases, and no evidence of infection in close contacts of the cases.
These human cases have coincided with a large number of new poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Viet Nam during May and June this year.'
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_06_29/en/index.html
Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam
29 June 2007
29 June 2007
The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed two new human cases of influenza A(H5N1) virus infection, the first human cases to have been reported from Viet Nam since November 2005. Both cases have been confirmed by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) and by the WHO H5 Reference Laboratory, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The first case is a 29 year old male from Vinh Phuc Province. He developed symptoms on 10 May some days after slaughtering poultry for a wedding. He was admitted to hospital on 15 May and was discharged on 11 June.
The second human is a 19 year old male from Thai Nguyen Province. He developed symptoms on 20 May following exposure to poultry at a slaughter house. He was admitted to hospital on 25 May and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
To date, there has been no evidence of an epidemiological link between the human cases, and no evidence of infection in close contacts of the cases.
These human cases have coincided with a large number of new poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Viet Nam during May and June this year.'
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_06_29/en/index.html
Syria thanks the WHO for their continued and diligent updates on the Avian Influenza issue. We hope that it continues to stay away from our borders and are in the process of taking neccessary measures to prevent its infiltration of Syria. With any luck, it will stay away, unless spread by an American agent working undercover to sabotage the Syrian economy and population,
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