tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post7110064740904453589..comments2023-09-27T07:25:28.159-04:00Comments on Pundita: H1N1/swine flu: CDC and WHO help unleash a pandemicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-158883295612923992010-01-24T17:56:20.207-05:002010-01-24T17:56:20.207-05:00The author of pundita.blogspot.com has written an ...The author of pundita.blogspot.com has written an excellent article. You have made your point and there is not much to argue about. It is like the following universal truth that you can not argue with: There is always someone more intelligent than you (and they will NEVER call when you do tech support). Thanks for the info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-46614066763145352272009-05-14T18:35:00.000-04:002009-05-14T18:35:00.000-04:00Thanks, DocJm!Thanks, DocJm!Punditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255618281071848583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-7039692152817759812009-05-14T17:02:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:02:00.000-04:00The "triple reassortant swine flu" URL is below
h...The "triple reassortant swine flu" URL is below<br /><br />http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0903812?query=TOCDocJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738477945703303268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-28977523210992506012009-05-14T09:22:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:22:00.000-04:00CGardner -- Thanks for that info! I can't wait to...CGardner -- Thanks for that info! I can't wait to read what Coburn (who's an MD) has to say about the CDCPunditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255618281071848583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-27970514479423865102009-05-14T08:01:00.000-04:002009-05-14T08:01:00.000-04:00This is a link to Senator Tom Coburn's report on C...This is a link to Senator Tom Coburn's report on CDC, which briefly discusses bio-terrorism readiness and "mission creep:"<br /><br />http://coburn.senate.gov/public/_files/CDCOffCenter1000.pdf<br /><br />Senator Coburn, of course, is conservative, but makes some excellent points on CDC's prevention programs and the lack of accountability to produce results.CGardnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-82628305579791000712009-05-14T00:39:00.000-04:002009-05-14T00:39:00.000-04:00DocJim, I agree that Congress needs to act fast. I...DocJim, I agree that Congress needs to act fast. I am just not sure exactly what's to be done with CDC. <br /><br />From reading their website, they've clearly taken the position that because communicable disease is a part of life, they have to be involved everywhere: Hurricanes, tropical storms, large public gatherings, you name it.<br /><br />So I dunno. I think this is what's called mission Punditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255618281071848583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-81553106909122035692009-05-13T19:34:00.000-04:002009-05-13T19:34:00.000-04:00"All but one patient (Patient 7) initially receive..."All but one patient (Patient 7) initially received a diagnosis of infection with an influenza A virus that could not be subtyped, on the basis of reverse-transcriptase (RT-PCR) testing."<br /><br />NOTE: "could not be sub-typed" in this sentence. I believe this means it was not one of the previously known human sub-types.<br /><br />From New Engl Journal of Medicine online, article entitled "DocJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738477945703303268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9359747.post-11720279609602530752009-05-13T13:39:00.000-04:002009-05-13T13:39:00.000-04:00Most importantly, this was a God-given opportunity...Most importantly, this was a God-given opportunity. <br /><br />THIS swine flu has NOT been broadly severe clinically--some people have died, but not many. <br /><br />This was a dress rehearsal for serious influenza, like the worries about the bird flu strain.<br /><br />The CDC needs to go back to being the "Communicable Disease Center" and to keep its lab and epidemiology focus. Congress needsDocJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738477945703303268noreply@blogger.com