BREAKING UPDATE August 11, 2015 / 591 cases / 300 deaths from H7N9 . MERS CoV 1352 Cases, 479 deaths

It's only a matter of time Imho, before something ghastly hits us with full force.

And when it does, GLP will be first to know.

You bet!

Humanity is overdue for a nasty pandemic.

Matter of time.

"The Scarlet Plague", published by Jack London in 1912

Read it.

Based on this info (Pandemics and notable epidemics through history / [link to en.wikipedia.org] I'd say you are right Lady Jane, we are due.

China reports 4th case of deadly H7N9 bird flu, government anxious.

BEIJING: China today reported a fourth case of the H7N9 bird flu believed to be a new type of deadly virus that claimed two lives so far, creating anxiety among the health officials about how to deal with the latest avian influenza as there is no vaccine to cure it.


[link to economictimes.indiatimes.com]

rumours that doctors had already found more cases in eastern China.

[link to www.bangkokpost.com]

As I said, just a matter of time, and who will be the last to know?


:rose 77:

Last to know...? Good question.

Billions to get through there yet in China.
Wake me up when 50 million have died from it.

Much smaller population then. The Black Death.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

heard the same bs about SARS, what happened with that?

Starts with 1 case.

China reports 4 more H7N9 bird flu infections

NANJING - Four people in East China's Jiangsu province have been confirmed as being infected with the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu, bringing the total number of infections in the country to seven.

[link to www.chinadaily.com.cn]

Thanks for the PIN.

However, a 48-year old woman who worked in a sheet metal factory is also a victim, as is an 83-year-old retired man and a 32-year-old unemployed woman. Again, all of their close contacts were found, and none of them appeared to be infected. So where did they get the disease?

Chinese officials again reiterated their claim that the H7N9 bird flu virus is not passed by human-to-human contact. However, they’re still trying to figure out how it could have infected the cases where the patients had no contact with live birds.


Read more at [link to www.inquisitr.com]

These 2 paragraphs put a little fear in me. If it was just 1 person you could say "well, he/she must have had contact witha bird at some point". But 3 (and likely more) with no live bird contact? WTF?

In 2005 the elites gathered at a meeting where they laughed that China would catch a cold.

Here is the transcript of that meeting,

snip

Iran will be attacked, possibly within 18 months. China will come to the aid of Iran, to protect its own interests. Nuclear weapons will be used either by Iran or China, with Israel provoking the first use. Much of the Middle East will be laid to waste. Millions will die within a very short period of time. And for some reason this is here, and I can't tell you why: China will move forcibly into parts of Russia to extend ceasefire lines. Thereafter, biological weapons will be deployed against China. China will "catch a cold".

Full transcript here

[link to projectcamelot.org]

Love the avater! Carry on.

The scary part is (as others have stated) that we are overdue another pandemic..

I am, and always have been of the opinion that Swine Flu was released to test spread, reaction times, operating capability etc.. given that the overall deaths where lower than a normal winter I can't help but feel it a calculated test to see how we could cope when (not if) another pandemic hits...

At least that is my interpretation... and now I have a sinking Deju feeling..

The announcements, as lacking in details as they are, show that the government is mildly more transparent in handling health crises than it was a decade ago during the SARS pneumonia epidemic. Then, as rumors circulated for weeks of an outbreak of an unidentified disease in southern Guangdong province, government silence contributed to the spread of the virus to many parts of China and to two dozen other countries.

Scientists are closely monitoring these viruses for fear they could mutate into a strain that easy spreads among people, but there's no evidence of that occurring.

[link to www.cbc.ca]

air borne. nuff said.

When the flu goes around here in Sacramento, I've noticed it only takes around a month before "everybody" either has it or is fighting it off. One person can expose a hundred people just in the course of a day's activities around town; go sit in the office all day, then a quick stop at the grocery store, gas up the car, and home to your spouse and two kids. If half of those exposed get it in three to five days, then each one of them exposes another hundred. The math climbs steeply after that.

And don't think 50 million will have to die before it's here in the US. China is only fifteen hours away by plane.

If it starts exploding over there, it will be here in days. If it is really contagious and air-borne, we could have a situation by the end of the month. That's why we watch this stuff so carefully. This would be a perfect excuse for martial law.

A recent Executive Order states that you can be quarantined under the authority of the Dept. of Health and Human Services:

[link to www.cdc.gov]

<<<What is CDC's quarantine authority?

Title 42 United States Code Section 264 (Section 361 of the Public Health Service [PHS] Act) gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) responsibility for preventing the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States and within the United States and its territories/possessions. This statute is implemented through regulations found at 42 CFR Parts 70 and 71. Under its delegated authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is empowered to detain, medically examine, or conditionally release individuals reasonably believed to be carrying a communicable disease.

Why is an Executive Order necessary?

Under the procedures required under the PHS Act, the list of diseases for which quarantine is authorized must first be specified in an Executive Order of the President, on recommendation of the HHS Secretary. By amending the list to include types of influenza that either cause or have the potential to cause a pandemic, HHS is simply taking the pragmatic step of readying all options as it monitors the emergence of these viruses and makes plans to prevent their spread.

What does the Executive Order accomplish?

In the event a passenger infected with a novel influenza strain were to arrive in the United States on board an international conveyance (e.g., boat, airplane), the Executive Order provides HHS with clear legal authority to isolate an ill passenger to prevent the passenger from infecting others. This authority would be used only if someone posed a threat to public health and refused to cooperate with a voluntary request.>>>

I sure hope not.

False flag on the way [link to www.dailymail.co.uk]

Not good at all!!
Recombinomics site says media reports describe a Shangai cluster as well of multiple additional reports of lab confirmed cases.
The arge number of cases and the presence of key genetic markers (subclades never seen in H5N1 before) associated with human adaptation raises serious pandemic concerns.
[link to www.recombinomics.com]

Fears as more H7N9 cases in China

Worryingly, the four cases were in four different cities, and all patients were in “critical condition” and “under emergency treatment”, Xinhua reported.
“It has shown, for the time being, no human-to-human transmission,” said Fadela Chaib of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “We need to further investigate the extent of the outbreak, the source of the infection and the mode of transmission
[link to www.thehindu.com]