WHO Official Information Regarding Swine Flu, Around the World and Situation in Ukraine 11/8/09 10:16am est

WHO Official Information Regarding Swine Flu, Around the World and Situation in Ukraine

The WHO does a weekly update - this is their update from 8 days ago (November 1st). There should be another coming out today (since they do it weekly). I will be watching for it.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 73

Weekly update

As of 1 November 2009, worldwide more than 199 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6000 deaths.

As many countries have stopped counting individual cases, particularly of milder illness, the case count is likely to be significantly lower than the actual number of cases that have occurred. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO Regional Offices and member states and through monitoring of multiple sources of data.

Situation update:

Intense and persistent influenza transmission continues to be reported in North America without evidence of a peak in activity. The proportion of sentinel physician visits due to influenza-like-illness (ILI)(8%) has exceeded levels seen over the past 6 influenza seasons; 42% of respiratory samples tested were positive for influenza and 100% of subtyped influenza A viruses were pandemic H1N1 2009. Rates of ILI, proportions of respiratory samples testing positive for influenza, and numbers of outbreaks in educational settings continues to increase sharply in Canada as activity spreads eastward. Significantly more cases of pandemic H1N1 have been recorded in Mexico since September than were observed during the initial springtime epidemic.

In Europe and Central and Western Asia, pandemic influenza activity continues to increase across many countries, signalling an unusually early start to the winter influenza season. Active circulation of virus marked by high proportions of sentinel respiratory samples testing positive for influenza has been reported in Belgium (69%), Ireland (55%), Netherlands (51%), Norway (66%), Spain (46%), Sweden (33%), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland:81%), and Germany (27%). In addition, there is evidence of increasing and active transmission of pandemic influenza virus across Northern and Eastern Europe (including Ukraine and Belarus), and eastern Russia. For details on the situation in Ukraine please refer to the Disease Outbreak News update below. In Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean Region, increasing activity has been reported in Oman and Afghanistan.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1

In East Asia, intense and increasing influenza activity continues to be reported in Mongolia. In China, after an earlier wave of mixed influenza activity (seasonal H3N2 and pandemic H1N1), pandemic H1N1 influenza activity now predominates and is increasing. Sharp increases in pandemic influenza activity continue to be reported throughout Japan with highest rates of illness being reported on the northern island.

Active influenza transmission and increasing levels of respiratory diseases continues to be reported in parts of the Caribbean, including in Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) countries. Most other countries in the tropical region of Central and South America continue to report declining influenza activity. With the exception of Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia, overall transmission continues to decline in most but not all parts of tropical South and Southeast Asia. Influenza virus isolates from sub-Saharan Africa are predominantly pandemic H1N1 virus but some seasonal H3N2 has been detected even in recent weeks. Unconfirmed media reports from the area indicate that disease activity has increased in recent weeks.

Since the new pandemic H1N1 2009 virus emerged, infections in different species of susceptible animals (pig, turkey, ferret, and cat) have been reported. Limited evidence suggests that these infections occurred following direct transmission of the virus from infected humans. These isolated events have had no impact on the dynamics of the pandemic, which is spreading readily via human-to-human transmission. As human infections become increasingly widespread, transmission of the virus from humans to other animals is likely to occur with greater frequency. Unless the epidemiology of the pandemic changes, these will continue to pose no special risks to human health.

Weekly update (Virological surveillance data)

Here is their Special Ukraine Update # 1
This is from the 3rd of November - I will be watching for an update any day from them, regarding the Ukraine.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1

3 November 2009 -- According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250 000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported.

Regions in western Ukraine continue to show the highest rates of acute respiratory illness/influenza-like illness. The level of activity in the Kyiv area is also increasing rapidly.

Laboratory testing in Ukraine has confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in samples taken from patients in two of the most affected regions. As the pandemic virus has rapidly become the dominant influenza strain worldwide, it can be assumed that most cases of influenza in Ukraine are caused by the H1N1 virus.

As elsewhere, WHO strongly recommends early treatment with the antiviral drugs, oseltamivir or zanamivir, for patients who meet treatment criteria, even in the absence of a positive laboratory test confirming H1N1 infection.

Related links

Recommended use of antivirals

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009


At the request of the government, a multi-disciplinary team of nine experts has been deployed by WHO and arrived in Kyiv yesterday evening. Discussions with the Minister of Health were held this morning to brief the team.

Team members will now begin field investigations to characterize the clinical and epidemiological features of the outbreak. Work will initially begin in Lviv region, where reported numbers of cases showing severe manifestations of acute respiratory illness have been especially high. Two virologists on the team have started working at the National Influenza Centre and the laboratories of the Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Kyiv to provide diagnostic support.

Samples sent by the Ministry of Health were received today by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Mill Hill in London, UK. The laboratory will conduct confirmatory tests and further characterize the virus.

Many questions remain to be answered. The outbreak in Ukraine may be indicative of how the virus can behave in the northern hemisphere during the winter season, particularly in health care settings typically found in Eastern Europe.

Given the potential significance of this outbreak as an early warning signal, WHO commends the government of Ukraine for its transparent reporting and open sharing of samples.

WHO continues to recommend no closing of borders and no restrictions on international travel, including to Ukraine. Experience shows that such measures will not stop further spread of the virus.

Obviously this is old, since one border (Solvakia), so far - is now being closed with Ukraine, except for one road. (information posted below about border closing)

Prime Minister - Vaccinated or Not? Conflicting Reports 11/7/09 7:01am est

Caption under photo: A source close to Tymoshenko claimed that prime minister had been vaccinated three month ago.

Article:

Tymoshenko's press officer denies claims that prime minister was vaccinated against flu

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and some of the ministerd have not been vaccinated against swine flu, the prime minister’s press officer Maryna Soroka said. She denied information that had appeared earlier in mass media claiming that Tymoshenko had been vaccinated. As Korrespondent.net reported, referring to one of the closest assistants to prime minister, Tymoshenko and other ministers were vaccinated three months ago. Read the story here.


There seems to be a dispute on if the Prime Minister was vaccinated against the flu or not. The flu vaccination has become mandatory now - with Martial Law being in affect.

Days ago, more than 80% of the Ukraine people said they did NOT want the vaccine and did not trust it. Now it is being demanded they take it - under the penalty of arrest (this information is below in the starting post with links).

Why will they be forced to get the vaccine? When this is some "mutated Swine Flu" from official sources in Ukraine, then the vaccine created for the original Swine flu, will not work. Why don't they think of that now, why still make people get the vaccine? Oh, there is NO vaccine for the Pneumonic Plague.

Another thought, how many Heads of States are/have gotten vaccinated? I know that Obama and his children have Not been, nor have I read they planned to.

Death Toll Now "Officially" 135 in the Ukraine 11/7/09 6:52am est

The Official Death Toll is now 135 in the Ukraine.

From Article:

As many as 135 people have died from the flu and other acute respiratory viral infections in Ukraine as of November 6, including 25 who had died over the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian Health Ministry reported on Saturday.

Since the moment the epidemic started to spread, 871, 037 people have been diagnosed with flu and other respiratory viral infections, including 101, 317 over the past 24 hours. As many as 39, 603 of these people have been hospitalized, including 4, 732 over the past 24 hours, and 317 are in intensive care.

Another Article:

MORE DEATH AND ILLNESS

The article mentions the same numbers above, but it has a paragraph that is very interesting and odd to me.

From Article:

Ihor Pokanevych, head of the WHO office in Kyiv, told Deutsche Welle on Nov. 5 that health authorities are watching to see if the seasonal strains of the flu and the swine flu will mutate into more virulent form of virus. Ukraine has become a test case of sorts.

“The outbreak in Ukraine may be indicative of how the virus can behave in the northern hemisphere during the winter season, particularly in health care settings typically found in Eastern Europe,” Pokanevych added.

I find it a little strange, they insert that "Ukraine has become a test case of sorts". I would like to know exactly How it became that way.

The official numbers do not come close to the unofficial numbers from 4 days ago, which ranged from 1500 to 3000 dead (from sources inside hospitals). My thought is, if that many people had died, yet the amount of people who were ill at that time was under 200000 and now it is almost 900000. How many people have actually died?

CASES DOUBLED OVER NIGHT!! 871037 NOW! 11/6/09 2:56pm est

The Ukraine officials have released Information - The Cases have Doubled Overnight!!

The official amount of people sick with the "mysterious"/Plague Virus is NOW 871037!! UP FROM Just Under 1/2 a million yesterday!!

Link to Official Website of Cases:

3:05 pm update - The link above is going to the old numbers for some reason

this link will work for showing today's numbers
1. 06/11/2009
Press Releases:: Information on the incidence of influenza and acute respiratory infections and their complications (pneumonia, etc.) as "06" November 2009


11/4/2009 478,456 reported infected.

as of today 871,037 reported infected.


I would like to add
The WHO, which declared the A/H1N1 flu as a pandemic in June, said the total number of lab confirmed cases worldwide is now over 482,300. Yet in the Ukraine that many are being affected almost over night!

At some point the officials will Have to admit, they have the Pneumonic Plague spreading.

They are going to need to be honest about the deaths also. Their numbers are not matching what sources have said inside hospitals. Also remember 600 medical personnel were sick as of yesterday. (that information is linked in the bottom post).

At what point will their medical system break down, due to overload of people sick, besides the medical personnel becoming sick?

Belarus Now having Deaths from a "Pneumonia Flu"

Belarus Deaths -

Belarus - next door to Ukraine is now having deaths from a "Pneumonia Flu".

From Article:

In recent weeks, the Belarusian capital Minsk has seen an estimated 10 deaths of persons suffering from pneumonia preceded by flu-like symptoms. Public health workers were working to identify the virus causing the illnesses.

It seems the authorities in that part of the world are saying anyone who is dying - not caused by the Swine flu, are all dying from pneumonia now with flu like symptoms. I guess they figure, since it has to do the with lungs, they can get away with that.

Would it not be smart for them to just admit, as the doctors in the Ukraine have, that it is the Plague, so people around there can start doing things to protect themselves?

Ukraine Declares Martial Law - Due to Plague Outbreak

Ukraine Declares Martial Law - Due to Plague Outbreak

From Article:

The Ukranian President Victor Yushchenko declared martial law yesterday and announced the National Security and Defense Council will become the supreme ruling authority following the rise of a new pneumonic plague outbreak.

Anyone that fails to comply with the NSDC will result in application to the law enforcement authorities, the president also said "“I instruct the Government and the Ministry of Health to immediately start preventive and promotional work in areas where there is no epidemic, targeting primarily the special risk groups,“"

The Ukrainian Health Minister Wasilij Knaizevicz also said the country's top prosecutor should open criminal proceedings against anyone opposing the implementation of mass flu vaccination campaigns.

“It is generally known that the only way to prevent any infection is vaccination,“ the address reads, “As the President I ask you, dear fellow citizens, to reconsider your attitude to vaccination and do it if necessary, but only, I emphasize it – only after consultation with the doctor.”

**They will arrest people and prosecute them if they do not take a vaccine? There is NO vaccine for the Plague!!**

At what point will the government there acknowledge what the doctors have said? - due to autopsies and their own observations - The doctors have said "IT IS THE PNEUMONIC PLAGUE"

See article in original post - transferred from other blog.

ALL INFORMATION BELOW WAS TRANSFERRED FROM MY SHERRIEQUESTIONINGALL BLOG - I WILL NOW DO UPDATES WITH THEIR OWN POSTINGS

Ukraine Citizens lined up to buy masks from a Pharmacy - Reports now say, no masks are available anymore in the Ukraine area.

UPDATES TOWARDS BOTTOM OF POST - Continually adding 11/4/09 - 11/5/09 - 11/6/09

As scary as this will sound - the Web bot has gotten a Huge Hit! It was predicted around Oct. 25th "Ill Winds" would begin - this would be something that would cause people to die a horrible death from bleeding in the lungs.

Some kind of mysterious (not mysterious anymore - It IS the PLAGUE) virus is spreading - there are various reports from 3000 dead - though officially from govt. there is only around 60.

This is not H1N1 - this is causing lungs to bleed - with the lungs reaching 130 degrees or more (upon autopsies).

Articles and Information about the mysterious virus:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kavkazcenter.com%2Fruss%2Fcontent%2F2009%2F11%2F01%2F68887.shtml&sl=ru&tl=en&history_state0=

According to unofficial data, "in Ukraine over the past week have died about 1500 people. Как отмечают некоторые врачи, причина — легочная чума. As noted by some doctors, the reason - pneumonic plague. Высокая температура с первого дня, жжение в области грудной клетки, желание пить холодное и тошнота — эти симптомы пугают всех. High temperatures from the first day, a burning sensation in the chest, the desire to drink cold and nausea - all of these symptoms are frightening. Люди умирают за несколько дней». People die in a few days.

Украинские СМИ тем временем сообщили, что вирус быстрыми темпами распространяется по Украине и уже пришел в Одессу: Ukrainian media meanwhile reported that the virus is rapidly spreading in Ukraine and has already arrived in Odessa:

«В Одесской области скончалась женщина. "In the Odessa area woman died. Свиной грипп у нее не подтвердился, скорее всего, причиной стала легочная чума. Swine influenza it has not been confirmed, likely was the cause of pneumonic plague.

Last night from an unknown virus (presumed pneumonic plague) to hurt another 37 thousand and 12 more died Ukrainians. Власти отрицают, что это легочная чума и настаивают на том, что люди умирают от гриппа, пневмонии и ОРЗ. The authorities deny that this is pneumonic plague, and insist that people die from influenza,

From another article:

http://thebirdflupandemic.com/archives/h1n1-swine-flu-or-something-far-worse-the-debate-over-what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-ukraine-rages-on

From article:

At this hour a team of experts from the World Health Organization is on the ground in Ukraine, but the search for solid answers about what in the world is going on there has not made much progress. Some sources are insisting that it is just the same old H1N1 swine flu that is found in the rest of the world. Others are speculating that the H1N1 swine flu there has mutated into a much deadlier form. Other sources are absolutely convinced that the H1N1 swine flu simply could not produce the kind of deaths that are being seen right now in Ukraine.

Other early reports indicated that the H1N1 swine flu had been ruled out as the cause for at least some of the deaths in Ukraine.

So just what in the world IS going on over there?

Hopefully the WHO will have some honest answers for us over the next few days. If the number of deaths starts climbing into the hundreds or thousands we may have a truly serious problem on our hands.

Up until now, the H1N1 swine flu "pandemic" has mostly been a bunch of hype. World health authorities tell us that about 500,000 people die from the regular seasonal flu around the world each year, and yet only about 5,700 have died from the H1N1 swine flu worldwide so far.

Hardly something to be worried about.

But if the H1N1 swine flu mutates, or if this outbreak in Ukraine is something else entirely, then we may have something real to worry ourselves about.

the bleeding in the lungs is exactly what killed a lot of folks in the 1918-19 pandemic. See the great book "The Great Influenza: The story of the deadliest pandemic in history ." People would literally fall dead walking across the street. The bleeding out of the lungs was most likely the result of a "cytokine storm" that so increased the vascular permeability in the air sacks that blood filled the lungs. The reason why the mortality in the 1918-1919 pandemic was concentrated in the 18-25 yo cohort was that they had the most active immune systems.

Now I've NO conjecture as to who may have let this loose or why. But I do know that the technology is widespread to replicate the 1918-1919 virus that killed 2-4 million Americans and about 50 million world wide. And folks only traveled by ship in 1918. And there is NO vaccine for this flu type.

Hopefully we will know in a couple of weeks the sequences of the 8 RNA pieces in the Ukraine virus. I'll bet the farm that it is a replicant of the "Spanish Flu." If so, the odds are totally infinitesimal that this was NOT a deliberate bioweapon release.

The above was from the article

Govt. update on Ukraine http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11020902/Ukraine_Spike.html

Ukraine H1N1 Deaths and Hospitalizations Spike Higher
Recombinomics Commentary 21:54
November 2, 2009

255516 Influenza/ARI
15810 Hospital Admissions
235 Intensive Care
70 deaths

The above numbers reflect the latest government update on cases in the Ukraine. They are dramatically higher than those reported in the past few days and raise concerns that the death toll will increase significantly over the next several days.

another article: http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/10/29/202374 (this from 29th of Oct. since then thousands more have come down with it - about 1/4 million people)

Western Ukraine was hit by a severe epidemic of unidentified influenza, tentatively diagnosed by doctors as viral pneumonia. The number of dead has climbed dramatically. Doctors advise Western Ukrainians to stay at home and use preventive medication. The first pedestrians wearing face masks have been seen on Lviv streets

Lviv kindergartens and schools have been closed, and the city council is to have its emergency session soon to address the flue outbreak. So far, the information released by the authorities on the epidemic dimensions spread and preventive measures is scarce, causing panic to spread in the city.

All the six dead young people had symptoms of severe hemmorhagic pneumonia. The disease starts slowly, with temperature rising to 37.2 – 37.3 degrees(Celsius), slight cough and pain in joints. Nasal catarrh developed at the end of the second or third day. Autopsy revealed that the lungs were soaked with blood, the oblast chief specialist said.

UPDATE - ADDED 5:20PM 11/3/09

Widely reported around the city of Keiv - aircraft were spraying substances in the air on the 30th of October (the day the mysterious virus began there) - I would say this is DEFINITELY "ILL WINDS"!

Link to Panic in Ukraine article

From Article:
Authorities in Kiev, Ukraine, deny spraying of “aerosolized medication” by aircraft over city.

The office of Emergency Response in the district of Desniansko, Kiev, are tonight (30th Oct.) strongly refuting reports that light aircraft were spraying a substance over the city intended to counter a “swine flu pandemic” in Ukraine.

It was reported that light aircraft were seen over the Forest market area of the city (close to the Forest metro station) and they were spraying an aerosol substance intended to “counter swine flu”, this of course would constitute forced medication of the population.

The editors of local newspapers in Kiev received dozens of phone calls from concerned residents and shop owners in the Forest market area of the city reporting they had observed several light airplanes circling in the sky during the day spraying an unidentified aerosol into the atmosphere.

Retailers and local business people reported they were advised to “stay indoors” during the day by local authorities.

Local newspapers contacted government administrators in Kiev and were told that “no permission had been granted today (30th Oct.) for small aviation aircraft to fly within the city limits”. Also local FM radio stations in Kiev were regularly refuting the reports during broadcasts today, apparently under duress from local authorities.

Reports of helicopters and light airplanes spraying aerosols over Kiev, Lviv, Ternopil, and other cities throughout Ukraine are tonight flooding online forums and websites, hundreds of people have verified the reports with their own eye-witness accounts.

Restricted Travel in Ukraine now - all schools and all public meetings - everything is shut down

A Microbiologist warned in August that Baxter planned on releasing a terrible virus in Ukraine he was arrested after he warned the government, he planned on going public with the information.

UPDATE 11/4/09

Ukraine Residents are saying Russia is the one who has released the plague upon them. Doctors are finding the lungs of the victims are black. Officials are now saying it is a previously unknown form of the plague! They are saying the mortality rate is 100%!

link to article: http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2009/11/01/11153.shtml

From Article:

On the other hand, Ukrainian media reported that the virus is rapidly spreading in Ukraine and has already reached Odessa:

"1 woman died in the area of Odessa. Swine influenza has not been confirmed, most likely pneumonic plague was the cause.

Odessa and the region is already infected, most likely, is mutated pneumonic plague ", - said one of the doctors of private clinics in Odessa.

"The panic that spreads through the city, is so great that people are willing to sit at home even on just bread and water. Lack of gauze dressings in the city and surrounding areas - is just the beginning, and there is no elementary necessary ascorbic acid and inhalers.

Meanwhile, the first officially recorded death is because of pneumonic plague, and believe me in reality the are much more, "- says the Odessa physician.

All the doctors throughout Ukraine say that this is pneumonic plague.

"I have met with friends from the western Ukraine, the doctors say that the lungs of the dead were black. And that, perhaps this is not influenza but pneumonic plague. Well, if this is indeed a plague, then the news won't mention it for now, and certainly - it's 100% death (according to the U.S. for 1950-1994 - 41%, but the American health care, of course, not Ukrainian, and American doctors knew that they are dealing with a plague - KC).

UPDATE 11/4/09 9:47PM

Flu Fears from Ukraine to Afghanistan

From article:

The Health Ministry said today that the number of flu patients in the country has risen to 450,000, although it has not been determined how many of those people are suffering from swine flu. Only two days ago, the ministry had said some 255,000 Ukrainians had registered with public health authorities as suffering from the flu, among them 83,000 children.

Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine closed the nation's schools for three weeks to avoid the spread of flu and banned large public gatherings.

Mask Regime'

In parts of Russia, local authorities have introduced a so-called "mask regime" to prevent the spread of flu.

RFE/RL's Russian Service reports that in the Khabarovsk region in Russia's Far East, all theater and cinema visitors are obliged to wear surgical masks. So are workers at shop counters and public transportation employees.

The same regulation was introduced in Russia's Baikal region – Zabaikalye – with a fine of 500 rubles ($17) for anyone caught ignoring the rules.

Demand for gauze masks have soared among popular belief that they can help prevent infection. One factory, in Gornji Milanovac, is making some 60,000 masks a day by working around-the-clock and already has advance orders for all its production through the end of this year.

**Plain gauze mask will Do Nothing - it has to be a P100 - 95 mask/filter to be protected against breathing in viral micros in the air*** The authorities and medical personnel should be informing the people this!**

UPDATE: 11/5/09 7:16AM

Email from a Romanian concerning the Plague

November 4, 2009

It is quite possible that what they are really dealing with is the Pnumonic Plague or black death. There are outbreaks all over Romania now, however they will not give any details on the infection and are still insisting that it is all swine flu. My bravo sierra detector is going off big time. What I am seeing here in Romania and getting reports of in Ukraine, poland, Bulgaria, and Hungary is afast moving disease. If is is the black death, you should be concerned, when the black death wiped out 25% of Europe it took 4 years before the plague subsided. It is virulent however it does NOT burn itself out quickly. Sounds like I need some thieves oil.

It is still early and details are sketchy, but the Romanian authorities and the press here are definitely covering something up.

UPDATE 11/5/09 7:39AM

EU Must Help Ukraine Fight Flu

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer told Reuters that Warsaw was awaiting a reply from Brussels, and said he feared the epidemic could spread rapidly in Eastern Europe.

"Poland has already organized quite reasonable help for Ukraine, but in a split second we will see swine flu in Belarus, we are already hearing something about Romania," he said.

Shipments of medicine and medical equipment have been leaving Poland for Ukraine in recent days. A growing number of swine-flu cases have also been reported in Germany and Slovakia, which likewise share borders with Poland.


UPDATE 11/5/09 11:46AM

WHO Continues to Deceive - Says Ukraine - H1N1

From Article:

The World Health Organization (WHO) is continuing to deceive the world by stating sweeping assumptions about the Ukraine pandemic. Despite huge differences in transmission and deaths rates, the agency stated Tuesday that it was valid to assume that most of the cases of influenza reportedly combing through the Ukraine were caused by the pandemic A(H1N1) virus.

There is very little left to be respected of the WHO. After months of using junk science and contradictions to conceal actual swine flu cases, they are now launching phase two of their deceptive operation: Convince the world that a more lethal strain of flu is still the same H1N1 virus.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Donald Lau explained that the chances of the Ukrainian pandemic being the same H1N1 virus that has infected the world are very low. “The statistical probability of this being the same H1N1 virus are infinitesimally small.” Dr. Lau stated that the high viral transmission rates are extremely unusual for H1N1 and there is almost certainly some type of new virus, or a lethal recombination that has occurred.

Dr. Lau speculated that the Ukraine government or the WHO may be withholding and/or suppressing information for some unknown reason. “There must have been some misrepresentation of actual deaths versus infection rates.” Dr. Lau has estimated the probable fatality rate of this new virus to be close to 0.5 percent which is astronomically higher than the H1N1 virus in any part of the world.

Ukrainian authorities on Sunday launched an urgent appeal for help from world powers after it imposed drastic measures to tackle a sudden surge of flu-like illness in the country.

Almost 500,000 cases of influenza and acute respiratory illness have been reported, according to approximate but official Ukrainian figures cited by the WHO.

UPDATE 11/5/09 12:09pm EST

Ukraine Presidential Address to Citizens

Please see above link to read the address to the people - The President there is saying it is the H1N1 - but stronger and changed from what the rest of the world has and has asked for assistance from the UN.

Why is it governments lie to the people? When doctors are saying it IS the Plague - all the symptoms of it and the autopsies are proving it.

UPDATE - 11/5/09 12:15PM

CASES HAVE DOUBLED

From Information:

Reported Cases in Ukraine Double in Two Days
Recombinomics Commentary 14:34
November 4, 2009
478,456 Influenza/ARI
24,003 Hospitalized
60 Ventilators
81 Deaths

The above numbers are from the latest update from Ukraine. The number of infected patients has almost doubled to just under ½ million, compared to the report two days ago (see map). Hospitalized patients also have spiked higher, to 24K from 15K. ICU cases are not listed, but 60 on ventilators are. However, most (37) of those on ventilators are Chernivisti Oblast, but Lviv, which has the most fatalities and cases, has none, suggesting the data is incomplete or there are significant shortages of ventilators. The number of dead has risen to 81, but media reports describe additional fatalities, include those in the Kiev Oblast.

The explosion of cases again raises concerns that the number of fatalities is significantly higher than the 81 listed. Media reports have described an equal number of pneumonia fatalities which were not considered flu related. The basis of these exclusions remains unclear. Similarly, anecdotal reports suggest the number of fatalities is markedly higher than the 81 in the table.

The rapid rise in reported infections, hospitalizations, and deaths in the past few days raise concerns that the virus is transmitting very efficiently. Spikes in cases have been reported throughout the northern hemisphere, but the spike in fatalities and the frequency in hemorrhagic cases in Ukraine have raised concerns.

Earlier media reports suggest that an update by WHO might be issued today and include preliminary analysis of samples sent to Mill Hill in London.

Daily updates on the rapidly evolving situation in Ukraine, including sequence analysis, would be useful.


UPDATE 11/5/09 1:14PM EST

96 Ukrainians died from flu

Chairwoman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Health issues Tatiana Bahteeva said at the session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine that 96 people died from flu and its complications in Ukraine.

According to an UNIAN correspondent, in accordance with her words, among people, who died, there are 6 doctors, 7 pregnant women and 9 children.

*We are suppose to believe only 96 people have died? When inside sources are saying it is A LOT more? They have admitted 6 doctors have died - a report earlier (linked above) said 10% of the health care workers in the Ukraine were affected - that was 2 days ago.*

UPDATE: 11/5/09 2:15PM

Kirovohrad region became next to impose quarantine

From Article:

Today at 16:50 | Ukrainian News

The Kirovohrad region has imposed quarantine because cases of influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections have almost reached the epidemic threshold, according toKirovohrad regional administration website.
The Kirovohrad region's Governor Volodymyr Movchan signed the relevant directive on Nov. 4.

6, 914 people have been infected in Kirovohrad region (357 of them have been hospitalized) since Oct. 29, according to the Health Ministry, .

The Cabinet of Ministers imposed quarantine in nine regions on Oct. 30 because of the epidemic of the H1N1 influenza.

Ukraine's chief sanitary doctor Oleksandr Bilovol forecasted on Nov. 4 that quarantine would soon be introduced in the Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions after they reach the epidemic threshold for influenza and acute respiratory viral infections.

UPDATE 11/5/09 2:26PM EST

Update: more death, illness

From Article:

Today at 14:10 | (Wire reports)

Ukraine’s Health Ministry on Nov. 5 said the death toll of patients with flu-related and acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) had jumped to 95.

Deputy Health Minister Zinoviy Mytnik said told journalists during a press briefing that a total of 633, 877 cases of flu-related and ARI have been registered from Oct. 29 through Nov. 5.

Mytnik said 15 of 31 patient samples sent to London for laboratory analysis tested positive for the H1N1, or swine flu, virus.

Meanwhile, over 600 medical workers in Kyiv have fallen sick with the flue and acute respiratory illnesses, according to Kyiv deputy Mayor Iryna Kilchitskaya, who on Nov. 5 told a daily Kyiv newspaper that 200 of the afflicted are doctors.

In a related story, Ihor Pokanevych, head of the WHO office in Kyiv, told Deutsche Welle on Nov. 5 that in Ukraine, as in the rest of the world, there will be three waves of the swine flu virus: the first – which Ukraine is experiencing now, the second – in the spring, and the third – during the autumn of 2010.

Pokanevych noted that the current pandemic is complicated to sort out because it involves three strains of flu virus: two seasonal strains [of the Brisbane] flu and the swine flu, which as a result could lead the virus to mutate into a still more virulent, new virus.

UPDATE 11/6/09 7:25AM EST

Swine Flu Spreading in Ukraine Army

From Article:

President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko said that now 3967 people among military men are registered with viral diseases.
Among those people, who fell ill – 190 out of them have pneumonia and 4 people have flu A/H1N1.

I have noticed the govt there are saying those with the plague have pneumonia - so what the above means to me, is the plague is spreading through the military now.


3 out of 14 people who fell ill with swine flu died – head sanitary inspector

Head sanitary inspector of Ukraine Oleksandr Bilovol says that 3 people out of 14 people who fell ill with swine flu died in Ukraine. According to an UNIAN correspondent, O. Bilovol said this today at the conference call of Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko with leaders of regions concerning issues of prevention of spreading of infectious diseases.
The above article is from 2 days ago - the Head Inspector - is the same one, who has said there is no Unusual problem of the Swine Flu in Ukraine.

Why the Hell is MSM not saying a Word about this? Not online and not on T.V?! Nothing - nada - can anyone find Anything from MSM about this?

I researched about the Plague's history and how people survived it.
The Black Death

I did not realize the difference between the Bubonic Plague and the Pneumonic Plague - but I found out at the above link. I wanted to find out how people had survived the Plague when it had spread before.

First the Bubonic Plague was the skin with wounds that would turn black - thus called the Black Death. 50% of the people who got the Bubonic Plague lived. The Pneumonic Plague is of the lungs and only 10% of those people lived who got it. I could not find anything special those 10% did, but I am going to continue searching. The reason the Pneumonic Plague spread fast, is because it goes through the air as people breath in and out or cough. The Bubonic Plague, people had to actually touch the wounds to get the virus. If this is the Pneumonic Plague as the doctors say it is in the Ukraine, I believe finding out everything possible to survive it is a very good idea (which I am sure everyone agrees with that). I will insert all things I find about what people need to do, for the best chance of survival.

I also believe at some point the media will have to acknowledge what is going on there.

Facts about the Plague from the government.

On the site, interesting enough, they say it can be sprayed, so it could be used for terrorism. There were many reports of spraying being done the day before the outbreak.

From information on U.S. govt. website.

Depending on circumstances, these forms may occur separately or in combination:Pneumonic plague occurs when Y. pestis infects the lungs. This type of plaguecan spread from person to person through the air. Transmission can take placeif someone breathes in aerosolized bacteria, which could happen in a bioterrorist
attack.

Now, I have a question to everyone... would it really hurt to have 3M permanent half mask with filters to protect yourself and family members? Spending a few dollars (less than $20) for a mask - and getting the P100 filters for it (hard case ones), what is wrong with that? As I see it - better to be prepared ahead of time - before it is needed - than to wait and can't get something when it is needed.

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the website link to Boss Safety is:
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use the discount code - Boss Safety has given my blog a special discount code - You will not find this elsewhere! Do not bother with the paper mask - they will not fully protect and you will spend more in the long run as they are not permanent and when getting moist from your breath - protection will decrease.

Direct link to half face respirators (7000 series -best half mask - $15.75 ea.) and Full Face Respirators on Boss site - Direct link to P100 Hard Case Filters ($38.50 for CASE OF 12), Hard case Can get wet and you can decontaminate yourself, if need be with it on. Compare those prices with anywhere else on the net - I was not able to find a lower price and I searched in every way - including bulk wholesale prices.

I encourage everyone to do searches on masks and prices and GET ONE from some where!

I purchased 3 cases of the P100 Hard Case filters, in case of a long duration of need besides the masks. *On 11/5/09, I inquired and found out they have 50 masks in stock*.

I firmly believe having a mask will be a very valuable item in the future.

When this starts spreading more and MSM has to finally mention it - A mask will be the hottest commodity around - but don't expect to be able to get one easily. This last spring (first H1N1 hype) - 3M mask were on back order on all websites I searched.

No, I am not being hyper about this - I am only being smart about it - in our world today - things spread fast..... better to be prepared ahead of time.

More Information regarding Bot Hit:

The bot said it would be a few days of absolute torture to people and then they would die - this virus will sweep around the world - with ultimately 2 billion people dying - Also remember this may be what the bot has predicted for affecting meat too - somehow - and many people will die from eating the tainted meat of animals. It will be realized late - and people will not be able to eat any meat in the future. (I know that all this seems impossible and hard to imagine). I sincerely hope the rest of the bots prediction does not come true.

I will continue to update the information as I find it.