http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/bombs-in-southern-thailand-1403613.html

AJC, 4/1/12

By SUMETH PANPETCH

The Associated Press

HAT YAI, Thailand — “Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand’s restive south, killing 14 people and injuring 340 with car bombs that targeted Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists…..More than 5,000 people have been killed in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces — Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala — since an Islamist insurgency flared in January 2004……”

This was recorded one year ago right after the Fukushima earthquake.

NOAA

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

 US Army Corps of Engineers

A  view of a destructive ocean wave breaking on a beach in Hawaii following a tsunami that was generated by the earthquake of April 1, 1946, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. In this area east of Hilo, Hawaii, waves were 6.1 m (20 feet) high overtopping the breakwater. Credit: NOAA

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Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer

Mar 30, 2012 (CIDRAP News) – “…..In a statement released today, the NSABB said it unanimously recommended that the revised manuscript by the University of Wisconsin group, headed by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, DVM, PhD, be published in full, and members voted 12 to 6 that the data, methods, and conclusions in the revised paper by the Erasmus group, headed by Ron Fouchier, PhD, be published…..”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/world/europe/toulouse-killers-path-a-bitter-puzzle.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120330

NY Times

By DAN BILEFSKY

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

During week 12 (March 18-24, 2012), influenza activity was elevated in some areas of the United States, but remained relatively low nationally.

• U.S. Virologic Surveillance: Of the 4,624 specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division, 908 (19.6%) were positive for influenza.

• Pneumonia and Influenza (P&I) Mortality Surveillance: The proportion of deaths attributed to P&I was below the epidemic threshold.
• Influenza-associated Pediatric Mortality: Four influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported and were associated with 1 2009 H1N1 and 3 influenza A viruses for which the subtype was not determined.
• Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 2.0%, which is below the national baseline of 2.4%. Regions 5 and 10 reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels. Three states experienced moderate ILI activity; 6 states experienced low ILI activity; New York City and 41 states experienced minimal ILI activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data to calculate ILI activity.
• Geographic Spread of Influenza: Sixteen states reported widespread geographic activity; 21 states reported regional influenza activity; 9 states reported local activity; the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 4 states reported sporadic activity, and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported no influenza activity.

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http://www.dh.gov.hk/english/press/2012/120327.html

“The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today investigating two ciguatoxin poisoning cases affecting five people who have consumed coral reef fish.

The first case involved three women and a man, aged between 20 and 56, who developed symptoms of ciguatoxin poisoning including abdominal pain, limb numbness and diarrhoea about two to 10 hours after eating a fish during dinner at home on March 23 and 24.

One…..required hospitalisation. All are now in stable condition……The second case involved a woman aged 48. She developed symptoms of ciguatoxin poisoning including diarrhoea, numbness over face and limbs, reversal of sensation of coldness and hotness and headache three hours after eating a fish at home……..

She sought medical consultation at United Christian Hospital but did not require hospitalisation. She is currently in stable condition…..”