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  • Japan Health Agency Says Flu To Be Called "North American Flu"; Reports Also of Lax U.S. Response

    04/29/2009 1:10:46 AM PDT · by AmericanInTokyo · 63 replies · 2,649+ views
    Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC), Tokyo, Japan (link in Japanese) ^ | 29 April 2009 | AmericanInTokyo (translation/synopsis/commentary)
    Original report just issued on web in Japanese. English translation not up yet; synopsizing here for Free Republic.Upshot is that Japanese pandemic-tracking organization (per Japanese link) is bundling this Mexican swing flu into a threat coming from both MEXICO and the UNITED STATES, and as such more than likely the flu will be officially named "The North American Influenza" in due time. (理的由来から名づけられており、このため、このインフルエンザは「北アメリカインフルエンザ(North American influenza)」と呼ばれることが理にかなっているだろう。 )Additional observations:1) Japanese Border Inspection authorities (at airports and ports) are stringently inspecting each aircraft coming either from Mexico, or the United States with travelers from Mexico. Protection-suited up health specialists with googles, operation...