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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09BERLIN813 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...] | 2009-07-06 16:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN817 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 548 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 21 cases to a total of 548 on July 7. Berlin confirms more infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 7 a total o [...] | 2009-07-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN819 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 591 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 43 cases to a total of 591 on July 8. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 8 a total of 43 new laboratory-confirmed cases of [...] | 2009-07-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN828 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 641 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 641 on July 9. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 9 a total of 50 new laboratory-confirmed cases of H [...] | 2009-07-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN839 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...] | 2009-07-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN844 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 737 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 46 cases to a total of 737 on July 13. Majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 13 [...] | 2009-07-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN847 | ROBERT-KOCH-INSTITUTE DESCRIBES FLU SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, ECON Berlin met with officials from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to discuss the current H1N1 outbreak in Germany. RKI experts believe there could be ten times the number of confirmed cases (691) in Germany due to the often mild symptoms experienced by many of thos [...] | 2009-07-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN852 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 763 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 26 cases to a total of 763 on July 14. Seven federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute [...] | 2009-07-15 05:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN858 | GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 834 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 71 cases to a total of 834 on July 15. Nine federal states reported new cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. The Federal German States have ordered 50 million doses of seasonal i [...] | 2009-07-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN884 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 1,818 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 263 cases to a total of 1,818 on July 22. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. German companies prepare for the new virus. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influe [...] | 2009-07-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN889 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 2,455 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 637 cases to a total of 2,455 on July 23. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Experts expect more severe cases of the infection. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 23 press briefin [...] | 2009-07-23 11:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN894 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: German Cases Triple This Week [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Germany has more than tripled this week. The one-day rise was 389 cases to a total of 2,844 on July 24. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The number of confirmed virus cases i [...] | 2009-07-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN899 | H1N1 UPDATE: 3,349 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 505 cases to a total of 3,349 on July 27. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany considers cancelling mass gatherings to stem an outbreak. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 2 [...] | 2009-07-28 05:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN903 | H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-07-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN906 | H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...] | 2009-07-29 13:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN908 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 5,324 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 879 cases to a total of 5,324 on July 30. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 30 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...] | 2009-07-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN917 | H1N1 UPDATE: 6,062 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) UMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,062 on July 31. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Family Ministry calls on statutory health insurance agencies to cover costs for flu vaccination in fall. END [...] | 2009-07-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN925 | GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 6,800 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,800 on August 3. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Doctors warn of unknown side effects of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Ko [...] | 2009-08-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN937 | H1N1 UPDATE: 7,177 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 377 cases to a total of 7,177 on August 4. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Some of Germany's Federal States are considering extending school summer vacations in for school breaks. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Nati [...] | 2009-08-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN962 | H1N1 UPDATE: 8,619 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose within the last two days by 1442 to a total of 8,619 on August 6. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. School began in several federal states despite an increase in H1N1 cases. Berlin's preparations for the World Championsh [...] | 2009-08-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN977 | H1N1 UPDATE: 9,770 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the week end by 557 to a total of 9,770 on August 10. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Berlin authorities are taking additional precautionary measures in preparation for the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championship w [...] | 2009-08-10 15:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN984 | H1N1 UPDATE: 10,155 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany crossed the 10,000 mark as 385 new cases were confirmed on August 11 -- increasing the total to 10,155 cases. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On August 11, the National Reference Center for Influen [...] | 2009-08-11 14:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN989 | H1N1 UPDATE: 10,600 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 445 new cases bringing the total as of August 12 to 10,600. The majority of new infections occurred abroad and Germany's hospitals reported an increase in walk-in patients concerned that they may be H1N1 positive. E [...] | 2009-08-13 07:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERLIN992 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) On August 11, MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director, Markus Klinger, provided EconOff with a German proposal for Australia Group (AG) "Best Practice Guidelines for Implementing End-Use Controls." Germany intends to [...] | 2009-08-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC PARM PGOV PREL PINR TBIO KSTC FR GM |
09BERLIN997 | H1N1 UPDATE: 11,103 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 503 new cases bringing the total as of August 13 to 11,103. Consistent with previous reporting, the majority of new infections occurred abroad. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 12 press briefing, the National R [...] | 2009-08-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM |
09BERN129 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NESTLE: FORGET THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Nestle, the world's largest food company, worries more about the planet's growing fresh water shortage than the current financial crisis, which it sees as only a bump in the road in the firm's long-term development. Nestle estimates the upper limit on sustainable global fresh water withd [...] | 2009-03-24 16:29:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SZ TBIO |
09BISHKEK444 | KYRGYZSTAN BANS U.S. MEAT OVER H1N1 FLU FEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, Kyrgyz veterinary officials announced a ban on U.S. meat exports to Kyrgyzstan over fears of the H1N1 flu virus. Announced as a "temporary" measure, no written version of the ban has been published. Although in receipt of statements from international organizatio [...] | 2009-05-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR ETRD TBIO KG |
09BISHKEK965 | KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens, who had recently traveled to Dubai, tested positive for the H1N1 virus. U.S. assistance, provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian I [...] | 2009-09-03 08:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG |
09BISHKEK975 | KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens who had recently traveled to Dubai tested positive for the H1N1 virus. USG assistance provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian Influenza [...] | 2009-09-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG |
09BOGOTA1336 | COLOMBIA - CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELING (CCFL) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 20:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TBIO ECON CO |
09BOGOTA1453 | COLOMBIA: DEMARCHE ON TRADE BANS ON PORK DUE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 22:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KFLU TBIO CO |
09BOGOTA1462 | COLOMBIA COMMITTED TO RESTARTING DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC remains committed to concluding a bilateral Science and Technology (S&T) agreement, but claims limited flexibility on intellectual property rights (IPR) language. GOC officials tell us reaching agreement on IPR language prior to the ratification of the U.S.- Colombia T [...] | 2009-05-07 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EMIN EAGR TPHY TBIO SENV CO |
09BOGOTA1867 | COLOMBIA CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] SUMMARY. The GOC reported its first H1N1 death, a 24 year-old woman from Bogota, on June 9. Media reports indicated that the deceased received negligent medical care, prompting the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP) to broaden its criteria that determine which patients undergo examinations [...] | 2009-06-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL KFLO KSAF KPAO KFLU |
09BOGOTA25 | BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR SPEAKER ON AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post requests that EEB fund a Spanish-speaking U.S. expert on biotech policy, focusing on drafting and implementing legislation to promote biotechnology. Rather than addressing the safety or environmental effects of biotechnology, this speaker should discuss how to develop a p [...] | 2009-01-08 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
09BOGOTA276 | AGRICULTURE SECTOR BRACING FOR TUMULTUOUS 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local experts expect the agriculture sector, which employs 24 percent of Colombia's population, to weather the 2009 economic slowdown with modest growth, insulated from the worst of the global financial credit crisis by the sector's dedicated credit institutions. Their greate [...] | 2009-01-28 18:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
09BOGOTA3487 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CO |
09BOGOTA3590 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 16:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD TBIO CO |
09BOGOTA43 | CENTRAL BANK AND AGRICULTURE MINISTRY CONFLICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To counter inflation, the Colombian Central Bank has publicly urged the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to reduce agricultural tariffs and increase food product imports. The MOA states that they are receptive to imports, but do not believe tariff reductions are necessary amid a [...] | 2009-01-09 16:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
09BOGOTA470 | COLOMBIA: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 21:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
09BOGOTA685 | COLOMBIA: ADDITION TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 13:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
09BOGOTA720 | COLOMBIA: INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO GENETIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Decree 309 of 2000 establishes the GOC's regulatory framework for research collection and access to genetic resources. Every researcher must have a permit to collect, as well as an additional permit or "contract" to access genetic or biological material. National, regional an [...] | 2009-03-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR SENV TBIO CO |
09BOGOTA765 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (COLOMBIA) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following two proposals, one to be managed by the Economic Section and the other by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Each of these proposals is geared toward advancing critical USG interests by creating the capacity to translate Colombian successes in counter- [...] | 2009-03-05 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER KCIS |
09BOGOTA95 | BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON NEXT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post requests that EEB fund a Spanish-speaking U.S. expert on development of second generation biofuels, focusing on trends in the biotechnology sector and how biofuels producers can prepare for the shift from current production technology to the next generation. While Colombia [...] | 2009-01-13 15:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV TBIO KPAO CO |
09BRASILIA1081 | BRAZIL H1N1 UPDATE - AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. OVERALL SITUATION 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu has caused a considerable amount of concern among the Brazilian population. Doctors anecdotally report that their patients are coming in for minor cold an [...] | 2009-08-28 18:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA1097 | BRAZIL: DATA COLLECTION OF BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL post gathered the following information regarding the Government of Brazil's (GOB) interventions and actions aimed at dealing with the convergence of the H1N1 outbreak and the Southern Hemisphere's annual flu season. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu [...] | 2009-09-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU BR |
09BRASILIA1120 | BRAZIL: POTENTIAL FOR WORKING CLOSER WITH BRAZIL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Biotechnology and genetic resources are issues that have divided the Brazilian ministries, with the Agriculture Ministry vigorously supporting increased use of biotechnology and freer flow of genetic resources, and until recently, the Environment Ministry expressing skepticism [...] | 2009-09-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON KSCA KIPR EAID ETRD BR |
09BRASILIA1254 | BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based. There exists a solid foundation of scientific and technological (S&T) ties, which offers excellent opportunities for increasing bilateral - and possible trilateral - cooperation. The bilatera [...] | 2009-10-22 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BR |
09BRASILIA1313 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL [...] Per REFTEL, Post discussed with Government of Brazil (GOB) officials Brazil's participation at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) regional meeting in Santiago, Chile on November 12 and 13th, 2009. Marcus Vinicius Coelho, Office of Agricultural Protection (SDA),[...] | 2009-11-10 19:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO BR |
09BRASILIA1321 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...] | 2009-11-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR |
09BRASILIA1386 | BRAZIL: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 16:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID BR |
09BRASILIA1406 | SYMPOSIUM ON BIOSECURITY AND DUAL USE RESEARCH ENCOURAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The First International Symposium on Biosecurity and Dual Use Research held in Brazil brought together Latin American experts and policymakers dealing with biosecurity. The conference highlighted the national security threats emerging from the advances in the biological science [...] | 2009-12-04 16:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA BR |
09BRASILIA1414 | BRAZIL: STAS DR. NINA FEDOROFF PROMOTES SCIENCE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Advisor for the Secretary of State and USAID (STAS) visited Brazil on October 25-30. In her meetings in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro with academics, private sector representatives, and government officials she promoted incre [...] | 2009-12-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TPHY EAGR KSCA EAID KGHG BR |
09BRASILIA178 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 117 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2009-02-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRASILIA195 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] (SBU) On February 11, Post delivered the concerns expressed in REFTEL A to the key Brazilian players involved in handling the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB). The Ministry of Exterior Relations' (MRE) Director of the Environment Division, Counselor Fernando Coimbra, leads the Government [...] | 2009-02-13 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR |
09BRASILIA209 | BRAZIL: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE - NOT YET APPROVED HRSA/HHS [...] The Embassy cannot yet sign off on the agreement proposed in REFTEL. Due to Brazilian sensitivities on health related issues, the Embassy's ESTH office is seeking more information from the Brazilian partner (REDOME) before it can provide a definitive response. 2. The Embassy POC for this [...] | 2009-02-19 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OSCI BR |
09BRASILIA265 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER MINC PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF S/E STERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of the Environment, Carlos Minc, sees the twin issues of climate and energy as an opportunity for increased USG and Government of Brazil (GOB) cooperation. He sees Brazil as playing the role of a bridge between the developed nations and the G-77 in upcoming climate n [...] | 2009-03-06 20:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG KSCA ENRG TBIO BR |
09BRASILIA297 | BRAZIL: REQUEST FOR USG HELP IN REPATRIATING TURTLES [...] On March 6, 2009, Mr. Anderson Luis do Valle from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA) contacted Post's Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) office. Mr. Valle is the Coordinator of IBAMA's Center for Triage of Wild Animals. He explained tha [...] | 2009-03-12 18:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA TBIO BR |
09BRASILIA330 | GOLD MINING POSES HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has seen exponential growth in the South American countries of the Guyana Shield (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil) since the early 1980's, owing to dramatic gold price increases and limited government presence in the remote i [...] | 2009-03-17 19:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EMIN EAID TBIO SOCI BR XR |
09BRASILIA400 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 118 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2009-03-31 20:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRASILIA401 | BRAZIL'S ENTHUSIATIC, THOUGH COMPLICATED, APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil has constructed a complex regime to govern access to and benefit sharing of genetic resources. Provisional Measure No. 2186-16 and its implementing rules and regulations establish the requirements in this field. The intended purpose for collecting the genetic resources [...] | 2009-03-31 20:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO KPAO BR |
09BRASILIA428 | BRAZIL: NO OBJECTION TO HRSA/HHS AGREEMENT BETWEEN [...] Embassy Brasilia has no objection to the proposed agreement between the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and REDOME (Brazilian Volunteer Bone Marrow Donor Registry.) 2. The Embassy would like to stress that this agreement should not be seen as authorizing the transfer of genetic resour [...] | 2009-04-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA OSCI BR |
09BRASILIA517 | BRAZIL AND THE SWINE FLU OUTBREAK: SITREP #1 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the worldwide swine flu outbreak. REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry has not reported any confirmed cases of swine flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 27, there were four cases of individuals who [...] | 2009-04-27 20:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SENV KSTH ECON CASC EAGR BR |
09BRASILIA523 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL - SITREP NO.2 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 Flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28,tThe National Agency on Health Vigilance (A [...] | 2009-04-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRASILIA530 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 29 the Brazilian Health Ministry and National Agency on [...] | 2009-04-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH CASC ECON EAGR AEMR ASEC KSAF KFLO |
09BRASILIA538 | MGSF01: SWINE FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #4 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which may be due more to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necessary testi [...] | 2009-05-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA542 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP # 5 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 influenza outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necess [...] | 2009-05-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL AMED CASC KFLO |
09BRASILIA552 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...] | 2009-05-05 20:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA559 | CONSORTIUM MEMBERS CELEBRATE INITIAL SUCCESS OF THE ANDEAN [...] The South America Regional Environmental HUB Office attended the Third Annual Meeting of the Andean Amazon Conservation Initiative (ICAA) in Bogota, Colombia, April 19-25. These annual conferences bring together more than twenty partner organizations of this USAID-funded initiative to exchang [...] | 2009-05-06 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRASILIA560 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #7 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testi [...] | 2009-05-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA566 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #8 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (U) On Thursday, May 7, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that laboratory tests have confirmed four cases of the H1N1 flu in three Brazilian states - Sao Paulo [...] | 2009-05-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA578 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 8 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The four cases are spread thro [...] | 2009-05-08 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO |
09BRASILIA600 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...] | 2009-05-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA606 | CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent conferences in Rio de Janeiro highlighted both the successes and obstacles remaining in health cooperation between the United States and Brazil. Current bilateral cooperation programs that have staff actually working within Government of Brazil (GOB) health agencies [...] | 2009-05-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA NIH CDC BR |
09BRASILIA609 | TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #11 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of May 13 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout five st [...] | 2009-05-13 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA655 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #12 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 22, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. A new case - the ninth altogether - was conf [...] | 2009-05-22 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA681 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, und [...] | 2009-05-29 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA685 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting 21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of the country's 26 states and the feder [...] | 2009-06-02 21:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA78 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 116 [...] The following is number 116 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...] | 2009-01-16 18:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRASILIA824 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: 2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul State. H1N1 is the suspected, bu [...] | 2009-06-26 20:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA871 | H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #17 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: - REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of July 10, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed 977 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 25 of the country's 26 [...] | 2009-07-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BRASILIA955 | USG SPONSORED WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLACIAL MELT [...] SUMMARY. In July 2009, a USAID and NSF-sponsored workshop brought together U.S. and Peruvian experts on climate change impacts on highland mountain zones and they identified six major weaknesses impeding the development and implementation of adaptation strategies. These weaknesses included t [...] | 2009-08-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRASILIA963 | USG SPONSORED WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLACIAL MELT [...] SUMMARY. In July 2009, a USAID and NSF-sponsored workshop brought together U.S. and Peruvian experts on climate change impacts on highland mountain zones and they identified six major weaknesses impeding the development and implementation of adaptation strategies. These weaknesses included t [...] | 2009-08-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO KSCA ECON SOCI XR BR |
09BRATISLAVA333 | THE BUZZ: MOSQUITO INFESTATION GETS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After weeks of rain and days of sun, a mosquito infestation of seemingly Biblical proportions descended on Slovakia in July. While the conversation about the infestation has been mostly confined to idle chatter among residents, the discussion was elevated to the political arena [...] | 2009-07-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO TBIO SENV LO |
09BRATISLAVA389 | SOY DEMARCHE: SLOVAKIA SYMPATHETIC BUT NON-COMMITTAL [...] (SBU) Taking advantage of a gathering of agricultural leaders at Slovakia's largest agricultural fair in Nitra, we discussed reftel points with industry groups, including Monsanto, and delivered reftel points to officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, including Agriculture Section Director Ja [...] | 2009-09-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO USTR LO |
09BRATISLAVA395 | SLOVAK HEALTH OFFICIALS CRITICAL OF H1N1 PRESS COVERAGE (125 [...] (SBU) We have heard a number of comments from high-level Ministry of Health (MOH) officials criticizing local press coverage of the H1N1 swine flu virus. Eleonora Branska, Director General in the Department of International Relations at the Ministry of Health, privately expressed her feelings [...] | 2009-09-11 11:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED ASEC KPAO LO |
09BRATISLAVA446 | SLOVAKIA FOR NEW BT CORN VARIETIES, AGAINST ZERO TOLERANCE [...] We delivered reftel points to Dr. Milan Pesko in the Ministry of Agriculture's Office for Genetically Modified Food and Scientific Cooperation and Igor Ferencik in the Ministry of Environment's Biosafety Department. Both of them indicated Slovakia would vote favorably in the two October 19 bio [...] | 2009-10-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO USTR LO |
09BRATISLAVA9 | BT CORN ACREAGE INCREASES DESPITE ADMINISTRATIVE [...] SUMMARY: Since Slovakia introduced a "co-existence law" that came into force in February 2007, farmers have steadily increased the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, from 30 hectares in 2006 to 949 hectares in 2007 and 1948 hectares in 2008. While the growth in total acreage has been [...] | 2009-01-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO LO |
09BRATISLAVA94 | SLOVAKIA PLANS TO ABSTAIN ON FEBRUARY 25 EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Econoff delivered reftel A demarche, longtime Embassy contact and Bt proponent Igor Ferencik, the Director of the Biosafety Department in the Slovak Ministry of Environment (MinEnv),was visibly distraught. Ferencik told Econoff he and State Secretary Miloslav Sebek favore [...] | 2009-02-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO KPAO LO |
09BRAZZAVILLE146 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - MAY 15, 2009 [...] Presidential campaign is heating up: Although local press has remained mysteriously silent about the fact, a fire in the Republic of Congo's (ROC) President Sassou Nguesso's home village of Edou this past week destroyed at least two vehicles and a stockpile of election materials. Internation [...] | 2009-05-18 07:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI EAID TBIO CF |
09BRIDGETOWN153 | REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy Bridgetown submits the following requests for Embassy Science Fellows to work in Dominica, St Lucia and Barbados. Point of contact for these proposals is ESTH Officer, Jake Aller, allerjc2@state.gov, 246-227-4274. End Summary. -------------------- [...] | 2009-03-06 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER XL |
09BRIDGETOWN329 | BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...] | 2009-06-04 19:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN331 | BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...] | 2009-06-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU XL |
09BRIDGETOWN402 | SAINT LUCIA FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) According to press coverage, St. Lucia has reported its first case of H1N1. The Ministry of Health was informed on June 26th by the Caribbean Epidemology Center (CAREC) based in Trinidad that the sample of a 32 year old woman was positive for the H1N1 virus. The patient had recently re [...] | 2009-07-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO KSTH XL |
09BRUSSELS1104 | BELGIUM ESTIMATES 900 NEW CASES OF H1N1; VACCINE TESTS [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 7 an estimated 900 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the first week of August. The weekly estimate indicates the virus is spreading at predicted levels. Belgian media report that tests of H1N1 vaccines have begun on volunteers at several Belg [...] | 2009-08-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1136 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 9-15 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 16 an estimated 746 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the week of August 9-15. Authorities estimate 2353 persons have been infected since the outbreak began in Belgium at the end of April, with one death linked to H1N1 (reftel). EASON [...] | 2009-08-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1170 | BELGIUM: 746 NEW H1N1 CASES ESTIMATED FOR AUGUST 16-20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 20 an estimated 1100 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium, based on extrapolations of cases of 6633 patients who had visited the 180 doctors who comprise the country's H1N1 network that is the basis for the extrapolation. Authorities estimate 3453 pe [...] | 2009-08-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1347 | BELGIUM: SECOND BELGIUM DEATH FROM A/H1N1 PANDEMIC FLU [...] (U) On October 1, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission announced that a 44-year woman from Hainaut province (in the southern region of Wallonia) died that day following an infection from the A/H1N1 pandemic virus, and thus became the second patient in Belgium to di [...] | 2009-10-06 06:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1400 | BELGIUM: THREE MORE H1N1-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED [...] Three more Belgians have died in mid-October from the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of deaths related to the pandemic to five. Belgian health authorities announced on October 18 the death of a 43-year old man on October 15; his death closely followed that of a 5-year old boy on October 14, [...] | 2009-10-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS1454 | BELGIUM: GOB ESTIMATES 15,671 NEW H1N1 CASES OCTOBER 12 TO [...] On October 22, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 15,671 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of October 12 to 18, continuing an increasing trend over the last three weeks. The total estimated number of cases in Belgium [...] | 2009-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1509 | BELGIUM: H1N1 VACCINATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS ON [...] In a press conference held November 6, Laurette Onkelinx, Minister of Public Health, announced the debut of the Belgian vaccination campaign against H1N1. Beginning November 7, H1N1 vaccie doses will be available to all pharmacists wh have ordered them. Belgian general practitiners will be a [...] | 2009-11-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS1526 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED CASES FALLS [...] On November 12, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced a significant drop in estimated H1N1 cases, with 29,744 estimated cases from November 2 to 8 (week 45),compared to 47,448 for the week of October 26 to November 1 (week 44). Three deaths were rep [...] | 2009-11-13 17:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1576 | BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT FOR NOV 9-15: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED [...] For the second week in a row, the number of estimated H1N1 cases in Belgium fell significantly, to 17,850 from November 9 to 15 (week 46),from 33,584 the previous week, according to a November 19 press release by the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC). One dea [...] | 2009-11-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS1676 | BELGIUM: REVIEW FOR PHASE 3 STUDY OF PTC124 IN [...] (U) Post has determined that there are no concerns or objections regarding foreign policy implications in the awarding of this research grant with any of the four participating institutions in Belgium. GUTMAN . [...] | 2009-12-15 11:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN BR KSCA OSCI TBIO US |
09BRUSSELS192 | BELGIUM: NO FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTION TO PROPOSED [...] (U) The Embassy has no concerns or objections regarding any foreign policy implications in the awarding of this grant that involves patients in Belgium. BUSH . [...] | 2009-02-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI ABUD AFIN KSCA TBIO BE |
09BRUSSELS360 | BELGIUM: WORLD CANCER DAY OBSERVANCES FOCUS ON [...] (U) Summary: On World Cancer Day, February 4, 2009, a number of Belgian groups raised public awareness of various cancer risks, with a particular focus on obesity. Different activities in Brussels, Antwerp and other locations in Flanders informed Belgians about cancer; Belgium has the high [...] | 2009-03-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV SOCI TBIO BE |
09BRUSSELS474 | WORLD WATER DAY 2009: BELGIUM [...] (U) Summary: Belgium participated in a few events to observe World Water Day. In Brussels the world record of the longest waiting line for the bathroom was broken, in order to raise public awareness regarding water problems and to promote UNICEF's WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) program. [...] | 2009-04-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV SOCI TBIO BE |
09BRUSSELS512 | BELGIUM HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, TARGETS CHALLENGES ON [...] (U) Summary: In observance of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, 2009, Belgium primarily reflected upon the progress it has achieved in addressing the disease. The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp hosted a medical conference to highlight medical improvements. An EU-funded p [...] | 2009-04-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV SOCI TBIO BE |
09BRUSSELS609 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: SWINE FLU: INITIAL SEVEN [...] (U) Belgian authorities reported April 28 that seven suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Belgium tested negative. Belgium is advising travelers to avoid visiting areas in Mexico and the United States that have been affected by H1N1. Travelers arriving at Brussels' Zaventem International [...] | 2009-04-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS627 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: H1N1 FLU: MORE POSSIBLE CASES [...] (U) Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) in a statement posted late April 29 to its website, www.influenza.be, announced that four of seven additional suspected cases of H1N1 from April 28 had tested negative, with results pending for the other three, while an additional fou [...] | 2009-04-30 16:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS694 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: TWO POSITIVE CASES OF H1N1 IN [...] Belgium has two confirmed cases of H1N1, the Government announcing a first case on May 13 and a second on May 14. Both individuals were males from the region of Flanders who had returned separately from the United States. Both men are being treated at Brussels' Saint Pierre University Hospita [...] | 2009-05-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS700 | MGSF01: BELGIUM: THREE MORE POSITIVE TESTS BRING [...] Belgium now has five confirmed cases of H1N1, with Belgian health authorities announcing cases three and four late on Friday, May 15, and a fifth case on May 16. All three individuals had had close contact with a male who had recently returned to Belgium from New York. Health authorities ha [...] | 2009-05-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS728 | BELGIUM: H1N1: SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 26 press release that an eighth positive case of H1N1 in Belgium has occurred, involving a young man from Brussels who had returned to Belgium on May 24 from a New York-Paris flight, taking the TGV high-speed train from Paris to Brussels. The ma [...] | 2009-05-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS748 | BELGIUM: H1N1: NINTH AND TENTH CASES REPORTED; [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 29 press release that two new cases of H1N1 had been confirmed in Belgium, bringing the country's total number of positive cases to ten. The ninth case involves a 10-year old boy from Tervuren, a town close to Brussels, who had returned on Sunda [...] | 2009-05-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BRUSSELS776 | BELGIUM: H1N1: THREE NEW CASES REPORTED, BRINGING [...] (U) Belgium has now reported 13 confirmed cases of H1N1, with two new cases reported May 30 and another, on June 1, involving the son of one of the May 30 cases. Health authorities consider all three cases mild. Belgium has tested approximately 190 persons for H1N1 as of June 3. CASE ELE [...] | 2009-06-04 13:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS804 | BELGIUM: H1N1: FOURTEENTH CASE REPORTED [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a press release late on June 5 that a fourteenth positive case of H1N1 had occurred in the Kingdom: a young man from the Flemish Brabant region who had fallen ill sometime during the night of June 2 to June 3, following his return that day from a trip t [...] | 2009-06-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09BRUSSELS831 | BELGIUM: H1N1: SIX NEW CASES BRING TOTAL TO 20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced five more positive cases of H1N1 over the weekend of June 13-14, and then indicated on June 16 that a probable 20th case had occurred. All cases are considered mild, and all patients have received antiviral treatment. End summary. CASE FIFTEEN [...] | 2009-06-17 15:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BUCHAREST120 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS BIOTECH CORN VARIETIES [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel demarche points regarding the EU vote on biotech corn to the Agriculture, Environment, Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministries. EconOff subsequently met with representatives from the Agriculture and Environment Ministries to confirm Romania's support for allowing the c [...] | 2009-02-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO RO |
09BUCHAREST199 | ROMANIA: HIGHLIGHTING WORLD TB DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI PREL KPAO RO |
09BUCHAREST232 | ROMANIA: SUCCESSFUL BIOTECH OUTREACH TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 16 and 17, DOS Senior Advisor for Biotechnology Jack Bobo visited Romania to meet with new Romanian government officials to advocate for the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. Mr. Bobo's visit was supported by biotech outreach funds from EEB (refs A and B). Post's [...] | 2009-04-06 11:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RO |
09BUCHAREST315 | ROMANIA: HEALTHCARE REFORM ON THE AGENDA FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian healthcare system continues to suffer from neglect two decades after the fall of communism. Health statistics remain bleak, with the country occupying the worst position in the EU in terms of the frequency of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, diabetes, tub [...] | 2009-05-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED KHIV RO |
09BUCHAREST337 | ROMANIA: REGULATIONS CHOKE PHARMA COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: American and other foreign pharmaceutical companies are upset that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently passed several ordinances which, taken together, severely impact their ability to operate profitably in Romania. With its "universal" healthcare system, the Government [...] | 2009-05-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED KHIV RO |
09BUCHAREST358 | ROMANIA: HEALTH MINISTER BAZAC OUTLINES HIS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 20 meeting, Minister of Health Ion Bazac shared privately with the Charge d'affaires many of the same goals for the health care sector that he has publicly outlined over the last several months (ref B). Agreeing that changes to the system are badly needed, Bazac was q [...] | 2009-05-28 12:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
09BUCHAREST673 | ROMANIA: PREPARATIONS FOR AN H1N1 PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The start of the school year and continued steady uptick in AH1N1 cases has pushed the Government of Romania (GOR) to advance its planning for a potential flu pandemic. AH1N1's relatively low mortality rate to date has lessened the urgency of the planning, but the Ministry of [...] | 2009-10-06 04:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
09BUCHAREST742 | ROMANIA: REQUEST FOR H1N1 VACCINE ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador was contacted on November 4 by Anca Ilinoiu, Senior Foreign Policy adviser to President Traian Basescu, with a "personal request from the President to President Obama" that the United States agree to pr [...] | 2009-11-05 04:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
09BUDAPEST120 | HUNGARY WILL NOT ATTEND FEBRUARY 23-27 CARTAGENA [...] On February 11, ESTH Officer delivered reftel talking points to Hajnalka Homoki of the Ministry of Environment's Biodiversity Department. Homoki advised us that Hungary will not be represented at the February 23-27 meeting in Mexico City for the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concernin [...] | 2009-02-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HU |
09BUDAPEST138 | OUTREACH TO HUNGARY ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points to the Ministry of Agriculture on February 20. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that Hungary will vote for a continued ban on GMOs, in line with its previously stated position (Ref B). Although the Ministry of Agriculture is showing si [...] | 2009-02-23 16:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO HU |
09BUDAPEST151 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (HUNGARY) [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Budapest would like to submit the following requests for Embassy Science Fellows. Current point of contact for these proposals is outgoing ESTH Hub Officer Camille Hill, HillCD2@state.gov, 36-1-475-4956. Ms. Hill will depart post May 19 and her successor, Sam Ko [...] | 2009-02-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09BUDAPEST210 | BIOTECH OUTREACH TO HUNGARY: VISIT OF JACK BOBO, [...] (SBU) Summary: DOS Senior Biotech Advisor Jack Bobo conducted biotech outreach to Hungary during his March 9-13 visit. Bobo attended the CODEX Alimentarius Meeting in Balatonalmadi March 9-11. He then proceeded to Budapest for briefings with FCS and American biotech firms Monsanto and Pione [...] | 2009-03-19 08:54:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO BTIO ECON ETRD SENV EAGR ENRG KGHG HU |
09BUDAPEST224 | NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HUNGARY [...] (U) Summary: In February and March 2009, Post investigated Hungary,s nanotechnology capabilities through a series of meetings with experts and government officials. We found that Hungary has solid scientific expertise in certain nanotechnology areas, but lacks a national strategy for nanosci [...] | 2009-03-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD TPHY TBIO ETTC ETRD PREL RS HU |
09BUDAPEST267 | A POSITIVE STEP FOR BIOTECH ACCEPTANCE IN HUNGARY [...] Summary. In keeping with the U.S. Government's strategy to publicize the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and take advantage of the favorable WTO ruling on agbiotech, Mission Hungary conducted outreach activities primarily focused on American farmers experience with biotech crops. This [...] | 2009-04-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09BUDAPEST322 | MGSF01: HUNGARY OFFERS VACCINE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: On April 27, Hungarian officials contacted Charge and ESTH Hub Officer to bring to their attention Hungarian vaccine production capabilities. Hungary has the technical expertise and the infrastructure to produce large qu [...] | 2009-04-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09BUDAPEST607 | HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: CLINICAL TRIALS OF VACCINE BEGIN; [...] The Hungarian Pharmaceutical company Omninvest has announced that clinical trials of its H1N1 vaccine have begun. In an August 14 press interview, Omninvest's Director, Ferenc Zimonyi, said the tests, taking place at clinics in the towns of Veszprem and Pilisvorosvar, had begun that day. The [...] | 2009-08-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
09BUDAPEST636 | ANTI GMO, BUT NO COMMENT: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO [...] (SBU) Embassy's Commercial Section chief delivered demarche points on September 1 to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations. Vajda is also Hungary's spokesperson for the Special Agricultu [...] | 2009-09-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO HU |
09BUDAPEST761 | GM-NO: HUNGARY'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points to Dr. Laszlo Vajda, head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development's Department of EU Coordination and International Relations, and also to Timea Vertes, Research and Biotech Advisor-in-Chief. Vajda unequivocally stated that Hungary wi [...] | 2009-10-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR HU |
09BUDAPEST836 | H1N1 OFFICIALLY AN EPIDEMIC IN HUNGARY, [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 18, with over 20,000 new reported cases of H1N1 infections in the past week, GOH health authorities officially declared an epidemic. Ample supplies of locally produced vaccine Fluval P are available, and approximately 11 percent of the population (about 1 million) h [...] | 2009-11-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
09BUDAPEST884 | BUDAPEST EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (U) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 10 to review the main steps that post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee had taken on pandemic influenza preparedness since the issuance of ref A instructions. After discussing the tripwires and steps already [...] | 2009-12-14 11:43:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KFLO KSEO |
09BUENOSAIRES1025 | ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS H1N1 EPIDEMIC IS OVER [...] In an interview to daily newspaper "Clarin" on September 7, Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur stated that "the H1N1 epidemic is over, but the alert level continues, as flu cases continue to be diagnosed." As more than 92 percent of the test results identified the H1N1 virus (8,384 posit [...] | 2009-09-14 19:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1117 | Argentina Upgrades Agriculture to Ministry Level, Appoints [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner created a Ministry of Agriculture to be headed by Kirchner loyalist Julian Dominguez. This change upgrades the agriculture portfolio to a Ministry level - a status it had not held since 1981, despite Argentina's role as a [...] | 2009-10-08 20:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SNAR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM TBIO AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1166 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER [...] ACTION REQUEST - See paras two and six. 2. Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by ESTH Couns, met on October 25 with Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur and Vice-Minister Jaime Lazovski. Minister Manzur expressed his appreciation for U.S. cooperation on H1N1 and shared his ministry' [...] | 2009-10-27 20:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1189 | CDC EXPERT CONDUCTS PROGRAM IN ARGENTINA ON H1N1 [...] (U) Summary: Dan Rutz, Global Health Communication Team Lead at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),visited Buenos Aires and Mendoza from October 2-5 to consult with and brief public health and media counterparts on communication strategies related to the H1N1 outbreak. Rutz held meetings [...] | 2009-11-03 10:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU KSTH TBIO SOCI PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1280 | AMBASSADOR PURSUES MORE BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on November 19 with Science and Technology Minister Lino Baranao to inquire about the GoA's priorities and to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation. Baranao expressed his interest in moving Argentina from a culture of pure scientific research to one wh [...] | 2009-11-23 17:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TPHY PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES1294 | ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) On November 19, ESTHCouns delivered ref demarche on the U.S. candidacy on the WHO Executive Board to Christian Hotton, in the Argentine MFA's Direction of International Organizations, along with copy of the diplomatic note sent a day earlier to the MFA. Hotton was aware of the four candid [...] | 2009-11-27 14:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TPHY PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES141 | ARGENTINA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS [...] On February 10, ESTHCouns delivered reftel demarche to Jose Luis Sutera, who handles biodiversity issues in the MFA's Directorate for Environmental Issues. Sutera noted that the GOA was of one mind with the USG on liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biodiversity, with simila [...] | 2009-02-11 16:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KAPO AR |
09BUENOSAIRES414 | ARGENTINA: HEALTH MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] The Ambassador met with Health Minister Gabriela Ocana on April 7 at her request to discuss ways that the USG could assist with the outbreak of dengue fever in Argentina over the past couple of months. According to Ministry of Health figures, there are now 7,415 locally contracted cases of de [...] | 2009-04-07 19:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES422 | ARGENTINA: HEALTH MINISTER THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR SPEEDY [...] Following Health Minister Gabriela Ocana's urgent request to Ambassador on April 7 for USG assistance (reftel),post undertook to locate the two large-scale fumigation machines (thermal foggers) that the Health Ministry needed to combat the spread of dengue. FCS contacted a U.S. supplier of t [...] | 2009-04-09 16:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES548 | Glyphosate Herbicide, a Catalyst for Argentine Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina's pro-government press has been waging a campaign against the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's widely used Roundup herbicide, which appears to be driven more by local politics than health concerns. The press campaign started with reports in the l [...] | 2009-05-07 20:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SNAR ECON EINV PGOV ELAB PHUM TBIO AR |
09BUENOSAIRES553 | TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #2 [...] (U) Summary: The first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina - a traveler who had returned from Mexico on April 25 - was confirmed by health authorities on May 7. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has installed thermal scanners at all international airports. The GoA's suspension of di [...] | 2009-05-08 23:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09BUENOSAIRES579 | TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #3 [...] (U) Summary: Argentina has only one confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) to date, while 88 are still under study. The Ministry of Health requested information from Post about four Americans who may have been on a flight from Mexico that carried a "suspected" H1N1 case. Post was able to track [...] | 2009-05-18 10:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED KSAF KFLO AR |
09BUENOSAIRES695 | ARGENTINA: H1N1: HEALTH MINISTRY HAS BEEN WORKING AT ALERT [...] On June 11, ESTCouns called Sebastian Tobar, Director of International Health Relations at the Ministry of Health (MOH),to discuss the recent WHO announcement that it had raised the alert level for Influenza A H1N1 from level five to level six. Tobar commented that the Argentina MOH had been [...] | 2009-06-13 19:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES721 | ARGENTINA: H1N1 DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO SIX [...] Summary: H1N1 cases in Argentina continue to increase. In response, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has begun to focus on defined risk groups. Reacting to an increased pattern of local transmission rather than contagion from outside the country, the MOH has moved from a strategy of containment [...] | 2009-06-19 21:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR |
09BUENOSAIRES748 | (C) ARGENTINA: H1N1 DEATHS SURGING [...] (C) Summary: Argentina's Ministry of Health (MOH) puts the number of confirmed H1N1 cases at 1486, 335 of whom are currently hospitalized. Officially, 23 patients have died, but several sources claim that there have been at least 15 additional deaths and a broader incidence of cases. Eighty [...] | 2009-06-26 20:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR AMED |
09BUENOSAIRES752 | ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTER RESIGNS JOB MID-PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine Minister of Health Graciela Ocana has resigned the day after the GOA lost big in mid-term legislative elections. Ocana reportedly resigned due to her belief that she was not getting the support she needed to combat an ongoing dengue crisis that has been partly eclips [...] | 2009-06-29 20:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR |
09BUENOSAIRES778 | H1N1: ARGENTINA DECLINES TO DECLARE H1N1 EMERGENCY--FOR [...] SUMMARY: The death toll in Argentina attributed to H1N1 influenza has reached 55. In the midst of this crisis, the Government of Argentina (GOA) has appointed a new Minister with extensive public health experience (reftel). Although the new Minister declined to declare a national health eme [...] | 2009-07-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR |
09BUENOSAIRES806 | ARGENTINA: H1N1 EPICENTER OF THE WORLD [...] SUMMARY: A Mexican H1N1 expert believes that Argentina is now the epicenter of the worldwide H1N1 pandemic. To aggressively counteract the disease's spread, a consortium of Argentine health experts and officials agree to standardize treatment with oseltamivir. In preparation, hundreds of th [...] | 2009-07-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR |
09BUENOSAIRES844 | ARGENTINA: SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF H1N1- [...] (U) SUMMARY: With 2,485 confirmed cases and 137 deaths, Argentina is now second only to the United States in the number of fatalities attributed to the H1N1 influenza outbreak. A USG donation of 120,000 treatment units of Tamiflu to Argentina was well-received, with the new Health Minister s [...] | 2009-07-17 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES851 | ARGENTINA: DATA COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE [...] Through contacts with Argentine officials and healthcare professionals, Post developed the following timeline of public health interventions, as requested in reftel: -- First cases: The first case of H1N1 in Argentina was detected on May 7, 2009, in Buenos Aires and the second on May 22 in [...] | 2009-07-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELB CASC AR |
09BUENOSAIRES908 | ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] As of August 5, Argentina had confirmed 337 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. According to the press, over half these fatalities were in otherwise healthy patients who had no pre-existing chronic conditions or ailments. Tests to determine the cause of an additional 400 deaths are still pending. [...] | 2009-08-06 16:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES952 | ARGENTINA: H1N1 INFLUENZA BEGINNING TO WANE [...] As of August 20, Argentina had confirmed 441 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. Official estimates indicated that more than 800,000 people had contracted the virus to date. According to Dr. Horacio Lopez, Head of Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine and Medical Advisor to the City of Bue [...] | 2009-08-21 16:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR |
09BUENOSAIRES96 | Argentina's Minister of Health - Crusader against [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wayne and Health Minister Maria Graciela Ocana discussed her Ministry's efforts to fight corruption within Argentina's public health system, the importance of drug rehabilitation programs, and prospects for future collaboration on health issues during a meeting on Janu [...] | 2009-01-29 19:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO ECON AR |
09BUJUMBURA84 | AGMIN OPEN TO NON-RESTRICTIVE BIOSAFETY APPROACH [...] In a February 19 meeting with EconOff to discuss the Ministry of Agriculture's stance on proposed rules to be debated under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (reftel),Pascal Ndayiragije, Director of Vegetable and Animal Products for the AgMin's research institute (known by its French acrony [...] | 2009-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BY |
09CAIRO1004 | FIRST H1N1 FLU CASE CONFIRMED IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 06:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1046 | H1N1 OUTBREAK SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR CASC PREL EG |
09CAIRO1215 | INFUENZA CONFERENCE REVIEWS VIRUS SITUATION IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1216 | H1N1 Country Update [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1218 | AVIAN INFLUENZA REMAINS MOST THE DANGEROUS THREAT [...] (SBU) Key issue: -- The real threat to Egypt is not swine flu (H1N1),but avian influenza (AI, or H5N1),now endemic in poultry flocks in Egypt and infecting people at an increasing rate, and the possibility it could change, with or without help from H1N1, into a virus that easily jumps from [...] | 2009-06-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAID PGOV EG |
09CAIRO138 | EGYPT ENTERS THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Five Egyptian research organizations are planning to build Biosafety Level Three (BSL-3) laboratories in which they can work with indigenous or exotic agents like Rift Valley Fever and strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI). Three of the groups, VSVRI, th [...] | 2009-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PARM PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1456 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1552 | GOE INFLUENZA PLANNING WELL UNDER WAY FOR ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1639 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO173 | EGYPT'S 53RD BIRD FLU VICTIM [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Egypt's 53rd human avian influenza (AI) victim-a two-year-old girl from Shebin El-Kom, the capital of the Menoufiya Governorate- has recovered. Twenty-four of the 25 Egyptian pre-teens struck with bird flu here have now survived, including all 22 of those under age t [...] | 2009-02-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1802 | H1N1'S IMPACT ON EGYPT'S SCHOOL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO210 | EGYPT'S 54th BIRD FLU VICTIM, 1st FROM SUEZ [...] (SBU) On February 4, 2009, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) announced the country's 54th human avian influenza (AI) victim: a two-year-old boy from the Ganian district in the Suez Governorate. 2. (SBU) The boy, the first AI victim in Suez, got sick February 2, was hospitaliz [...] | 2009-02-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO2103 | EGYPT: MINISTRY OF HEALTH REVIEWS CURRENT INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO211 | EGYPT'S 54th BIRD FLU VICTIM, 1st FROM SUEZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO226 | EGYPT'S 55th BIRD FLU VICTIM, ANOTHER CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO2347 | EGYPT: DECEMBER 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO724 | EGYPT:LET'S KILL ALL THE PIGS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: While Egyptian authorities have been responding to the virus formerly known as Swine Flu (and now known as H1N1) in measured ways -stepping up a mostly moribund program to move swine out of urban areas to the countryside, testing swine and swine workers for the H1N1 v [...] | 2009-04-29 08:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR KISL KIRF USDA |
09CAIRO74 | EGYPT'S CHILDREN CONTINUE TO SURVIVE BIRD FLU [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has announced Egypt's 52nd human avian influenza (AI) case: a 21-month-old girl from Kerdasa in the Sixth of October Governorate. The girl is in stable condition at Manshia Al Bakry Hospital in Cairo. This case marks [...] | 2009-01-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO743 | EGYPT'S PIG SLAUGHTER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) We met April 30 with Dr. Mona Mehrez, director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation's (MALR's) Animal Health Research Institute today. Mehrez confirmed Egypt's mass pig slaughtering operation began in earnest April 30. MALR teams are doing the killing. The goal is no pig [...] | 2009-04-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL EG |
09CAIRO765 | EGYPT: RECENT FLU NEWS [...] (U) Key Points-- There have been a number of developments on both the H1N1 ("Swine" flu) and H5N1 (Avian Influenza or AI) fronts: --(SBU) While the GOE's pig slaughter campaign (septel) has diverted resources and public attention from GOE efforts at pandemic preparedness, the GOE has taken [...] | 2009-05-05 10:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV EAGR EG |
09CAIRO771 | EGYPT'S WAR ON FLUQPIG FARMERS CLASH WITH CULL TEAMS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- There have been reports of sporadic clashes between pig farmers and GOE culling team as the pig cull in Egypt enters its second week. There is a heavy police presence in the Mokkattum area on Cairo's east side, home to many of the country's backyard pig farms. -- D [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO939 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL TBIO IZ EG |
09CANBERRA148 | AUSTRALIA: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to Greg French, Assistant Secretary of the Environment Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He said that DFAT has the lead on the issue and that while Australia is also a non-party, it is an active observer. French said that Austra [...] | 2009-02-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AS |
09CANBERRA225 | AUSTRALIA: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES IN ADVANCE [...] (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, Econoff visited David Dutton, Director, Environment and Sea Law Branch, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on February 12. Dutton was identified by Australia's CBD Point of Contact, Robyn Bromley, as the GOA official most responsible for access and [...] | 2009-03-05 22:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV TBIO AS |
09CANBERRA415 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP 28 APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is a SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA is actively monitoring the spread of H1N1 globally, and activated a National Incident Room command post, led by the Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA),on April 26 [...] | 2009-04-28 07:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA419 | MGSF01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP APRIL 29 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA increased its pandemic response phase to DELAY under the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI - available at www.flupandemic.gov.au) [...] | 2009-04-29 07:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA423 | MGSF01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP APRIL 30 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Following a determination by the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Health Minister Roxon ordered thermal scanning equipment placed at eight airports in Australia to g [...] | 2009-04-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA448 | TFFLU01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Department of Health and Ageing confirmed a single case of H1N1 infection in Queensland on May 9. This is Australia's first confirmed case, but was classified as a [...] | 2009-05-11 05:51:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA460 | AUSTRALIA FULLY SUPPORTS THE US-PHILIPPINES ARF [...] (U) Summary: Australia will attend and participate in US-Philippines ARF Workshop on Biological Threat Protection. End summary 2. (U) On May 15, Henry Fox, Director of the Strategic Policy Section, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),told poloff that he had received [...] | 2009-05-15 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AS PARM PREL TBIO ARF |
09CANBERRA487 | TFFLU01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia has experienced a spike in confirmed cases over the last 48 hours. Following a period of nearly two weeks with only one confirmed case, the Department of Hea [...] | 2009-05-22 02:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA491 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP MAY 26, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia confirmed more than 20 new cases of H1N1 over the Memorial Day weekend, and raised its response level from Delay to Contain late on May 22. According to the [...] | 2009-05-26 06:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA50 | SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES - REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Canberra contacted the Canadian Embassy in Canberra January 6 (following Canadian Embassy's reopening following its New Years holiday closure) to discuss reftel request for a joint approach to the GOA concerning the shortage of medical isotopes. The Canadian diplomat said she ha [...] | 2009-01-16 02:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA AS |
09CANBERRA518 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 3, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Australian Federal government's response level remains unchanged since May 22. However, the state of Victoria upped its pandemic influenza response level to "sustai [...] | 2009-06-03 06:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA531 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 CASES CONTINUE TO RAMP UP [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: In per capita terms, Australia surpassed the U.S. for confirmed H1N1 infections on June 4-5. The rapid internal spread of the disease following a lengthy period with only a few, foreign-connected cases highlights the difficulty [...] | 2009-06-05 07:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AS |
09CANBERRA570 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: On June 17th, the GOA announced a new pandemic response phase - PROTECT - and all jurisdictions are moving to PROTECT level. Key changes include: - Recognizing the [...] | 2009-06-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA593 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 26, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australia remains in its "Protect" posture (ref F) despite continued growth in case numbers. The first confirmed deaths in Australia are all still considered to be in h [...] | 2009-06-26 07:04:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA639 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JULY 10, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA has not altered their response posture since 17 June, but confirms that all jurisdictions are now compliant with the PROTECT phase of the Australian national pa [...] | 2009-07-10 04:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA659 | DATA COLLECTION OF HOST GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS [...] (SBU) Australia has only undertaken a limited number of the interventions listed in reftel (as reported by Post sitreps since April - ref B). We have listed below the steps Australia has taken and dates they were reported. 2. (SBU) Interventions: 4/28/09 Making influenza a notifiab [...] | 2009-07-17 05:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PROG PREL AS |
09CANBERRA678 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JULY 24, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 pandemic. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The Government of Australia, and all jurisdictions, remain in PROTECT phase of the Australia Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza. Concern over vulnerability in remo [...] | 2009-07-24 06:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA686 | GOA REJECTS PROPOSAL TO MANUFACTURE GENERIC DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOA rejected a proposal by generics companies to manufacture generic drugs in Australia for export. Pharmaceutical industry groups welcomed the decision while generic manufacturers were disappointed. The GOA based the decision mainly on its declared intent to adhere by Austr [...] | 2009-07-27 22:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TBIO AS |
09CANBERRA697 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JULY 31, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australian pandemic response has not changed since June 17. Additional measures adopted since July 24 include use of demountable (mobile buildings) H1N1 clinics being [...] | 2009-07-31 06:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR TBIO AMGT MG AS |
09CANBERRA742 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP AUGUST 12, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: Australian pandemic response posture has not changed since June 17. Australia reached 100 deaths related to H1N1 infection on August 12. Media reports claimed on 11 A [...] | 2009-08-12 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA812 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. Australian government response remains unchanged since June 17. Most deaths in Australia continue to occur in patients with underlying medical conditions. New South Wales Health reported that the ma [...] | 2009-09-04 07:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09CANBERRA952 | AUSTRALIA H1N1 RESPONSE: LOWERING THE HEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Australia is slowly decreasing its H1N1 alert level as flu season ends. Despite a few minor shortcomings with its national vaccine program (ref A),the GOA is confident that the current situation is stable and is reducing resources committed to managing H1N1. Based on this ye [...] | 2009-10-23 06:37:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AS |
09CAPETOWN197 | SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT HOLDS ROBUST DEBATE ON [...] Summary: South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi recently gave his first budget speech to a packed Parliament chamber. The Minister's speech came at a difficult time with an ongoing doctors' strike and a public health sector in dire straits. Minister Motsoaledi outlined the gover [...] | 2009-09-04 15:29:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PHUM SOCI TBIO SA |
09CARACAS673 | VENEZUELA REPORTS THREE CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES [...] On May 28, via a press release on its website (www.mpps.gob.ve),the Venezuelan Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Venezuela. According to the press release, the individual, a male of 22 years, returned May 25 from a five day trip to Panama and subsequently checked [...] | 2009-06-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFLU KSEAO KSTH |
09CARACAS800 | VENEZUELA: 180 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 25, official Venezuelan news agency ABN announced the number of confirmed H1N1 cases in the country had risen to one hundred and eighty. One Consular Section Locally Engaged Staff is suspected to have had H1N1 but test results were inconclusive. Post has sufficient s [...] | 2009-06-26 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFIU KSTH VE |
09CARACAS824 | HIV/AIDS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) does not publish statistics on the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Venezuela. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and a local HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization (NGO) estimate that approximately 130,00 [...] | 2009-07-01 16:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI PREL PGOV TBIO VE |
09CARACAS932 | VENEZUELA: FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] (SBU) On July 19 Health Minister Jesus Mantilla announced that an 11-month-old baby girl had died from complications associated with the H1N1 virus, including viral pneumonia and dehydration. The official cause of death was multiple organ failure, according to the Ministry of Health. A postmo [...] | 2009-07-20 19:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO KFLU KSEAO KSTH |
09CHENGDU162 | SW CHINA'S DIRTY WATER: WESTERN WATER GROUP BRIEFS CG [...] (U) This cable contains business confidential information, not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S.-based Western Water Group (WWG) confirmed to CG that China lags behind its own goals for wastewater treatment. While WWG has been quite successful in winning contract [...] | 2009-08-24 09:12:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD SENV TBIO PREL CH |
09CHENGDU163 | UK CG'S VIEWS ON CHONGQING ECONOMY, MARKET ACCESS, CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The impact of the global financial crisis on domestically focused Chongqing has been relatively small, with China's stimulus package and auto-sector incentives boosting GDP by 12.1 percent in the first half of 2009, the UK's Chongqing-based Consul General told us. Chongqing's P [...] | 2009-08-24 11:42:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD SENV TBIO PREL CH |
09CHENGDU295 | MANY PANDA TWINS FLOURISH AT NEW YA'AN BREEDING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Sixteen baby pandas were born this year at the Ya'an Panda Breeding Center, successor to the earthquake-devastated Wolong Panda Breeding Center, which will reopen in 2012. Deputy Chief Engineer Huang Yan of the China Panda Preservation Research Center, who is the science and [...] | 2009-12-09 05:08:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO CH |
09CHISINAU107 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 05:50:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MD |
09COLOMBO1072 | HINI VIRUS IN SRI LANKA [...] As of November 24, there are a total of 254 confirmed H1N1 cases in Sri Lanka, and six deaths have been reported since the first suspected case of H1N1 on the island was reported in June 2009. The Epidemiology Unit now describes the situation in the country as a pandemic. The deaths reported [...] | 2009-11-25 10:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON CE |
09COLOMBO1092 | PANDEMIC FLU PREPARATIONS IN THE MALDIVES - [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: To date, there have been only 32 confirmed cases of H1N1 (Swine flu) in the Maldives with one reported death. Maldivians are increasingly concerned with the country's ability to cope with a full-blown outbreak. The Ma [...] | 2009-12-02 07:31:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU SOCI CASC MV |
09COLOMBO231 | SRI LANKA: ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES IN ADVANCE OF [...] Per ref A request, the following information concerning Sri Lanka's regulations governing access to genetic resources and benefit sharing is keyed below to ref A, para 20. Additional questions raised by AmEmb New Delhi (ref B) are not relevant at present as Sri Lanka's patent law does not pro [...] | 2009-03-02 02:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV TBIO CE |
09COLOMBO954 | SRI LANKA'S PREPAREDNESS FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) developed a plan in 2005 to track and respond to pandemic flu (H1N1 and H5N1) and has updated the plan as needed. Surveillance systems are in place, hospitals nationwide are prepared with isolated wards, and ports of entry are closely monitored. [...] | 2009-10-19 04:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON PGOV TBIO SOCI CASC KFLU |
09CONAKRY104 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:00:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GV |
09COPENHAGEN205 | MGSF01: First Case in Denmark linked to NYC [...] (U) Danish authorities confirmed to the press on May 1 Denmark's first confirmed case of the New York strain of the H1N1 virus. The case has been reported to WHO. 2. (U) The individual had recently returned from a visit to New York on April 21-28, arriving back in Copenhagen on the mornin [...] | 2009-05-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09COPENHAGEN209 | MGSF01: COPENHAGEN EAC UPDATE [...] In the wake of discovery of Denmark's first confirmed case of H1N1 virus (Reftel),the CDA led an EAC meeting on May 4 to take stock of the flu situation in Denmark and Embassy responses to it. There have been no further cases confirmed by Danish health authorities. 2. DHS on May 2 suppli [...] | 2009-05-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09COPENHAGEN368 | DENMARK'S REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered the reftel points to Lene Moelsted Jensen, Director for Sustainability and Environment in the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. She replied the Danish Government is aware of the issue and that the Minister of Agriculture is "very well aware" of the di [...] | 2009-08-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO DK |
09COPENHAGEN462 | (SBU) DENMARK SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH MAIZE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO DA |
09DARESSALAAM268 | US EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM EAP MEETING ON SWINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Swine Flu Emergency Action Plan subcommittee of the Emergency Action Committee for U.S. Mission Tanzania was formed and convened in order to discuss courses of action in light of current worldwide health developments. Tripwires from the Avian Influenza Program are being adapted t [...] | 2009-04-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KPAO KSAF TBIO TZ |
09DHAHRAN124 | CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA [...] Consular Chief received a call from Emir Prince Mohammed's Chief of Staff Hussan AlJasser at around 11:30 this morning asking us to receive a five-member team from the Ministry of Health. The team, it was explained, was on the way to the Consulate as they had reports that a Saudi, Qutaibah F [...] | 2009-06-07 15:47:00 | Consulate Dhahran | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC SA |
09DHAHRAN125 | UPDATE ON CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA [...] The local and national Saudi press reported a new case of H1N1 confirmed in Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (refetel). The "Saudi Gazette" reported in its September 8, 2009 edition that it is the second case of H1N1 in the kingdom and the first of a Saudi national to contract [...] | 2009-06-08 14:49:00 | Consulate Dhahran | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC SA |
09DHAKA631 | H1N1 FLU ARRIVES IN BANGLADESH VIA PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (C) Bangladesh has recorded its first cases of H1N1 influenza. A 19-year-old male tested positive for H1N1 June 19 after returning to Bangladesh from a year of high-school study in the United States as part of a USG-sponsored exchange program. Five more students from the same program have si [...] | 2009-06-25 08:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU CASC AMED ECON EAGR PREL KPAO TBIO AMGT |
09DHAKA698 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Family planning and improving local health care programs are top priorities for Bangladesh's Health Minister, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque. Minister Haque welcomed USG-funded health programs and emphasized the importance of decentralization to improving health services in Bangladesh. The Amb [...] | 2009-07-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG |
09DHAKA764 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] | 2009-08-04 00:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
09DHAKA769 | BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...] | 2009-08-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG |
09DHAKA827 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...] | 2009-08-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG |
09DHAKA844 | BANGLADESH H1N1 CASES INCREASING [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in Bangladesh is on the rise, with 117 total confirmed cases by August 26 and early evidence of in-country community-level transmission. Government actions to date seem appropriate. The local press reported the spread of H1N1 and two private schools closed tempo [...] | 2009-08-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
09DHAKA983 | BANGLADESH H1N1 INFECTIONS DECLINING [...] (SBU) Overall circulation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 activity is decreasing throughout Bangladesh although some cases continue to be identified. During June-October 15, 2009 surveillance programs identified a total of 6 fatalities out of 705 laboratory confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. The M [...] | 2009-10-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG |
09DILI115 | MGSF01: TIMOR-LESTE RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (U) Post medical officer was briefed April 29 by the Ministry of Heath's Director of Infectious Diseases on the Government of Timor-Leste's response to the outbreaks of H1N1 in the U.S. and Mexico. She reported that on the morning of the 29th, the Minister for Health and Special Secretary of [...] | 2009-04-29 06:46:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PREL TBIO CASC TT |
09DILI117 | MGSF01: EMBASSY DILI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON [...] (U) Embassy Dili Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission, convened to determine post response to outbreaks of H1N1 influenza. EAC participants included Ambassador, Management Officer, POL/CONS officer, MilRep, Regional Security Officer, Medical Officer, and Communi [...] | 2009-05-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC TBIO AMGT TT |
09DJIBOUTI271 | MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...] | 2009-04-02 18:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ |
09DJIBOUTI291 | MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...] | 2009-04-08 05:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ |
09DOHA152 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (QATAR) [...] Proposal for fellow: "Senior Advisor to the Qatari Ministry of Environment" -- Embassy Doha proposes placing a USG fellow for a minimum three month timeframe at the newly established Ministry of Environment in Qatar. The fellow would advise the Minister and senior staff on all matters perta [...] | 2009-03-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH SENV TSPL TBIO ECON AMGT APER EPA QA |
09DOHA288 | MGSF01: QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) On April 27, the Ministry of Health advised the public to postpone non-essential travel to the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the UK and other countries that have reported confirmed cases of H1N1. The Ministry also advised people returning from those countries to watch out for fever and flu-like sy [...] | 2009-04-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09DOHA307 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...] | 2009-05-07 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA310 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 3 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Embassy and U.S. military representatives met May 11 at the Ministry of Health with Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health, and Dr. Shazia Nadeem, Head of the Emergency Preparedness P [...] | 2009-05-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA319 | TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 4 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Three groups, consisting of more than 60 young Qatari men and women, have decided to cancel previously planned trips to the United States to study English and participate in Embassy-arranged cultural pro [...] | 2009-05-17 04:39:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA398 | QATAR CONFIRMS FIRST THREE CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) The Ministry of Health announced 16 June that three H1N1 cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. The first was a two-year old child from New Zealand who arrived in Doha 13 June on a flight from Australia via Dubai (Emirates Air 409 from Melbourne and Emirates Air 843 from Dubai). The child was [...] | 2009-06-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09DOHA464 | THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...] | 2009-07-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP |
09DOHA513 | H1N1 UPDATE IN QATAR: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Qatar's Supreme Council of Health is now reporting 350 H1N1 cases, up from the previous figure of 43, according to a report in a local English-language newspaper published on August 12. This gives Qatar the 3rd largest total of cases in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. To date th [...] | 2009-08-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
09DOHA572 | QATAR CONFIRMS SECOND H1N1 DEATH: VICTIM ACTIVE IN [...] (C) The Supreme Council for Health (SCH) announced on September 12 that a second death had occurred as the result of the H1N1 virus. Dr. Husam Rezeq, Head of Communicable Disease Control and Vaccination at the Ministry of Health, told Emboff on September 15 that the victim, a 40 year-old Nepal [...] | 2009-09-15 11:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO |
09DOHA656 | EMBASSY REVIEWS READINESS FOR SEVERE H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) On October 25, the Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) met, as requested reftel, to review the current status of H1N1 infection Qatar and the steps that the Embassy has taken to prepare for a severe influenza outbreak, should that occur. DCM chaired the meeting with representatives f [...] | 2009-11-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09DUBLIN180 | MGSF01: Ireland's First "Probable" H1N1 Case [...] (U) Irish health authorities have confirmed the first "probable" case of the H1N1 virus in Ireland. The victim, a recently returned traveler from Mexico, has been quarantined and is undergoing medical treatment. It is understood that those in immediate contact with the victim have also been g [...] | 2009-05-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PGOV |
09DUSHANBE301 | BRINGING HOME NEW IDEAS -EXCHANGES IN ACTION [...] Summary: City planners, loan managers, librarians and hospital administrators - groups of each of these have visited the United States in the last seven months under the USAID-funded Community Connections program. This program for mid-level professionals provides many benefits. Participants g [...] | 2009-03-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PCUL SOCI EFIN TBIO TI |
09DUSHANBE308 | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS CHANGING THE FACE OF MEDICINE [...] Summary: The USAID-funded Zdrav-Plus program has been promoting family medicine in Tajikistan through Centers of Excellence, where family health practice is carried out and where doctors from nearby areas can receive training and support for practicing family medicine. There are four such cente [...] | 2009-03-11 11:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO TI |
09GABORONE126 | BOTSWANA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered the information from refetel demarche to Mrs. D. Malagas in the office of the Permanent Secretary at Botswana's Ministry of Trade and Industry on February 12. Post will also pass the same points to the office of the Permananent Secretary at the Ministry of Environmen [...] | 2009-02-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BC |
09GABORONE632 | BOTSWANA: GOB INTERVENTIONS ON H1N1 [...] Summary: As of July 31, 2009, there were only 13 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Botswana. However, government actions to inform the public and screen for the disease began in late April. The Botswana Ministry of Health has issued a series of notices in local media to alert the public ab [...] | 2009-08-10 05:34:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV BC |
09GENEVA111 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE [...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 5, 2009, on Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). Noting U.S. strong support for the Fund, Charge stressed the need for more efficiency savings to finance the Fund's Round 8 [...] | 2009-02-06 13:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO |
09GENEVA128 | WHO: REPORT ON THE 124TH SESSION OF THE WORLD [...] Summary. The 124th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 19-26, 2009, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board (and its Program, Budget and Administration Committee, which met prior to the EB),including re [...] | 2009-02-12 17:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
09GENEVA148 | UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INDICATES SUPPORT FOR AN [...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 18, 2009, on Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Congratulating Sidibe on his appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Charge expressed strong U.S. support for UNAIDS anQurged Sidibe to a [...] | 2009-02-20 16:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO UNAIDS |
09GENEVA290 | REPORTING OF INDONESIA HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. WHO confirms Indonesia is reporting human avian influenza (H5N1) cases to WHO, but WHO has agreed with the Indonesian Ministry of Health not to publicize that information before Indonesia does. WHO asserts this agreement is the only way WHO can conduct risk assessment on the [...] | 2009-04-07 14:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AMGT EAGR PGOV TBIO |
09GENEVA558 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 - U.S. Mission [...] Subject of Proposal and General Information. U.S. Mission Geneva Environment, Science and Technology Officer in coordination with officers from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the Department of Health and Human Services request an Embassy Science Fellow for a short term project in G [...] | 2009-07-06 06:37:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09GENEVA74 | UNAIDS: CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT JOINT UN PROGRAM [...] Summary: During the 23rd Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting, held December 15-17, 2008, in Geneva, the Board paid tribute to its outgoing leadership, adopted new governance rules, and held a constructive policy debate on the relatio [...] | 2009-01-28 09:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID TBIO UNAIDS |
09GUANGZHOU127 | Think Twice about that Scrumptious Sliver of Pig Liver: [...] (U) Summary: Another day, another adulterated food problem. Pork tainted with the chemical clenbuterol has severely sickened 70 in Guangdong. An illegal pig-feed additive, clenbuterol, continues to be used by pig farmers to improve the quality of meat and increase wholesale profits, but with [...] | 2009-02-23 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU SOCI CH |
09GUANGZHOU315 | Toy Safety: Phthalates Still Problematic, Lead Under [...] (SBU) Summary: Supply chain security is still the biggest challenge for the south China toy industry, Hong Kong-based owners of two top-tier toy manufacturers told Congen Hong Kong and Congen Guangzhou officers in their Pearl River Delta factories. Phthalates (an ingredient that increases pla [...] | 2009-05-21 08:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO ECON PGOV CH HK |
09GUANGZHOU55 | AVIAN FLU UPDATE: GUANGXI TEEN BECOMES FIFTH AI FATALITY IN [...] (U) Summary: Mindful of the need for transparency on pandemic diseases, Chinese authorities released information that an 18-year old in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had become China's fifth H5N1 avian influenza (AI) fatality of 2009. Possible sources of the infection under i [...] | 2009-01-30 07:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU585 | H1N1 PREPAREDNESS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY GUANGDONG HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Health officials in Guangdong Province, birthplace of SARS and the H5N1 virus in Asia, are confident that they are well prepared to deal with the threat of influenza outbreaks this flu season. Officials expressed confidence that existing H1N1 prevention and control measures --i [...] | 2009-10-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU586 | H1N1 PREPAREDNESS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY GUANGDONG HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Health officials in Guangdong Province, birthplace of SARS and the H5N1 virus in Asia, are confident that they are well prepared to deal with the threat of influenza outbreaks this flu season. Officials expressed confidence that existing H1N1 prevention and control measures --i [...] | 2009-10-14 09:07:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU6 | INFANT CONTRACTS H9N2 AVIAN FLU IN SHENZHEN, HOSPITALIZED [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted the H9N2 strain of avian influenza (AI). She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that the H9N2 virus, which is less virulent than H5N1, may have mutated because [...] | 2009-01-05 07:25:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUANGZHOU628 | Fujian Officials Describe Rural-Urban Disparities in Health [...] (SBU) Summary: Public health officials in Fujian admit there are significant gaps in the level of medical care and health insurance protection available to Fujian residents. Farmers, in particular, fare poorly in the type of government health insurance coverage and health care to which the [...] | 2009-11-09 05:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO ELAB PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU696 | Public Health in Fujian Province: Dealing with Disease [...] (SBU) Summary. Drawing on lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak, public health officials in Fujian worked to establish a comprehensive emergency response and alert system for communicable diseases. The current H1N1 outbreak has highlighted the limitations of the system and a need to i [...] | 2009-12-22 05:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO ELAB PGOV ECON CH |
09GUANGZHOU697 | Fujian Officials Describe Rural-Urban [...] (SBU) Summary: Public health officials in Fujian admit there are significant gaps in the level of medical care and health insurance protection available to Fujian residents. Farmers, in particular, fare poorly in the type of government health insurance coverage and health care to which t [...] | 2009-12-22 05:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO ELAB PGOV CH |
09GUANGZHOU76 | Guangxi AI Update: Still No Link To Bird Outbreak - [...] (U) Summary: Authorities have been unable to link the H5N1-death of a Guangxi teen, the 5th fatality of 2009, with an outbreak among bird populations. Some south China health experts suspect that recent human AI cases may be associated with birds that carry and transmit the virus but do not t [...] | 2009-02-06 09:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
09GUATEMALA1003 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 17:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO GT |
09GUATEMALA269 | CRONYISM TRUMPS PUBLIC WELFARE IN VACCINE PURCHASE [...] (C) After 25 years of purchasing vaccines through the Pan-American Health Organization's (PAHO) Revolving Fund (RF),the GOG recently awarded a contract to purchase seven types of vaccines and many high costs drugs from a local pharmaceutical company (J.I. Cohen) that was a major donor to the [...] | 2009-03-20 07:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TBIO PREL GT |
09GUATEMALA997 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (U) Emboffs delivered demarche on US candidacy for service on the World Health Organization Executive Board for 2009 (Ref A) to the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Dr. Ludwig Ovalle Cabrera on November 24. Both Ministries agreed to consider t [...] | 2009-11-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO GT |
09HALIFAX65 | ENERGY TOPICS HIGHLIGHT NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS AND EASTERN [...] SUMMARY: Political leaders from New England and Eastern Canada gathered in Saint John New Brunswick September 13-15 to discuss topics such as cross-border energy, the environment, opportunities within the green economy, trade and pandemic preparedness. Despite the geniality among the governor [...] | 2009-10-16 17:10:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TBIO |
09HANOI1020 | FOURTH ANNUAL JAC: STRONG PROGRESS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, LESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
09HANOI103 | AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS IN VIETNAM: NEW HUMAN INFECTION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 08:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI1050 | POST PROMOTES BIOTECH WHILE GVN CONSIDERS MORE RESTRICTIVE [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador sent Minister-Chairman of the Office of Government Phuc a letter on September 28 requesting that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) remove provisions in current draft food and biosafety legislation that require mandatory labeling of all genetically modified food and agricultu [...] | 2009-10-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ETRD EAID ECON VM |
09HANOI116 | HANOI MEASLES OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: Despite a comprehensive national vaccination program since the early 1990s, Hanoi is suffering from a measles (German measles, Rubeola virus infection) outbreak in which unusual numbers of patients are exhibiting severe symptoms. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is considering res [...] | 2009-02-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM |
09HANOI119 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF VIETNAM'S CRAFT VILLAGES [...] (U) Summary: Vietnamese craft villages play an important economic role, particularly in the country's north and employ 14 million people. However, older, less-efficient technologies with limited pollution control equipment in these villages discharge massive amounts of waste directly into the [...] | 2009-02-13 03:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
09HANOI1202 | OOG Minister Phuc and Ambassador Discuss Human Rights, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador expressed concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in an October 23 meeting with Minister Chairman of the Office of the Government (OOG) Phuc, but also noted positive areas of the bilateral relationship. The Ambassador urged the GVN to remove mandat [...] | 2009-11-07 11:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM TBIO EAGR ENRG SENV CVIS ASEAN VM |
09HANOI122 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: ANIMAL OUTBREAKS SPREAD INTO SEVEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI127 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: THIRD CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE IN PAST TWO [...] (U) In a conversation this afternoon with Health and Human Services officials at the U.S. Embassy, Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Public Medicine (VAPM),confirmed media reports that a 32 year old male patient in Kim Tan commune, Kim Son district, Ninh Bin [...] | 2009-02-17 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI1370 | (SBU) Applying Comments on the Draft Strategy of the [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Hanoi??????s inter-agency health team believes that the President??????s Global Health Initiative (PGHI) principles will advance our health diplomacy efforts in Vietnam, particularly PGHI??????s emphasis on health systems strengthening HANOI 00001370 004 OF 026 (HS [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI EAID KWMN KHIV VM |
09HANOI1374 | (SBU) PEPFAR supports Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister [...] (U) Summary. With support from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),Deputy Prime Minister Trong of Vietnam visited the United States on November 5-14, 2009 to explore medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for heroin addiction, including the manufacturing of methadone. The visi [...] | 2009-12-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SOCI SNAR KHIV VM |
09HANOI1400 | (SBU) Vietnam's seventh PEPFAR-supported Methadone Clinic [...] (U) Summary. The Ministry of Health of Vietnam (MOH) in conjunction with the Hanoi Peoples Committee opened a medication-assisted therapy (MAT) "Methadone Clinic" in Hanoi on World AIDS Day. U.S.-led innovations, such as the provision of MAT (including treatment with methadone which is curren [...] | 2009-12-18 10:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID PGOV PHUM SNAR KHIV VM |
09HANOI1404 | TWO NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA POULTRY OUTBREAKS AND UPDATE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Earlier this week, Vietnam reported two poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),confirmed to be with the viral strain A/H5N1, in southernmost Ca Mau province and northern Thai Nguyen province. We have not seen any reports of human infections in these provin [...] | 2009-12-21 09:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU VM |
09HANOI21 | VIETNAM'S FIRST HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA INFECTION OF 2009 [...] (U) Summary: Local officials confirmed a recent human infection with H5N1, Vietnam's first since March 2008. The victim, an eight year old girl who resided in a rural, mountainous village in northern Vietnam, consumed sick poultry prior to becoming ill. Her 13 year old sister died on January [...] | 2009-01-08 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI260 | NEW HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE IN MEKONG DELTA PROVINCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 10:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI278 | WORLD TB DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary. In commemoration of World TB Day, Vietnam celebrated the lives and stories of people affected by tuberculosis (TB). The United States Government (USG) joined in GVN events and highlighted our commitment to prevention and control of the spread of this major global public health pr [...] | 2009-03-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED SOCI KPAO VM |
09HANOI354 | Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister to [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and a delegation of 10 will visit the United States April 20-23, beginning with visits to the University of California-Davis and ending with meetings in Washington, D.C. that include calls on USDA Secretary Vilsa [...] | 2009-04-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM |
09HANOI398 | AMBASSADOR LOFTIS REVIEWS VIETNAMESE RESPONSE TO AVIAN [...] (U) Summary: In meetings with the Embassy avian influenza team, other donors, USAID implementing partners, and the Government of Vietnam (GVN),Ambassador Loftis discussed the GVN response to avian influenza, its successes, and how the response might be improved. Ambassador Loftis informed the [...] | 2009-04-28 03:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI403 | MGSF01: HANOI SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On April 27, the DCM convened a meeting of the Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) and the Emergency Action Committee (EAC)in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to review current information on swine flu outbreaks and to review tripwires associated with influenza outbreaks in Vietnam in response [...] | 2009-04-28 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AEMR AMGT CASC EAGR PINR MG KFLU KFLO |
09HANOI418 | AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE NUMBER 111, FOURTH THIS YEAR, ALL [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24, 2009, the MOH reported a fatal human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) of the H5N1 strain in a 23 year-old woman in northern Vietnam. This is the fourth case reported from Vietnam in 2009, all of them fatal. Reporting to CDC Hanoi and the World Hea [...] | 2009-04-29 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI481 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-PHILIPPINES ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TBIO ARF VM |
09HANOI483 | VIETNAM'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER DISCUSSES BEEF ACCESS, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 19, Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat to discuss the Minister's recent visit to the United States. The Minister said he was pleased with the visit. It gave him a great opportunity to interact with his U.S. [...] | 2009-05-27 03:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM |
09HANOI496 | VIETNAM'S HEALTH MINISTER CONGRATULATES HEALTH AND HUMAN [...] (U) Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu, of the Vietnam Ministry of Health, has sent a letter of congratulations to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on her appointment. In the letter, Minister Trieu also expressed his hopes for continued cooperation between his Minist [...] | 2009-06-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI KPAO VM |
09HANOI546 | TFLU01: IN VIETNAM, INFLUENZA INFECTIONS GROWING, THOUGH [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to report new A/H1N1 infections, now totaling 23. However, secondary transmission remains minimal, with only three instances of infection of family members. At this time, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) is continuing preventive measures, including airport screen [...] | 2009-06-12 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI558 | REVIEW OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN VACCINES [...] (SBU) Summary. On Monday, June 8, the Ministry of Health (MOH) hosted experts from around the world at a conference reviewing research and development of human vaccines against influenza. Chaired by MOH Vice Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, the meeting contributed needed momentum to identify and t [...] | 2009-06-17 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI578 | PEPFAR VIETNAM, SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Warm congratulations on your appointment from me and the entire PEPFAR team here at Mission Vietnam. I wanted to personally congratulate you and spend a little time giving you my perspective on what I believe is a somewhat unique component of your PEPFAR community. Before you [...] | 2009-06-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PROP SOCI EAID SNAR KHIV VM |
09HANOI632 | LETTER FROM VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL [...] (U) On July 06, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Cao Duc Phat of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding Vietnam's decision on the import of U.S. beef from cattle older than 30 months. In the letter, Minister Phat gave approval for import of U.S. b [...] | 2009-07-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM |
09HANOI639 | THE CASE FOR INCREASED EPA ENGAGEMENT IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Over the past several years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) experts have provided critical assistance to U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange/dioxin legacy issues and to the development of Vietnamese capacity to manage growing industrial pollution. Increased EPA [...] | 2009-07-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
09HANOI65 | UPDATE ON VIETNAM'S LATEST HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA INFECTION [...] (U) Summary: Confirmed case number 107, an 8-year-old girl from Thanh Hoa province infected with the H5N1 strain clade 2.3.4 of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was discharged from the hospital and will be counted towards the total number of human infections for 2008. The girl's 13-yea [...] | 2009-01-23 06:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HANOI722 | VIETNAM MOVING FROM CONTAINMENT TO QUENCHING SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary. As of August 2, 2009, Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a total of 936 cases of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009. Initially, H1N1 cases increased steadily, but almost exclusively, among persons entering Vietnam from known outbreak areas and their close contacts in count [...] | 2009-08-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
09HARARE28 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #3 [...] As of January 8, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of more than 36,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 1,822 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.0 percent. On January 6, the health cluster coordinator noted that a number of the [...] | 2009-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM TBIO ZI |
09HARARE46 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART HEALTH COORDINATION UPDATE [...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has been working closely with the team from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian partners to improve coordination, set up the cholera command-and-control center, and implement cholera response activities at the field le [...] | 2009-01-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI |
09HARARE50 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #4 [...] As of January 22, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of over 48,600 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 2,755 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.7 percent. According to the WHO epidemiological report covering the week of January 11 to [...] | 2009-01-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM ZI |
09HARARE618 | ZIMBABWE H1N1 FLU: TWO CASES CONFIRMED [...] (U) To date, only two cases of the H1N1 flu virus have been documented in Zimbabwe. Both of these imported cases were contracted and confirmed by laboratories outside of Zimbabwe. 2. (U) In one confirmed case, an Indian man contracted the disease outside Zimbabwe, probably in London, before [...] | 2009-07-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON EAGR PHUM ASEC PGOV PREL ZI |
09HARARE86 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA - USAID/DART WASH ASSESSMENT [...] From January 23 to February 7, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) specialist undertook an assessment of the WASH sector response to the present cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe. The water and sewer systems serving urban centers in Zimbabw [...] | 2009-02-05 13:12:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL PHUM ZI |
09HELSINKI160 | MSGF01: THREE FINNS TESTED FOR SWINE FLU; TAMIFLU AND [...] (U) Three Finnish citizens who recently returned from travelling in Mexico have been tested for possible swine flu. One test has come back negative; the other two test results should be known within a week. The case garnering intense media attention involves an elderly woman who returned to L [...] | 2009-04-30 12:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09HELSINKI332 | FINLAND SUPPORTS APPROVAL OF BIOTECH CORN [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Matti Aho Director General for the Department of Food and Health at the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture. Aho noted that Finland had received no imports of US soy products containing dust from biotech corn MON88017, and therefore had no reports of volunt [...] | 2009-09-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EAGR FI |
09HOCHIMINHCITY338 | TFFLU01 HCMC H1N1 INFLUENZA CONTAINMENT MEASURES: PASSENGER [...] (SBU) Summary. As of COB May 6, there have been no confirmed reports of the novel H1N1 influenza A in humans or livestock in Vietnam. As over 70 percent of international arrivals enter the country through HCMC, the virus is expected to make its Vietnam debut here. Authorities state that ther [...] | 2009-05-06 10:39:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED AEMR AMGT CASC EAGR PINR MG KFLU KFLO |
09HOCHIMINHCITY415 | TFFLU01: HCMC EXPANDS NOVEL H1N1 INFLUENZA A OUTREACH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As of COB May 26, there are no confirmed human cases of novel influenza A/H1N1 in Vietnam. Between April 26 and May 25, approximately 70 international travelers, including 26 AmCits, were quarantined after either exhibiting high temperatures on arrival at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan [...] | 2009-05-28 09:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR ECON PINR KFLU VM |
09HOCHIMINHCITY429 | TFLU01: INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH POWERS HCMC H1N1 INFLUENZA A [...] (SBU) Summary: HCMC's Tropical Disease Hospital (TDH) was the first in Vietnam to develop the capacity to identify the novel influenza A/H1N1 virus in humans. Instead of waiting for World Health Organization/Centers for Disease Control diagnostic kits, researchers at the TDH independently des [...] | 2009-05-29 10:34:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR ECON PINR KFLU VM |
09HOCHIMINHCITY433 | TFLU01: FIRST THREE CASES OF NOVEL INFLUENZA A/H1N1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Vietnamese Ministry of Health's Administration of Preventive Medicine confirmed Vietnam's first case of novel influenza AH1N1 on May 31 (a Vietnamese student from Wisconsin). The next day brought reports of two unconfirmed additional cases (a mother and daughter from Los A [...] | 2009-06-01 12:25:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR ECON PINR KFLU VM |
09HOCHIMINHCITY595 | DONG NAI POLLUTER VEDAN HIGHLIGHTS LIMITATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Farmers seeking compensation from Taiwanese MSG producer Vedan recently rejected an offer of $1.5 million for environmental damages caused by the facility's untreated waste. Although company officials admit to having flouted environmental regulations, they told ConGen officers [...] | 2009-09-14 10:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
09HOCHIMINHCITY665 | DELTA MEKONG CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM A GOOD START, BUT JUST THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The First Mekong Delta Climate Change Forum brought experts, government officials, donors and organizations under one roof and spurred debate about climate change issues in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is particularly at risk to rising sea levels, increased salinity intrusion, and [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD SENV SOCI TBIO VM |
09HOCHIMINHCITY686 | VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COAST PROVINCES REBOUND IN THE AFTERMATH [...] (SBU) Subject: Officials in Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh gave themselves high marks for their preparation and response to Typhoon Mirinae, which hit Vietnam's south central coast on November 2. Perhaps rightly so, because ConGen HCMC's December 9-11 visit to the region found life has effectively re [...] | 2009-12-23 07:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA TBIO EAID VN |
09HOCHIMINHCITY93 | CAN "SPECIAL ACADEMIC ZONES" RESCUE VIETNAM'S UNIVERSITIES? [...] (C) Summary: Vietnam's universities are among the worst in the Asia-Pacific region, and without dramatic improvement Vietnam will not achieve its development goals. While numerous innovators -- including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Nguyen Thien Nhan -- have stepped forth w [...] | 2009-02-06 05:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD TBIO SCUL KPAO SOCI PGOV PREL VM |
09HONGKONG1066 | HONG KONG: H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. The recent and ongoing H1N1 outbreak has loomed large on the consciousness of the Hong Kong Government (HKG) and its citizens. This issue was especially sensitive in Hong Kong, given the collective memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003. Our task became more difficult when public and [...] | 2009-06-12 00:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09HONGKONG128 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is the 7th largest and 2nd fastest growing market for U.S. value added foods and beverages, importing over U.S.$1.3 billion of these products in 2008. However, Hong Kong Government (HKG) official [...] | 2009-01-20 10:04:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK |
09HONGKONG1985 | CDC FINDS HONG KONG'S INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 00:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG2023 | MACAU HEALTH CARE: ABLE TO HANDLE CURRENT H1N1, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's health care system has thus far coped well with the relatively few H1N1 cases confirmed there. However, a more severe wave of infections would quickly overwhelm local capacity. Macau officials have adopted internationally recognized surveillance standards but lack the [...] | 2009-11-03 03:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG2051 | HONG KONG SECURES H1N1 VACCINE, BUT CONCERNS OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong health officials announced on November 5 that French manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur S.A. won the tender to provide Hong Kong with three million doses of H1N1 vaccine. The first 500,000 doses are scheduled to arrive in mid-December and the remaining 2.5 million doses in Jan [...] | 2009-11-06 10:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED CASC CH HK KFLU PREL SOCI TBIO |
09HONGKONG275 | MAINLAND POULTRY WASHES UP ON HONG KONG'S SHORES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH |
09HONGKONG422 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM PROPOSAL: HONG KONG, FOOD [...] (U) The Consulate General Hong Kong is pleased to submit the following request for a Food Safety Expert under the 2009 Embassy Science Fellow Program (reftel). Such a Science Fellow would greatly assist the Hong Kong Government (HKG) strengthen and improve its food testing regime and ensure t [...] | 2009-03-06 09:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK |
09HONGKONG461 | HONG KONG'S UPDATED AVIAN INFLUENZA/PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following updated Pandemic Influenza (PI) tripwires for consideration and coordination in response to Department-provided guidance and action request (Reftel A). These tripwires were developed as part of Post's ongoing efforts to ensure we are as prepared as po [...] | 2009-03-13 07:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KSEO KPAO TBIO HK CH |
09HONGKONG768 | HONG KONG SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to the Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico and cases in the U.S. and other countries, on April 26 Hong Kong raised its 3-tier pandemic response level from Tier-1, "Alert", to Tier-2, "Serious". Hong Kong's move is precautionary and follows established protocols. There have been no [...] | 2009-04-27 10:06:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSEO TBIO HK CH |
09HONGKONG930 | U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY LAW RESHAPING TEST [...] (C) Summary: During May 13-14 tours of three consumer product testing labs in Hong Kong and Dongguan that examine children's products bound for the United States, lab company managers said enactment of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) had boosted their testing r [...] | 2009-05-21 06:44:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND TBIO EFIN EINV ECON PGOV HK CH |
09ISLAMABAD2135 | REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY SYMPOSIUM ON WHEAT STEM RUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PREL TBIO AF IN PK IR |
09ISLAMABAD389 | CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 06:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO PK |
09ISLAMABAD46 | POST'S APPEAL FOR FY09 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan played a major role in the original Green Revolution. After several decades of lagging agricultural production, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the Gene Revolution. Post has outlined an ambitious biotech program for FY 2009 and req [...] | 2009-01-09 06:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO PK |
09ISLAMABAD938 | POST MEETING ON H1N1 READINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Post held a meeting of the H5N1 Avian Influenza Committee to assess Embassy readiness should the H1N1 Swine-Origin Influenza Virus(S-OIV) spread to Pakistan. The committee reviewed supplies and tripwires as well as discussed various scenarios and plans for locally engaged staff [...] | 2009-05-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT CASC PK |
09JAKARTA1001 | NAMRU-2: THE PATH FORWARD [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Health Minister Supari has postponed her Washington visit, the time is still right to explore deepening our health cooperation with Indonesia. To do this we must first overcome an imme [...] | 2009-06-12 05:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR AMGT MASS PGOV |
09JAKARTA1004 | NAMRU 2 PATH FORWARD: PROPOSED JULY 16 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 08:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED KFLU EAGR AMGT MASS PGOV |
09JAKARTA1006 | NAMRU 2 PATH FORWARD: PROPOSED JUNE 16 [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Despite the postponement of her planned Washington trip, Indonesian Health Minister Supari is still keen to explore deepening our health cooperation. Mi [...] | 2009-06-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED KFLU EAGR AMGT MASS PGOV |
09JAKARTA1075 | Health Cooperation Q Moving Toward a New [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This message outlines a vision of greater health cooperation with Indonesia and provides building blocks for the June 25 Sub-IPC. The United States now has an opportunity to transform our health [...] | 2009-06-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED KFLU MASS PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA1167 | Indonesia Proposes Health Cooperation [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Ministry of Health wants to expand health cooperation with the United States. Towards this end, they have presented us with a draft MOU that outlines a broad framework for our he [...] | 2009-07-10 08:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED KFLU MASS PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA1408 | Health Cooperation - GOI Proposes [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; please handle accordingly. Please see action request in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has proposed a health cooperation memorandum of understanding to be released during the President's proposed trip to Indonesi [...] | 2009-08-25 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV AMED KFLU MASS ID |
09JAKARTA1839 | New Fisheries Minister Enthusiastic About U.S.-Indonesia [...] On Noveb"er 4, newly-appointed Minister of Marine Affairs nnd Fisheries Fadel Muhammad highlighted marine rs"earch and human resource development as two key areas for increased U.S.-Indonesian collaboration Speaking with Ambassador Hume, Muhammad cited thQ planned voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Ex [...] | 2009-11-05 10:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EFIS TBIO PREL ID |
09JAKARTA1882 | ENHANCING US-INDONESIA PARTNERSHIP THROUGH SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Post proposes a long-term science engagement strategy based upon three pillars: 1) upgrading Indonesia's science capacity through joint research that will provide ongoing mentoring relationships and connections to the U.S. science community; 2) assisting the recognition and dev [...] | 2009-11-13 09:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA263 | INDONESIA: UNREPORTED RECENT AI CASES [...] (C) Although the World Health Organization's official website as updated on February 11 reflects no Indonesian confirmed human avian influenza cases for 2009, local WHO authorities have confided that Indonesian laboratories have confirmed four cases in January. The Ministry of Health notifi [...] | 2009-02-13 11:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR PREL WHO ID |
09JAKARTA266 | INDONESIA: ADVANCING OUR CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA [...] (U) Summary. President Yudhoyono intends to raise with the Secretary on February 19 the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit, both scheduled to take place in Indonesia in mid-May. Neither Indonesia nor the United States is now adequately prepared for the [...] | 2009-02-17 05:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID |
09JAKARTA33 | INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008 [...] On November 24, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi inaugurated a new marine conservation area (MCA) in Kaimana, West Papua Province. Members of the local community, who contributed their indigenous land rights to the new 600,000-hectare MCA, are working collaboratively wi [...] | 2009-01-09 04:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID |
09JAKARTA398 | INDONESIA - MARCH 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 3, Bayu Krisnamurthi, head of the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness (KOMNAS) announced that Indonesia has had four cases of bird flu since the beginning of 2009. However, Ministry of Health (MOH)officials have not provided permissi [...] | 2009-03-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG |
09JAKARTA399 | EMBASSY JAKARTA PROPOSAL FOR SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Embassy Jakarta is interested in the Embassy Science Fellow Program (ESFP) and requests Department assistance in identifying up to two interested candidates focused on marine and fisheries issues, with specific interest in the Coral Triangle Initiative, and climate change. These fellows wo [...] | 2009-03-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID |
09JAKARTA414 | USAID PARTICIPATION IN WORLD OCEANS CONFERENCE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: The May 11-15 World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, Indonesia will be a key climate chage milestone on the way to Copenhagen. In addition to climate change, the Conference will address sustainable economic growth and biodiversity [...] | 2009-03-10 10:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID |
09JAKARTA477 | INDONESIA - NON-REPORTING OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Indonesia has not officially confirmed any cases of human H5N1 infection since January 22, 2009, despite numerous reports of human avian influenza cases. One March 3 press report quoted Bayu Krisnamurthi, Chief Executive of [...] | 2009-03-17 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU |
09JAKARTA515 | HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA632 | U.S.-Indonesia: Moving Ahead with Health Collaboration [...] (SBU) During an April 6 meeting with Ambassador Hume, Dr. Emil Salim, Environmental Advisor to President Yudhoyono, urged that the United States and Indonesia expand health collaboration under a new bilateral science and technology agreement. Salim acknowledged that a stable bilateral relation [...] | 2009-04-07 09:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TSPL SENV KGHG PREL ID |
09JAKARTA635 | U.S.-Indonesia: Potential Partners on Climate Change [...] During an April 6 meeting with Ambassador Hume, Dr. Emil Salim, Indonesia's elder environmental statesman, urged that the United States and Indonesia strive for an agreement on climate change adaptation -- during Obama's potential November visit to Indonesia. This bilateral cooperation could l [...] | 2009-04-07 10:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG TBIO TSPL PREL ID |
09JAKARTA646 | U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT (NAMRU) -- SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A ranking member of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) has written to President Yudhoyono urging that the U.S. Naval Medical Unit (NAMRU-2) return to full operation and that negotiations resume on a new memorandum of understanding. A translation of the letter appears below. The le [...] | 2009-04-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID |
09JAKARTA679 | MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER SUPARI [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari told Ambassador Hume she welcomes a meeting with Avian Influenza Special Representative Robert Loftis and hopes that remaining sample sharing concerns will be resolved at the World Health Assembly in May. Ambassador briefed her on USG health [...] | 2009-04-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR AMGT PGOV ID |
09JAKARTA705 | INDONESIA: SENIOR DELEGATION CHIEF NEEDED FOR WORLD OCEAN [...] There is an urgent need to name a senior official to lead the U.S. delegation to the May 11-15 World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit. Secretary Clinton told President Yudhoyono that the USG will send a high-level representative to the Conference. A strong delegation coul [...] | 2009-04-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID |
09JAKARTA743 | MGSF01: INDONESIA REACTS TO KEEP OUT SWINE FLU [...] President Yudhoyono convened an emergency cabinet meeting on April 27 and instructed authorities to take immediate measures to prevent the spread of swine flu to Indonesia. Measures include halting imports of pork, expanding the bird flu pandemic preparedness program, and surveillance of the [...] | 2009-04-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09JAKARTA855 | ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- ENCOURAGING GOI [...] (U) Per reftel instruction, poloff delivered invitation and related materials for the June 10-11 U.S.-Philippines ASEAN Regional Forum workshop on biological threat reduction on May 18 to Ibnu Hadi, Director for Intra-Regional Cooperation at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Poloff u [...] | 2009-05-18 05:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM TBIO ARF ID |
09JERUSALEM1004 | TWO H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN THE WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Health officials have confirmed two cases of H1N1 in the West Bank (Bethlehem). A four-year-old girl was diagnosed on June 10, and her mother on June 13. Both cases were characterized as "mild," and the patients are expected to recover ful [...] | 2009-06-15 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS |
09JERUSALEM1392 | FIRST FATALITY FROM H1N1 CONFIRMED IN THE WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Health officials confirmed that the first death in the West Bank from H1N1 occurred on August 7. A 34-year-old man contracted flu-like symptoms during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Upon his return, he was diagnosed with H1N1 at a Ramallah [...] | 2009-08-11 13:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV TBIO KFLU |
09JERUSALEM2238 | H1N1 ARRIVES IN GAZA DESPITE CLOSURE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 6, the de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza announced the first confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. As of the evening of December 8, health workers confirmed 21 cases of H1N1 in Gaza, including five fatalities. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 6, the Hamas "Minis [...] | 2009-12-10 14:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV |
09KAMPALA1098 | SCENESETTER FOR OGAC AMBASSADOR GOOSBY SEPTEMBER 26-30 [...] (SBU) Summary: You are visiting Uganda when the long-running war against the HIV/AIDS pandemic is at a crossroads. Under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda was a pioneer in recognizing and taking tangible action against HIV/AIDS in the 1990s. Prevalence rates plunged from ne [...] | 2009-09-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KHIV SOCI TBIO PHUM EAID UG |
09KAMPALA980 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO UG |
09KARACHI151 | KARACHI - AIRLINES ALERTED TO CHECK FOR H1N1 AT KARACHI [...] (SBU) While there are currently no reported cases of H1N1 "swine flu" in Pakistan, the government is beginning preparations in case the virus arrives via international travelers. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has increased monitoring of inbound passengers to check for those wit [...] | 2009-05-01 02:48:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO SOCI EAID PK |
09KATHMANDU1002 | KATHMANDU MEETING AGREES ON PLANS TO HELP TIGERS [...] (U) Summary: More than 200 tiger experts, government representatives and non-governmental organizations met in Kathmandu October 27-30 to consider how to reverse the alarming reduction of tigers in the wild in the last hundred years from 100,000 to about 3,500. The World Bank and the governm [...] | 2009-11-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XE XD NP |
09KATHMANDU1104 | NEPAL'S CABINET TO MEET ON EVEREST [...] (U) Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and 24 Cabinet ministers are scheduled to meet at the foot of Mount Everest on December 4 in an effort to draw the world's attention to the adverse impact of global warming on the Himalayas. The Government of Nepal (GON) is calling for urgent internation [...] | 2009-12-03 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP |
09KATHMANDU1142 | NEPAL TO TOE DEVELOPING NATION LINE IN COPENHAGEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal departed for Copenhagen on December 14 to attend the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit, at which he is expected to join his counterpoints from other developing nations in demanding that developed nations do more address [...] | 2009-12-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP |
09KATHMANDU334 | MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR THE GLOBAL TIGER INITIATIVE [...] The World Bank-supported Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) significantly advanced diplomatic efforts to save the world's remaining endangered wild tigers at an April 10-12 workshop of the Association of Southeast Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) in Pattaya, Thailand. This workshop [...] | 2009-04-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETTC ASEAN SAARC XC XD NP TH |
09KATHMANDU357 | AIR POLLUTION IN KATHMANDU VALLEY [...] Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley is bad and getting worse, but no substantial effort is being conducted to address the problem. Its impact on the most vulnerable, the young, and the elderly is severe. Numerous studies have shown a strong linkage between the level of air pollution and the shar [...] | 2009-05-01 10:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID XD NP |
09KATHMANDU379 | HARD TIMES FOR SOUTH ASIA'S HONEY BEES [...] An eight-month drought in Nepal has reduced honey production by half and will contribute to rising prices of edible oil during the monsoon season. Although generally not affected by colony collapse disorder (CCD),honey bees in South Asia have to contend with an increasing population of parasi [...] | 2009-05-07 03:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAGR XD NP |
09KATHMANDU484 | THE WORLD'S WETTEST PLACE [...] On location at the world's wettest place in Cherrapunjee, in the Indian state of Meghalaya, the South Asia Regional Environment Officer (REO) found a modest trend towards more erratic rainfall patterns since the 1960s. Over the past winter the area went without rain for five months and with li [...] | 2009-06-10 01:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO XD NP |
09KATHMANDU779 | COOPERATION KEY TO SOUTH ASIAN WATER SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. The battle over water will drive geopolitical relations in South Asia in the 21st century as the flow of Himalayan rivers becomes increasingly unpredictable due to climate change, according to regional experts who attended a recent conference in Kathmandu. The only way to ensur [...] | 2009-08-20 01:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP |
09KHARTOUM423 | POLIO CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA [...] Summary: For the past nine months, Southern Sudan has experienced a large poliomyelitis (polio) outbreak with a total of 40 cases (24 in 2008 and 16 in 2009). Despite a series of national immunization days (NID) in 2008 and 2009, the outbreak continues to spread, now including previously polio [...] | 2009-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV PREL ASEC SU |
09KINGSTON115 | JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS [...] Per reftel, EmbOffs delivered demarche regarding liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the course of a meeting on February 11 with Ministry of Agriculture International Trade Specialist Karl Hyatt and Special Advisor Dr. Wayne Henry. 2. Hyatt reconfirmed that Jam [...] | 2009-02-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JM XL |
09KINGSTON480 | JAMAICA: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS FOR HIV [...] (U) On June 11 the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS hosted the 4th Pan Caribbean Business Coalition Forum on HIV/AIDS (forum) for business and NGO leaders in the Caribbean. At the event the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) highlighted that Jamaica has more than 30,000 people living with HIV/AI [...] | 2009-06-16 20:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID SOCI PREL KHIV TBIO JM XL |
09KINGSTON496 | JAMAICA: H1N1 14 CONFIRMED CASES, STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has confirmed fourteen cases of influenza A (H1N1) on the island. The first two cases were from two people who arrived from New York on May 19 (reftel). In the first week of June, five cases were detected, all related to people who traveled from the Unite [...] | 2009-06-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO SOCI PREL PINR KFLU XL JM |
09KINGSTON998 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff presented demarche and diplomatic note to solicit support for U.S. candidacy for WHO executive board. Demarche and dipnote were delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Minis [...] | 2009-11-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO JM XL |
09KINSHASA1165 | MENINGITIS OUTBREAK REPORTED IN KISANGANI, [...] This report was prepared by the Office of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of Amembassy Kinshasa and has been cleared by the Embassy's Front Office. 2. In late November Kisangani, the capital city of the Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),was hit by a mening [...] | 2009-12-31 11:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO MASS CG |
09KINSHASA153 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Agriculture Secretary General Ali Ramazani Hubert on February 12, sharing USG concerns with liability and redress issues of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Ramazani did not know if there will be a delegation from the DRC at the F [...] | 2009-02-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CG |
09KINSHASA25 | EBOLA CASES CONFIRMED IN DRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SENV TBIO PGOV CG |
09KINSHASA498 | WHO INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE H1N1 CASES IN DRC [...] (U) USAID's Dr. Emile Bongo was able to contact a representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) today (May 26, 2009) and obtained the following update on the three possible cases of Swine FLU (H1N1) that were being investigated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. (U) The p [...] | 2009-05-26 17:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV CG |
09KOLKATA261 | WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING [...] Summary: Over the past three weeks there has been a decline in the rate of reported H1N1 infections in Kolkata. But thousands of people gathered in enclosed spaces during the ensuing Durga Puja festival could increase H1N1 transmission. The West Bengal government has launched a campaign to en [...] | 2009-09-24 06:11:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU PGOV IN |
09KOLONIA66 | KOLONIA CONVENES EAC REGARDING H1N1 [...] (SBU) Per reftel and in response to the H1N1 outbreak in many countries, Embassy Kolonia's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 29. Members present were DCM, ECON/CONS and MGT. 2. (SBU) EAC members unanimously agreed that the first tripwire had not been met in the Federated S [...] | 2009-05-01 03:00:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KSAF KFLU TBIO FM |
09KOLONIA67 | FSM INSTITUTUTES NEW AIRPORT SCREENING PROCEDURES DUE TO [...] Post previously reported that the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) announced new screening procedures for arriving air travel passengers (reftel). The new procedures aim to identify persons arriving from areas affected by the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. The first screenings took place on Apri [...] | 2009-05-01 05:45:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO FM |
09KUALALUMPUR317 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur?s EAC Convenes [...] (SBU) In response to the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico and reported cases in the U.S. and other countries and Department guidance (reftel),Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 27 to review Post?s contingency plans and tripwires and the government of Malaysia?s (GOM) pandemi [...] | 2009-04-28 09:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF |
09KUALALUMPUR319 | MGSF01: Malaysia's Response to Global Swine Flu [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malaysian government on April 27 placed the country on "high alert" to fully monitor the flu's spread in country. The Malaysian Ministry of Health has been working closely with World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that proactive measures are being taken to protect the [...] | 2009-04-28 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09KUALALUMPUR320 | MGSF01: Malaysia Response to H1N1-- End-of-Day Report #2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Influenza Pandemic Planning Committee (NIPPC) affirmed that no suspected H1N1 cases have been reported in Malaysia. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reiterated its travel advisory for Malaysians to postpone unnecessary international travel, especially to affected count [...] | 2009-04-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09KUALALUMPUR324 | MGSF01: Malaysia Response to H1N1!Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia still has no reported human H1N1 cases. The screening procedures used by the Ministry of Health (MOH) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) continue to become clearer. Malaysia!/s preparedness infrastructure, including stocks of antiviral treatments and hospi [...] | 2009-05-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF |
09KUALALUMPUR336 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 6, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia has no reported human H1N1 cases. Four potential cases have already been tested and cleared. Post delivered a demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry requesting a reconsideration of the cur [...] | 2009-05-06 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR347 | PORK SAFETY CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia issued a "freeze" on pork imports on April 29 under the auspices of preventing the spread of H1N1. Post officially protested this action on multiple occasions arguing that WHO, FAO, and OIE have all stated that, "Pork and pork products, handled in accordance with good [...] | 2009-05-11 03:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR362 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia has no reported human H1N1 cases. Two confirmed cases in neighboring Thailand have led to increased surveillance. The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a more specific travel advisory, which again recommends against all non-essential travel to the U.S [...] | 2009-05-13 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR377 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 15, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the first case of H1N1 in Malaysia. The infected individual is a 21 year old Malaysian man who was studying in the U.S. The individual has been quarantined at a government hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. WHO i [...] | 2009-05-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR383 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 18, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Malaysia has two confirmed H1N1 cases as of COB May 18. The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the first case on May 15 (see reftel) and the second case on May 17. Both individuals are Malaysian citizens who traveled back to Malaysia together on the same flight after studying i [...] | 2009-05-18 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR395 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - MAY 21, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Malaysia's only two confirmed H1N1 cases will be released from quarantine on May 21 after the Ministry of Health (MOH) pronounced them both healthy. One AmCit who had traveled with these individuals was released from quarantine on May 20 after experiencing no symptoms. However, [...] | 2009-05-21 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR446 | TFFLU01: MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 5, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed three new cases of H1N1 in Malaysia on June 4. One case is a Malaysian student who returned from the U.S. where he was studying. The other two cases are German tourists who arrived together from Singapore. Malaysia's two previous H1N1 case [...] | 2009-06-05 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR476 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 12, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a total of 11 H1N1 cases in Malaysia. Of these 11 cases, seven cases have been previously treated and released with no reported deaths. The remaining four cases are currently receiving treatment in quarantine including one U.S. Lawful P [...] | 2009-06-12 08:04:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR495 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 18, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the first case of local transmission of H1N1 in Malaysia, a 17 year old girl who had not traveled abroad but did have contact with Malaysia's 12th confirmed case who was infected outside of Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin ch [...] | 2009-06-18 08:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR513 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - June 25, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysia is currently committed to containing local transmission of H1N1, although pressures to shift to a mitigation strategy appear to be mounting. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Education (MOE) have jointly asked all students returning from the U.S., London, Me [...] | 2009-06-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR555 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - July 9, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Influenza A (H1N1) cases continue to grow in Malaysia with over 300 new cases in the last week. Most cases continue to be imported but about one-third involve local transmission. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first case of second-generation local transmission on Ju [...] | 2009-07-09 09:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR621 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - July 29, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malaysian Ministry of Health reported the third and fourth Influenza A (H1N1) related deaths on July 29. These deaths both involve local transmission of H1N1. The total number of locally transmitted cases now exceeds the number of imported cases. In the first three cases, t [...] | 2009-07-30 01:09:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR663 | MALAYSIA H1N1 UPDATE - August 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported 14 H1N1-related deaths in the last 48 hours bringing the total to 32 deaths. The Embassy community has experienced its first suspected cases, both involving non-school age children of employees who have been treated and are now recoverin [...] | 2009-08-11 12:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09KUALALUMPUR699 | HAZE IN MALAYSIA CAME EARLY, STICKING AROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The annual haze came early to Malaysia this year, starting in late May. Forest and peat fires primarily in Indonesia are the main cause of the haze, although some burning in Malaysia, including in the Bakun Dam region of Sarawak, has contributed to the problem. The haze has dra [...] | 2009-08-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV MY ECON |
09KUWAIT315 | EMBASSY KUWAIT PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) In meetings on March 16 and 23, Post's Pandemic Influenza (PI) Working Group approved PI Tripwires and undertook contingency planning for a PI outbreak in Kuwait (ref A). Personnel from Post's health, economic, political, management, consular and RSO sections, together with medical/heal [...] | 2009-03-31 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09KUWAIT436 | KUWAIT'S H1N1 FLU PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Drawing on pre-existing avian influenza preparatory work, the GOK is proactively implementing measures to prepare Kuwait for a possible pandemic outbreak related to H1N1 influenza. Current measures include: passenger screening (for high temperature) at airports and seaports; pro [...] | 2009-04-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA KU |
09KUWAIT449 | TFFLU01: CONFUSION SURROUNDS GOK'S STRINGENT H1N1 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post's daily interactions with Ministry of Health (MOH) officials since April 30 have yielded conflicting and inconsistent statements and policies regarding the GOK's H1N1 measures, particularly as they relate to the obligations of passengers arriving from affected cou [...] | 2009-05-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT455 | TFFLU01: KUWAIT: ACTING MINISTER OF HEALTH AGREES [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to tussle with the vagaries of GoK requirements for all travelers to visit public clinics within three days and again within seven days of their arrival in Kuwait. On May 6, the acting Minister of Health agreed with Ambassador's proposal that the U.S. military scre [...] | 2009-05-06 10:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT498 | TFFLU01: KUWAIT: EIGHT CASES CONFIRMED AMONG [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to close coordination between Post and U.S. miloffs in Kuwait and an exchange of letters between Ambassador and the acting Health Minister pertaining to screening of U.S. military personnel arriving in Kuwait (ref A),miloffs informed Emboffs May 15 that eight cases of H [...] | 2009-05-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT515 | TFFLU01: UPDATE ON KUWAIT H1N1 CASES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Army Central Command (ARCENT) officers report that 18 cases of novel type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed among U.S. military personnel transiting through, or assigned to, U.S. military installations in Kuwait. All these cases were mild and the affected personnel have recove [...] | 2009-05-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT530 | KUWAIT: 18 U.S. MILITARY H1N1 CASES MADE PUBLIC; [...] (C) Summary: News of 18 confirmed H1N1 cases among U.S. military personnel in Kuwait dominated newspaper headlines and TV news shows on May 24 and 25 (ref A). The Ministry of Health moved promptly to stymie panic, including holding a well-received press conference on May 24. Separately, Kuwai [...] | 2009-05-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT574 | UPDATE ON H1N1 CASES AMONG U.S. MILITARY IN KUWAIT [...] (C) During an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Health, Dr. Hilal Musaed Al-Sayer, Ambassador provided an update on the status of H1N1 influenza cases among U.S. military transiting through Kuwait and informed the Minister that the USG would likely notify the WHO of additional cases [...] | 2009-06-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT594 | KUWAIT H1N1 UPDATE: 1 YES STUDENT CONFIRMED; NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: -There have been no new confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza among U.S. military personnel in Kuwait since June 4. The total number of confirmations remains at 69, though the WHO and GOK continue to state 18. -One Kuwaiti high school student who participated in the USG-funded A [...] | 2009-06-16 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09KUWAIT633 | KUWAIT H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED -- WALKING THE LINE [...] (C) Summary: Reports of multiple H1N1 influenza cases among U.S. military personnel in Kuwait in mid-May strained U.S.-Kuwait relations and threatened the seamless monthly flow of 50,000 OIF troops. Emboffs and senior Army officers worked diligently to maintain GOK trust in the USG's ability [...] | 2009-06-28 03:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR MOPS AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO |
09KUWAIT765 | KUWAIT H1N1 CASES ACCELERATE [...] (C) Summary: The GOK's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported significant increases in H1N1 influenza cases in recent days, with 265 cases confirmed as of August 2. Separately, U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) in Kuwait has reported a spike in suspected H1N1 transmissions among personnel serv [...] | 2009-08-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR PREL TBIO KPAO KU |
09KUWAIT903 | GOK ESTIMATES H1N1 CASES EXCEED 16,000 [...] (C) Summary: While publicly reporting over 1,600 confirmed H1N1 influenza cases, the GOK's Ministry of Health (MOH) privately estimates that over 16,000 citizens and residents have been, or are, infected with the virus. There have been five fatalities, all relating to individuals with pre-ex [...] | 2009-09-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR PREL TBIO KPAO KU |
09KYIV115 | EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $10,711.00 for public outreach to support USG trade and development policy positions on biotechnology. Ukraine has been listed as a "key" country for biotechnology engagement in FY 2009. Given Ukraine's robust agricultural sector and proximity to EU mark [...] | 2009-01-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP |
09KYIV1703 | U.S.-UKRAINE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The next round of the U.S.-Ukraine Council on Trade and Investment, scheduled to be held in Washington on October 14, will provide an important venue to address the broadest range of economic issues with Ukrainian counterparts. Issues of concern to U.S. business include Ukrain [...] | 2009-10-02 07:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TBIO USTR OPIC UP |
09KYIV2064 | UKRAINE CONSIDERING BIOTECH BAN [...] (U) Summary. Ukrainian legislators have crafted new legislation that, if adopted, would institute a complete ban on importation and domestic production of genetically modified (GM) materials in Ukraine, overriding previous laws regulating trade in GM products. Research on public sentiment indi [...] | 2009-11-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UP |
09KYIV2184 | EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $9,509.00 for public outreach activities to promote a science-based discussion of agricultural biotechnology in Ukraine. Given wide-spread negative attitudes towards the use of biotechnology and legislative efforts to restrict its applications in Ukraine, Em [...] | 2009-12-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP |
09KYIV332 | UKRAINE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] (SBU) Post delivered the reftel demarche to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP),regarding the Mexico City meeting of the Group of Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the co [...] | 2009-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO KPAO SENV |
09LAPAZ382 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 BOLIVIA [...] The La Paz Prefecture (state government) in Bolivia has been dramatically impacted by the effects of climate change. The La Paz prefect (governor) is anxious to investigate the causes of these problems, work towards finding solutions, and integrate best practices into his water projects. In th [...] | 2009-03-11 18:53:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09LIBREVILLE392 | GABON: FIRST CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED [...] (C) Gabon recently suffered its first confirmed case of H1N1 (Influenza A) Swine Flu, resulting in heightened public awareness and the development of a multi-Ministry committee to respond to the threat, while neighboring island country So Tome & Principe remains surprisingly aggressive in their [...] | 2009-08-24 14:11:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KFLU TBIO EAID GB |
09LILONGWE316 | MALAWI SWINE FLU RESPONSE: GOOD PLANNING BUT STILL [...] Summary: While experience with SARS and preparations for Avian Influenza (AI) have benefited Malawi by raising awareness and facilitating relatively advanced planning, the GOM would face serious challenges in managing an actual H1N1 swine flu outbreak. Limited human capacity and scarce finan [...] | 2009-06-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO AEMR CASC KSAF KPAO MI |
09LILONGWE406 | MALAWI INVESTIGATES TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK [...] Summary: An unusual disease with neurological complications has affected 115 persons in Malawi and Mozambique since May of this year, with 15 deaths. The cause is still unknown. On July 16th CDC Malawi participated in an emergency meeting with Ministry of Health officials and other developm [...] | 2009-07-16 15:18:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LILONGWE506 | MALAWI CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 SWINE FLU CASE [...] On Friday, September 4, positive laboratory results from an individual in Malawi indicated the country's first confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu). Samples from seven individuals suspected of being infected were collected and sent to the South African National Institute for Communi [...] | 2009-09-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LILONGWE568 | MALAWI SWINE FLU UPDATE: FOUR CASES CONFIRMED [...] Summary: Malawi's Ministry of Health has issued a press release confirming the presence of H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the country. The release provided public information for detecting and responding to H1N1 and noted that national health system was adequately prepared to respond to new cases. The [...] | 2009-10-23 10:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LILONGWE645 | MALAWI: UPDATE ON NENO TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK [...] Since July 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided ongoing assistance to the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) in the investigation of an outbreak of unexplained illness along the Malawi-Mozambique border. The outbreak has now been determined to be due to typhoid [...] | 2009-12-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LIMA1061 | PERU RESPONSE: GOP INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel, Post compiled a list of Peruvian government interventions related to A/H1N1 2009 influenza virus (H1N1). As of July 21, Peru had 2,796 confirmed cases, and 14 deaths. Many of the interventions listed in reftel either have not been implemented or are not a [...] | 2009-07-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO PE |
09LIMA1834 | Peru Will Consider United States Candidacy for WHO Executive [...] (U) ECONOFF delivered reftel talking points requesting support for US membership on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on November 24. MFA officials included Ana PE????A Doig, Director of Social Policy, Maria MERINO de Hart, Dir [...] | 2009-11-25 20:31:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO PE |
09LIMA405 | ACCESSING GENETIC RESOURCES IN MEGADIVERSE PERU [...] As one of the five most biodiverse countries on the planet, Peru has been at the forefront of international discussions on accessing genetic resources. In Peru, genetic resources are part of the national patrimony, making the national Government of Peru (GOP) responsible for their management [...] | 2009-03-23 19:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV TBIO PE |
09LISBON115 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV TBIO PO |
09LISBON138 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 PORTUGAL [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2009/2010 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and develop relationships and collaboration with research institutions. While all applications are welcome, Post is particularly seeking specialists in renewable energy sources, [...] | 2009-03-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV |
09LISBON244 | ONE CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN PORTUGAL [...] Portugal currently has one confirmed case of 2009-H1N1 influenza. The case is a 30 year-old woman who had recently returned from a vacation in Mexico. The Portuguese Health Minister announced that the woman is recovering well and has been asymptomatic for the past few days. Her relatives a [...] | 2009-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PO AEMR ASEC PREL CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF |
09LISBON480 | PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON541 | PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON99 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PO |
09LJUBLJANA36 | SLOVENIA WARY OF LMOS, WON'T ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Emboffs met with Simona Rogl, Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food on February 11 to discuss cross-border movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) and the U.S. position on the Cartegena Protocol, [...] | 2009-02-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO SI |
09LJUBLJANA44 | SLOVENIA: NO RESPONSE ON BIOTECH CORN, BUT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche per reftel A on February 20 to Alenka Zupancic, Acting Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Zupancic said she could not give a response to this issue. However, mini [...] | 2009-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN KPAO TBIO SI |
09LONDON1708 | HMG ACCELERATES MEASURES TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS; [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG is preparing for the worst case scenario that one third of the UK population could become infected by the H1N1 virus, with potential deaths ranging from 19,000 to 65,000. HMG's National Pandemic Flu Service website became operational on July 23 and within minutes of its l [...] | 2009-07-24 16:55:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AMED SOCI CASC EAGR UK |
09LONDON2212 | UK PLEDGES TO DONATE $37 MILLION TO HELP FIGHT THE [...] (SBU) International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced on September 17 that HMG will donate 23 million GBP ($32 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help developing countries tackle the H1N1 pandemic. The value of this commitment is equivalent to 10 percent of the [...] | 2009-09-23 15:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL KFLU WHO UK |
09LONDON2358 | REPLY TO BIOTECH VOTES DEMARCHE: OCTOBER 19 [...] (U) Post delivered Reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Head of Novel Foods and Processes, Food Standards Agency (FSA). 2. (U) We received a swift and unequivocal written response:"The UK retains a science-based policy for biotech authorizations and we have not ide [...] | 2009-10-16 15:04:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09LONDON2446 | EMBASSY COMMENT ON BONE MARROW REGISTRY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 17:39:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO UK |
09LUANDA289 | MGSF01: SWINE INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (U) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 04/28/2009 to discuss the situation described in reftel and review appropriate tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were represented: POL, CDC, CONS, USAID, MGT, USAID, USDAO, GSO, CLO and RSO. 2. (U) [...] | 2009-04-30 05:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09LUANDA549 | PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (SBU) A/DCM convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 2, 2009 to review information from the previous day confirming Angola's first cases of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (Ref A). The EAC reviewed relevant tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were rep [...] | 2009-09-02 19:35:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO AO |
09LUSAKA208 | BIOTECH: PRESIDENT OPENS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Over the past three months, numerous Zambian Government (GRZ) officials -- beginning with President Banda -- have privately expressed some openness to loosening Zambia's restrictions on biotechnology. Agriculture Minister Chituwo said the President had ordere [...] | 2009-03-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR TBIO ZA |
09LUSAKA226 | ZAMBIA'S SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FIGHTING MALARIA THROUGH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO PREL ZA |
09LUSAKA41 | PROPOSAL FOR FY2009 BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2009 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy requests support for four activities. Three of the activities leverage the interest of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General's strong support for over [...] | 2009-01-20 14:46:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA |
09LUSAKA490 | COMESA LEADERS DISCUSS U.S.-COMESA TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Booth met with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya on July 6 to discuss the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting (scheduled for September 17-18 in Lusaka) and to explore the possibilit [...] | 2009-07-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD EAID SENV TBIO XA ZU XW |
09LUSAKA653 | H1N1 SPREADING IN ZAMBIA: GRZ AND MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pandemic H1N1 influenza is now estimated to be widespread in Zambia, with at least 300 clinical cases and 32 confirmed cases. Local authorities in Copperbelt and Central Province have closed some schools and quarantined students. Embassy Lusaka convened an interagency Pandemi [...] | 2009-09-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09LUSAKA72 | COMESA PREPARES TO HARMONIZE BIOTECH POLICY, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat intends to launch a high-level outreach program on biotechnology that is geared to COMESA heads of state as well as agriculture and trade ministers. Although the primary objective of the program is to arri [...] | 2009-02-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ETRD PREL |
09LUSAKA865 | TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...] | 2009-11-23 05:04:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA |
09LUXEMBOURG213 | LUXEMBOURG - GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) announced 26 new cases of H1N1 in Luxembourg during the first week of August. This brings the total incidents of the virus in the nation to 87 since the first reported case on June 1, 2009. Health Minister Mars Di Bartolomeo declared on August 10 that [...] | 2009-08-13 05:28:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMED AMGT TBIO LU KFLU |
09LUXEMBOURG266 | LUXEMBOURG: FIRST DEATH FROM SWINE FLU (H1N1) [...] (U) The first recorded death as a result of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) in Luxembourg occurred September 17. The patient was a 55 year old male who had been hospitalized for a serious but unrelated illness. It has not yet been determined where or when he contracted the virus. Prior to this dea [...] | 2009-09-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AADP AMED AMGT TBIO KFLU LU |
09LUXEMBOURG341 | H1N1 CLAIMS SECOND LUXEMBOURGER LIFE [...] (U) The Grand Duchy registered its second swine flu-related death on 16 November. The 48-year-old victim, like Luxembourg's only other fatal case, suffered from other, unspecified maladies. Luxembourg's Health Ministry reports 1,535 estimated cases across the country (as of 17 November). [...] | 2009-11-23 14:09:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KFLU CASC SOCI ASCH AMED KPAO TBIO LU |
09MADRID1013 | SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES AT OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Spain's Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) will vote in favor of proposals to approve three biotech maize varieties for import at the October 19 Agriculture Council Meeting, although GOS officials do not expect the proposals to be approved. While a delegate t [...] | 2009-10-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP |
09MADRID422 | MGSF01: SWINE FLU IN SPAIN SITREP ONE [...] As of April 28, we are aware of one confirmed case of swine flu in Spain, a 23 year-old recently returned to Spain from Mexico. He is hospitalized in Almansa, Albecete, and the press reports his condition is "evolving favorably." The Spanish national health service reports another 26 cases u [...] | 2009-04-28 12:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO |
09MADRID482 | SPAIN'S BIOTECH CROP UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Spain's MON810 corn crop is under threat from an emerging well-coordinated campaign to ban cultivation of genetically engineered seed varieties in Europe, according to industry sources. The campaign has gained strength a [...] | 2009-05-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO SP |
09MADRID745 | SPAIN H1N1 UPDATE: 1,526 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While official figures are not available, media reports say that there are currently 1,526 H1N1 cases in Spain, the majority of which are mild. To date, four people have died and 18 are in intensive care. Off the record estimates by public health officials put the number of [...] | 2009-07-24 09:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR CH FR SP |
09MANAGUA1084 | NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $611 million in 2008, a decrease of $103 million from $714 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $1.1 billion, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.7 billion, up 6.3 percent. Nicarag [...] | 2009-10-30 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU |
09MANAGUA1378 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 22:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NU |
09MANAGUA308 | NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...] | 2009-03-23 13:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU |
09MANAGUA525 | NICARAGUA: STILL NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) Summary: As of May 26, 2009, Nicaragua has reported no confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza. In response to the H1N1 epidemic, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) is implementing its National Plan for Prevention of and Response to Human Influenza Epidemic, focusing on surveillance at ports of ent [...] | 2009-05-26 17:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSAF ECON AMED CASC ASEC NU |
09MANAMA310 | FIRST CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN BAHRAIN [...] (U) On May 26, Ministry of Health Spokesman Adel Ali Abdulla told econoff that the ministry had identified the first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus in Bahrain. The ministry followed published protocols to isolate the patient and test others who may have been exposed. The ministry has plac [...] | 2009-05-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO BA |
09MANAMA363 | BAHRAIN RESPONDS TO H1N1 CASES [...] (U) Summary: Bahraini authorities announced eleven confirmed cases of H1N1 June 15 and 16. The patients had all recently returned from a youth exchange program in the U.S. Health Authorities have collected additional samples from patient contacts for testing. End Summary. 2. (U) On June 1 [...] | 2009-06-17 05:12:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO PGOV ECON BA |
09MANILA1043 | MGSF01 Economic Impacts and Philippine Response to H1N1 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government has earmarked funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment, but the virus has had only minor impact on the Philippine economy. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao ignored official warnings to delay his return from Las Vegas to avoid spreading H1N1, diverting med [...] | 2009-05-14 06:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA1108 | First Philippine H1N1 Case [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the Philippines' first case of H1N1 influenza in a 10-year-old girl who arrived May 18 on a flight from the U.S. The Health Department is now trying to contact the other passengers on the flight. The Philippine government is ram [...] | 2009-05-22 07:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA1246 | MGSF01: H1N1 ANXIETY IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the number of H1N1 cases in the Philippines remains low (54) and there have been no related deaths, high-profile media coverage and precautionary university closures have increased anxiety levels among the Philippine public. Mission continues to work with Philippine autho [...] | 2009-06-10 08:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA1338 | Philippines' First A(H1N1) Influenza Death [...] (U) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the country's first death related to Influenza A(H1N1): a 49-year-old woman employee of the Philippine House of Representatives with a history of heart disease. The death and a growing number of confirmed cases (near 500) prompte [...] | 2009-06-24 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA294 | Request from Health and Human Services [...] Post regularly relays equipment and supplies from U.S. agencies for use in the Philippines by U.S. and Philippine scientists, government agencies, and private institutions. This material enters duty and tax free. Post recommends against submitting a diplomatic note for the exclusion of dutie [...] | 2009-02-10 08:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN TBIO KSCA RP |
09MANILA913 | PHILIPPINES' INITIAL RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: While no swine flu cases have been reported in the Philippines, the government is taking steps to increase protective measures and raise its alert level for possible outbreaks. On April 28, the Secretary of National Defense told the Ambassador the government viewed the situation [...] | 2009-04-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV KSCA AMGT RP |
09MANILA941 | MGSF01: PHILIPPINE H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Manila's Mission Pandemic Influenza Task Force met on April 30 to review preparedness tripwires and discuss necessary actions in response to the continuing global spread of H1N1 influenza cases. Although the Philippines still has no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 f [...] | 2009-04-30 15:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA959 | MGSF01 AMBASSADOR CHAIRS H1N1 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador convened Embassy Manila's Emergency Action Committee on May 4 to assess the worldwide H1N1 situation, the Philippine government response, and Post's current actions and next steps. The Philippines lifted the ban on U.S. pork imports thanks to a coordinated Mission eff [...] | 2009-05-05 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MAPUTO1010 | H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mozambique (GRM) confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) on August 17. Preparations for the possible arrival of the influenza began in April, when the GRM began developing a response plan. The GRM has limited doses of Relenza and Tamiflu. Po [...] | 2009-09-11 09:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ |
09MAPUTO1047 | FIRST TWO H1N1 DEATHS CONFIRMED IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first death from H1N1 in Mozambique was reported on September 12, and the second was reported on September 19. The first two were a 29 year old woman who died after a three day hospitalization on September 6, and a 45 year old man who died on September 4. Mozambique has d [...] | 2009-09-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV SOCI PGOV PREL MZ |
09MAPUTO340 | MOZAMBIQUE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maputo requests an Embassy Science Fellow to work with the Government of Mozambique (GRM),to prepare a report on the status of agricultural business and processes in Mozambique and an implementation plan for advancement of agriculture in Mozambique. END SUMMARY 2. Emb [...] | 2009-03-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ |
09MAPUTO391 | CHOLERA RIOTS, PRISON DEATHS, AND CIVIL UNREST IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, thirteen Mozambicans died in a police cell in the district police command of Mogincual, Nampula Province, of asphyxia and suffocation, according to Mozambican Police (PRM) reports of autopsy results. The detained persons were kept in a 4 by 2 meter cell with little [...] | 2009-03-19 17:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV KCRM KTIP PHUM ASEC |
09MAPUTO54 | MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...] | 2009-01-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ |
09MAPUTO624 | DEATH, DISEASE AND ABUSE: PRISON CONDITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff recently joined representatives from the EU Human Rights group, including Sweden, Portugal, and Norway, on a mission to Tete Province to visit the Provincial Prison and meet with representatives from local authorities, civil society, and the prisoners. Tete Provincial Pri [...] | 2009-06-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO MZ |
09MAPUTO73 | BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge and Embassy Science Fellow recently met with Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, to discuss advancement of biotechnology in the country. The Fellow highlighted the need for Mozambique to significantly increase the level of education a [...] | 2009-01-27 10:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ |
09MAPUTO776 | MOZAMBICAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. AMELIA [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy hosted Mozambican Ambassador-designate to the United States Amelia Sumbana on July 8. Agencies and sections gave overviews of key issues on the bilateral agenda, including concerns about local labor law and work permits. Sumbana comes from a powerful FRELIMO party f [...] | 2009-07-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT TBIO MZ |
09MATAMOROS67 | MATAMOROS EAC CONVENES TO DISCUSS SWINE FLU OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) On April 27, 2009, Consul General Cecilia Elizondo-Herrera convened post's Emergency Action Committee to discuss reftel and post's response to the swine flu outbreak. In attendance were CG, MGT, IPO, RSO, and CONS Chief. 2. (U) Local media are reporting that there has bee [...] | 2009-04-28 00:08:00 | Consulate Matamoros | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MELBOURNE17 | Cool Weather Eases Heat Threat in Victoria & South [...] (SBU) Cooler temperatures in Victoria have eased the burden of last week's heat wave (reftel). Though damage has been substantial, brushfires have been brought largely under control and the state's emergency response services are holding up well in the face of increased human health demands. [...] | 2009-02-02 05:44:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ENRG AS |
09MELBOURNE20 | Catastrophic Fires Claim 130+ Lives in Victoria [...] (SBU) Brush fires ignited by record temperatures on February 7 are being labeled as the "worst natural disaster in Australian history." At least 130 people have been killed, over 750 homes have been destroyed, and nearly one million acres have burned. Officials expect these numbers to jump sh [...] | 2009-02-09 05:07:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ENRG CASC AS |
09MERIDA133 | SPIKE IN H1N1 INFLUENZA CASES IN YUCATAN RAISES MILD [...] (U) Summary: Confirmed cases of H1N1 in the State of Yucatan are increasing but the public remains largely unconcerned. Some local officials speculate that the rise in cases is due to respiratory problems caused by seasonal rains. Others argue that lax testing methods concealed the true [...] | 2009-07-20 19:59:00 | Consulate Merida | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09MEXICO1171 | SITREP 1 - SWINE FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a precaution, Mexican authorities closed schools and other public institutions in the Federal District and State of Mexico April 24, 2009 as officials announced an outbreak of the H1N1 strain of "swine flu". At the invitation of the GOM, two CDC officials will travel to Mex [...] | 2009-04-25 02:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1172 | SITREP 2 - SWINE FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced April 25 that schools will remain closed until May 6 in Federal District, State of Mexico and San Luis Potosi. The Ministry of Health reported that a total of 81 deaths (to date only 20 have been confirmed HINI related) and 1324 cases of suspe [...] | 2009-04-27 01:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CVIS ECON KSCA MX TBIO |
09MEXICO1173 | SITREP 3 - SWINE FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- In a nationwide address, President Calderon asked the public to remain calm, comply with government recommendations on public gatherings and suggested measures to prevent transmission of the virus. The GOM is still analyzing data and has not made an assessment on h [...] | 2009-04-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CVIS ECON KSCA MX TBIO |
09MEXICO1185 | SITREP 4 - Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico City [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced that schools across Mexico will remain closed until May 6. Mission Mexico decided to suspend all non-essential public services at Embassy Mexico and the nine Consulates until May 6. The EACs decided on April 27 to defer all non-essential TDY [...] | 2009-04-28 16:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1194 | SITREP 5 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ------------------- April 28 estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths remain unchanged from April 27. On April 28, 2009, the Mayor of Mexico City ordered the closure of all establishments where large numbers of the public gather until May 6, including restaurants, bars, di [...] | 2009-04-29 05:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1209 | SITREP 6 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 29 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases rose to 99, with eight cases resulting in death. Additionally, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that non-critical federal government offices will close from May 1 thru May 5. Essential government services will [...] | 2009-04-30 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1226 | SITREP 7 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM's [...] | 2009-05-01 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1227 | SITREP 7 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM' [...] | 2009-05-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1228 | SITREP 7 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- April 30 GOM estimates of confirmed H1N1 cases and deaths rose to 260 cases, including 12 deaths. On April 30, the Embassy issued an updated warden statement and announced that Mission operations will be closed on May 4, 2009. This closure complies with the GOM' [...] | 2009-05-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1229 | SITREP 8 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- At a press conference on May 1, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM has confirmed 358 cases of H1N1 and 15 deaths. The GOM will process 500 additional cases in its labs today. Embassy Mexico will be open for normal business on May 6, but has sus [...] | 2009-05-02 18:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1233 | SITREP 9 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 443 cases of H1N1 and 16 fatalities as of the morning of 2 May. President Calderon and Mayor Ebrard registered encouragement at what they viewed as a positive turn in statistics. The U.S. and Mexican [...] | 2009-05-03 18:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1234 | SITREP 9 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 443 cases of H1N1 and 16 fatalities as of the morning of 2 May. President Calderon and Mayor Ebrard registered encouragement at what they viewed as a positive turn in statistics. The U.S. and Mexican [...] | 2009-05-03 18:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1235 | SITREP 10 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- On the morning of May 3, Secretary of Health Cordova announced that the GOM had confirmed 506 cases of H1N1 and 19 fatalities. He stressed that Mexico had not ignored warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible outbreak, but had responded in a [...] | 2009-05-03 22:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1236 | SITREP 11 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The Minister of Health announced May 4 that the number of new H1N1 cases has declined and that there have been no new deaths. However, as Mexico clears a backlog of older H1N1 samples, the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 727 and deaths to 26. Mexica [...] | 2009-05-05 00:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1237 | SITREP 12 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Mexico aimed for a return to normalcy on 5 May, with many re-openings scheduled for 6 May. The Secretary of Health put total confirmed H1N1 cases at 866 and confirmed deaths at 26. A chorus of indignation at discrimination against Mexicans abroad continued. The [...] | 2009-05-06 01:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1250 | SITREP 13 - H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The GOM announced that the number of confirmed H1N1 cases now stands at 1,112 including 42 fatalities. Most of the fatalities were registered in April as Mexico continues to clear a backlog of samples. Restaurants in Mexico City and throughout other parts of the c [...] | 2009-05-07 02:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1260 | H1N1 ECONOMIC RELIEF PACKAGE - BEST MEDICINE? [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to resuscitate an economy laid low by the flu, on May 5 the Mexican government unveiled a stimulus package totaling 18.8 billion pesos (USD 1.4 billion). As the hardest hit sectors, tourism and SMEs will be the main beneficiaries of the plan, although Mexico's pork [...] | 2009-05-07 19:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX |
09MEXICO1269 | SITREP 14 - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- The GOM announced that the number of confirmed H1N1 cases now stands at 1,204 including 44 fatalities. The two additional fatalities were from analysis of backlogged samples. Mexico City reduced its alert level from orange to yellow which means that normal busines [...] | 2009-05-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1276 | H1N1 INFECTS MEXICAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Government of Mexico (GOM) generally got high marks for its response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, communication at times was lacking between federal and state health authorities, and in Mexico City the three main parties representing federal, state and local efforts ofte [...] | 2009-05-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX |
09MEXICO1277 | SITREP 15 (FINAL) - H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- Health Secretary Cordova announced in a May 8 press conference that the number of confirmed cases now stands at 1319 including 45 fatalities. 2. (U) FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS -------------------------------------------- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Mexic [...] | 2009-05-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CVIS CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO1298 | MORE HELP FOR MEXICO'S SME'S HIT HARD BY H1N1 [...] This is the second in a series of cables reporting on the economic impact of the influenza outbreak in Mexico. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to criticism of last week's economic rescue package (see reftel) for businesses hurt by the influenza outbreak was met with mixed reviews, with many b [...] | 2009-05-12 19:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KFLU TBIO PINR PGOV PREL MX |
09MEXICO1666 | GENOMIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE PRESENTS MEXICAN GENOME MAP AND [...] Summary: Mexico's National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN) presented the genomic map of the Mexican population last month. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science under the title: "Analysis of Genomic Diversity in Mexico Mestizo Populations For the D [...] | 2009-06-12 21:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA MX |
09MEXICO2623 | SAGARPA ON CCA MOU, COOL AND NAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SAGARPA does not appear to be certain exactly where to take its proposal to amend the memorandum of understanding for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture, but plans to consult with the Secretariat of Economy (SE) September 4 to clarify the GOM's position. COOL remains an [...] | 2009-09-03 19:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO2626 | ECONOMIA ON REG COOPERATION, 5-MINISTER MTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) seeks to advance the cause of trilateral regulatory cooperation and proposes some further steps in the realm of sanitary-phytosanitary work, to be followed by non-agricultural issues in coming months. SE seeks a meeting of the Free Trade Com [...] | 2009-09-03 20:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO2747 | UN SYG SPOTLIGHTS NONPROLIFERATION AND CLIMATE IN [...] (U) Summary: UN Secretary General (UN SYG) Ban Ki-Moon visited Mexico City September 7-8 as the keynote speaker for the 62nd annual conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the UN Department of Public Information on the theme of "for Peace and Development: Disarm Now." During [...] | 2009-09-18 22:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV PARM AORC TBIO PGOV PINR MX |
09MONTERREY150 | MONTERREY EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE ON SWINE FLU: MGSF01 [...] On April 27 Consul General convened the Monterrey Emergency Action Committee to discuss post's response to the outbreak of swine flu. Representatives from MGT, PAS, CONS, POL/ECON, RSO, ACS, FCS, DEA, DHS/ICE, ATO, CLO and OPAD attended. 2. Currently there are currently ele [...] | 2009-04-28 16:39:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09MONTERREY178 | NUEVO LEON'S HEALTH SECRETARY BRIEFS ON H1N1 FLU [...] Summary. On May 14, 2009 Monterrey Consul General, Econoff and ACS Deputy met with Nuevo Leon Secretary of Health Gilberto Montiel Amoroso to discuss the state's response to the H1N1 outbreak and its capacity to handle future pandemics. The capital of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, is the third larg [...] | 2009-05-18 14:29:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KSCA TBIO MX |
09MONTERREY32 | NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...] | 2009-01-29 01:53:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX |
09MONTERREY33 | NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...] | 2009-01-29 01:53:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX |
09MONTERREY397 | MONTERREY TEC ANNOUNCES POTENTIALLY GROUNDBREAKING NEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Four days before POTUS' October 23 declaration of a national emergency in the face of the growing influenza pandemic, researchers at Monterrey TEC's FEMSA Biotechnology Center announced the development of a new type of A/H1N1 influenza vaccine with the potential to solve curren [...] | 2009-10-27 23:58:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO TSPL MCAP MX |
09MONTEVIDEO107 | CHRONIC DISEASES INCREASING IN URUGUAY [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, post prepared the following report to examine the impact of chronic diseases (or Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs) in Uruguay and to inform the Department about policy related developments and the capacity of the local health sector to address those diseases. Uru [...] | 2009-02-20 16:56:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO KPAO WHO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO212 | URUGUAY: KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING [...] While Uruguay has completed the epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, it nevertheless faces an increasing incidence of diseases, such as parasitic diseases, traditionally linked to poverty and deteriorating social and environmental conditions. The G [...] | 2009-04-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAGR WHO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO239 | EAC - URUGUAY'S PREPAREDNESS FOR H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay's Health Ministry reported there are no actual or suspected cases of H1N1 influenza in Uruguay, and that local health authorities stand ready to screen incoming travelers with flu-like symptoms. On 4/28/09, U.S. Embassy Uruguay held an EAC meeting to review post's prepa [...] | 2009-04-29 16:23:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF PINR PREL TBIO |
09MONTEVIDEO245 | TFFLU01: H1N1 UPDATE #2- GOU GEARING UP; NO [...] Summary: As of May 5, Uruguay has no confirmed cases of the H1N1 influenza. The GOU expects test kits to diagnose H1N1 influenza to arrive shortly. Surveillance of incoming visitors at Carrasco International Airport has been extended to flights from the U.S., with special emphasis on indiv [...] | 2009-05-05 19:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09MONTEVIDEO32 | MONTEVIDEO PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post has prepared a proposal for the organization of a biofuels speaker program in Uruguay in FY2009. Given Uruguay's interest in energy diversification and our recent bilateral alternative energy MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur development of Uruguay's biofu [...] | 2009-01-21 10:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR |
09MONTEVIDEO445 | URUGUAY: GOU INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (U) Through contacts with local health practitioners and the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, Post developed the following timeline of interventions pertaining to the H1N1 pendemic, as requested in reftel: -- First case: The first case of H1N1 in Uruguay was detected on May 23, 2009. Th [...] | 2009-07-30 18:14:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO78 | URUGUAY: FM LAUDS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (C) Getting to know officials in the new U.S. administration and helping them understand Uruguay's excellent relationship with the U.S. is a priority for President Vazquez during his last year in office, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandez told the Charge February 6. Complicating that challenge [...] | 2009-02-10 15:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TBIO UY |
09MOSCOW1181 | RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN EXPANDING HEALTH POLICY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a welcome development, Russian health officials are expressing much more interest in cooperating with the United States on a wide range of health issues, including infectious and chronic disease control and preventi [...] | 2009-05-08 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL KCRM PTER KFLU |
09MOSCOW1889 | EMBASSY MOSCOW CONFIRMS TWO CASES OF H1N1 FLU, RUSSIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has confirmed two cases of H1N1 influenza within the Embassy community. Symptoms have been mild, and both patients are recovering well. Aside from these cases, Russian health authorities have publicly confirmed 12 cases of H1N1 throughout the country. However, this number [...] | 2009-07-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU PREL SOCI CASC EAGR RS |
09MOSCOW2199 | RUSSIA DECLINES USG REQUEST TO EXTEND JOINT SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 12, Russian federal authorities informed the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) that the government will not support resumption of three U.S.-funded smallpox projects at the Vector Center for Virology and Biotechnology near Novosibirsk. In a curt letter [...] | 2009-08-26 05:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI SCUL TSPL TNGD PREL PARM EAID OSCI RS |
09MOSCOW2932 | U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...] | 2009-12-03 04:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC |
09MOSCOW2978 | RUSSIAN HEALTH MINISTRY AND USG COUNTERPARTS REFINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Russia's Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova expressed strong interest in broadened cooperation with the United States through the Bilateral Presidential Commission and related health agreements in meetings with officials of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the Cente [...] | 2009-12-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL RS |
09MOSCOW3072 | Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...] | 2009-12-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM |
09MOSCOW3095 | POINTS DELIVERED: PBLICIZING THE U.S. RECORD OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP |
09MOSCOW407 | RUSSIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RS |
09MOSCOW561 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (RUSSIA) [...] (U) Subject of Proposal and General Information: Embassy EST section greatly appreciates the opportunity to request a 2009 science follow, ideally from either NIST or NSF, specializing in the field of nanotechnology who can work with the Russian government, Russian scientists and educators, a [...] | 2009-03-06 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO TNGD ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA RS |
09MOSCOW604 | RUSSIA PROPOSES TO START DISCUSSIONS ON ACCESS TO GENETIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) and the Federal Agency for Natural Resources Management Supervision (Rosprirodnadzor) told EST that Russia's policies and procedures on access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits are fragmented [...] | 2009-03-12 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV TBIO KIPR PREL PGOV KRVC EFIS RS |
09MOSCOW809 | TUBERCULOSIS REMAINS UNDER-REPORTED PROBLEM IN NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Medical Corps (IMC) Acting Russia Country Director warned of the continuing spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the Russian republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia at a meeting of post's Refugee Assistance Roundtable/Forum on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day. While [...] | 2009-04-01 10:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID TBIO RS |
09MUMBAI333 | MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO CONTROL SPREAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of deaths due to the H1N1 virus in Maharashtra, the state government has taken steps to control the spread of the disease, including temporarily closing schools, malls, and cinemas, as well as pulling anti-flu drugs off retail shelves. With the media fanning f [...] | 2009-08-13 11:42:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09MUNICH90 | BAVARIAN CSU FLIRTS WITH BECOMING A CONSERVATIVE GREEN [...] In his first election test as leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) and in a bid to win back the CSU base or to attract new voters, Minister President Horst Seehofer has reversed earlier positions and come out strictly opposed to genetically engineered organisms. Although he is now [...] | 2009-04-30 15:44:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD TBIO GM |
09MUSCAT643 | MGSF01: MUSCAT EAC H1N1 and July 4 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 17, 2009, the ChargC) convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss three confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine flu involving three students who recently returned from the United States after participating in the State Department funded Youth Exchange and Study Program [...] | 2009-06-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MUSCAT653 | TFFLU01: OMAN'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH ACES FIRST H1N1 TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Five days after Oman's Ministry of Health confirmed three H1N1 cases among returning YES students, no additional cases have arisen. The students are reportedly in 'fine' condition, according to the Ministry. The MoH's reaction, beginning with the alert from AmidEast and the Em [...] | 2009-06-22 13:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09MUSCAT933 | Oman Confronts H1N1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although Oman's H1N1 infection rate continues to rise, the Sultanate is responding proactively, and the infection rate is tracking with global trends. Some measures, such as the significant delay of the school year (in effect closing the school for an additional month),closely [...] | 2009-09-30 13:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AMED AEMR TBIO KFLU MU |
09MUSCAT963 | H1N1 UPDATE: COORDINATION AND VACCINATION IN OMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oman's reaction to the H1N1 threat reflects a fully transparent and an increasingly coherent policy which corresponds to WHO recommendations. The Ministry of Health has ordered a sufficient amount of vaccinations and has prioritized the appropriate groups for their receipt. Perha [...] | 2009-10-14 12:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AMED AEMR TBIO KFLU MU |
09NAIROBI1437 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-08 12:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1448 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1449 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1450 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1496 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1547 | HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYED USG [...] USG humanitarian funds for assistance to Somalia are frozen at a critical time when humanitarian conditions are deteriorating, humanitarian funding is not keeping pace with rising needs, and donors forecast decreased funding on the horizon. Lack of resolution within the USG regarding funding [...] | 2009-07-20 13:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI455 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Kenya) [...] Embassy Nairobi requests a Science Fellow from USGS, NOAA, USDA, or other appropriate agency to provide technical assistance to Kenya's Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands in land use planning for Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Timing for the Fellowsh [...] | 2009-03-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA KE |
09NAIROBI496 | CAUTIOUS KENYA FINALLY ENACTS LONG AWAITED BIOSAFETY ACT OF [...] Summary: On February 12, 2009, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed the long awaited and hotly disputed Biosafety Act of 2009 into law. Kenya thus becomes the fourth African country (following South Africa, Egypt, and Burkina Faso) to enact legislation establishing the legal framework to gover [...] | 2009-03-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KIPR ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV KE |
09NASSAU274 | GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST SWINE FLU; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...] | 2009-04-28 21:21:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NASSAU275 | CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...] | 2009-04-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NASSAU277 | CORRECTED: GCOB ACTIVATING "STATE OF PREPAREDNESS" AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GCOB discussed measures to contain and prevent the spread of Swine Flu (H1N1) at air and sea ports of entry (POEs). GCOB officials reported no confirmed cases of Swine Flu; however, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is currently at 24/7 operational capacity and is in a "state of p [...] | 2009-04-29 15:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NASSAU288 | Nassau H1N1 SITREP Update 1: Potential Cases Emerge [...] (U) According to press reports, medical authorities "reported swine flu-like symptoms" in a New Providence resident recently returned from Mexico. Minister of Health (MoH) Hubert Minnis announced that the unidentified individual is under surveillance and has elected to go into voluntary quara [...] | 2009-05-01 15:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NASSAU356 | BAHAMAS CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 20:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09NDJAMENA249 | CHAD'S DINOSAUR POPULATION DIMINISHED BY ONE [...] Chad's political class, comprised of an amorphous group of middle-aged bureaucrats and progeny of traditional chiefs representing ethnicities rather than ideologies, and an aging group of weathered politicians affectionately referred to as "the dinosaurs," was recently diminished with the June [...] | 2009-06-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO CD |
09NDJAMENA460 | CHAD CONFRONTS CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) This is the first of three cables on Chad's approach to environmental affairs, conveying information gathered in the course of the recent visit of the Regional Environmental, Science, Technology, and Health Officer (REO) to N'Djamena, and also following a number of high-level interventions [...] | 2009-10-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD |
09NDJAMENA461 | CHAD STEPS UP WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION [...] This is the second of three cables on Chad's interest in environmental affairs. The Republic of Chad is facing serious environmental challenges but working slowly to improve conditions and protect elephants from poaching at Zakouma, the country's flagship national park. At the same time, reco [...] | 2009-10-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD |
09NDJAMENA467 | WHY IS LAKE CHAD SHRINKING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the third of three cables on Chad's interest in environmental affairs. Government officials and experts cited several reasons why Lake Chad is shrinking -- rapid population growth, climate change and desertification, and seasonal and cyclical rainfall patterns -- during [...] | 2009-10-21 14:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD |
09NEWDELHI1054 | NEW DELHI EST HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 18 TO MAY 22, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 18 - 22, 2009, including the following: -- It's Official - Panna Tiger Reserve Has Lost All Its Native Tigers -- Oil Spill Threatens Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary -- Indian [...] | 2009-05-22 14:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI1098 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25 TO [...] Below is a compilation of Environment and Science & Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 25-29, 2009, including the following: -- Cyclone Aila Impacts Sundarbans Tiger Reserve -- Delhi Government Plans Climate Change Fund -- ISRO to Launch Second Space Capsule Rec [...] | 2009-05-29 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI1221 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF JUNE 01 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 08-12, 2009, including the following: -- Not-So-Expert Group Recommends Dilution of Environmental Clearance Process -- India to Establish Environmental Protection Autho [...] | 2009-06-12 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO MNUC ECON KGHG TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI1286 | INDIA - H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 19 June, India has 44 confirmed H1N1 cases, including two infections caught within India. Mission expects this number to increase over the near future. The Government of India (GOI) takes H1N1 and the possibility of recombination in India very seriously and is trying to p [...] | 2009-06-19 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NEWDELHI1379 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 29 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 29-July 2, 2009, including the following: -- World Bank: Don't Require Deep Emission Cuts from India -- India Against International Climate Change Monitoring, Carbon Tax -- [...] | 2009-07-02 13:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1657 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 27 TO AUGUST 07, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 27 to August 07, 2009, including the following: -- Environment Minister Opposes Mining Project -- Arunachal Pradesh Civil Rights Group Opposes Hydro Power Projects -- National Dis [...] | 2009-08-07 14:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1671 | INDIA - FIRST PANDEMIC H1N1 DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India experienced its first confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza related death on 3 August, and has had a total of seven reported deaths over the past week. The number of positive cases rose to 959 as of 10 August. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) has announced new [...] | 2009-08-11 08:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NEWDELHI1856 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31, [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 04, 2009, including the following: -- Minister of Environment and Forests Ramesh visits China -- Valmiki Tiger Reserve Bounces Back -- Ministry of Human Reso [...] | 2009-09-04 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI1952 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14 to September 18, 2009, including the following: -- India Plans to Reduce Emissions through Legislation -- India Starts to Get Serious About Environmental Protection - [...] | 2009-09-18 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO TSPA ENRG ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2074 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 05 [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 05-October 09, 2009, including the following: -- Cleaning the Ganga by 2020 -- Phasing out HCFCs by 2030 -- Dramatic rise in Indian Scientific Output -- US-India Joint [...] | 2009-10-09 05:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI IN |
09NEWDELHI2177 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns met Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on October 15 to discuss educational cooperation and Prime Minister Singh's November visit to Washington. Sibal previewed his late October travel to the United States and pushed [...] | 2009-10-27 08:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINT EINV IN PHUM SCUL SOCI TBIO TSPL |
09NEWDELHI2178 | Indian Health Minister Favors Strengthening U.S-India [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on October 15. Minister Azad thanked the United States for its assistance in the health field in India, citing collaboration in cancer, TB, maternal and child health, influenza, and HIV/AIDS a [...] | 2009-10-27 08:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID OVIP PHUM PREL TBIO TSPL KHIV IN |
09NEWDELHI421 | INDIA: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACCESS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following answers reftel, paragraph 20 request for information on Government of India (GOI) regulations governing benefit sharing and access to genetic resources. India's National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is the body responsible for managing and approving access to India [...] | 2009-03-06 01:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV TBIO |
09NEWDELHI533 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16 - 20, 2009, including the following: -- Haryana State Forest Department Goes After High Profile Development and Mining Interests -- Forest Fires In National Parks Cau [...] | 2009-03-20 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO KGHG TRGY NASA TSPA TNGD IN |
09NEWDELHI597 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI617 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Indo-German Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment Fails -- Indian Meteorological Department Gearing Up To Monitor Air Pollut [...] | 2009-03-31 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI775 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of April 06-17, 2009, including the following: -- New Protocols for Tiger Relocations in National Parks -- Poll Indicates Political Parties Unconcerned About the Environment -- [...] | 2009-04-17 14:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO KSCA TRGY IN |
09NEWDELHI828 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- Tiger Deaths in Madhya Pradesh - Poaching on the Rise -- EST Section Celebrates Earth Day -- Famous Tiger Gets Lifetime Achieve [...] | 2009-04-24 20:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN |
09NEWDELHI860 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - INDIA'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the close of business on April 29 in India, no cases of H1N1 infection in humans or livestock have been reported by the local press or government authorities. We expect India to achieve independent diagnostic capability within the next few days; CDC is providing technical as [...] | 2009-04-30 06:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NEWDELHI879 | MGSF01: H1N1 FLU - UPDATE ON INDIA, BHUTAN'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India still reports no cases of H1N1 in people or livestock, notwithstanding greatly exaggerated press reports of a case in Hyderabad. The Government of India (GOI) continues preparations to deal with any potential outbreaks. Airport screening has begun, though procedures are v [...] | 2009-05-01 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09NEWDELHI941 | EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ADAPTATION, NOT INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY: EmTech India '09 was MIT Technology Review's first ever emerging technology conference held outside the U.S. The conference was billed as a forum to discuss technological trends and showcase India's latest cutting edge technologies in information and communications technology, clean [...] | 2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TBIO TNGD TPHY EINV SIPR TINT SCUL ECPS IN |
09NEWDELHI942 | INDIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BABY STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Science and Technology (DST),the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),and the Tamil Nadu Technology Development Promotion Council, sponsored a conclave in Delhi April 14 and 15 to identify industry opportunities in India [...] | 2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD TPHY EIND EAGR TRGY TBIO IN |
09NIAMEY214 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for March 2009 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- President Sarkozy to Visit Niger Briefly on March 27; -- Civil Society Demonstrations Occur on March 21 & [...] | 2009-03-27 06:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL TBIO FR NG |
09NIAMEY324 | NIGER: WORLD MALARIA DAY OBSERVANCE [...] On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Nigerien First Lady Fati Tandja (the 2nd first lady) presided over a World Malaria Day observance in Maradi (about 400 miles from Niamey). The event featured several sensitization skits and included speeches by Government of Niger Health Minister Issa Lamine, reg [...] | 2009-05-04 15:46:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO NG JA |
09NICOSIA364 | CYPRUS: FIRST CONFIRMED H1N1 INFLUENZA CASE [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Cyprus regarding the H1N1 flu. FIRST CONFIRMED CASE 2. (SBU) On May 30, the Government of Cyprus (GOC) Ministry of Health confirmed that one patient had been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus. The patient, a 39-year old female Cyp [...] | 2009-06-04 07:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT |
09NICOSIA661 | CYPRUS: OCTOBER 19 EU BIOTECH MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post has conveyed USG positions to senior GOC officials at the MFA and the Ministry of Agriculture. On October 15, Ms. Irini Constantinou Senior Environment Officer, at the Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) informed us that Cyprus would be repre [...] | 2009-10-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY |
09NOUAKCHOTT577 | GLOBAL FUND INVESTIGATION IN MAURITANIA: FUNDS GO [...] (C) Summary: After widespread reports of mismanagement of aid granted to Mauritania through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a Global Fund financial investigation uncovered that nearly 74% of all aid funds to Mauritania were either spent improperly, or were not sufficie [...] | 2009-09-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID TBIO SOCI MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT647 | FY 2010 RENEWAL OF DISASTER DECLARATION FOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 9, 2009, Post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding in the city of Rosso and surrounding areas in southern Mauritania. (Ref A). In response, the USG has provided USG 25,100 to UNICEF from the International Disaster Assistance Account for the cons [...] | 2009-10-08 11:11:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MR SOCI TBIO |
09NOUAKCHOTT656 | SENIOR MAURITANIAN OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary. After being suspended from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, because of charges of fraudulent use of Global Fund payments, the GIRM took direct action by promising to immediately repay USD 1.7 million in mismanaged funds. The GIRM also arrested two prominen [...] | 2009-10-12 14:58:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT735 | ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT FOR GLOBAL FUND ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the announcement of Mauritania's suspension from the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS grants, a recent internal United Nations Development Program audit of the Mauritanian Global Fund grants for tuberculosis and malaria indicates that these funds have also been improperly di [...] | 2009-11-16 12:10:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI TBIO MR |
09OSAKAKOBE93 | H1N1 Kansai Economic Bell Begins to Toll [...] (SBU) Summary: As the spread of H1N1 and official countermeasures to the flu outbreak in Kansai continue to evolve, it is too early to calculate the full impact of the H1N1 flu virus on the Kansai economy, but as local governments and business organizations struggle to sweep away the percepti [...] | 2009-05-27 03:22:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KFLU SOCI TBIO PINR JA |
09OSLO111 | A WHALE OF A CABLE - WHALING IN NORWAY [...] (U) SUMMARY. After resuming commercial whaling of minke whales in 1993, Norway endured a few years of tough international criticism from NGOs and non-whaling countries. In recent years, however, the activity has largely fallen under the radar, surpassed by the attention now paid to Japan's [...] | 2009-02-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO NO |
09OSLO113 | NORWEGIANS UNHELPFUL ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (C) Poloff had a friendly discussion with the GON official, Birthe Ivars, who will represent Norway in Mexico City on 23-27 February to negotiate the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage resulting from cross-border movement of living modified organisms. The Norwegian pos [...] | 2009-02-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09OSLO144 | NORWAY'S REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FELLOWS - 2009 [...] (U) Summary. Post has had an excellent experience with its Science Fellow and would greatly benefit from continuing to host such fellows. We have three proposals on Svalbard (Arctic) Research (recently visited by the Secretary's Science Adviser),Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS),and Clean [...] | 2009-03-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ECON AMGT APER EPA NO |
09OSLO469 | H1N1 UPDATE: NORWAY PREPRES FOR WAVE OF PANDEMIC [...] (U) Sumary: H1N1 cases in Norway have increased to 342confirmed cases as of the end of July, and the infction rate appears to be accelerating, driven largely by the return of Norwegians from summer holidays abroad. Norwegian health officials recently announced plans to deal with the pandemic, [...] | 2009-07-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI ASC EAGR NO |
09OSLO612 | Oslo's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) and EAC [...] (SBU) Summary: Post convened a Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) October 1 to review post's EAP and tripwires related to pandemic influenza. The PIAC developed recommendations for the EAC regarding appropriate preparedness measures specific to this post. Post's EAC, chaired by the Ch [...] | 2009-10-06 15:14:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMED TBIO KFLU KFLO CASC NO |
09OSLO735 | OSLO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING AND [...] (U) Summary: The DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC)on November 25. Reported in the EAC were the results of a meeting of post,s Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) which also occurred on November 25. Ambassador White participated in the EAC. Others included: [...] | 2009-11-27 13:18:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NO OVIP PINR PREL PTER AMED TBIO KFLU |
09PARAMARIBO388 | Demarche Delivered: U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the points to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that the Government of Suriname will likely defer to CARICOM's consensus view, and the recent decision of the Caucus of Health Minister [...] | 2009-11-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NS |
09PARIS1175 | H1N1 rises sharply in French Pacific Ocean Territories [...] (SBU) New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna have been hit hard by H1N1 in recent weeks, making up the bulk of all French H1N1 related deaths and infections. The two deaths last week in New Caledonia spark concern as neither victim had any known pre-existing medical conditions [...] | 2009-08-27 15:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO CASC FR XV |
09PARIS1738 | FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL - FY 2010 [...] Embassy Paris Country Team presents this request for support from EEB FY 2010 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, especially in francophone developing countries. Post recognizes th [...] | 2009-12-22 07:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR |
09PARIS281 | FRANCE'S "NO" VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) In separate meetings emboffs delivered reftel points on DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties to the Trade Minister's Chief of Staff and the biotech advisors to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment. The latter indicated France would vote aga [...] | 2009-02-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EUN TBIO FR |
09PARIS474 | Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...] | 2009-03-31 08:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO ETRD FR |
09PARIS589 | Swine Flu: French Say currently no/no positive cases in [...] (SBU) Contacts at the French Ministry of Health (MOH) informed the Embassy that there are currently no positive cases of H1NI confirmed in France. There are a few ongoing suspicions, however, which will be discussed today in detail through the Global Health Security Action Group (GHSAG) channel [...] | 2009-04-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KFLU CASC TBIO FR |
09PHNOMPENH102 | CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Oum Pisey, Ministry of Environment (MOE) Technical Advisor and national contact for Cambodia's National Biosafety Framework development. There is an inter-ministerial biosafety planning group that includes the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishe [...] | 2009-02-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CB |
09PHNOMPENH157 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - CAMBODIA [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Phnom Penh would like to submit a request for an Embassy Science Fellow to help the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) develop standard practices for evaluating environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for large-scale infrastructure projects. The Fellow would wor [...] | 2009-03-11 02:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA CB |
09PHNOMPENH272 | MGSF01: CAMBODIAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There has not yet been any evidence suggesting cases of H1N1 in Cambodia. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) issued a statement April 27 outlining its activities since the outbreak in Mexico began, including increased animal and human health surveillance and inventories of [...] | 2009-04-29 11:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09PHNOMPENH421 | CAMBODIA H1N1 UPDATE - FIRST 5 CASES DETECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of June 25, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported five cases of laboratory-confirmed novel influenza A (nH1N1) in humans, representing the first identified nH1N1 infections in Cambodia. Four of the five cases occurred among a 40-member church mission delegation [...] | 2009-06-26 10:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09PHNOMPENH490 | CAMBODIA H1N1 UPDATE #3: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are currently a total of nine cases of laboratory-confirmed novel influenza A (H1N1) in Cambodia. Post's U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) office is waiting for laboratory results on a potential tenth case from Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC). All [...] | 2009-07-15 02:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09PODGORICA111 | MGSF01: PODGORICA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (U) On 29 April 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee convened to review Post's Pandemic Influenza tripwires (RefTel) and developments related to the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. The DCM chaired the EAC; RSO, POL/ECON, POL/MIL, CONS, PAO, DAO, and Belgrade RMO (via teleconference) attended. [...] | 2009-04-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09PORTLOUIS255 | H1N1 CATCHES HOLD IN MAURITIUS [...] SUMMARY. Since the first confirmed case H1N1 flu in June, the Government of Mauritius (GOM) has confirmed five deaths and 44 laboratory-confirmed cases, and expects the number to grow in coming months. While the GOM urges the public not to panic, hospitals are reporting difficulty coping wit [...] | 2009-08-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KFLO KPAO KSAF AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC TBIO MP |
09PORTLOUIS28 | PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...] | 2009-01-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP |
09PORTLOUIS54 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MP |
09PORTMORESBY225 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA DISASTER UPDATE -- DISEASE OUTBREAKS [...] Summary: The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) declared a State Of Emergency in September to address outbreaks of cholera, dysentery and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest Situation Report, the number of new cases re [...] | 2009-11-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED ECON PREL SOCI CASC PP |
09PORTOFSPAIN198 | NO CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES IN TRINIDAD, PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in T&T. Seven individuals returning from Mexico were quarantined, of which six tested negative for Type A Influenza and were released and one is still under observation. No facility in T&T currently has the capacity to test for th [...] | 2009-05-01 21:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO XL TD |
09PORTOFSPAIN251 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) GOTT Minister of Health Jerry Narace announced Trinidad and Tobago's first confirmed H1N1 case on June 5. The patient was described as an adult female national of Trinidad and Tobago. Her history of recent travel to several countries affected by the virus makes it impossible to pinpoint w [...] | 2009-06-05 23:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO XL TD |
09PRAGUE500 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 25 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Agriculture Ministry Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes, who will represent the Czech Republic at the September 7 EU Agriculture Council Meeting. Benes said that he and Agricultural Minister Sebesta became aware of the soy issue in Jul [...] | 2009-08-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EZ |
09PRAGUE608 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel to Ministry of Agriculture Food Safety Division Head Petr Benes on October 15. Benes said that the Czech Republic intends to support renewal of previously approved maize varieties and to support approval of three new biotech maize varieties at the October 19 Sta [...] | 2009-10-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO EZ |
09PRAIA208 | DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC IN CAPE VERDE [...] In a meeting on October 29 with the Diplomatic Corps in Cape Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health provided information about the mushrooming epidemic of dengue fever that is afflicting the country. The following details were provided: --there are over 3,700 sus [...] | 2009-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
09PRAIA209 | DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC ACCELERATES, WITH INCREASING [...] Summary. The Dengue epidemic in Cape Verde has affected almost five percent of the population of the capital city of Praia, and five deaths have now occurred. Eighteen more patients are hospitalized with the hemorrhagic form of the disease. The number of suspected Dengue cases doubled over [...] | 2009-11-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
09PRAIA215 | CORRECTED COPY: DENQUE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN CAPE VERDE [...] Summary. The number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed. The Minister of health has informed the diplomatic corps that, in the view of the GoCV, the peak of the epidemic was reached on November 4. However, the views of the World Healt [...] | 2009-11-13 18:46:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
09PRETORIA100 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...] | 2009-01-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
09PRETORIA1519 | AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...] | 2009-07-28 08:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF |
09PRETORIA2271 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP TBIO SF |
09PRETORIA2395 | AMBASSADOR JENKINS DISCUSSES MOLYDENUM-99 WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins met with Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) Chief Executive Officer Rob Adam on November 10. They discussed the Nuclear Security Summit, the bilateral agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy R&D, and cooperation on production of medi [...] | 2009-11-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL MNUC KNNP EMIN ETRD TRGY TBIO SF |
09PRETORIA2463 | PRESIDENT ZUMA ANNOUNCES HE WILL TEST FOR AIDS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zuma called for a renewed struggle against AIDS in South Africa, leading by example as he promised to have himself tested for AIDS. Zuma emphasized that prevention was the key and called for wide testing. He announced a number of new initiatives to give more AIDS pat [...] | 2009-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF |
09PRETORIA2547 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HEALTH AARON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The meeting between Ambassador Gips and Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi on November 30, 2009 marked a new partnership between the United States and South Africa in health coordination and cooperation. The Minister thanked the United States for the extensive support we ha [...] | 2009-12-10 12:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KHIV PGOV SF TBIO |
09PRETORIA2686 | SOUTH AFRICA: KUDOS FOR U.S. COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 13:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC |
09PRETORIA361 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO [...] AGATTACHE collected information on access to genetic resources in South Africa through discussions with Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and private sector contacts. The following provides a brief overview of this complex issue. While this cable is intended to answer questions [...] | 2009-02-25 09:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
09PRETORIA628 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Post submits two proposals for Science Fellows. Proposal One requests a Science Fellow for May 2009. Proposal Two requests three dimensional modeling of the world's largest repository of the platium-group elements in the Bushveld complex. --------------------------------------------- -- [...] | 2009-03-31 07:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09PRETORIA884 | South Africa's Response to CCFL Demarche [...] Ag Attache provided reftel demarche points to the South African Codex Point of Contact, Malose Daniel Matlala, Deputy Director, Inter-agency Liaison and Regulatory Nutrition, Department of Health, Directorate of Food Control on April 24, 2009. The official responded that South Africa will not s [...] | 2009-05-04 09:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO |
09PRETORIA99 | THE AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF HEALTH - FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a productive meeting with Minister of Health Barbara Hogan January 19 on the eve of his departure from post. The Ambassador conveyed his frustration that he had not been able to meet with the Minister's predecessor, emblematic of challenges in working with th [...] | 2009-01-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF ZI |
09PRISTINA487 | KOSOVO: H1N1 PREP UNDERWAY AS VIRUS STRIKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first suspected cases of H1N1 influenza have appeared in Kosovo, according to the Director of Kosovo's National Institute of Public Health (NIPH). At the same time, NIPH and other elements of Kosovo's public health infrastructure continues preparations to deal with a possibl [...] | 2009-11-09 13:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU KV |
09PRISTINA511 | KOSOVO: FIRST H1N1 DEATH CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) On November 15 Kosovo authorities reported the first death attributable to the H1N1 influenza virus -- also known as swine flu. The patient was a 31-year old man from Gllogovc/Glogovac, approximately 30 km from Pristina. He was hospitalized in critical condition on November 12 and treat [...] | 2009-11-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU KV |
09QUITO969 | Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for IDLO [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador was not heavily involved in the International Development Law Organization (IDLO),and was still reviewing possible candidacies for the Director General positi [...] | 2009-11-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC |
09QUITO971 | Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador understood the importance of the USG's leadership and contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Puma sai [...] | 2009-11-17 22:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC |
09RABAT204 | MOROCCO CHEMICAL SECURITY WORKSHOPS SET FOR APRIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 08:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM TBIO TPHY MO |
09RABAT391 | TFFLU01: MOROCCAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco has reinforced its influenza surveillance and response measures as H1N1 influenza cases draw nearer to the Kingdom. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has instituted surveillance of arriving travelers and is purchasing more anti-viral medication to add to its current sto [...] | 2009-05-08 06:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMED CASC TBIO PINR AMGT TF KFLU KFLO |
09RABAT817 | UNSCR 1540 AFRICA WORKSHOP: MOROCCO INTERESTED, [...] (U) This message contains an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor in the International Organization Division Nabigha Hajji told EconOff on October 1 that Morocco appreciates the invitation to reftel biosafety/biosecurity workshop in Kenya in F [...] | 2009-10-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETTC PTER TBIO MO |
09RANGOON156 | BURMA: LAUNCHING PILOT PROJECT TO COMBAT MULTI-DRUG [...] (SBU) The Burmese Ministry of Health, working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Medecins sans Frontieres-Holland, will launch a three-year multi-drug and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) pilot program in Rangoon on March 23 and Mandalay on April 2. The Nati [...] | 2009-03-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
09RANGOON238 | BURMA: GOB RESPONDS TO SWINE FLU; NO OUTBREAK IN [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government has informed us, and WHO agrees, that, contrary to a BBC Burma Service radio report, there are no cases of swine flu in either humans or animals in Burma. The GOB continues to coordinate among various Ministries and plans to produce a swine flu action plan short [...] | 2009-04-27 07:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON241 | MGSF01: BURMA HEALTH MINISTRY TO MONITOR [...] (SBU) The Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH) announced it will begin monitoring the temperature of all incoming and outbound passengers at international airports. The MOH has yet to determine whether or how it will quarantine sick passengers. The GOB designated Wei Bagi Hospital in Rangoon f [...] | 2009-04-28 07:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KPAO PREL PINR |
09RANGOON246 | MGSF01: STILL NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 IN BURMA; [...] (SBU) The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) confirmed that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries' reference laboratories lack the capacity to diagnose A/H1N1. In the meantime, any suspected samples will be sent to refe [...] | 2009-04-30 01:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KPAO PREL PINR |
09RANGOON247 | MGSF01: EMBASSY RANGOON EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) CDA chaired Embassy Rangoon's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 30 to review Post's contingency plans, as well as the Government of Burma's (GOB) pandemic preparedness activities. The EAC confirmed that Post has adequate supplies of personal protective equipment and enough tamiflu [...] | 2009-04-30 04:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KPAO PREL PINR |
09RANGOON253 | TFFLU01: BURMA HEALTH MINISTRY DETAILS A/H1N1 [...] (SBU) During a May 4 meeting with the diplomatic corps, the Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH) detailed its A/H1N1 action plan, including surveillance and quarantine procedures. Since April 28, MOH officials have screened incoming travelers at all ports of entry, including two international a [...] | 2009-05-05 06:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON265 | TFFLU01: H1N1 THERMAL IMAGING - RANGOON, BURMA [...] The following are answers to questions posed in Ref A: -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has one old thermal scanner at the Rangoon International Airport. According to WHO Country Representative Adik Wibowo, the thermal scanner is made by Singapore Technology Electronic Company and has two [...] | 2009-05-11 07:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON370 | BURMA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH PREPARES FOR A/H1N1 [...] (SBU) During a June 16 meeting with the diplomatic corps, the Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH)reviewed its A/H1N1 action plan, detailing surveillance procedures. MOH asserts there are still no confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in Burma. Since April 28, MOH officials have screened more than 1.3 mil [...] | 2009-06-18 00:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON402 | BURMA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONFIRMS FIRST A/H1N1 [...] (C) On June 28, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed in the local press Burma's first case of A/H1N1 -- a 13-year old Burmese girl who recently returned from Singapore. The girl, who was diagnosed on June 27, continues to receive tamiflu treatment at Yangon General Hospital. MOH has place [...] | 2009-06-29 07:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON408 | BURMA: NO NEW A/H1N1 CASES; MOH ISSUES NEW TESTING [...] (C) Ministry of Health (MOH) officials continue to aver that there are no confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in Burma other than the one announced last week, and they are denouncing rumors a patient in Lashio died from A/H1N1. MOH refuses to discuss the status of the eight patients who allegedly have [...] | 2009-07-02 04:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON428 | BURMA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PILOT MDR-TB PROGRAM; [...] (C) The Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH),in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Medecins sans Frontieres-Holland (MSF-Holland),launched a three-year multi-drug and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR- and XDR-TB) pilot program in Rangoon on July 9; the MOH plan [...] | 2009-07-10 03:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
09RANGOON429 | BURMA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONFIRMS SECOND A/H1N1 [...] (C) The Ministry of Health (MOH) on July 9 confirmed Burma's second A/H1N1 case -- a 20-year old Burmese man who recently returned from Bangkok. The man, who was diagnosed on July 9, is receiving tamiflu treatment at Wei Bagi Infectious Disease Hospital in Rangoon. The MOH is conducting su [...] | 2009-07-10 03:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL |
09RANGOON432 | BURMA: INCREASING DRUG RESISTANCE FOR MALARIA [...] (C) Malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases and leading causes of mortality in Burma. In 2008, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported more than 564,000 cases, with 959 deaths. NGOs emphasize that these figures grossly underestimate Burma's true morbidity, which they estimate is two mi [...] | 2009-07-13 05:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
09RANGOON487 | BURMA'S A/H1N1 CASES RISE TO TEN [...] (SBU) Burmese health authorities reportedly this week confirmed another case of A/H1N1 -- a 57-year-old man returning on a flight from Singapore -- bringing the number of known cases in Burma to ten. Authorities are monitoring other passengers and airport staff from the July 20 Silk Air flig [...] | 2009-07-31 09:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON499 | BURMA'S H1N1 CASES RISE TO FIFTEEN [...] (U) Burmese health officials confirmed August 6 they have diagnosed a total of 15 A/H1N1 cases in Burma. The latest case is a three-year-old child with a relative who had been diagnosed with A/H1N1 upon returning from Singapore August 1. Health authorities are monitoring all passengers tha [...] | 2009-08-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON549 | HEALTH AUTHORITIES MAINTAIN AH1N1 CONTAINMENT [...] (C) Burmese health authorities continue to rely on a containment strategy to handle the A/H1N1 pandemic. While WHO's worldwide guidance recommends a focus on mitigation, a Burma-based WHO epidemiologist said Burma's containment policy is not medically contraindicated and stems from fear of [...] | 2009-08-21 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RECIFE17 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SEVERE FLOODING IN MARANHAO - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Ambassador has determined, based upon information from Brazil's Secretariat for Civil Defense and Maranhao State Government, that the severe destruction due to recent record Rains and flooding is of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG em [...] | 2009-05-01 19:15:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO SENV BR |
09REYKJAVIK170 | ICELAND'S PLANS TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS THIS WINTER [...] (U) Summary: The strain of the H1N1 influenza virus present in Iceland has been milder than that experienced in other countries, and only one person has been hospitalized with the illness earlier this year. Occurrences of H1N1 in Iceland have been on the decline recently. However, Iceland's C [...] | 2009-09-28 17:07:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED PREL TBIO IC |
09REYKJAVIK32 | ICELAND RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND [...] Per reftel cable, Post contacted the Ministry of Environment to determine whether Iceland would be sending a representative to the Group of the the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Meeting in Mexico City on Februar [...] | 2009-02-11 12:02:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IS TBIO |
09REYKJAVIK51 | EMBASSY REYKJAVIK SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST 2009 [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our Mission Strategic Plan again this year. Post believes that enhanced [...] | 2009-03-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER IC |
09REYKJAVIK97 | FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN ICELAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 13:34:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED PREL TBIO IC |
09RIGA451 | LATVIA: NO POSITION YET ON SOY ISSUE BUT AGAINST BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Latvia is aware of the suspension of U.S. soy product imports, but has not developed a formal position on the issue. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the MFA's International Trade and Investment Division, and to Janis Briedis, deputy director of the MOA's [...] | 2009-08-28 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG |
09RIGA520 | LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST ALL BIOTECH CROP APPROVALS [...] (SBU) The Latvian parliament's European Affairs Committee told the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to vote against any EU approval of biotech food. Thus, the MOA will vote against the biotech varieties in reftel. 2. (SBU) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Inese Birgele, head of the [...] | 2009-10-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO LG |
09RIGA521 | CUTS TO LATVIAN HEALTH SYSTEM LOWERS H1N1 READINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuts to the Health Ministry's budget have weakened Latvia's ability to respond to an unlikely but possible H1N1 outbreak. Latvia cannot afford H1N1 vaccines and has fewer resources to combat an outbreak. So far the virus does not appear to be widespread in Latvia. End Summar [...] | 2009-10-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED CASC LG |
09RIGA91 | LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG |
09RIODEJANEIRO404 | Rio Radar - December 3 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: BLACKOUTS HIT RIO DE JANEIRO...AGAIN AND AGAIN 2. (U) Beginning the afte [...] | 2009-12-03 17:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV TBIO EAIR BR |
09RIYADH1023 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: SIX DEATHS, VACCINES ORDERED, [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported six deaths and a total of 595 H1N1 cases to date. The six H1N1 victims range in age from 15 to 32 years, and span the country, including the Eastern, Qassim, Asir, and Riyadh provinces. Many of the victims reportedly suffered from chronic illnes [...] | 2009-08-05 13:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA |
09RIYADH1045 | HEALTH MINISTER REQUESTS HHS MOU BY OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with A/DCM and a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) training delegation on August 11, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said his Ministry ideally would like to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooper [...] | 2009-08-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA |
09RIYADH1049 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: IRAN CANCELS RAMADAN FLIGHTS, 9 [...] (SBU) Iran cancelled all flights to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan on August 10 reportedly to minimize the spread of H1N1. The Chairman of the National Hajj Committee Saad al-Qarashi said the Iranian decision would minimally impact Ramadan Umrah season, as Iranians usually come for Umrah during [...] | 2009-08-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH1082 | SAUQ H1N1 UPDATE: SAG PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR [...] (SBU) The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) announced August 17 that hospitals have treated 2,000 persons in the Kingdom for H1N1. Although 14 people have died from H1N1 complications, 95 percent of those infected reportedly have recovered fully. 2. (SBU) King Abdullah issued an order August [...] | 2009-08-21 13:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA |
09RIYADH1161 | RECOMMENDING A LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO SAUDI KING [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph four. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The inauguration of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on September 23 will be an important milestone for Saudi Arabia. Sending a congratulatory letter provides a good opportunity [...] | 2009-09-06 14:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO ECON SENV TBIO SA |
09RIYADH1213 | Saudi H1N1 mitigation efforts continue for Hajj and [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Government continues to actively monitor cases of H1N1 and has started a nationwide awareness campaign to reduce the threat of transmission. The number of infections and deaths has remained steady. The Saudi Government is working with foreign governments on measures [...] | 2009-09-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA |
09RIYADH1349 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ACTION COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING [...] (SBU) Embassy Riyadh's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee held its inaugural meeting on October 5 to discuss planning and preparedness in the event that either the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, or another influenza strain, undergoes genetic changes that increase its severity, resulting in a sever [...] | 2009-10-12 04:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09RIYADH1417 | SAUDI HEALTH MINISTER LAUDS CDC, CALLS FOR BROADER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Minister of Health is very pleased with ongoing cooperation with the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC),which is working on a three-stage program to protect the health of Hajj visitors and improve the Kingdom's ability to track and respond to outbreaks of infection [...] | 2009-10-27 05:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON SCUL PREL SA |
09RIYADH1510 | SAUDI GOVERNMENT BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON [...] (SBU) Officials from the Saudi Ministries of Health (MOH) and Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed members of the diplomatic community in Riyadh on their H1N1 preparedness on November 4. The SAG highlighted the important role that international collaboration, particularly with the Centers for Disease [...] | 2009-11-14 06:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA |
09RIYADH761 | H1N1: SAUDI HEALTH MINISTRY ACTS EXPEDITIOUSLY IN FIRST [...] (SBU) Key Points and Action Request: -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed two cases of H1N1, both involving persons who contracted the disease abroad. -- MOH will adhere to WHO guidelines and has imposed neither travel nor import restrictions. -- MOH is gearing up for the Hajj/U [...] | 2009-06-09 08:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH800 | SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) On June 14, the Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed a total of 14 cases of H1N1 since June 3, and new cases are being reported steadily. The Ministry identified infected persons via thermal screening at airports in Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and Riyadh, an [...] | 2009-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH837 | SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE: 48 CASES, NO TRAVEL [...] (SBU) On June 23, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 45 cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3, and on June 25 the Arab News reported three additional cases. The Ministry has reported no fatalities to date, and 17 of the H1N1 patients have been released from the hospital. Several pat [...] | 2009-06-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH871 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: 81 CASES, CDC VISITORS ADVISE [...] (SBU) On June 30, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 81. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date in the country, and 39 H1N1 patients had been released from hospitals as of June 24. Several patie [...] | 2009-07-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH901 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSSES HAJJ [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Erdman met with Health Minister Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah on July 8 to discuss Saudi healthcare issues including H1N1 preparation for the upcoming Hajj. Rabeeah noted that the Ministry's plan follows the 15 recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and [...] | 2009-07-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH929 | SAUDI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON H1N1, OTHER HEALTH [...] (SBU) Saudi Minister of Health Abdullah Rabeeah briefed Charge July 8 on his Ministry's priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage season. Rabeeah requested Embassy assistance delivering a letter to the Centers for Disease Control regarding the distribution of H1N1 tes [...] | 2009-07-15 16:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA |
09RIYADH933 | H1N1 UPDATE: 232 CASES, OUTBREAKS IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced July 14 that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 232. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date and 90 percent of those infected reportedly have recovered fully. The Ministry of Education, at the [...] | 2009-07-18 04:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
09RIYADH959 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: UMRAH RETURNEE DIES IN EGYPT, [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in the Kingdom has risen to 294, and the first fatality was reported on July 19. An Umrah pilgrim with a pre-existing heart ailment died of H1N1 reportedly after becoming ill while on Umrah pilgrimage in the Kingdom. The patient, a 25 year old Egyptian woman, r [...] | 2009-07-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA |
09RIYADH979 | SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH, ARAB HEALTH [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health reported Saudi Arabia's first H1N1 death July 27. Saleh Al-Shehri, a 30 year old Saudi man, died in Dammam reportedly after contracting H1N1 from an infected individual he had been visiting frequently. Al-Shehri's family accused the private hospital of negligence [...] | 2009-07-29 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA |
09ROME1004 | ITALY H1N1 UPDATE: 1800 CONFIRMED CASES, NO DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in Italy reached the total of 1800 as of August 26. So far, only a few hospital admissions and no deaths are reported. However, a 24-year-old man is currently in an intensive care unit; his case strengthened calls for a nation-wide de [...] | 2009-09-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR IT |
09ROME1093 | ITALY SEEKS USG PARTNERS FOR BIOCONTAINMENT FACILITIES; [...] (SBU) Summary. The director of Italy's National Infectious Disease Institute told EUR/PGI Director Marc Ostfield on September 11 that he is interested in potential USG partners to collaborate with a new containment facility in Rome for the treatment and management of patients with highly infec [...] | 2009-09-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON KCOR KTFN PTER IT |
09ROME1109 | ITALY CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A senior Italian official in the Labor, Health and Social Policies Ministry confirmed Italy's political commitment to participate in the U.S.-initiated effort to help other countries combat the global H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Italian Government (GOI) is still working out t [...] | 2009-09-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL WHO IT |
09SANAA1850 | SITREP: YEMEN'S H1N1 PANDEMIC AND PANIC [...] (U) Summary. Yemen has 266 confirmed H1N1 influenza cases, and the number is increasing across the country. Since the end of August, most of the H1N1 cases in Yemen have come from local transmission. The 266 infected people have been treated with Tamiflu and either sent home or hospitalized [...] | 2009-10-07 10:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SANAA2002 | SITREP: H1N1 PANDEMIC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO [...] (U) Summary. Yemen has 415 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza, and health officials suspect an additional 800 cases. The ROYG has a 50,000 supply of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to prevent the spread of the virus and 100,000 doses of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to treat H1N1 patients, but h [...] | 2009-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SANAA266 | YEMEN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM |
09SANAA402 | EMBASSY SANAA 2009 SCIENCE FELLOW PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Sanaa proposes the following spring/summer position for a Science Fellow. 2. Topic: Geological Survey Capacity-Building in Yemen. -- Relevant host country organizations: Geological Survey and Mineral Resource Board, Ministry of Oil and Minerals, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, a [...] | 2009-03-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENGR ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09SANAA875 | SITUATION REPORT: YEMEN'S H1N1 PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although H1N1 influenza (informally known as swine flu) has not yet arrived in Yemen, the ROYG has mobilized resources in preparation for its arrival. The Ministry of Health has set up a 24-hour operations room and distributed Tamiflu to cities throughout Yemen. A quarantine [...] | 2009-05-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SANJOSE149 | GOCR PROPOSES EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR WHO AND IOM [...] In response to reftel demarche, the GOCR sent a diplomatic note, dated January 19, proposing an exchange of support for the U.S. candidacy to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Executive Board and the Costa Rican candidate for Deputy Director General of the International Organization for [...] | 2009-03-05 18:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA AORC CS |
09SANJOSE25 | HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT TOUTS NEW ERA OF HHS/FDA COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt's January 7, 2009, return visit to Costa Rica to open the new regional office of the HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a warm welcome from President Oscar Arias, relevant Government Ministries, the press, [...] | 2009-01-16 18:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS |
09SANJOSE980 | COSTA RICA: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO CS |
09SANSALVADOR1070 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES |
09SANSALVADOR159 | EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
09SANSALVADOR391 | MGSF01: EAC MEETING: H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) held a follow-up meeting on April 29, 2009 to review the Mission's preparedness as the USG had upgraded the level health emergency for H1N1 Flu. (Note: per reftel, EAC had an initial meeting on this same subject on 4/26. End note.) Charge Blau chaired t [...] | 2009-04-30 21:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR ASEC CASC |
09SANSALVADOR423 | TFFLU01 EL SALVADOR H1N1 UPDATE [...] The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has extended its emergency decree in response to the H1N1 Influenza Outbreak to May 18. The country reports four confirmed cases, two probable cases and five suspected cases. 2. USAID and SOUTHCOM coordinated the delivery of 5,100 Personal Protective [...] | 2009-05-13 22:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID ES |
09SANTIAGO1158 | CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CI |
09SANTIAGO215 | CHILE'S NATIONAL PARKS LACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN HELPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with Chile's National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and National Forestry Commission (CONAF) to provide feedback on his January trip to Chilean Patagonia. He inquired about resources for improving the infrastructure in Torres del Paine National Park, on [...] | 2009-03-06 18:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO252 | CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...] | 2009-03-17 12:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO402 | CHILE'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE -- AIRPORT SCREENING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Chile. The Chilean government on April 24 began scanning passengers arriving from Mexico and the U.S. at Santiago's International Airport, for fevers using non-invasive fever detectors. Consul General observed the screening pro [...] | 2009-04-28 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON |
09SANTIAGO411 | CHILE'S HEALTH MINISTRY -- NO CASES OF SWINE FLU; REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Health Jeanette Vega confirmed to Emboffs there are no cases of swine flu in Chile. During the meeting, USDA Attache encouraged Chile not to restrict U.S. pork imports; Health Ministry officials responded they have no intention to limit entry of such products [...] | 2009-04-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON |
09SANTIAGO470 | TFFLU01: CHILE CONFIRMS FOUR H1N1 CASES; GOC MAINTAIN [...] According to Chilean press reports and the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 18, Chile has four confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. THREE CASES ON SAME VACATION TOUR, FLIGHT ----------------------------------------- 2. Three of the cases are women who arrived in San [...] | 2009-05-18 20:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON |
09SANTIAGO487 | TFFLU01: CHILE HAS 29 CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES; THE MOST IN [...] According to the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 21, Chile has twenty-nine confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. There have been no H1N1-related deaths. Many of the cases are school children with mild symptoms, who are being treated at home. 29 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] | 2009-05-22 16:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON |
09SANTIAGO499 | CHILE HAS 168 CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES; ALL BUT ONE IS MILD [...] According to the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 27, Chile has 168 cases of H1N1 influenza. There have been no H1N1-related deaths. Although H1N1 has spread outside the metropolitan Santiago region, many of the cases are mild. 168 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1; ONLY ONE I [...] | 2009-05-28 18:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON |
09SANTODOMINGO227 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...] | 2009-02-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR |
09SEOUL1254 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...] | 2009-08-10 03:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1469 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009 [...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...] | 2009-09-15 01:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1483 | RESPONSE TO US/FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 00:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI ABUD AFIN KSCA TBIO US KS |
09SEOUL1595 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...] | 2009-10-08 00:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1773 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Korea is the ninth largest emitter of carbon dioxide gas in the world, the government said on October 19, quoting a report using 2007 data by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country ranked as the tenth largest CO2 emitter in an earlier report using 2005 emissions data. Korea [...] | 2009-11-06 03:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND ENRG TBIO OEXC TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL318 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009 [...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...] | 2009-03-02 05:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS |
09SEOUL542 | AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY [...] Summary: On March 24, Ambassador joined with Korean Health Minister Jeon Jae-hee in Korea's main World TB Day event to commend the work done over the years by the Korea National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA). The Ambassador was the only foreign dignitary to participate in the commemorati [...] | 2009-04-03 07:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL KS |
09SEOUL587 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MARCH 2009 [...] After several rounds of public hearings, the Lee Myung-bak administration submitted draft legislation entitled "The Basic Law on Low Carbon and Green Growth" to the National Assembly on February 28. The proposed legislation calls for the introduction of a market-based cap-and-trade system on [...] | 2009-04-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KS |
09SEOUL729 | MGSF01: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SURVEILLANCE RESULT IN [...] Summary: South Korea has confirmed three cases of H1N1 influenza during the recent outbreaks. The first case was a nun who had recently returned from a visit to Mexico. The second case was a nun at the same convent who had close contact with the first. The third case was a woman who was o [...] | 2009-05-08 07:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SEOUL810 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - APRIL 2009 [...] On April 27, the Korean government unveiled an interim plan for its four major river restoration projects, aimed at flood control, securing sufficient water supplies, upgrading river water quality, and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting local economies through job creation to carry out t [...] | 2009-05-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KS |
09SEOUL831 | CLUSTER OF INFECTED AMCITS RAISES KOREA'S H1N1 TALLY TO 23, [...] Summary: On May 23, Korea confirmed the first H1N1 diagnosis of an Amcit in Korea; by May 26, the number of infected Amcits in Korea had risen to 16 (of a total of 23 positive diagnoses in Korea). Thirteen Amcit English teachers of 65 recently recruited from the United States and Canada were d [...] | 2009-05-26 21:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TBIO KFLU KS |
09SEOUL951 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009 [...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...] | 2009-06-16 06:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SHANGHAI259 | SHANGHAI FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE HOLDS "UNPRECEDENTED" [...] (SBU) The Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) convoked Consular Corps representatives on June 9 for an "unprecedented" meeting on improving Shanghai's service environment for foreigners. With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, relevant municipal government authorities must a [...] | 2009-06-12 03:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC PGOV ECON TBIO KFLU ASEC AMGT CVIS |
09SHANGHAI273 | CHINA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM/REBALANCING: THE SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China released its national roadmap for healthcare reform on April 6, which calls for universal healthcare coverage by 2020 and large investments in key areas. Provinces and municipalities (who will bear a large amount of the implementation costs) are now formulating their own [...] | 2009-06-22 06:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EFIN TBIO CH |
09SHANGHAI54 | SHANGHAI UNIVERSITIES NURTURE NEXT GENERATION OF IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. A key element of the Shanghai Municipal Government's efforts to be a leader in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has been the establishment and support of IPR colleges and research centers at several major universities throughout the city. Although these schools tr [...] | 2009-01-30 11:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH |
09SHANGHAI59 | ZHEJIANG RESUMES COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly two years of Consulate efforts to revive relations on intellectual property rights (IPR),Zhejiang IP officials held a roundtable on January 12 on efforts to protect IPR in the province. The meeting is a breakthrough in IPR relations, representing the first engage [...] | 2009-02-02 05:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH |
09SINGAPORE1000 | SINGAPORE TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO ORGAN TRANSPLANT [...] (SBU) Starting November 1, Singapore will implement recent amendments to its Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA),which include a controversial measure to allow for monetary reimbursement for living, unrelated organ donors. The HOTA amendments followed extensive public debate about whether to [...] | 2009-10-15 07:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE18 | SINGAPORE TO ALLOW COMPENSATION FOR ORGAN DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced plans to amend the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) in early 2009 to allow monetary compensation for donors, among other changes. The announcement followed an unusually extensive public debate about legalizing the organ tr [...] | 2009-01-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE36 | SINGAPORE: LOCAL CHIKUNGUNYA CASES ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded 689 cases of chikungunya in Singapore as of January 7, 2009, and 513 of those cases were contracted locally, TAN Boon Hian, MOH Public Health Officer in the Surveillance and Response Branch of the Disease Control Unit, told Econoff January 13. Th [...] | 2009-01-14 06:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE401 | SINGAPORE: SWINE FLU CONTAINMENT MEASURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no cases of swine influenza detected in Singapore, but the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) are taking preventive measures against the spread of the disease. CAAS has installed thermal scanners for arriving passengers at [...] | 2009-04-27 10:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE412 | SINGAPORE TAKES NO POSITION ON GM FOOD LABELING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 03:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO SN |
09SINGAPORE420 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 type A influenza in Singapore, but the Ministry of Health (MOH) raised its alert level on May 1 from yellow to orange, indicating a potentially greater risk of human-to-human transmission but without declaring a pandemic. The GOS has institu [...] | 2009-05-06 01:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE445 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NO MORE VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Singapore and the Ministry of Health (MOH) lowered its alert level from orange to yellow on May 11. The GOS lifted its visa requirement for Mexican citizens on May 12, but seven-day quarantine requirements for people with recent [...] | 2009-05-13 10:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE467 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; HOME QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) There are still no reported cases of H1N1 Type A Influenza in Singapore. As of 1700 on May 17, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that 37 suspected cases have been investigated and, of those, 30 cases tested negative for Influenza A, while seven cases tested positive for typical seasona [...] | 2009-05-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE495 | SINGAPORE: FIRST H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza in a 22-year-old woman who returned from a visit to New York on May 26. The Ministry of Health continues to investigate other suspect cases and has instituted Home Quarantine Orders for people found to have had close contact w [...] | 2009-05-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE518 | SINGAPORE: SEVEN H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED, AMCIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore has seven confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza as of June 1. Three of the early cases, including an active member of the U.S. military, recovered and have been released from the hospital. Six of the seven cases were contracted during travel to the United States. MFA h [...] | 2009-06-03 01:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE58 | TANG RECEIVES DEATH ROW KIDNEY; HOTA CHANGES ON [...] (SBU) Retail magnate TANG Wee Sung's quest for a kidney came to a bizarre conclusion January 9 when he received a kidney, apparently from hanged triad gang leader TAN Chor Jin. Tang's health problems became a front-page staple after he was fined and spent a day in jail last summer for trying [...] | 2009-01-16 09:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE581 | SINGAPORE: 77 H1N1 CASES -- COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 18, there have been 77 cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Singapore. Almost all were "imported" cases involving people with recent travel to affected countries. However, a Malaysian permanent resident may be the first case of H1N1 influenza contracted by community [...] | 2009-06-19 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE603 | SINGAPORE: 220 H1N1 CASES; SLOW MOVE TO MITIGATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore health officials have confirmed 220 cases of H1N1 influenza as of June 24, including numerous cases of local transmission. With community spread of the virus confirmed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced June 22 that Singapore would begin the transition from a con [...] | 2009-06-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE624 | SINGAPORE: 701 H1N1 CASES; QUARANTINE MEASURES EASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Singapore has risen rapidly to more than 700, spurring the GOS to continue its move away from strict containment measures toward mitigating the effects of local transmission of the virus. However, during this transition phase there are mixed [...] | 2009-07-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE676 | SINGAPORE ENDS H1N1 TEMPERATURE SCREENING AT BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: There have been at least 1,200 cases of H1N1 influenza reported in Singapore. The GOS ceased temperature screening at border checkpoints on July 11 and has stopped reporting individual confirmed cases of H1N1. Instead, the Ministry of Health will only report hospitalized cases, [...] | 2009-07-15 06:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE730 | SINGAPORE: SIX DEATHS AND H1N1 CASES PASS EPIDEMIC LEVEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six people have died as a result of H1N1 influenza infection, although each was complicated by preexisting health conditions or obesity. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that the number of respiratory infections believed to be H1N1 has surpassed epidemic levels and MOH has [...] | 2009-08-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE884 | SINGAPORE PUSHING R&D AND POACHING TALENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Singapore (GOS) aims to grow research and development (R&D) spending to three percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2010. GOS agencies advocate a results-driven and integrative approach to R&D in order to expand the local economy and involve foreign [...] | 2009-09-14 08:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EINV TSPL TBIO PGOV PREL SN |
09SINGAPORE965 | SINGAPORE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: ADDRESSING COSTS AND CARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore's first graduate medical school, a partnership between Duke University and the National University of Singapore (NUS),opened September 29. The physicians it graduates will increase Singapore's pool of new doctors and help the island address increased healthcare deman [...] | 2009-10-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI ECON SN |
09SKOPJE88 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [...] As requested reftel, Post discussed the demarche points with State Counselor for Multilateral Relations at the MFA Svetlana Geleva, Head of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waterways Lidija Cadikovska, Head of Legal Affairs of the Veterinary Dir [...] | 2009-02-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MK |
09SOFIA23 | BULGARIA: FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Post requests $30,240.00 to fund agricultural biotechnology ("agbiotech") programs in FY2009. These programs will educate consumers, farmers, academics, and policy makers about the benefits of agbiotech, with the goal of assisting Bulgaria to become a successful model and advoc [...] | 2009-01-15 07:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRB TBIO KPAO |
09SOFIA476 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS FASTER APPROVAL PROCESS FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy officials delivered reftel biotech points to new Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Miroslav Naydenov who is fully up to speed on the issue and will attend the September 7 EU Agriculture Ministers Council meeting. Naydenov told us August 21 that Bulgaria will join [...] | 2009-08-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO BU |
09SOFIA584 | BULGARIA H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health announced Bulgaria's first A/H1N1 death on September 30. A total of 78 Bulgarians have contracted the virus thus far. Bulgaria will join the European Union's initiative to buy vaccines and inoculate risk groups free of charge. Last updated in March 200 [...] | 2009-10-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SOFIA635 | BULGARIA TO DECLARE NON-SPECIFIC FLU EPIDEMIC [...] (SBU) Bulgaria is expected to announce a national flu epidemic on November 6. According to the National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan, a national epidemic is declared once the rate of illness across the country reaches 200 in 10,000 persons. Currently, there are 15 regions and munici [...] | 2009-11-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09STATE104542 | 2009-H1N1: CONSULAR SERVICES FOR U.S. CITIZENS [...] SUMMARY: In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that a global pandemic was underway due to 2009-H1N1 influenza, also known as novel H1N1. Unlike avian influenza (H5N1),the disease caused by this strain of the influenza virus is far less severe, with a mortality rate simi [...] | 2009-10-07 17:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC CMGT TBIO KFLU |
09STATE10843 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...] | 2009-02-05 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09STATE113758 | LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE ADVISOR TO [...] (U) This is an action request for Posts Canberra, Paris, Berlin, and Pretoria. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The United States imports all of its Mo-99 (a key medical isotope) from foreign suppliers, but there is currently a worldwide shortage due to various nuclear [...] | 2009-11-04 14:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY TBIO AS FR GM SF |
09STATE114494 | TRAVEL ALERT - THE HAJJ [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the latest information on the 2009-H1N1 influenza (also referred to as novel H1N1 or swine flu) pandemic and preparations for the Hajj. Although most people who have become ill with 2009-H1N1 influenza have recovered without requiring medical tr [...] | 2009-11-06 00:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED AMGT TBIO KFLU SARB |
09STATE116027 | PREPARING FOR A CRISIS [...] (U) Crisis situations - whether because of political or social unrest, wars or acts of terrorism, natural catastrophes or human accidents - represent some of the greatest challenges facing the Department, our overseas missions, and the broader USG. While they are typically times of tragedy a [...] | 2009-11-10 19:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE11910 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] SUMMARY. On February 23-27 in Mexico City the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (the "Group") will meet to continue negotiations on the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage re [...] | 2009-02-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE122732 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and mitigate climate change. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and encourage [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE13929 | ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Further to reftel, this cable provides additional guidance to posts on publishing Pandemic Influenza (PI) tripwires and sets a later deadline for inputting that information. 2. In January 2006, the Department published a new 12 FAH-1 Emergency Planning Handbook and mandated that all emer [...] | 2009-02-13 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO |
09STATE14566 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE [...] Sensitive but unclassified Entire text 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 3. (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: On February 25, 2009, the EU's DG Environment Regulatory Committee will vote on the DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties for cultivation pur [...] | 2009-02-17 23:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09STATE17303 | HIGHLIGHTING WORLD TB DAY - MARCH 24, 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. 2. (U) World TB Day is March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). The World Health Organization (WHO),the United States, [...] | 2009-02-25 04:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI PREL KPAO |
09STATE18520 | EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...] | 2009-02-27 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB |
09STATE22496 | GUIDANCE FOR G-8 BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS GROUP [...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the U.S. delegation to the G-8 Bioterrorism Experts Group (BTEX) workshop in Tokyo, March 12-13, 2009. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Disarmament, Nonproliferation a [...] | 2009-03-10 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER GM JA RS CA UK IT FR TBIO |
09STATE254 | OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON ACCRA REO FY 2009 WORKPLAN [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Geoffrey Hunt, and program assistant for the REO, Patience Charway, for their participation in the recent digital video conferen [...] | 2009-01-02 20:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EFIS TSPA XA XY ZF GH |
09STATE28521 | REPORTING OF INDONESIA HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAGR ID KFLU PGOV TBIO WHO |
09STATE41745 | SWINE FLU INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Summary: This telegram provides information for employees at diplomatic and consular posts on health issues related to the recent cluster of cases of influenza-like respiratory illness that are occurring in the United State and Mexico due to a swine flu virus. This virus contains a unique gen [...] | 2009-04-26 05:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09STATE41768 | SWINE FLU INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-26 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO |
09STATE42349 | MGSF01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING [...] As of 1500 EDT on 04/27/09 the Executive Secretary directed the formation of a Monitoring Group regarding the International Swine Flu Outbreak. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to upgrade to physical staffing should eve [...] | 2009-04-28 02:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE43052 | MGSF01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported in New Zealand, the first cases outside of the Americas and Europe. Officials are investigating flu- like symptoms in several other countries, including Israel, Guatemala, and Russia. (HSC/CDC/Monitoring Group telcon) 2. (SBU) The [...] | 2009-04-28 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE44804 | TFFLU01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 INFLUENZA TASK [...] (U) Colombia diagnosed its first case, according to media. (AP) U.S. ASSISTANCE EFFORTS EXPAND ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The CDC continues to deploy technical experts to Mexico to work with their counterparts to investigate and prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza and to co [...] | 2009-05-03 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE44808 | TFFLU01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 INFLUENZA TASK [...] (SBU) The Mexican health secretary announced 473 confirmed cases and 19 fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 2. (SBU) Mexico will announce new measures May 4. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 3. (U) Ireland and Costa Rica reported their first cases. [...] | 2009-05-03 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE45021 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 5: INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 15:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE45036 | MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM [...] (C) Reftel requested guidance in response to GOC questions concerning U.S. thinking on how best to address bioterrorism multilaterally. DFAIT Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff asked whether the USG intends to raise this issue in the G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group, and suggested th [...] | 2009-05-04 16:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER TBIO |
09STATE45206 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Cases were confirmed in Italy, Ireland, and El Salvador. In-country transmission was confirmed in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. CDC confirmed 286 U.S. cases and reported 786 probable U.S. cases. (Task Force/Domestic Readiness Group telcon) 2. (SBU) Since delivering requ [...] | 2009-05-04 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE45269 | TFFLU01: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 2. In support of the Influenza Task Force, the Department is directing posts to report on whether or not your host country is using thermal imaging devices to screen for passengers with elevated temperatures. 3. If your hos [...] | 2009-05-05 00:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE45698 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 7 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) The WHO confirms a case was identified in Portugal. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 866 confirmed cases without any additional fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City telcon) 3. (SBU) Embassy Mexico City confirmed one U.S. citizen [...] | 2009-05-05 20:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE45833 | TFFLU01: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION VIA H1N1 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5. REQUEST FOR INPUT TO SUMMARY MATRIX ----------------------------------- 2. In support of the Influenza Outbreak Task Force and our broader mission to keep the President and Secretary fully abreast of worldwide reactions [...] | 2009-05-06 02:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE46274 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 8 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 1,012 confirmed cases and 40 deaths overall. The new death total is based on laboratory results. Areas hardest hit by the H1N1 virus are Mexico City, the State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) The co [...] | 2009-05-06 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE46834 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (U) The WHO reports 201 confirmed cases in Canada. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) The CDC confirms 896 U.S. cases and reports 927 probable cases in 43 states. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 3. (SBU) The Mexican Government confirms 1,204 cases of H1N1 and 44 deaths and notes these numbers might conti [...] | 2009-05-07 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE47400 | SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...] | 2009-05-09 01:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE52538 | TFFLU01: INFLUENZA TASK FORCE SUSPENDED [...] At 1700 EDT on 05/21/09, the Executive Secretary suspended the Influenza Task Force. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries from the press shou [...] | 2009-05-21 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF |
09STATE528 | OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON GABORONE REO FY 2009 [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Anthony Woods, Ambassador Stephen Nolan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Phillip Drouin, USAID Natural Resource Manager, Chris Schaan, [...] | 2009-01-05 16:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EAID ZU BC |
09STATE529 | OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON ADDIS ABABA REO FY 2009 [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Kirsten Bauman, Refugee and Environmental Assistant, Shawna Hirsch, and Regional Environmental Specialist, Moges Worku, for thei [...] | 2009-01-05 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO EFIS XA XW ET |
09STATE54435 | REQUEST FOR LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE H1N1 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. REQUEST FOR INPUT TO LESSONS LEARNED SUMMARY MATRIX --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) The Department is interested in feedback from posts regarding Lessons Learned/Best Practices from the spring 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 00:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STATE6306 | Pandemic Influenza Tripwires [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST: please see paragraphs three, four and five. 2. The threat of a potentially devastating global influenza pandemic persists. The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza calls pandemic influenza "a unique circumstance," requiring planning beyond more customary em [...] | 2009-01-23 19:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO |
09STATE6843 | KUDOS FOR ABUJA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO SOCI NI |
09STATE82863 | SETTING THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 2010 HANOI [...] (SBU) Introduction: The Interagency Coordinating Meeting (ICM) on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (API),chaired by Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Ambassador Robert Loftis, met on July 27 to discuss the planned Inter-Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza [...] | 2009-08-10 16:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT EAID IO PGOV PREL TBIO VM KFLU |
09STATE88937 | ANNOUNCING WHA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY [...] This is an action cable (please see para 8.) 2. Summary: OES, in cooperation with Embassy San Jose announces its conference on Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) issues for WHA. This event is open to Science Counselors, Economic/Political officers, local hire environmental sp [...] | 2009-08-26 13:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XL XK XM XR ECON TBIO ABUD AFIN |
09STOCKHOLM228 | SWEDISH HEALTH MINISTER TO INVITE NEW U.S. [...] Minister of Health and Social Affairs Goran Hagglund told CDA on April 6 that he would like to invite the new Secretary of Health and Human Services to Sweden. Hagglund intends to invite the HHS Secretary to the informal meeting of the 27 EU ministers for employment and social affairs (EPSCO) [...] | 2009-04-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EINT PGOV PREL TBIO TPHY SW |
09STOCKHOLM264 | MGSF01: FIVE SWEDES TEST NEGATIVE FOR SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) According to Todd Webber, CDC Liaison at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm, Sweden has had five residents under investigation for Swine Flu as of April 27. Four returned from travel in Mexico, one from San Diego. All five tested negative. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-04-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09STOCKHOLM275 | TFFLU01: One Probable Case in Sweden, Per Swedish [...] (SBU) Sweden is currently testing one resident for possible H1N1 Influenza A infection. The woman had recently visited the United States and displayed suspicious but mild flu symptoms for several days. However, because the subject was never hospitalized and has already recovered, her tested [...] | 2009-05-05 06:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09STOCKHOLM529 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SOY ISSUE AT [...] (SBU) On August 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding the soy issue with Carina Knorpp, Senior Advisor at the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture. Knorpp commented that she was well aware of the findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in soybean meal imports from the U.S., and added that she [...] | 2009-08-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO SW |
09STOCKHOLM769 | SWEDEN'S RESPONSE TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS STUDY PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 07:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OSCI ABUD AFIN TBIO SW |
09SURABAYA45 | TFFLU01: BALI'S REACTION TO THE H1N1 INFLUENZA THREAT [...] (U) Summary. While there are no reports of H1N1 infected persons on the Hindu tourist island of Bali, local Airport, Health, and Department of Animal Husbandry officials are all reportedly prepared for the possibility of H1N1 cases in Bali. Airport officials are utilizing thermal scanning equi [...] | 2009-05-05 11:07:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09SUVA157 | Non-communicable Disease: the Number One Killer in the [...] Summary: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for approximately 75 percent of annual deaths in the Pacific islands sub-region. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have recently joined forces to develop and implement "the Pacific Framework [...] | 2009-04-27 07:04:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO FJ XV |
09SUVA264 | FIJI CONFIRMS ITS FIRST TWO CASES OF H1N1 [...] Fiji recorded its first two confirmed cases of Influenza A/H1N1 over the weekend. According to press reports, a 36-year-old male resident of Fiji, who returned home from Melbourne on June 10, sought treatment from a private physician after he became ill and after family in Australia advised h [...] | 2009-06-22 04:41:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC AMED KFLU FJ |
09SUVA271 | FIJI H1N1 UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Suva met on June 26, 2009, to discuss additional reported cases in-country of the H1N1 Influenza. END SUMMARY. 2. Doctor Salanieta of the Fiji Ministry of Health confirmed that four additional individuals have tested positive in Fiji for the H1N1 [...] | 2009-06-28 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC KSAF KSEO KPAO FJ |
09TAIPEI1010 | H1N1 UPDATE: SECOND DEATH RECORDED AS CASES TOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan authorities estimate there are over 9,000 individuals in Taiwan currently infected with H1N1. The island recorded its second H1N1 death last week, and a further three individuals are still hospitalized with severe cases. Taiwan CDC (TCDC) is reviewing treatment guidelines [...] | 2009-08-19 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW |
09TAIPEI1069 | H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...] | 2009-09-02 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW |
09TAIPEI515 | APRIL 30 SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of midday local time April 30, no cases of the H1N1 virus have been detected in Taiwan. Taiwan health officials believe they are well-prepared to meet the latest challenges posed by the H1N1 virus. Airports have beefed up thermal screening of incoming passengers, and the a [...] | 2009-04-30 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TAIPEI542 | TFFLUO1; MAY 6 TAIWAN H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE [...] Summary. Taiwan remains free from the H1N1 virus, although authorities are still vigilant in screening international arrivals, and in preparing for any possible outbreak. Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has requested the US CDC provide a sample of the H1N1 virus. End Summary. [...] | 2009-05-06 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC TBIO KFLU KFLO MARR PREL |
09TAIPEI588 | TFFLU01: MAY 15 H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE FOR TAIWAN [...] Taiwan continues to have close calls with the H1N1 virus from arriving airline passengers who have been in proximity to H1N1 carriers on their journey. As of noon, May 15, however, there are still no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan. At the CKS International Airport May 12, seven [...] | 2009-05-15 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW CH KFLO |
09TAIPEI609 | TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (SBU) On May 20, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the first occurrence of H1N1 in Taiwan. The infected passenger arrived on May 18 at 9:30 pm on Cathay Pacific flight CX 468 from Hong Kong, having started his trip in New York. The 52-year-old Australian national had a fever when he arrived [...] | 2009-05-20 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
09TAIPEI622 | TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FOUR ADDITIONAL H1N1 [...] SUMMARY. On May 21, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the second, third, fourth and fifth cases of H1N1 in Taiwan. All cases with the exception of one came on flights originating in the U.S. The exception is a Taiwan female who flew in from Manila. To date no community spread of the virus [...] | 2009-05-22 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
09TAIPEI626 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS NINE CASES OF H1N1 FLU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW |
09TAIPEI660 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS 17 CASES OF H1N1 FLU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since our last report Taiwan health officials have confirmed 17 cases of the H1N1 virus, including a case of locally contracted H1N1 virus. Authorities have downgraded Taiwan from a pandemic alert level of "Yellow 3" to "Yellow 2" since no new cases of local transmission have [...] | 2009-06-05 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TAIPEI67 | H5N2 OUTBREAK TESTS TAIWAN'S PREPAREDNESS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A low-pathogenic H5N2 virus outbreak, discovered on a Kaohsiung chicken farm in October 2008, but not reported for two months, underscores the need for transparency at the Council of Agriculture (COA) regarding virus outbreaks among poultry and animals. The authorities' slow re [...] | 2009-01-16 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA ETRD PGOV TW |
09TAIPEI73 | Taiwan Biotech: 2009 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2007, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, half of which was [...] | 2009-01-20 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
09TAIPEI756 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS 61 CASES BUT DOWNGRADES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 19, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) confirmed Taiwan's 61st case of H1N1 and also downgraded the virus from a Category I Notifiable Infectious Disease to Category IV, meaning that medical doctors and hospitals are only required to report "severe" H1N1 cases [...] | 2009-06-24 02:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH |
09TALLINN124 | TFFLU01: ESTONIAN PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLANNING [...] There are no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A in Estonia at this time. The Estonian Government has dusted off a pandemic influenza action plan prepared in 2006, when concerns about avian influenza were at their highest. Post has spoken with GOE officials and private practiti [...] | 2009-05-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09TALLINN169 | H1N1 STRIKES AMERICAN STUDENT GROUP IN ESTONIA [...] Summary. H1N1 has emerged among a U.S. school group comprised of 33 high school students and 3 teachers (all American citizens except for one) traveling through Estonia on a bus trip through Eastern Europe. The group's plans to continue from Estonian to Latvia were delayed when five tested [...] | 2009-06-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TALLINN252 | Estonia: Soy Issues for EU ACM Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO EN |
09TALLINN302 | H1N1: ESTONIAN VACCINATION PLAN REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 07:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU CASC AMED SOCI EN |
09TALLINN380 | FIRST H1N1 DEATH IN ESTONIA RAISES CONTROVERSY [...] Summary. Estonia reported its first confirmed H1N1-related death on November 23. The death of the otherwise healthy 13-year old boy has focused press attention on decisions made by local health practitioners, and raised questions as to whether the death was avoidable. The Estonian Social Mi [...] | 2009-11-25 11:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED TBIO KFLU EN |
09TALLINN84 | FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...] | 2009-03-31 10:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI KHIV EN |
09TASHKENT1507 | Uzbekistan: Suspected Case of Anthrax Puts USG-Funded [...] (SBU) Summary: In the month of August, media in Uzbekistan reported a suspected case of Anthrax in the Toytepi region near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The man suspected with Anthrax was believed to have been exposed during the slaughtering of his cows. The Biological Threat Reduction Program labora [...] | 2009-09-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TBIO TSPL CDC UZ |
09TASHKENT252 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...] | 2009-03-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT |
09TASHKENT469 | Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...] | 2009-04-07 11:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ |
09TBILISI2241 | GEORGIA: FIRST H1N1 DEATHS REPORTED; PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. Georgia reported its first confirmed deaths due to H1N1 the week of December 14. As of December 16, there are five confirmed deaths. The reported number of confirmed and unconfirmed H1N1 cases vary widely among the different sources. The reported confirmed cases range from 5 [...] | 2009-12-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID AMED SOCI GG |
09TBILISI376 | GEORGIA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze had no substantive response, but promised to convey the points to appropriate Georgian authorities for review. Poloff will [...] | 2009-02-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GG |
09TBILISI652 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] Per guidance and request we have reviewed and updated our Pandemic Influenza Tripwires. They have been submitted to our EAP via the Crisis and Emergency Planning Application system. They are now pending DS/SPP/EP review prior to inclusion in the published online version. Tefft [...] | 2009-04-01 11:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO GG |
09TBILISI840 | MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) As of May 1, no cases of swine flu have been reported in Georgia. The EAC convened on April 28, ensured that pandemic tripwires were reviewed, and shared ref A with American employees per ref A. Schools with U.S. Embassy dependents have been notified of the swine flu problem. Appropri [...] | 2009-05-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA298 | MGSF01: H1N1 Flu Outbreak - Honduras Status Report as of [...] Both the Embassy and the Government of Honduras have implemented action plans to respond to the crisis. GOH --- 2. The GOH's public response began the evening of Sunday, April 26. The Minister of Health addressed the nation via radio and television. He explained H1N1 flu and its symptom [...] | 2009-04-30 12:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO HO |
09TELAVIV1809 | GOI SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSISTANCE. [...] (SBU) Summary. Post Econ Counselor received a written request from GOI Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) Director General for assistance in upgrading Israel's environmental law enforcement capabilities. New civil law procedures could reinforce existing mechanisms which rely chiefly [...] | 2009-08-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
09TELAVIV676 | Environment Minister Criticized as OECD Assessment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Outgoing Environment Minister Gideon Ezra was given a failing grade by the Israeli environmental NGO community in a review of his three year tenure. He sided with the government against policy choices endorsed by his own ministry staff, weakened rather than strengthened environm [...] | 2009-03-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
09TELAVIV932 | TWO POSSIBLE SWINE FLU CASES IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Two possible cases of swine flu have been reported in Israel since April 25. Both cases are Israeli men who recently returned from visits to Mexico and are displaying symptoms consistent with the virus. Based upon criteria set by the Israeli Ministry of Health, the men have been quara [...] | 2009-04-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED CASC WHO IS |
09TELAVIV949 | TWO CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASES IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed by viral sequencing performed at Tel Hashomer Hospital as of April 28. Ministry of Health Officials and the director-general of the hospital only yesterday (ref B) characterized the first of the two cases as just a "slim" chance of swine flu. Fi [...] | 2009-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED CASC WHO IS |
09TELAVIV958 | MGSF01: ISRAEL H1N1 INFLUENZA A UPDATE [...] (SBU) Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman announced in a radio interview today that the two men diagnosed with swine influenza A/H1N1 in Israel are recovering and would likely be discharged to their homes later today or tomorrow. As of 1600 local time, there are no further confirmed cases, [...] | 2009-04-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TELAVIV986 | MGSF01: TWO ADDITIONAL H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN ISRAEL; [...] (SBU) Over the weekend two additional cases of H1N1 were confirmed in Israel, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the nation up to four. To date, all reported H1N1 infections in Israel have been in people who have recently visited Mexico; no secondary transmission has been observed [...] | 2009-05-05 04:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09THEHAGUE282 | NETHERLANDS CONFIRMED CASE OF H1N1 FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post convened a Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) meeting on May 1 to discuss the recent confirmed case of H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the Netherlands, review the Mission,s current preparedness plans (including Mission trip wires) and update a recently- sent warden notification. Th [...] | 2009-05-01 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC NL KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09THEHAGUE519 | NETHERLANDS: SOY ISSUE VEXES GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is fully aware of recent findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in U.S. soy product shipments (ref A). The Agriculture Minister intends to raise the issue at the September 7 EU Ag Council meeting. The Dutch food/feed industry is a large consumer of soy product [...] | 2009-09-01 09:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE619 | NETHERLANDS TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH MAIZE APPLICATIONS AT [...] Emboffs delivered Ref A points to Bart van den Assum, Coordinator for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, and Frans Koster, Policy Officer at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats, and Oils. According to these contacts, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Ge [...] | 2009-10-19 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TBIO NL |
09TOKYO1008 | MGSF01 APRIL 30 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Minister said Japan remains at pandemic alert level one and will increase the number of "fever clinics" within hospitals, bolster antiviral stocks, and accelerate vaccine production. The Health Ministry instru [...] | 2009-04-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1024 | MGSF01 May 1 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-month-old baby arriving at Yokota Air Base May 1 tested positive for Type A influenza. The baby is in isolation together with the mother at Yokota Hospital and is undergoing further evaluation and treatment. The case is being evaluated for possible H1N1. Thirteen other [...] | 2009-05-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1026 | MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...] | 2009-05-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO |
09TOKYO1027 | MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1 [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...] | 2009-05-01 12:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO |
09TOKYO1029 | MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...] | 2009-05-05 09:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1030 | MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...] | 2009-05-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1043 | MGSF01 May 7 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All previous reports of suspected H1N1 cases in Japan in the end have tested negative for the novel virus. The Japanese government is preparing for the possibility of the WHO raising its pandemic alert to Ph [...] | 2009-05-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1057 | MGSF01 May 8 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary said the GOJ has no current plans to take additional steps should the WHO raise its pandemic alert level to Phase Six. A 6-year-old boy living in Chicago is the first Japanese cit [...] | 2009-05-08 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1072 | MGSF01 May 11 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All four were among a Japanese school group that arrived at Narita Airport on a flight May 8 from Detroit following a school trip to Canada; and are being treated in isolation at medical facilities near Nar [...] | 2009-05-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1086 | MGSF01 JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] This message contains an Action Request, please see para. 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. While no Americans were among the infected, four Americans who had been confined to their Kyoto hotel rooms because of their suspected pro [...] | 2009-05-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1125 | MGSF01 H1N1 OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 130 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. With the exception of four patients in quarantine near Narita Airport, all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the ma [...] | 2009-05-18 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1150 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 236 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. Nearly all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the majority of confirmed cases involve students and young adults, th [...] | 2009-05-20 22:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1161 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese authorities confirmed the first two cases of A H1N1 influenza in Tokyo and its neighbor city, Kawasaki (in Kanagawa Prefecture) the evening of May 20. Two students, who attend the same high school in Kawasaki, returned to the Tokyo area from New York May 19, and tested [...] | 2009-05-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1171 | MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Cases of H1N1 infection were reported in previously unaffected areas in Japan, although only in isolated cases. One additional case was reported in Tokyo City in a woman who returned from the United States May 19. The GOJ implemented a new policy to respond to the less virulent [...] | 2009-05-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO1200 | JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL TBIO ARF JA |
09TOKYO1253 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Effective coordination among multiple agencies at Post, our five consulates general, and United States Forces Japan (USFJ) helped the Mission to prepare for the spread of H1N1 in Japan, inform official and non-official Americans in Japan of developments, and report to Washington [...] | 2009-06-04 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09TOKYO1306 | JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...] | 2009-06-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1449 | JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REVISES H1N1 INFLUENZA GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Government revised its guidelines for responding to H1N1 influenza outbreaks June 19. Acknowledging the difficulty in using border controls to keep the H1N1 virus from entering Japan, the GOJ will, in many cases, allow arriving passengers with flu symptoms to enter t [...] | 2009-06-26 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC TBIO PREL MG EAGR JA |
09TOKYO149 | FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...] | 2009-01-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA |
09TOKYO1534 | JAPAN REPORTS FIRST CASE OF TAMIFLU-RESISTANT H1N1 [...] The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced July 2 it has detected the first case in Japan of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza A virus. The patient, a woman in her 40s from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had been administered Tamiflu since May 18 as a preventive measure after she [...] | 2009-07-06 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO JA |
09TOKYO1589 | U.S.-JAPAN WORKSHOP PROMOTES COLLABORATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Tokyo, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and others hosted a workshop July 8 to promote better U.S.-Japan collaboration in cancer clinical trials. Nearly one hundred participants from academia, industry, government, and the media discussed how to strengthen capaciti [...] | 2009-07-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO1607 | JAPAN REVISES ORGAN TRANSPLANT LAW [...] The GOJ amended the National Organ Transplant Law of 1997 for the first time July 13, making in-country organ donations easier. The amended law, which passed the Diet's Upper House by a vote of 138 to 82, recognizes brain dead persons as legally deceased and abolishes the age limit for organ d [...] | 2009-07-15 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AEMED SOCI PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1925 | MGSF01 AUGUST 19 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (U) Summary: Three people have died from the H1N1 virus in Japan during the past week, Japan's first H1N1 related deaths, and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) is reporting nationwide infection rates that are at epidemic levels. On August 19, the Minister of Health, Labor a [...] | 2009-08-20 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2008 | MGSF01 SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: Three additional H1N1-related deaths have been confirmed in Japan, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the novel influenza to eight. The infection rate during the week of August 17 to August 23 stood at 2.47 patients per medical facility, up from 1.69 patients per facility [...] | 2009-09-01 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2293 | MGSF01 October 5 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: The GOJ's task force on new influenza led by Prime Minister Hatoyama released guidelines for vaccination against H1N1 influenza October 1. According to the guidelines, medical professionals will be offered the vaccine first, followed by pregnant women, children from age one through [...] | 2009-10-05 22:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2445 | MGSF01 October 23 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: H1N1 vaccinations of medical professionals have begun in Japan, while the disease continues to spread throughout the country with an estimated 640,000 people with flu-like symptoms visiting medical institutions across Japan from October 5 to 11. More than 80 percent of these patients [...] | 2009-10-23 01:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO2551 | ADVANCING U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATION IN CANCER CLININAL [...] (U) Summary: Dr. Edward Trimble of the National Cancer Institute participated in a series of meetings and programs on October 20 and 21 as part of Embassy Tokyo's ongoing effort to promote increased collaboration between U.S. and Japanese researchers in cancer clinical trials. The activities [...] | 2009-11-05 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH ECON PGOV SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO2762 | MGSF01 December 3 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] Summary: H1N1 continues to spread throughout Japan on the cusp of the winter flu season. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) announced that an estimated 1.73 million people with flu-like symptoms visited medical institutions across Japan from November 16 to November 22, the [...] | 2009-12-03 02:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TOKYO290 | GOJ TAKING "WAIT-AND-SEE" APPROACH ON IRENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told econoff the GOJ is still evaluating participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) following the January 26-27 founding conference in Bonn. Officials state the GOJ must address four concerns before it can join, [...] | 2009-02-06 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL EUN TBIO GM JA |
09TOKYO346 | PANASONIC CONFIRMS PLANS TO REPATRIATE STAFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Panasonic says pandemic preparedness and risk management are behind its decision to repatriate dependents of employees working in many emerging countries. However, the company concedes there is no imminent pandemic threat. With no particular guidance from the GOJ or other aut [...] | 2009-02-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KFLU TBIO KSTH JA |
09TOKYO411 | JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW PROPOSED BAN ON [...] (SBU) Minister Yoichi Masuzoe has ordered a review of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW)'s February 6 ordinance that would ban Internet and mail order sales of most over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The review was ordered within hours of the provision's announcement following comp [...] | 2009-02-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV TBIO KSTH JA |
09TOKYO492 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of May 2, 2008 to March 4, 2009. ------------------------------------------- H7N6 Detected in Quail in Aichi Prefecture ------------------------------------------- 2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fo [...] | 2009-03-04 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
09TOKYO498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROBLEMS WITH AG MINISTRY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Responding to demarche points contained in reftel, Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) Staple Foods Department International Office Director Tadashi Sato stated imported rice is more susceptible to mold than Japanese domestic [...] | 2009-03-04 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRC TBIO JA |
09TOKYO647 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] Per reftel, Post approached Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Deputy Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. According to Kikuchi, Japan remains committed to seeing practical, compromise solutions to issues [...] | 2009-03-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09TOKYO965 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU OUTBREAKS [...] Please note action request contained in para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Japanese government, following an emergency meeting April 25, established a special working group in the Prime Minister's office, issued warnings to Japanese tr [...] | 2009-04-27 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR JA |
09TOKYO982 | UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Ministry raised Japan's domestic pandemic alert April 28 to a level corresponding to an outbreak of pandemic influenza abroad. The GOJ authorized expanded border screening to include arrivals from the U.S. and [...] | 2009-04-28 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR JA |
09TOKYO993 | MGSF01 APRIL 29 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The GOJ has broadened its enhanced health screening of inbound passengers to include those arriving from any H1N1 affected country. Under Japan's quarantine law, border officials are authorized to detain passengers who r [...] | 2009-04-29 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09TRIPOLI366 | EAC ON PREPAREDNESS FOR PANDEMIC FLU OUTBREAK [...] The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 30, 2009, chaired by the Chief of Mission. The following attended the meeting: Deputy Chief of Mission, Regional Security Officer, Regional Affairs Officer, Defense Attachi, Community Liaison Officer, Medical Officer, Consul, Commerc [...] | 2009-05-05 09:35:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU |
09TRIPOLI948 | MGSF01: LIBYA REPORTS FIRST DEATH DUE TO H1N1, WITH 84 [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Libyan state-run media, a pregnant 40-year old Libyan woman recently died in the country's first reported H1N1-related death. The number of H1N1 cases in the country reached 84 as of December 1, a jump from the official figure of 20 provided by the Libyan Nationa [...] | 2009-12-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI CASC LY KFLU AEMR ASEC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09TUNIS276 | TFFLU01: TUNISIA'S READINESS FOR AN H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) H1N1 influenza has not yet arrived in Tunisia. According to the WHO, Tunisia is reasonably prepared for a pandemic, with 100,000 doses of Tamiflu already stockpiled and heightened screening measures in place at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport. Although the GOT's testing capabi [...] | 2009-05-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT TF |
09TUNIS754 | CITING H1N1 CONCERNS, TUNISIA "POSTPONES" THE HAJJ [...] (C) Summary: The Tunisian government has announced it is "postponing" the country's participation in the annual Hajj pilgrimage, citing fears over the spread of the H1N1 virus. While the government is not actually prohibiting participation in a legal sense, the suspension of the GOT's normal [...] | 2009-10-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KIRF TBIO TS |
09UNVIEVIENNA145 | IAEA/PACT: IRAQ BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON NATIONAL CANCER [...] (U) In spring 2008, Mission provided, through the Embassy Baghdad Health Attache's office, an IAEA Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) "imPACT" questionnaire, which the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology completed in August 2008. PACT subsequently prod [...] | 2009-04-06 15:37:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IAEA TRGY TBIO AORC IZ |
09UNVIEVIENNA507 | IAEA/PACT: WHO ENVOY FOR CANCER PREVENTION NANCY BRINKER [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHO Envoy Ambassador Nancy Brinker spoke at a PACT-hosted event entitled "The Globalization of Cancer" on October 20, 2009, painting a picture of how cancer will increasingly burden low income and developing countries. Brinker also consulted IAEA officials about implementing the [...] | 2009-11-09 11:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA |
09USNATO565 | NATO-UKRAINE COMMISSION: CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR [...] (U) Following the December 3 NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, in his role as Chairman of the NUC, issued the following statement on his own authority: BEGIN TEXT: 03 Dec. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 188 Chairman [...] | 2009-12-04 08:46:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MASS MCAP MARR TBIO UP |
09USUNNEWYORK213 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] Summary: In a March 2 meeting, Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),discussed with Ambassador Rice efforts to prevent transmission to children, support for their HIV-positive parents, and other key priorities. Ambassador Rice invited [...] | 2009-03-04 23:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO |
09VIENNA1113 | BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA [...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...] | 2009-09-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1230 | H1N1: Inside Scoop from Baxter on Vaccination [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baxter BioSciences (a large U.S. pharma firm, active in central Europe) characterizes Austria as one of the best prepared countries in Europe to deal with a pandemic flu. With only 361 mostly mild cases of H1N1 and no deaths to date, Austria has not put its plan into action. The [...] | 2009-09-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KFLO CASC PREL AU EZ |
09VIENNA126 | MEASURES TO COMBAT CANCER IN AUSTRIA [...] On World Cancer Day, Minister of Health Alois Stoeger announced that the GoA will put more emphasis on preventative measures against cancer. The Ministry of Health is evaluating a special screening process to improve the early diagnosis of breast and uterine cancer in women. Officials say th [...] | 2009-02-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SENV TBIO WHO KPAO AU |
09VIENNA1279 | Readout of OECD Nanotechnology Roundtable in Vienna [...] SUMMARY: A key theme at the OECD Roundtable on "Risk Governance Policy for Nanotechnology" in Vienna September 25 was that public perception of risk -- even in the absence of good data -- is becoming a driving force in nanotechnology regulation in some OECD states. Delegates advised breaking o [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR AT EU |
09VIENNA1353 | Demarche Delivered (Biotech Votes at Oct. 19 EU Meetings) [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Austria's Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management; Health Ministry; and Ministry for Economic Affairs. 2. (U) Dr. Michel Haas (of Austria's Health Ministry) told FAS representative that Austria will vote ag [...] | 2009-10-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO AU |
09VIENNA1389 | Austria Halfhearted on H1N1 Vaccination [...] Austria begins vaccinating its healthcare personnel (around 280,000 persons) this week on a voluntary basis. Vaccine developer Baxter has delivered 500,000 doses of "Celvapan" to the health authorities for a 2-shot immunization. According to a Health Ministry (MOH) survey, 30-35% of register [...] | 2009-10-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENNA1606 | Austria H1N1 Update: New Cases Down; Unused Vaccine [...] The number of new H1N1 infections appears to be slowing in Austria. In the week prior to December 16, health authorities estimated approximately 24,000 new infections, a decline from 45,000 infections the previous week. The total number of infections is now approximately 250,000. The number [...] | 2009-12-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENNA202 | EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE VOTE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to contacts in Austria's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Cabinet of the Minister and departments of International Trade and Plant Cultivation),Ministry of Health (departments of Biotechnology and Consumer Health),and Economic Ministry (Department of Mul [...] | 2009-02-24 08:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA312 | Europe's AgBiotech Nemesis on a Roll: Austria Follows [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government sees itself "on a roll" in its long-standing campaign against agricultural biotech following the EU Environment Council's March 2 decision allowing Austria (and Hungary) to maintain national bans on cultivation of two EU-approved genetically-modified corn vari [...] | 2009-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA394 | Agricultural Biotech Outreach Shows Faint [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From March 2 to 4, Embassy Vienna carried out a series of biotech outreach activities. The target audience of the program consisted of agricultural students, farmers, farmers' representatives, and government officials. Two U.S. farmers from Iowa reported about their long-ter [...] | 2009-04-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09VIENNA519 | MGSF01: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM ONE CASE OF H1N1 [...] On April 29, Austrian authorities announced that a 28-year old female, traveling from Guatemala through Mexico City with a three-day stopover in Miami, reported a fever on arrival at Vienna International Airport and was hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. She has apparently recovered and c [...] | 2009-04-30 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VIENNA559 | Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...] | 2009-05-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA733 | AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: SEVENTH CASE CONFIRMED, BUT NO [...] Austrian authorities report seven total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. Director for Public Health Hubert Hrabcik confirmed the seventh case, a woman from Salzburg who had returned from a visit to the U.S. Health authorities said that her case is "mild" and she is responding w [...] | 2009-06-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO PREL MG AU |
09VIENNA804 | Austria Pushing Member State "Self-Determination" Over [...] (U) At the EU Agricultural Council in Luxembourg June 25, Austria proposed establishing Member State (MS) "self-determination" over cultivating transgenic agricultural crops, even those approved by the European Commission. Building on four qualified majority votes (the latest in March 2009) ag [...] | 2009-07-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA805 | Austria's Schizophrenic Approach to Nanotechnology [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrian government is investing heavily in nanotechnology -- as part of a well-funded campaign to regain leadership in science and research -- but given Austria's poor track record in public acceptance of new technologies (including nuclear energy and green biotech),the GoA [...] | 2009-07-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR OSCI TNGD |
09VIENNA891 | AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: 54 CONFIRMED CASES, STILL NO SPECIAL [...] As of July 29, Austrian authorities report 54 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of infected persons has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Most cases have been discovered after Austrians returned home from tourist destinations all over the world (t [...] | 2009-07-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KFLU PREL MG AU |
09VIENNA989 | Austria H1N1 Update: 169 Confirmed Cases; Health [...] As of August 4, Austrian authorities report 169 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. 154 of these cases have been reported since July. Only around five infections are in-country transmissions of the virus; most persons brought the virus back from vacation. So far, all patien [...] | 2009-08-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENTIANE197 | MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO |
09VIENTIANE200 | MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) In response the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico and Department guidance reftel, Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 29 to review post contingency plans and actions by the Government of Laos (GOL). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) representative here advised the EAC that [...] | 2009-04-28 09:28:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO |
09VIENTIANE289 | MGSF01: FIRST LAO H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) Lao PDR's first case of H1N1 influenza was confirmed on June 16 by the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). The patient is an adult male Australian citizen who developed influenza-like symptoms two days after returning to Lao PDR, where he works, from Australia. The [...] | 2009-06-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VIENTIANE303 | LAOS H1N1 INFLUENZA UPDATE: THREE CASES CONFIRMED [...] Laos' second and third cases of H1N1 influenza were confirmed this week. The two new cases are members of an American family that had just arrived from the U.S. for a visit. The elevated body temperature of the young Amcit son was picked up by an airport thermal scanner on arrival in Vientia [...] | 2009-06-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VILNIUS245 | TFFLU01: ILL LITHUANIANS TEST NEGATIVE FOR H1N1; [...] Recent Lithuanian travelers to the United States and Mexico have tested negative for the H1N1 flu virus. One man fell ill after returning from Mexico on April 23. Another developed flu-like symptoms a few days before flying from the United States on April 22, and his wife and daughter became [...] | 2009-05-04 12:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09VILNIUS455 | H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...] | 2009-08-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH |
09VILNIUS596 | LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SEES H1N1 THREAT AS [...] SUMMARY: After H1N1 flu sickened dozens of cadets at a Lithuanian military academy, GOL officials have urged the public not to panic. At the same time, they have decided to stop testing flu victims to determine whether they have the H1N1 virus, and have yet to decide whether to purchase any [...] | 2009-11-09 11:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS615 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her initial meeting with Minister of Health Algis Caplikas, Ambassador Derse heard that the budget crisis was forcing the ministry to speed up its reforms in the health-care sector, that the GOL believes it is prepared for the worsening flu pandemic, and that the ministry [...] | 2009-11-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KFLU SOCI TBIO LH |
09VILNIUS619 | LITHUANIA REPORTS FIRST FLU DEATH AS EPIDEMIC IS [...] SUMMARY: A 14-year-old boy died in Kaunas of complications from H1N1 flu on November 17, giving Lithuania its first flu death of the season. Health officials also announced that cases of flu and respiratory diseases have risen dramatically in the past week. New cases have reached epidemic [...] | 2009-11-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS630 | LITHUANIA DECLARES NATIONWIDE FLU PANDEMIC; TWO [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania declared a nationwide flu pandemic on November 24 after flu cases reached epidemic levels in nearly two-thirds of the country's 60 municipalities. Lithuania has reported two deaths, both within the past week, from H1N1 flu. The Embassy community recorded its first confirm [...] | 2009-11-25 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS679 | FLU PANDEMIC ABATING IN LITHUANIA [...] The wave of flu and flu-like illnesses in Lithuania is receding. In the first week of December, infection rates were at 104 cases per 10,000 people, a decrease of 40 percent from the 175 cases per 10,000 people reported a week earlier. As of December 11, the GOL had attributed nine deaths to [...] | 2009-12-11 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS715 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. On December 18th Ambassador Derse made her first call on Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevicius to learn more about Lithuania's agricultural sector, which accounts for 4.5% of Lithuania's GDP. They shared ideas on business exchange opportunities such as the upcoming visit of ag [...] | 2009-12-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LH |
09WARSAW1063 | REPLY DEMARCHE BIOTECH VOTES. [...] Poland will vote against biotech variety approvals reftel at the Agriculture Council and the Standing Committee on Food Chain meetings scheduled October 19. This vote conforms to the Polish Council of Minister's decision of December 2008 to vote against all biotech events at the EU level, con [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO SP |
09WARSAW1135 | H1N1 IN POLAND: QUIET FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports no deaths related to H1N1 and no major outbreaks. While Polish officials are watching the situation closely, they do not plan to implement extraordinary measures absent a dramatic change in the disease's behavior, despite substantial [...] | 2009-11-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON GM PREL SOCI TBIO |
09WARSAW46 | HEALTH MINISTRY UPDATES REIMBURSEMENT LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Ministry of Health has released an update to its reimbursement list. The updated list contains about 10 innovative drugs that do not have generic competitors, and some of those are manufactured by U.S. companies. U.S. companies will also benefit from reductions in req [...] | 2009-01-14 17:11:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO ETRD KIPR PL |
09WELLINGTON106 | MGSF01 - SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 20:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR AMGT TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO KSAF |
09WELLINGTON169 | New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 19, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18, the New Zealand Government announced a shift of its H1N1 strategy from one of "containment" to one of "management" of the virus. This move was prompted by increased volumes of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus received by the country's regional health authori [...] | 2009-06-19 05:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09WELLINGTON177 | New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 25, 2009 [...] (U) Updating Post's last sitrep, (see reftel),New Zealand's H1N1 flu strategy has shifted from a program of containment for confirmed and suspected cases to management of the pandemic's impact throughout major population centers. The management strategy of the pandemic now abandons distributi [...] | 2009-06-25 01:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT NZ |
09WELLINGTON213 | New Zealand H1N1 SitRep July 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned over H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) as the virus spreads throughout the general population, causing serious illness and several deaths since the end of June. The public health sector has reported increased activity related to H1 [...] | 2009-07-13 03:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AEMR CW NZ PREL KSAF KPAO KFLU |
09WINDHOEK81 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009: Namibia [...] (U) U.S. Embassy Windhoek is pleased to provide our request for a 2009 Embassy Science Fellow. This proposal is keyed to reftel. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Section 1: Subject of Proposal and General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (U) Propos [...] | 2009-03-05 08:17:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ECON AMGT APER EPA WA |
09YAOUNDE703 | CAMEROON: FIRST CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] SUMMARY: Cameroon has just announced its first confirmed cases of H1N1, one of which includes an Amcit. END SUMMARY. 2. On August 13, state-run radio announced the first four confirmed cases of H1N1 in Cameroon. Two of the cases are within the missionary community in Yaounde, and include [...] | 2009-08-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PINR CM TBIO ECON SOCI CASC EAGR |
09ZAGREB31 | PROPOSAL FOR EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR |
09ZAGREB353 | GMOS IN CROATIA: SLOW ACCEPTANCE BY SCIENTISTS, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acceptance of biotechnology in agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in general is increasing somewhat among the scientific community in Croatia, but among the public, fear and skepticism remain. In alignment with EU laws, Croatian laws and regulations allow for re [...] | 2009-06-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ETRD HR |
09ZAGREB88 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR |
10ABUDHABI158 | UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...] | 2010-02-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE |
10ABUJA150 | NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...] | 2010-02-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI |
10ABUJA194 | NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...] | 2010-02-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA |
10ABUJA88 | NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO),ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...] | 2010-01-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI |
10ACCRA114 | GHANA OK WITH U.S. CITES PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana will support the U.S. priority proposals for the March 2010 CITES Meeting on sharks, corals and polar bears, but feels that U.S. proposals on bobcats require support from the European states, to avoid confusion with other lynx species. Ghana, along with several other Afri [...] | 2010-02-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO CITES GH |
10ACCRA58 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ACCRA59 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ADDISABABA235 | CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS [...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...] | 2010-02-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV |
10ADDISABABA251 | ETHIOPIA: BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP GENERATES DEBATE, GOE [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) held a "National Workshop on Biotechnology" with support from the U.S. Mission from February 1-3, 2010 in Addis Ababa. The event was well-attended, and generated healthy debate on the 2009 biosafety law, including from G [...] | 2010-02-09 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD ET |
10ANKARA172 | TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S [...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...] | 2010-02-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV |
10ASHGABAT55 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDICAL CARE WELL BELOW WESTERN STANDARDS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The system of medical care in Turkmenistan is unreliable, with the majority of hospitals being old, unsanitary, and lacking in basic diagnostic equipment and medical supplies. However, there are some well-educated do [...] | 2010-01-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASTANA79 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...] | 2010-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT PREL KZ |
10BAGHDAD166 | PRT DIWANIYAH: H1N1 UPDATE: A LESSON IN [...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah officials responded effectively to the H1N1 pandemic during Fall 2009, strengthening both their governance and their healthcare capacity. The initial response could be characterized as disjointed as Provincial official [...] | 2010-01-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KFLU KHIV TBIO KOCI |
10BAGHDAD241 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: MEDICAL SUPPLY BREAKDOWN [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Clinics and hospitals in Salah ad Din are at risk of failing due to a breakdown in the government medical supply system. Some hospitals have begun sending patients to private clinics or pharmacies to p [...] | 2010-01-30 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AMED TBIO IZ |
10BANGKOK111 | U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...] | 2010-01-14 07:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH |
10BANGKOK125 | BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...] | 2010-01-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH |
10BEIJING17 | UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S RISING SEX RATIO IMBALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's sex ratio at birth (SRB, the number of male births to 100 female births) reached 120.56 in 2008, marking a continued and dramatic rise in the gender imbalance since the 1980s. Across all of China's provinces and municipalities, only Tibet now has a normal SRB. The unde [...] | 2010-01-06 07:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPOP SOCI PHUM KPAO KWMN TBIO CH |
10BEIJING229 | CHINA SENDING DELEGATION TO THIRD NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) PolOff and Dutch Embassy counterpart delivered reftel demarche and Note Verbale requesting China's participation in the third Sherpa meeting scheduled for February in The Hague to prepare for the April Nuclear Security Summit to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Divisio [...] | 2010-01-28 07:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IAEA EAID TBIO NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC |
10BEIJING35 | CHINA'S ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS GENDER IMBALANCE PROBLEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Abnormally high sex ratio at birth (SRB) and excess female child mortality both contribute directly to the sex ratio imbalance in China. Social consequences of this imbalance include an estimated excess of over 30 million unmarriageable males, a potentially destabilizing force [...] | 2010-01-10 23:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPOP SOCI PHUM KPAO KWMN TBIO CH |
10BEIJING65 | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) have a strong and valued partnership with China's Ministry of Health (MOH),Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and Chinese Academ [...] | 2010-01-12 07:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH GT KE EG TH KZ |
10BELGRADE106 | SERBIA: FY2010 BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] In response to reftel call for proposals, post requests $19,060 in EEB biotech outreach funds for programs that will educate consumers, media, farmers, academics and policy makers about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and encourage the GoS to fulfill its promise to change a restricti [...] | 2010-01-21 13:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KPAO SR |
10BERLIN149 | GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...] | 2010-02-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC |
10BERLIN58 | H1N1 Update: Infection Rate Still Low [...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 2-8, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 1,137 to a total of 216,818 cases. The number of H1N1 deaths in Germany increased to 178. Due to the lack of demand for the H1N1 vaccination, Germany has cut its order for the 2009-H1N1 vaccine to 34 milli [...] | 2010-01-15 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM |
10BOGOTA124 | RECALL 10 BOGOTA 124 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
10BOGOTA126 | BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel A, Embassy Bogota requests the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) fund a Spanish-speaking U.S. expert on biotech policy to engage Colombian Congressional members and the private sector on the safety of biotechnology and its advantages for developing cou [...] | 2010-01-14 18:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ETRD KPAO CO |
10BOGOTA18 | DIPNOTE REGARDING NON-RESIDENT ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated December 16 outlining Colombia's regulations regarding organ transplants for non-resident foreigners. 2. (U) BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: DAM/CAE No. 68221 The Ministry o [...] | 2010-01-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO PREL PHUM CASC AMED CO |
10BRASILIA42 | Mission Brazil and Embassy Maputo Propose Trilateral [...] SUMMARY: In response to ref A, Embassy Brasilia and Embassy Maputo jointly request funding for a trilateral seminar on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to take place in Mozambique, featuring speakers from the United States and Brazil. The United States is a world leader in [...] | 2010-01-14 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR MZ |
10BRIDGETOWN5 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON PUBLICIZING U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on December 21, 2009. Talking points were also relayed verbally to Prime Ministers Denzil Douglas and Baldwin S [...] | 2010-01-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC XL |
10BRUSSELS142 | BELGIUM: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 17:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC |
10BRUSSELS155 | BELGIUM: H1N1 CASES KEEP FALLING IN 2010 [...] On January 28, 2010, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 1,614 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of January 12 to January 17 (week 3). This figure is marginally higher from an estimated 1,302 cases the previous week. [...] | 2010-02-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
10BRUSSELS178 | BELGIUM: H1N1 CASES CONTINUE TO FALL IN JANUARY [...] On February 11, 2010, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 626 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of January 25 to January 31 (week 5),and an estimated 257 cases during January 18 to 24. Two additional H1N1-related de [...] | 2010-02-12 16:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
10BRUSSELS66 | EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...] | 2010-01-21 04:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC |
10BRUSSELS76 | EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...] | 2010-01-22 04:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC |
10BUDAPEST16 | HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: NEW CASES DOWN, FOR NOW [...] Summary: The first wave of the H1N1 pandemic in Hungary appears to be in decline, according to data from the Influenza Surveillance Division of Hungary's National Center for Epidemiology. However, the Center cautions that a second wave may arrive shortly, as schools reopen following the Chri [...] | 2010-01-12 14:18:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
10BUDAPEST21 | HUNGARY'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary has long resisted agricultural biotechnology (refs B-E). This spring's parliamentary elections will usher in a new government and an opportunity to advocate for agbiotech with a fresh group of stakeholders. While we do not expect that the new government's initial appro [...] | 2010-01-15 08:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO OIIP HU |
10BUDAPEST48 | HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA FROM APRIL TO [...] On January 15, Hungary's National Center for Epidemiology published a report on the H1N1 influenza pandemic in Hungary in its weekly journal EpInfo. The report analyzed epidemiological data collected from April 30, 2009 to January 15, 2010. Key data follows. 2. From April 30, 2009 until [...] | 2010-01-29 07:55:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU |
10CAIRO139 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPAS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL EG |
10CAIRO338 | Egypt: H5N1 Update - February 2010 [...] (SBU) Key Points --Egypt's Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 12 human cases of H5N1 (avian influenza) in 2010, with three fatalities. --In the wake of efforts to combat H1N1 (swine flu),MoH will increase its public awareness H5N1 influenza programs for health care providers to ensure [...] | 2010-02-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU PGOV EAGR EAID EG |
10CANBERRA19 | AUSTRALIA BRACES FOR MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASE JUMP [...] (SBU) Australian health authorities are concerned about an expected jump in the number of mosquito borne diseases in New South Wales and Southern Queensland, including Ross River Virus (RRV),following heavy summer rains. Department of Health and Ageing Assistant Secretary for Surveillance is [...] | 2010-01-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AS |
10CANBERRA20 | CORRECTED COPY -- AUSTRALIA BRACES FOR MOSQUITO [...] (SBU) Australian health authorities are concerned about an expected jump in the number of mosquito borne diseases in New South Wales and Southern Queensland, including Ross River Virus (RRV),following heavy summer rains. Department of Health and Ageing Surveillance Branch Director Sally Good [...] | 2010-01-08 06:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AS |
10CANBERRA67 | AUSTRALIA FEELS WELL-INFORMED ON NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia has been very happy with the level of dialogue in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit and NPT Review Conference (RevCon). Officials clearly understand the distinction between the two and what the United States hopes to accomplish at each. Some worry that Thailan [...] | 2010-01-28 04:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV AS |
10CANBERRA78 | AUSTRALIAN SHERPA LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia will take part in the Nuclear Security Summit's third Sherpa meeting in The Hague. The Australian Sherpa expressed concerns over French objections to the discussion of MOX fuel and Non-Aligned Movement criticism of the Nuclear Security Summit. Australia hopes that [...] | 2010-02-02 07:20:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC |
10CARACAS45 | Caracas Proposals for FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach [...] (U) This cable contains Post's proposals for biotech outreach in response to State 122732. 2. (U) Though the GBRV has not granted approval for biotechnology crops, there is significant interest and research from government institutions and universities on its development. Despite the gov [...] | 2010-01-19 17:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECIN ETRD TBIO KPAO |
10COLOMBO15 | SRI LANKA PROPOSAL FOR FY10 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request support for biotechnology outreach programs for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has put forward regulations which require prior approval and mandatory labeling of GM food imports, which hinder U.S food exports to Sri Lanka. The country's domestic agriculture s [...] | 2010-01-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
10COLOMBO64 | H1N1 IN THE MALDIVES - VACCINE NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) EconOff met with Dr. Aminath Jameel, Minister of Health (www.health.gov.mv),on January 14. The Minister noted that while only one death and 35 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed in the Maldives, many of her countrymen remain de [...] | 2010-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU SOCI CASC CE |
10DARESSALAAM122 | AMBASSADOR HONORS DOCTOR FOR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Alfonso Lenhardt used the Mission's most prestigious annual award to extol the work of a woman doctor who fights for improved family planning, disease screening and treatment, and combating gender-based violence for Tanzanian women. The Ambassador's remarks in honor of Dr. [...] | 2010-02-08 16:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KWMN PHUM KMDR SCUL KPAO SOCI TZ |
10EFTOLONDON223 | UK COMMITTED TO DISTINGUISHING NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judith Gough, Head of Security Policy Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),and Rhydian Phillips, Deputy Head of CBRN Security at the FCO, on January 21. In a follow-up meeting on January 29, Phillips said that the UK shared the U.S. con [...] | 2010-01-29 15:36:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PARM PREL EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG |
10EFTOLONDON224 | UK TO SEND FIVE REPRESENTATIVES TO NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel joint demarche to Rhydian Phillips, Deputy Head of CBRN Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on January 29, along with Political Counselor Birgitta Tazelaar of the Embassy of the Netherlands. Phillips thanked the U.S. and the Netherlands for the [...] | 2010-01-29 15:37:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG |
10GENEVA138 | WHO: Report on the 126th Session of the World Health [...] Summary. The 126th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 18-23, 2010, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board, including key resolutions forwarded for adoption at the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA)in May [...] | 2010-02-19 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
10HANOI106 | Joint Demarche Delivered on Preparations for Third Sherpa [...] (SBU) On January 27, PolOff, together with the Dutch Charge Collett, met with MFA International Organizations Assistant Director General Do Hung Viet to deliver reftel A demarche regarding the Third Sherpa Meeting in the Hague on February 9-11. PolOff and Collett highlighted the importance of t [...] | 2010-01-29 03:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM |
10HANOI128 | VIETNAM PROJECT NOMINATION FOR 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam is pleased to submit a two part project proposal for consideration by EEB as part of the 2010 Biotech Outreach Strategy (Reftels A and B). Vietnam is at a critical stage in its development of biotechnology. Although the Government of Vietnam (GVN) says it plan [...] | 2010-02-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON EAID VM |
10HANOI200 | Information on the Nuclear Security Summit [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM |
10HANOI218 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...] | 2010-02-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM |
10HANOI220 | TWO FIRST HUMAN CASES OF INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN VIETNAM IN [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam reported its first two Influenza A/H5N1 infections of 2010, one of them apparently fatal. Consistent with seasonal trends, Vietnam also has experienced several outbreaks in flocks of chickens and ducks throughout the country. End Summary. First Human Infection of I [...] | 2010-02-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
10ISLAMABAD143 | H1N1 IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan has 148 officially confirmed cases of H1N1, but the country's extremely limited disease surveillance capacity leads top Pakistani public health officials to believe that infection is dramatically under-reported. Pakistan's National Institute of Health (PNIH) and the U. [...] | 2010-01-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD227 | PAKISTANI REACTION TO COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistani reaction to December's Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change ranges from disappointment with the outcome to outright disapproval of the steps taken to formulate the Copenhagen Accord. Climate change think tanks and a government research organization seem to have reta [...] | 2010-02-01 06:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD289 | PAKISTAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On 4 February EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari and Umeed Khalid, Ministry of Environment Wildlife Conservator. Khalid anticipated that Pakistan would be able to "generally" support USG submissions at CITES COP-15, but acknowledged that the GOP [...] | 2010-02-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD290 | MOE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD, LEADERSHIP CHANGES [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Environment Kamran Lashari on 4 February, emphasizing the importance of the Copenhagen Accord as a vital first step toward addressing the issue of climate change. The Secretary revealed that responsibility for Pakistan's position on the A [...] | 2010-02-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV PREL PK |
10JAKARTA155 | NSC Senior Director Ramamurthy discusses S&T with former [...] (SBU) The U.S. Science Envoy effort is already yielding results by laying the foundation for expanded science and technology (S&T) cooperation. NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy, Ambassador and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Advisor Jason [...] | 2010-02-03 10:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID |
10JAKARTA182 | Health Cooperation-No Agreement to Launch [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After three days of intense discussions, U.S. and Indonesian negotiators could not reach agreement on the creation of the Indonesia- United States Center for Biomedical and Public Health Researc [...] | 2010-02-11 09:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID |
10JAKARTA201 | Health Cooperation-Closing Down NAMRU [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 6. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following our failure to reach an agreement to establish the Indonesia-United States Center for Biomedical and Publi [...] | 2010-02-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID |
10JAKARTA211 | INDONESIA WELCOMES U.S. SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. All corners of Indonesia's science and policy community welcomed President Obama's science envoy engagement effort. Despite Science Envoy Dr. Bruce Alberts' last minute injury preventing his travel, the GOI pressed on with the majority of the January 18-29 planned schedule with [...] | 2010-02-18 06:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID |
10JAKARTA56 | DCM TACKLES TOUGH PARTNERSHIP ISSUES WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new parliamentary commission leaders expressed concerns about our bilateral health cooperation and asked for more U.S. investment in a January 13 meeting with the DCM. The DCM a [...] | 2010-01-15 07:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ECON KDEM KMCA |
10JAKARTA63 | ENGAGING HEALTH MINISTER ENDANG IN GENEVA ON [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This is an action message. The GOI extended visas for NAMRU-2 personnel through March 15, 2010 to allow negotiations to form a joint center for research, the Indonesian-United States Center for Biomedical [...] | 2010-01-15 10:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID |
10JAKARTA64 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER ENDANG ON [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message contains an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Ambassador Hume told Health Minister Endang that the USG wanted to send a negotiating team [...] | 2010-01-15 10:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID |
10JAKARTA79 | Health Cooperation-The Need for a Consistent USG Message [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action message. By mid- February, the USG will need to make a critical decision about our continued health cooperation with Indonesia. In the lead-up to that decision, Mission stron [...] | 2010-01-20 02:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG SENV ID |
10KATHMANDU58 | NEPAL'S FORESTS MINISTER CONFIRMS BAN ON RHESUS [...] (U) Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation Deepak Bohara has confirmed he ruled current Nepali law prohibits the export of rhesus monkeys, both wild and captive-born. The decision, made public in late August 2009, prevents the National Biomedical Research Center (NBRC) from fulfilling its [...] | 2010-01-22 10:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV TBIO PGOV NP |
10KINSHASA162 | First laboratory-confirmed case of H1NI in DRC is expatriate [...] The first laboratory-confirmed case of H1N1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or Congo Kinshasa) has been identified in the southeastern region of Katanga province. The case was an expatriate working for the Tenke-Fungurume Mining Company (DRC affiliate of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gol [...] | 2010-02-08 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TBIO KFLU CDC WHO CG |
10KINSHASA66 | HIV/AIDS IN THE DRC: AN EVOLVING EPIDEMIC [...] Background note: Embassy Kinshasa recently completed a Partnership Framework with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and hired a full-time PEPFAR coordinator. This message provides general information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the DRC. It has been cleared by all PE [...] | 2010-01-21 17:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CDC AID KHIV SOCI EAID PREL CG |
10LUSAKA25 | PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2010 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy Lusaka requests support for two activities totaling USD 19,000. The first proposed activity will leverage the interest within the Lusaka-based Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Se [...] | 2010-01-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO KPAO ZA |
10MADRID139 | SPAIN: INFORMED OF DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES FOR NSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on February 1 met LTC. Anibal Villalba Fernandez, an adviser to President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on foreign and security issues, to review Ref A points on the different objectives for the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington [...] | 2010-02-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC |
10MADRID216 | USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS [...] (U) USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, EU Development Ministers, and EU officials discussed the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Development Dialogue, Haiti, and related issues during the EU Development Ministers Informal Meeting on February 17-18 at La Granja, Spain. In plenary sessions and in bilater [...] | 2010-02-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV SP TBIO |
10MANAMA49 | BAHRAIN EAGER TO SUPPORT U.S./OIC POLIO [...] (U) Summary: A State/USAID/CDC delegation met with GOB officials to discuss the joint U.S./OIC polio eradication effort. The Minister of Health pedged Bahrain's full support in working with theU.S., GCC, and OIC member states and told the deegation that polio would be on the agenda of next we [...] | 2010-01-28 12:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI TBIO BA |
10MAPUTO51 | BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: A signatory of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Mozambique is eager to leverage biotechnology to improve its agricultural productivity; however there has been little or no investment in biotech research thus far. The government of Mozambique (GRM) is calling for a second green r [...] | 2010-01-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO MZ |
10MEXICO216 | ECONOMIA ON NEXT CCA, MEAT INSPECTION, CSF AND END [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 22:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD MX TBIO EFIS |
10MEXICO382 | Mexico on Preparing for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed January 28 the U.S. approach to the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (Ref. A and B) and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (Ref. C) with Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the [...] | 2010-02-04 20:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA EAID TBIO AORC CDG PGOV |
10MOSCOW162 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP IAEA AORC MNUC CDC UNGA TBIO RS |
10MOSCOW189 | Russian Deputy Health Minister Wants Expanded Health [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their upbeat December 14 meeting, Russian Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova and Ambassador Beyrle agreed that the Bilateral Presidential Commission's Working Group on Health should promote a substantial expansion of cooperation on health and medical sciences. They c [...] | 2010-01-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD ELAB EAGR KIPR |
10MOSCOW273 | RUSSIAN SHERPA SEEKS SMOOTH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARK AORC EAID ENRG IAEA MNUC TBIO UNGA NPT |
10MOSCOW276 | DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM [...] On January 26, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Russian Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Health and Social Development. As of February 8, post has received no substantive response. The Ministry of Transportation told us that of the three m [...] | 2010-02-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI TBIO UNDP UNGA RS |
10MOSCOW335 | RUSSIA HEALTH REGULATOR DISMISSED AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 6, Prime Minister Putin dismissed Nikolai Yurgel, head of Russian pharmaceutical watchdog Roszdravnadzor, two days after Yurgel publicly criticized the government's draft "Law on the Circulation of Medicines," echoing numerous objections of the pharmaceutical industry [...] | 2010-02-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TBIO PREL SOCI ETRD KIPR RS |
10MOSCOW72 | MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCIENCE PARK SUCCESSFUL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five years, Moscow State University's (MSU) Science Park has launched 85 high-tech start-up, mostly in the IT and biotech fields. Raising awareness of the importance of IPR protection is a key MSU priority. With its science park and other innovative activities, [...] | 2010-01-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD TBIO TINT KIPR KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI PGOV |
10NEWDELHI275 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...] | 2010-02-11 01:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI276 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NIAMEY21 | CLASSIFIED POUCH - SUSPICIOUS POWDER INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On the morning of January 6, Post had an incident relating to a classified pouch bag and a suspicious powder inside it. The Information Management Specialist (IMS) informed the Marine at Post 1 that an incident occurred in the IPC. The IMS stated that after verifying the classified po [...] | 2010-01-11 07:14:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ADPM AMED AMGT ASEC KMSG TBIO |
10NICOSIA98 | CYPRUS: TRIES AND TRIES AGAIN WITH CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyprus is preparing to reenact a controversial law requiring separate shelving for biotech products on supermarket shelves. The law was first enacted in 2007 but it never actually entered into force because the President repealed it on procedural grounds. This time around, th [...] | 2010-02-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON ETRD EUN CY |
10NOUAKCHOTT60 | MAURITANIA BEGINS TO REFORM TROUBLED GLOBAL FUND [...] (U) Summary. After Mauritania's September 2009 suspension from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the Global Fund presented a list of requirements to be met by Mauritania before its suspension could be lifted, including a reformed Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM),t [...] | 2010-01-26 07:26:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI TBIO MR |
10PRETORIA210 | PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL |
10PRETORIA211 | PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL |
10PRETORIA74 | READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From October 2 - 6, Paul Green, an agricultural economist consultant based in Washington, D.C., visited South Africa on behalf of the International Grain Trade Coalition to discuss with the South African food and feed industries ways to encourage a broader view of sustainable food syste [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10PRETORIA75 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, l [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10QUITO54 | Embassy Quito Request for Funding of Biotech Proposal [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito is requesting funding for a biotech proposal as part of the Department of State's 2010 Biotech Outreach Program. The project is focused on informing a key group of journalists who, by providing accurate information on biotech issues, have the [...] | 2010-01-15 22:33:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EC |
10RABAT14 | MOROCCO REQUEST FOR BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) Embassy Rabat's Economic, Agriculture, and Public Affairs Sections request Biotech Outreach Funds as outlined in the proposal below to support efforts to influence scientists and policy makers in Morocco regarding the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. 2. (SBU) Embassy Rabat pro [...] | 2010-01-08 14:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO MO |
10RABAT67 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG |
10RANGOON100 | BURMA: SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK DETECTED [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials reported to the World Organization for Animal Health February 23 that they have detected another outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Rangoon, the second in 2010. The previous outbreak began on February 1 in Myangone Township (reftel); prior [...] | 2010-02-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RANGOON79 | BURMA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN POULTRY [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials confirmed February 5 they have identified an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Rangoon's Myangone Township. The initial outbreak, detected February 1, was reported to health officials on February 2, and appeared to have a [...] | 2010-02-09 10:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RANGOON81 | BURMA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN POULTRY [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials confirmed February 5 they have identified an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Rangoon's Myangone Township. The initial outbreak, detected February 1, was reported to health officials on February 2, and appeared to have a [...] | 2010-02-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RIGA27 | LATVIA CONCURS WITH U.S. COMMITMENT TO CORE NPT [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is in full accord with the U.S. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty goals of strengthening non-proliferation, promoting disarmament and fostering the development of peaceful nuclear energy. Latvia supports the universality of the NPT and the Additional Protocol. Latvian o [...] | 2010-01-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP |