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The Purpose of this website is to provide information for family and business on pandemic preparedness in a simple 'library' format. All preparedness topics are segregated into the sections below and include PDF documents, appropriate external links, vendors and video clips. If you find a broken link, please let me know so I can remove it.
 
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News Sources
News Now UK Fergus on Flu
H5N1 Crofts Blog Avian Flu Diary
CIDRAP CDC 
Swine Flu Updates Bird Flu Updates
Alltop News Flu Coverage H1N1 Flu Virus in Canada
Pandemic Flu Information Forum Pandemic Flu.gov Site
 
Daily news updates will no longer be added to this website. Pandemic flu case and fatality reports can be found by utilizing the News Sources links above. I suggest News Now UK, Alltop News and Pandemic Flu Information Forum for the latest reports and articles.
 
WHO Confirmed Cases and Deaths from H5N1   
July 01, 2009

These numbers only reflect laboratory confirmed cases, the actual numbers are probably higher due to under-reporting.  
   

 2003-09 Total Cases
463 
 

 2003-09 Total Deaths
262 
 

2009 Total Cases
41

2009 Total Deaths
12

     
 WHO Confirmed Cases and Deaths from H1N1  
July 03, 2009

   These numbers only reflect laboratory confirmed cases, the actual numbers are probably higher due to under-reporting.  
 

World-Wide Total Cases
89,921

World-Wide Total Deaths
382
  


    Cholera Bird Flu Diagnosis & Hygiene Emergency Childbirth Face Masks
    Flu Home Treatment Home Remedies Isolation Planning Mass Casualty Planning and Burial
    Medical Books Medical Emergencies Medical Kit (Supply List) Management of Bodies During Disaster
    QUARANTINE Sign Safe Burial Practices Survival Medicine Veterinary Medical Books
    Wilderness Medical Kit
Links
    Bird Flu Book First Aid Books & Supplies Rehydration Solution
Vendors
    EnviroSafety - Face Masks
Videos
    Ankle Sprain & Break Apply a Pressure Bandage Blisters Burn Injuries
    Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Choking Victims CPR Rescue Breaths Food Poisoning
    Fractured Hand Frostbite Dog Bites Head Injuries
    Heat Exhaustion Shock Snake Bites Spider Bites
    Stinging Insects Use a Tourniquet
 
    Animals for Food Base Camp Trail Stove Cultivating Vegetables Dehydrating Food
    Dutch Ovens Emergency Bread Emergency Food For Babies Essential Nutrient Sources
    Expedient Cooking Fire by Bow Drill Fire by Can Fire by Flint, Steel and Battery
    Fire Safety and Extinguishers Fireless Cooker Food-Borne Illnesses Food Storage and Rodents
    Food Storage in the Home Freezer Bag Meals Grains and Legumes Growing Wheat by Hand
    Improvised Grain Mill Make an Oil Press Mylar Bag Sealing Methods Pantry Pests
    Plant Identification Plumber's Stove Solar Cooking Solar Food Drying
    Stocking Food Stocking for Small Spaces Storage of Wheat Thermos Bottle Cooking
    Tinder Fungus
Links
    1 Year Food Supply For 1 Adult Animal Fat Rendering Backpacking Stove Fuels Cast Iron Cookware
    Cheese Making Colorado Food Products Database Food Product Dating Food Recalls
    Food Safety Gardening Tips Grandpappy's Basic Recipes Growing Mushrooms
    Home Food Canning Home Food Preservation Home Gardening Tips Homemade Instant Foods
    Insects for Food Newsletter Making an Outdoor Oven Meat Preservation Preserving Fish
    Recipe Goldmine Recipes Using Canned & Dried Foods "Sell-By" Dates On Foods Windshield Shade Solar Cooker
Vendors
    Family Baker Honeyville Grain Kalyx Bulk Foods MRE Depot
Videos
    Cooking with Food Storage Items Long Term Food Storage Part 1  2  3 Mylar Bag Sealing Methods
 
    1911 .45 Pistol Field Stripping AK47 Rifle Field Stripping Alternate Gun Cleaning Solvent & Oil AR15 Rifle Field Stripping
    Beretta 92 Field Stripping Booby Traps and Area Defense Marlin 60 Field Stripping Mossberg 500 Series Shotgun Stripping
    Ruger 10/22 Rifle Field Stripping Ruger Mini 14 Field Stripping Shotgun Home Defense SKS Rifle Field Stripping
    Strengthening Exterior Doors
Links
    Current Ammunition Deals Home Security Information Smith & Wesson Manuals The Gun Directory - Reviews & Specs
    Beretta Firearms Ruger Firearms Marlin Firearms Smith & Wesson Firearms
    Winchester Repeating Arms
Vendors
    Brownell's Gun Supplies Cheaper Than Dirt Graf and Sons Midway USA
    Centerfire Systems
Videos
    1911 .45 Pistol, Clean & Lube 1  2 2 Point Sling Installation AK47 Rifle Cleaning 1  2  3  4  5  6 AR15 Rifle Field Stripping
    Beretta 92 Field Stripping Glock Field Stripping Lubing a Pistol M1 Garand Field Stripping
    Marlin 60 Field Stripping Mossberg 500 Field Stripping Remington 870 Disassembly Remington 870 Reassembly
    Revolver Cleaning Ruger 10/22 Field Stripping Ruger Mini-14 Field Stripping 1 2 Ruger Mk III Field Stripping
    Shotgun Barrel Cleaning SKS Field Stripping 1  2
 
    Army Counter Guerrilla Operations Bee Keeping Blacksmithing Bush Craft Books
    Charcoal Making Compact Survival Kit Dangerous Animals Dangerous Wild Dogs
    Direction Finding and Navigation Family Emergency Plan Template Fire Safety and Extinguishers Knife Sharpening
    Knot Tying OSHA Pandemic Preparedness Guide Poisonous Plants Plumbing
    Prep for People with Disabilities Raising Rabbits Sanitation Shelter
    Shortwave Radio Soap Making Solar Water Heater Survival Books 
    Survival Shelters USMC Common Skills 1  2 USMC Summer Survival Manual USMC Winter Survival Manual
Links
    3 Most Important Survival Items 100 Items to Disappear First in a Panic Basic Rules of Survival Expedient Weapons & Tools
    Fish Gill Nets Green House Helping Children After A Disaster Homemade Dog Food
    Homemade Equipment Homemade Laundry Soap Pest Control Pets and Livestock
    Raising Catfish in a Barrel Rodent Control Solar Projects
Vendors
    Disaster Gear Online EpiCenter
Videos
    BBC Pandemic Videos - Part 1  2  3 BOB Basics Part 1  2  3 Foxhole Radio Oatmeal Box Radio
    Portable Cell Phone Charger Protecting Healthcare Workers Washing Clothing w/o Power 1  2 Evacuation Planning
 
    Candle Making DynaGlo Kerosene Heater Heat, Light and Power Toyoset Kerosene Heater
    What if the Electricity Goes Off?
Links
    Alternative Energy Emergency Home Heating Kerosene Fuel Primer Power Outage Tips
    Power Outage Tips Soda Can Solar Heater Solar Heat Air Panel Window Solar Heater
Vendors
    Petromax Mutlifuel Lanterns Peak Candle Supplies
Videos
    Penny Solar Heater
 
    Build a Hand Pump Emergency Disinfection Getting Started Storing Water Homemade Berkey Water Filter
    Priming the Berkey Filter Rainwater Harvesting Slow Sand Filters Water Treatment
Links
    Coffee Filters & Alum Find Water & Make It Safe Shock Chlorinate a Well Water Filter Guide
    Water Supplies During Pandemic Wilkes University Water Testing Swimming Pool Volume Calculations Solar Still
Vendors
    Water Bob - Water Storage Berkey Water Filters Best Buy Pool Supply Happily Water Logged
Videos
    Homemade Water Filter Berkey Water Filter Operations Water Purification
 
    Alpha Rubicon Survival Australian Pandemic Resources Avian Flu Dairy End Times Report
    European Public Health Network FEMA Guide to Citizen Preparedness Flu Trackers Flu Wiki Forum
    Get Pandemic Ready Grandpappy's H5N1 Blog Idaho Pandemic Preparedness
    Ludlow Survivors Group - UK Millennium Ark Mother Earth News Mrs. Survival Forum
    Mutually Assured Survival Pandemic Chronicles Pandemic Flu Information Forum Pandemic Flu.gov Site
    PEP-C Plan for Pandemic Provident Living Ready Colorado
    Ready Moms Alliance Red Cross   Red Cross Kits Safe Canada Steve Quayle Prep Tips
    Students Prep America The Survivalist Boards The Tree of Liberty Wildwood Survival
 
 
Emergency Drinking Water Drums Phone 303-810-5786 or Email Drumrunner59@yahoo.com
Water storage drums are available for emergency human drinking water needs. All disinfected drums are treated with a pH adjusted oxidizing solution of calcium hypochlorite for 3 to 4 days, rinsed and purged. Simply fill the containers, no further treatment is required and the drums are ready for immediate use. 
 
Disinfected 55-gallon food-grade plastic drums, blue color only - $35 ea.
Non-electric siphon pump, double check valve construction designed for use with the drums - $20 ea.
Hach brand 5 parameter water quality testing strips (pH, total and free chlorine, alkalinity and hardness) 50 strips per bottle - $20 ea.
Aluminum bung wrench, fits both coarse or fine threaded caps on the 55 gallon drums - $20 ea.
 

 
 
Berkey Light Water Filters - $189 each Phone 303-810-5786 or Email Drumrunner59@yahoo.com

New Berkey Light water filters are now in stock. These filters are brand new and are ready for immediate use in the event of an emergency.
The Berkey Light water filter system is designed to be a light weight unit that is ideally suited for outdoor and emergency use. This Berkey unit comes with complete instructions and everything you need to start enjoying the benefits of safe, clean and purified drinking water anywhere. 

Super tough Lexan housing, BPA free, produces 24 gallons of purified water per day, 28" high, 9" in diameter
Comes with 2 "Black Berkey" filter elements, gravity flow filter design needs no water pressure or electricity.
2 1/2 gallon lower storage chamber, elevated base allows unit to be placed on any flat surface.

The purification filtering elements removes or reduce pathogenic cysts, parasites, harmful or unwanted chemicals such as herbicides and pesticides, VOCs, detergents, organic solvents, trihalomethanes, cloudiness, silt, sediment, nitrates, nitrites, heavy metals, foul tastes and odors.

Pathogenic Bacteria, Cysts & Parasites - Removed to below detectable limits; E. Coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Aeriginousis, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Heavy Metals - Greater than 95% reduction; Lead, Mercury, Aluminum, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - Removed to below detectable limits; Alachlor, Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorine, Chlorobenzene, Chloroform, 2,4-D DBCP, p-Dichlorobenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene, Dichloroethane, 1, 1-Dichloroethylene, Dinoseb, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene Dibromide (EDB), Heptachlor, Heptachlor Epoxide, Hexachlorobutodlene, Lindane, Methoxychlor, MTBE, Pentachlorophenol, Simazine, Styrene, Tetrachloroethane, Toluene, Silvex, Trichlorobenzene, Xylene