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Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO
Geneva/Stockholm - The World Health Organization increased Friday the number of...
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Swine flu cases in Britain rise to 39 after more pupils fall ill
London - Five new cases of swine flu infection have been confirmed in Britain, taking to 39 the...
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WHO: 1,893 cases of swine flu, 31 deaths
Geneva - The number of laboratory confirmed cases of infections of the new influenza A(H1N1)...
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WHO reports 1,658 confirmed cases of swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,658 cases of the new...
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WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of new flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,516 cases of the...
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Sweden reports first confirmed case of novel influenza
Stockholm - Sweden on Wednesday reported its first confirmed case of novel influenza A(H1N1), the...
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WHO: 1,490 cases of new flu, 30 deaths, as scientists meet
Geneva - The World Health Organization held Tuesday an online conference of scientists from various...
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Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
Washington - The swine flu virus spread to 36 US states with a total of 286 confirmed cases,...
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
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WHO changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases
Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of...
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Confirmed deaths from new flu in Mexico rise to 12
Mexico City - Mexican authorities increased to 12 Thursday the number of dead of the new...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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Japanese woman travelling from US tests positive for influenza
Tokyo - A Japanese woman who arrived at Tokyo's airport from Los Angeles tested...
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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WHO: 154 Confirmed Cases of Swine Flu
The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of swine...
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EU Health Agency Raises Number of Swine Flu Cases
Seven European countries had confirmed cases of people infected with swine flu as of Thursday...
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Swiss Flu Drug Maker Roche Boosts Its Preparedness
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its preparedness level...
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Swiss flu medicine producer Roche ups its preparedness
Geneva - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its...
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WHO: No need for travel, pork import restrictions
Geneva - World Health Organization officials reiterated Tuesday that travel restrictions would not...
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What is swine flu?
Stockholm - The current outbreak of swine flu which has caused alarm around the world is a...
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Swine Flu Outbreak - A Cause for "Concern," Obama Says
President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the United States,...
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Swine Flu Death Rate Slowing Down
Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said late Monday that number of people dying...
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CDC to issue travel advisory on Mexico
Washington - The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was to issue an advisory...
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New virus is not "swine flu", Paris-based health organization says
Paris - The virus currently circulating in Mexico and the United States and which has killed at...
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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Swine Flu Spread Worries CDC Officials
Swine flu has turned into an epidemic in Mexico City where it has killed as many as 60 people and...
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Seven Cases of Human Swine Flu Reported in the US
The number of people contracting swine flu is on the rise in the United States with the Centers for...
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Two Cases of Human Swine Flu Traced in California
Two kids in California got infected with swine flu in late March but they recovered, according to...
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3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu
Hanoi - A 3-year-old Vietnamese boy has died of avian influenza after four...
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New Flu Vaccine Based on Human Antibodies May Come in Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Flu Shots for All Children Six Months and Older
For those who don’t know yet, the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending flu shots...
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Bird Flu Outbreak in China Raises Concern Over Human Transmission
Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday that they had begun destroying and vaccinating...
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Update: The Efficacy Of Hong Kong’s Bird Flu Vaccine Questioned
This week’s bird flu outbreak is the first
incident of this type on a Hong Kong farm
since 2003,...
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New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported In Hong Kong
Commonly known as the “bird flu” or “avian flu,” avian influenza is a type of influenza caused by...
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Google Flu Trends – A New Tool to Track Flu Outbreaks
Google wants to be more than a giant search engine; it wants to be closer to its users through its...
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No Influenza This Winter? Better Get Your Shot…
Do you want to be influenza-free this winter? Then, you’d
better contact your health care provider...
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Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase
Analysis of
government data has revealed that in 2009, Medicare prescription drug-plan...
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Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends
In an attempt to reduce the number of people getting
influenza or dying from it, on Wednesday, the...
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Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons
The National Institute of Mental Health decided to give up
on its study of a therapy called...
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Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby
Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while
pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
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Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Still Immune
Although hard to believe antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic...
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FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public
As autumn is approaching, people should be ready to welcome
the flu season. And the best way to do...
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Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season
Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five
companies manufacturing...
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World
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WHO says no evidence virus was a lab creation
Geneva - There is no evidence to support a theory that the new influenza A(H1N1) virus was created...
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Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 56
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's influenza epidemic of the new virus A(H1N1) has...
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Mexico's flu death toll rises to 44
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's epidemic of a hitherto-unknown strain of flu...
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Mexico's flu death toll reaches 42
Mexico City - The number of deaths in Mexico known to have been caused by the outbreak of a...
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Mexico to inject over 2 billion dollars to combat effect of flu
Mexico City - Mexico launched Tuesday a plan to provide more than 1 billion dollars to help...
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New case of swine flu brings to five number in Italy
Rome - Italy's Health Ministry Tuesday confirmed a new case of swine flu, bringing to five...
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Japan triples medical staff at airports to check for flu
Tokyo - Japanese airports increased the number of quarantine officials Tuesday as...
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Swine flu jumps from human to human in Germany
Munich - The new type of swine flu has jumped from one human to another within Germany for...
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Japanese teenager suspected of swine flu after return from Canada
Tokyo - A Japanese woman arriving from the United States Thursday tested negative...
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New Zealand school isolates 31 swine flu suspects
Wellington - Twenty-seven students from a New Zealand college orchestra and four teachers are being...
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First suspected swine flu case in Lithuania
Vilnius - Lithuania's health authorities were awaiting the results of tests Thursday in what could...
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Australia decrees powers to quarantine swine flu victims
Sydney - Australians suspected of having swine flu could be forcibly detained under a new...
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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Number of flu deaths rises to 152 in Mexico amid panic buying
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 152, Mexican Health Minister Jose...
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Five Austrians fall ill with possible swine flu
Vienna - One Austrian woman was "likely" infected with swine flu and four others are...
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WHO: China Investigates Several Suspicious Flu Cases
China is investigating several suspicious cases involving influenza-like symptoms but has not...
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Mexico shuts schools nationwide as flu deaths reach 149
Mexico City - Mexico on Monday closed schools and universities until May 6 and limited commercial...
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45 suspected and confirmed swine flu cases in New York City
New York - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that 28 cases of swine flu have been...
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Ban says UN on top of the battle against swine flu
New York - The United Nations has taken steps to lead the fight against the sudden outbreak...
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EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu case
Luxembourg/Brussels - The European Union called an emergency meeting of health ministers and...
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Bird flu claims fifth human victim in China in one month
Beijing - A 21-year-old woman was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan...
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China Authorities Take Control Measures After Bird Flu Death
It was reported that the woman, who was identified as Huang Yanqing, has bought nine ducks at a...
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Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu
A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
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Airports Closure Casts Long Shadow On Thai Tourism
Bangkok - The week-long closure of Bangkok's two airports has left the capital's hotels empty,...
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Bird flu outbreak in India's Assam state, 40,000 poultry culled
New Delhi - Authorities in India's north-eastern Assam state culled 40,000 poultry of some 60,000...
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Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm
According to the Interfax news agency, 153 birds have died
from the H5N1 bird-flu virus, at the...
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Equine Influenza Outbreak in Australia Hinders Racing
The recent outbreak of equine influenza (horse flu) in Australia has required the country to impose...
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