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WHO Chief Resists Calls to Quickly Declare Influenza Pandemic

Voice of America - ?1 hour ago?
By Lisa Schlein The director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, has closed the agency’s annual conference with a warning that nations

Disease Hunters Add Swine Flu Genome to Arsenal

Wired News - ?1 hour ago?
By Alexis Madrigal The genetic portrait of the novel swine flu strain that’s still spreading around the globe has been completed, but some mysteries remain.

WHO: swine flu to get worse

Radio Netherlands - ?2 hours ago?
The World Health Organisation warns that swine flu infections are likely to become worse and cause more deaths. It calls for the H1N1 strain to be watched

CDC tests candidate viruses for swine flu vaccine

The Associated Press - ?2 hours ago?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists are moving a step closer to a possible swine flu vaccine, analyzing two candidate viruses that might be used to brew

Tests of new flu virus suggests more are out there

Reuters - ?3 hours ago?
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The most complete analysis yet of the new H1N1 swine flu virus shows it must have

Swine flu round up

Nature.com (subscription) - ?4 hours ago?
All Nature’s swine flu coverage is collected on our news special page. These regular updates on The Great Beyond round up the latest from other news sources

WHO chief warns of danger, unpredicability of A/H1N1 virus

Xinhua - ?4 hours ago?
GENEVA, May 22 (Xinhua) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday again warned governments of the danger and unpredictability of the

Three more test positive for (A)H1N1 virus

Taipei Times - ?4 hours ago?
By Jimmy Chuang Three more people have tested positive for the (A)H1N1 flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, bringing Taiwan’s

UK swine flu cases rise to 120

The Press Association - ?4 hours ago?
Five new cases of swine flu have been confirmed, taking the UK total to 117, health officials said. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the new cases

Let’s not sit back over flu threat

Daily Nation - ?5 hours ago?
By HENRY OWOURPosted Friday, May 22 2009 at 18:35 It was first named Mexican flu and when Mexico protested, it was renamed swine flu and this annoyed animal

Swine flu genes circulated undetected for years

The Associated Press - ?5 hours ago?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Genes included in the new swine flu may have been circulating undetected in pigs for at least a decade, according to researchers who have

Eight more UK cases of swine flu

BBC News - ?5 hours ago?
Eight new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total number to 120, while 169 other possible cases are under investigation.

UK confirms 5 new cases of swine flu

GMA news.tv - ?5 hours ago?
LONDON — British health authorities have confirmed five new cases of swine flu, bringing the country’s total to 117. The Health Protection Authority said

WHO: 42 Countries Report Swine Flu Cases

Voice of America - ?5 hours ago?
By VOA News The World Health Organization says 42 countries are reporting there have been more than 11000 cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus.

Pig populations need to be monitored for emerging flu viruses in

The Canadian Press - ?6 hours ago?
TORONTO — An international team of researchers warns pig populations will need to be closely monitored in future for emerging influenza viruses.

Warning as swine flu surges past 10000 mark

Brisbane Times - ?6 hours ago?
GENEVA: The global swine flu caseload has reached the 10000 mark and the crisis has escalated in Asia, despite stringent government efforts to contain the

‘Subtle, sneaky’ swine flu could hit poor nations: WHO

AFP - ?2 hours ago?
GENEVA (AFP) — World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan urged developing countries on Friday to be prepared for more severe cases of the “subtle,

Flu Spreads, but Some Countries Ease Measures

New York Times - ?8 hours ago?
By SHARON OTTERMAN Japanese authorities began to ease measures aimed at controlling the spread of swine flu on Friday, saying the virus was not as lethal as

Japan’s Mask Supply Falters as Flu and Fear Spread

Wall Street Journal - ?8 hours ago?
By JURO OSAWA TOKYO — Japanese makers of surgical masks say that despite boosting production amid the spread of A/H1N1 influenza, they can’t keep up with

Japan eases anti-swine flu measures

AFP - ?8 hours ago?
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan on Friday eased its measures aimed at controlling the spread of swine flu, saying the virus was not as virulent as feared,

Asia-Pacific to enter flu season

Straits Times - ?9 hours ago?
MANILA – THE change of seasons in the Asia-Pacific region could make it easier for swine flu to spread, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials warned on

Swine Flu Must Be Global to Spark Pandemic, WHO Says

Bloomberg - ?9 hours ago?
By Jason Gale Japan’s swine flu taskforce eased policies on quarantine and flight inspections and downplayed the severity of the virus in new guidelines

When is a pandemic not a pandemic?

Nature.com (subscription) - ?9 hours ago?
Arguments about the pandemic status of swine flu are a distraction from tackling the outbreak, warns Declan Butler. As the influenza A (H1N1) swine flu

WHO warns of double influenza threat as south hemisphere enters winter

Xinhua - ?10 hours ago?
MANILA, May 22 (Xinhua) — The spread of the influenza A/H1N1 virus may pick up in the Asia Pacific region with the onset of southern winter and the threat

WHO tally on A(H1N1): 11168 cases, 86 deaths

GMA news.tv - ?11 hours ago?
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says Chile, Japan and the United States have reported dozens of new swine flu cases, taking the global tally to 11168

Japan revises policies regarding new flu

Xinhua - ?11 hours ago?
TOKYO, May 22 (Xinhua) — The Japanese government revised its policies on fighting against the A/H1N1 flu due to relatively low fatality, even though the

Japan eases flu controls as global infections rise

AFP - ?11 hours ago?
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan followed Mexico City in easing measures aimed at halting the spread of swine flu on Friday, saying it is not as virulent as first feared

Two more countries report confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases

Xinhua - ?12 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) — Two more countries in Latin America and Asia — Honduras and the Philippine — have reported their first confirmed A/H1N1

Swine Flu Infects More People in Japan; US Death Toll Climbs

Bloomberg - ?14 hours ago?
By Stuart Biggs and Eijiro Ueno May 22 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu spread to more people in Japan as the government moderated its response to the outbreak,

US swine flu toll rises to nine

Hindustan Times - ?14 hours ago?
The number of confirmed deaths from the A(H1N1) influenza virus in the US rose to nine after the death of a young man in Utah, the federal Centres for
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