H1N1 Swine Flu Headlines for May 17
May 17th, 2009
Japan Confirms 72 New Swine Flu Infections
Voice of America - ?27 minutes ago?
By VOA News Japanese health officials have confirmed 72 more cases of the new strain of H1N1 influenza, making Japan the worst-affected country in the …
Sports tourney may have spread flu / Outbreak of new strain may …
The Daily Yomiuri - ?29 minutes ago?
After high school students in Kobe and in Osaka Prefecture were confirmed infected with the new flu strain Saturday and Sunday, respectively, …
New flu infections up in Asia-Pacific region, outbreak feared
Xinhua - ?1 hour ago?
HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) — The number of infection cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the Asia-Pacific region hit 121 on Sunday and the region is now facing …
Japan reports dozens of new swine flu cases
The Associated Press - ?1 hour ago?
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese health officials confirmed dozens of new cases of swine flu in waves of announcements Sunday, as the government shut down schools and …
Ninth Scottish case of swine flu
BBC News - ?1 hour ago?
A three-year-old boy from the Greenock area has tested positive as Scotland’s ninth case of swine flu. There are five confirmed cases in the Greenock area, …
Colorado swine flu cases increase; Mountain States Employers …
Bizjournals.com - ?1 hour ago?
The Mountain States Employers Council is advising member businesses to take basic preparations in the face of the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. …
More than 90 cases of Mexican flu in Japan
Radio Netherlands - ?2 hours ago?
The number of cases of Mexican flu in Japan has risen rapidly to 93. The first cases were reported on Saturday in people who had not been abroad. …
Six possible swine flu cases probed
The Press Association - ?2 hours ago?
Six possible cases of swine flu in Scotland are being investigated, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said. Five people who were suspected of having the …
Swine Flu Sickens 21 High School Students in Japan
Bloomberg - ?2 hours ago?
By Masaki Kondo and Mathew Carr May 17 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu sickened 21 more students in Japan, and Turkey reported its first case of the potentially …
Japan confirms 26 more cases of swine flu
GMA news.tv - ?3 hours ago?
TOKYO – Japanese health officials have confirmed 26 more cases of swine flu bringing the country’s total to 74. The Health and Welfare Ministry and …
China quality watchdog discloses quarantine detail of third …
Xinhua - ?3 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — The third confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu on Chinese mainland had no sign of fever or other symptoms when entering the country on …
Swine flu cases pass 100 mark in UK
The Press Association - ?4 hours ago?
The number of people confirmed with swine flu in the UK passed the 100 mark after 14 more cases were diagnosed, the Health Protection Agency has said. …
14 new cases of swine flu in Britain
GMA news.tv - ?4 hours ago?
LONDON – British health authorities have reported 14 new cases of swine flu, bringing the country’s total to 101. The Health Protection Authority said …
Fourteen new cases of swine flu
BBC News - ?4 hours ago?
Fourteen new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, the Health Protection Agency has said. The infections bring the total number of cases of …
New flu cases climb among Japan high school students
Reuters - ?5 hours ago?
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) – The number of cases of H1N1 flu in Japan climbed to 44 on Sunday with the disease spreading mainly among high school students in …
Zambo health official eyes schools for anti-H1N1 virus
Business Mirror - ?5 hours ago?
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The local health office here is making the necessary preparations for an information campaign on the Influenza A (H1N1) virus when classes …
Swine flu cases on the rise in Japan
ABC Online - ?5 hours ago?
Swine flu is spreading among high school students in Japan, with the number of confirmed cases now at 44. Authorities have closed almost 600 schools in an …
H1N1 flu cases rise, disease in new countries: WHO
Reuters - ?6 hours ago?
ZURICH (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of the new Influenza A (H1N1) flu has climbed to 8480 and the death toll has remained static at 72, …
Researchers worldwide race against A/H1N1 virus
Xinhua - ?7 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Scientists around the world have made several breakthroughs in studies on the Influenza A/H1N1 virus since the outbreak of the …
WHO swine flu tally reaches 8480 in 39 countries
Business Standard - ?7 hours ago?
The World Health Organisation has raised its tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 8480 in 39 countries, including 72 deaths. …
Chinese premier visits Beijing’s 1st A/H1N1 flu patient
Xinhua - ?8 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Beijing’s first diagnosed A/H1N1 flu patient in hospital on Sunday. …
7 more confirmed infected with new flu in Japan, domestic outbreak …
Xinhua - ?8 hours ago?
TOKYO, May 17 (Xinhua) — Seven more people were confirmed to have been infected with influenza A/H1N1, bringing the number of domestic infections to 28 and …
Over 1000 schools, kindergartens in Osaka, Hyogo to be closed due …
Japan Today - ?6 hours ago?
More than 1000 educational facilities—kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools—in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures have decided to suspend …
Health ministry confirms second deadly swine flu case in Turkey
Hürriyet - ?10 hours ago?
ISTANBUL – The Turkish Health Ministry confirmed the second swine flu case in the country on Saturday, after tests revealed the “Influenza A/H1N1″ virus in …
Swine flu spreads in Japan ahead of WHO meet
AFP - ?11 hours ago?
KOBE, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Sunday confirmed 20 new cases of swine flu in the west of the country, as senior health officials gathered in Geneva for talks …
Japan confirms 42 new flu cases
Japan Today - ?6 hours ago?
The number of cases of domestic new flu infections in Japan hit 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 high school and college students as well as their family …
A/H1N1 flu continues to spread worldwide
Xinhua - ?14 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Influenza A/H1N1 continued to spread around the world on Sunday as more than 8450 people in 39 countries have been confirmed to …
Latest developments on A/H1N1 flu worldwide
Philippine Star - ?14 hours ago?
BEIJING (Xinhua) – The following are the latest developments on A/H1N1 flu outbreaks worldwide today, according to the World Health Organization and …
New flu strain confirmed in Turkey and India
Reuters India - ?15 hours ago?
By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey and India confirmed their first cases of H1N1 flu on Saturday, all involving airline passengers arriving …
No deal on sharing of H1N1 vaccines at WHO meet
Channel News Asia - ?15 hours ago?
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation’s annual assembly beginning on Monday is set to be dominated by the alarm over the swine flu outbreak that has brought …
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