Swine Flu Headlines for 5/15/09
May 15th, 2009
Swine flu 2009 – a solitary outbreak or a Mexican wave?
Dispatch Online
IT HAS been claimed that the novel influenza A/H1N1 virus can be traced back to a giant pig factory farm run by the American Smithfield Corporation in Vera …
New York City Closes Three Schools as Swine Flu Outbreak Flares
Bloomberg
By Henry Goldman May 15 (Bloomberg) — An assistant principal was hospitalized in critical condition and three New York City public schools shut in a …
Swine flu cases reported from 33 countries: WHO
Business Standard
PTI / New York May 15, 2009, 9:27 IST The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said that nearly 6500 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu the …
WHO needs time to evaluate swine flu vaccine
AFP - ?
GENEVA (AFP) — Scientists need more time to decide whether to mass produce a vaccine against swine flu, the World Health Organization said, as the number of …
WHO meets on production of swine flu vaccine
The Associated Press - ?1 hour ago?
GENEVA (AP) — As swine flu cases topped 6600 worldwide, vaccine makers and other experts met Thursday at the World Health Organization to discuss the tough …
Three NYC schools closing for week over H1N1 flu
CNN - ?1 hour ago?
NEW YORK (CNN) — Five new cases of the H1N1 virus in New York City schools will force three schools to close for a week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a …
More A/H1N1 cases reported worldwide as WHO meets for vaccine
Xinhua - ?1 hour ago?
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Over 200 new A/H1N1 cases have been added to the tally of confirmed cases worldwide on Thursday as the world scrambles for …
Number of swine flu cases increased by two
TVNZ - ?2 hours ago?
The official number of confirmed swine flu cases in New Zealand has increased by two. They are a member of the original Rangitoto College party that visited …
New York City to close three more schools over flu fears
Xinhua - ?2 hours ago?
NEW YORK, May 14 (Xinhua) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the city will close three more schools in its Queens borough due to reports …
Two more confirmed swine flu cases in NZ
Stuff.co.nz - ?2 hours ago?
Laboratory tests confirmed two cases, previously classed as probable, were swine flu, bringing New Zealand’s total number of confirmed cases to nine, …
NYC closing schools for another swine flu outbreak
The Associated Press - ?3 hours ago?
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has closed three schools in response to a swine flu outbreak that has left an assistant principal in critical condition and …
3 Queens Schools Closed After Flu Strikes Principal
New York Times - ?3 hours ago?
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Three public schools in Queens were closed Thursday because of outbreaks of possible swine flu, and an assistant principal was in …
Swine flu shuts 3 NYC schools, 1 victim critically ill
Newsday - ?3 hours ago?
BY RIDGELY OCHS | ridgely.ochs@newsday.com At IS 238 in Hollis, Queens, two men attach school closure notices to the main doors. …
Suspected cases of A/H1N1 flu in Brazil reach 38
Xinhua - ?4 hours ago?
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s health ministry on Thursday announced a new suspected case of A/H1N1 flu, raising the number of suspected cases …
Principal Falls Critically Ill With A/H1N1
Wall Street Journal - ?4 hours ago?
By SUZANNE SATALINE A New York City assistant school principal has fallen critically ill with the H1N1 flu, the same virus that killed a woman in south …
City closing three schools in Queens over fears of swine flu outbreak
New York Daily News - ?4 hours ago?
BY Adam Lisberg and Leo Standora PS 16 in Corona is one of three Queens schools being closed for a week over fears of a swine flu outbreak. …
Canada waiting for WHO guidance on swine flu vaccine
Toronto Star - ?5 hours ago?
OTTAWA–Canada will wait for advice from the World Health Organization before telling pharmaceutical companies to begin making a vaccine for the current …
3 schools closed, staffer hospitalized in NY swine flu outbreak
AFP - ?5 hours ago?
NEW YORK (AFP) — New York officials announced Thursday they were shutting down three schools in response to a swine flu outbreak and that one staff member …
Swine flu vaccine on WHO weekend agenda
Canada.com - ?5 hours ago?
By Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News ServiceMay 14, 2009 Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq is heading a delegation of Canadian health officials and while in …
WHO expert meeting makes no decision on A/H1N1 flu vaccine production
Xinhua - ?5 hours ago?
GENEVA, May 14 (Xinhua) — An expert meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday made no decision on whether manufacturers should start …
3 NYC Schools Close Due to Another Flu Outbreak
The Associated Press - ?5 hours ago?
New York City has closed 3 public schools after another swine flu outbreak left one staff member in critical condition and sent hundreds of kids home with …
Swine flu cases reach nearly 6500
United Press International - ?5 hours ago?
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (UPI) — The United Nations’ World Health Organization said Thursday there are nearly 6500 laboratory-confirmed cases of the swine …
NYC closes three schools, cites flu-like symptoms
CNN - ?5 hours ago?
NEW YORK (CNN) — Three New York City schools will be closed Friday due to an unusual number of students with “flu-like symptoms,” said Mayor Michael …
New York City to Close Three Schools on H1N1 Swine Flu Concern
Bloomberg - ?6 hours ago?
By Greg Chang May 14 (Bloomberg) — Three New York City schools are closing for at least five school days starting tomorrow because of high levels of …
Britain ‘not covered’ for swine flu epidemic
Independent - ?6 hours ago?
By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Britain will not be able to vaccinate the whole population against a potential winter epidemic of swine flu, Alan Johnson, …
NYC closing schools to deal with big flu outbreak
The Associated Press - ?6 hours ago?
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has closed three schools to deal with another swine flu outbreak. An official familiar with the situation tells The Associated …
Swine Flu Not an Accident From a Lab, WHO Says
New York Times - ?6 hours ago?
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The swine flu virus did not result from a laboratory accident, the World Health Organization said Thursday, working to debunk rumors …
Flu deaths in Mexico rise to 64, total infections 2565
Xinhua - ?7 hours ago?
MEXICO CITY, May 14 (Xinhua) — Mexico’s Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said on Thursday that the government had confirmed four more deaths …
Queens Educator Critically Ill With Swine Flu; 3 Schools Closed
New York Times - ?7 hours ago?
By Anemona Hartocollis AND Javier C. Hernandez Updated, 9:29 pm | In the first serious case of swine flu in New York City, an assistant principal of a …
Five more cases of H1N1 confirmed in Hawaii; 15 total
Bizjournals.com - ?7 hours ago?
Five more cases of H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, have been confirmed in Hawaii, bringing the total to 15 cases. The Hawaii Department of Health updated the …
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