H1N1 Swine Flu Headlines for 5/26/09
May 26th, 2009
The Associated Press - ?
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world’s largest …
WHO reports 12954 A(H1N1) cases and 92 deaths
Philippine Star
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has confirmed a total of 12954 A(H1N1) cases and 92 deaths. Around 439 new cases of swine flu was added to its …
Swine flu: confirmed cases hit 44
ABC Online - ?2 hours ago?
The number of swine flu cases in Australia has risen to 44, with eight more Victorians confirmed as having the virus and Queensland recording a further five …
H1N1 flu infects 13000 people in 46 countries – WHO
Reuters - ?3 hours ago?
GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that nearly 13000 people have been confirmed infected with the new H1N1 flu strain …
Swine flu factor probed in death
Toronto Star - ?3 hours ago?
A 44-year-old Scarborough man with chronic health problems who died suddenly Saturday had swine flu, but results of the test done when he was ill didn’t …
WHO: Swine flu now up to 12954 cases, 92 deaths
Boston Herald - ?3 hours ago?
By AP GENEVA — The World Health Organization has added 439 new cases of swine flu to its global tally, raising its total of confirmed cases to 12954. …
More pupils sent home after swine flu outbreak
The Age - ?4 hours ago?
Victorian health authorities do not yet know which schools seven children diagnosed with swine flu today attend. The number of Victorian swine flu sufferers …
Swine flu: Two year-old boy latest to catch virus
Telegraph.co.uk - ?5 hours ago?
A two-year-old boy has become one of the latest people in the UK to be confirmed as having swine flu. The toddler is thought to have contracted the disease …
Boy aged 2 is victim of swine flu
Mirror.co.uk - ?6 hours ago?
By Emily Cook 26/05/2009 He is thought to have contracted the disease from a 29-year-old woman recently returned from America and who was diagnosed on …
Two-year-old boy with swine flu
Mirror.co.uk - ?6 hours ago?
A boy of two is confirmed to have swine flu after contracting it from a woman who returned from America. The toddler, from Oxford, is receiving anti-viral …
A/H1N1 confirmed cases continue to rise across world
Xinhua - ?6 hours ago?
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — The number of A/H1N1 flu cases continued to rise in the world as authorities called for continued vigilance against the new …
SKorea confirms 27th case
Straits Times - ?2 hours ago?
SEOUL – SOUTH Korea on Tuesday confirmed five more cases of swine flu, bringing the total to 27 following a sharp weekend rise in reported infections. …
Canberra man treated for swine flu
The Canberra Times - ?7 hours ago?
A man, 41, is under week-long quarantine and is being treated after his condition was confirmed on Monday evening. The Canberran resident travelled from the …
S Korea confirms 23rd case of influenza A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua - ?10 hours ago?
SEOUL, May 26 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s health authorities on Tuesday confirmed an additional case of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the …
Ecuador confirms 24 cases of A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua - ?10 hours ago?
QUITO, May 25 (Xinhua) — Ecuadorian Health Minister Caroline Chang said on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu has risen from 17 to …
Lad of 2 among 4 new pig flu cases
The Sun - ?10 hours ago?
By RHODRI PHILLIPS A BOY aged two was among four new cases of swine flu confirmed yesterday – bringing the UK total to 137. The toddler is thought to have …
Chile reports eight new cases of A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua - ?10 hours ago?
SANTIAGO, May 25 (Xinhua) — The Chilean Health Ministry on Monday reported eight new cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to …
New swine flu case: ‘I’ve had worse paper cuts’
ABC Online - ?10 hours ago?
A Canberra man who has become one of Australia’s latest confirmed swine flu case says he doesn’t even feel very ill. The 41-year-old returned to Canberra …
Second swine flu case confirmed
Irish Times - ?11 hours ago?
A SECOND CASE of swine flu has been confirmed in the Republic, the Department of Health said last evening. Its chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said …
Global swine flu death toll approaches 100
AFP - ?12 hours ago?
MEXICO CITY (AFP) — The worldwide death toll for swine flu was creeping up to triple digits on Monday with new deaths in North America, while a clutch of …
Swine flu hits 24 in Victoria
Brisbane Times - ?1 hour ago?
Victoria’s swine flu tally has climbed rapidly to 24 with 10 cases confirmed on Tuesday, as schoolchildren bear the brunt of the potentially deadly virus. …
Mexican A/H1N1 flu deaths rise to 83, infections now at 4541
Xinhua - ?12 hours ago?
MEXICO CITY, May 25 (Xinhua) — Mexico’s Health Ministry has now confirmed a total of 83 deaths from the A/H1N1 flu in the country, three more from the …
17 under isolation found to be free of A (H1N1)
Malaysia Star - ?12 hours ago?
PUTRAJAYA: Health authorities have cleared 17 of 26 people isolated on Sunday at various hospitals against influenza A (H1N1). Health director-general Tan …
Fatal flaw in ‘flu’ defences
Gulf Daily News - ?13 hours ago?
BY LES HORTON, Posted on » Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Bahrain’s defences against swine flu or any other potential pandemic have been seriously undermined by the …
Hospitals warned ‘respect flu alert’
Gulf Daily News - ?13 hours ago?
By MANDEEP SINGH, Posted on » Tuesday, May 26, 2009 PRIVATE hospitals were yesterday threatened with closure if they undermined Bahrain’s efforts to keep …
Second Canadian dies of swine flu
AFP - ?14 hours ago?
OTTAWA (AFP) — A 44-year-old Toronto man has become the second person in Canada to die of swine flu, health officials said Monday, as the latest figures …
Canada reports second A/H1N1 flu death
Xinhua - ?14 hours ago?
OTTAWA, May 25 (Xinhua) — A 44-year-old man has died of A/H1N1flu in Toronto, the second such case in Canada, health officials said on Monday. …
UK swine flu total rises to 137, new Ireland case
eTaiwan News - ?15 hours ago?
AP UK health officials say the number of swine flu cases reported in Britain has risen to 137. Meanwhile Ireland has confirmed its second case of the virus. …
Canada records second H1N1 flu-related death
Reuters Canada - ?15 hours ago?
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada has recorded its second death linked to the H1N1 swine flu strain, health officials said on Monday. …
Ontario Confirms First Swine Flu Death, the Second in Canada
Bloomberg - ?15 hours ago?
By Joe Schneider May 25 (Bloomberg) — A 44-year-old man in Toronto died after contracting swine flu, the first confirmed death in Ontario and the second in …

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