Qatar announced on Tuesday two cases of the H1N1 flu virus in two foreign children who arrived from the United States and Austria, the first cases in the small Gulf Arab country.
The two boys showed flu symptoms on arrival, were given treatment and were recovering, Health Minister Abdullah al-Qahtani said …
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Argentine health officials said Monday that a 3-month-old baby had died of the swine flu, the first fatal victim of the virus in Argentina.
The number of cases of the flu, known as the H1N1 virus, has been climbing in Argentina and Chile in recent days as winter approaches in the …
Posted on June 15, 2009 by Swiney .
Croatia identified the first case of H1N1 flu virus in a patient who came from abroad last week and has already recovered, the health minister said on Monday.
“The patient showed mild flu symptoms and the test, the results of which we received today, confirmed the H1N1 virus,” Health Minister Darko …
Posted on June 15, 2009 by Swiney .
Boy Scouts at Camp Daniel Boone near Asheville are being checked for swine flu after 19 Scouts were sent home with flu symptoms last week. Camp executive Connie Bowes says no new cases were reported Monday.
The camp hosts a new group of about 700 campers from across the country each …
Posted on June 15, 2009 by Swiney .
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NYSE Amex: SVA), a leading developer and provider of vaccines in China, announced today that it has completed construction of the H1N1 virus seed bank necessary to produce a virus antigen.
Sinovac received the seed virus from the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) on June 8, 2009 …
Posted on June 12, 2009 by Swiney .
The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK has reached 909, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has said.
In a statement to the Commons, Mr Burnham said 28 people had been admitted to hospital and that most of those had made a full recovery.
He said: “We recognised from the …
Posted on June 12, 2009 by Swiney .
Is it safe to assume WHO waited a little too long on this one? Most people think swine flu is just a hoax and don’t really care about it even though it’s still a very serious matter. Should we panic? No. Should we hide inside and …
Posted on June 11, 2009 by Swiney .
After six weeks of closely watching the spread of H1N1 swine influenza across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the outbreak an official pandemic, raising the threat alert from 5 to 6, its highest level.
Officials were careful to note, however, that the announcement reflected the flu’s reach, …
Posted on June 11, 2009 by Swiney .
Hong Kong confirmed its first cluster of indigenous cases of A/H1N1 influenza on Thursday, and announced a 14-day suspension for all primary schools, kindergartens, childcare centers and special schools to prevent the flu spread.
Chief Executive Donald Tsang made the announcement on Thursday after a meeting of …