After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantine in China amid swine flu concerns on what was supposed to be a simple economic development trip?
“It’s pretty surreal,” Nagin told The Associated Press Wednesday night, speaking from Australia …
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Swine flu claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman on Sunday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced yesterday. It is the city’s first swine-flu fatality.
“When these cases are suspected and confirmed, the Division of Disease Control [does] a follow up with family and close contacts,” said Department of Public …
Posted on June 8, 2009 by Swiney .
A foreign students’ dormitory for the American University in Cairo has been put under quarantine for seven days Monday after two U.S. students were diagnosed with swine flu, health and university officials said.
The two cases were discovered Sunday night after the students exhibited flu-like symptoms and tested positive for the …
Posted on June 8, 2009 by Swiney .
India has confirmed three fresh cases of swine flu in the last week, including the first known case in the country’s capital, New Delhi.
The Health Ministry says a 35-year-old man who flew from New York to New Delhi on Air India has been quarantined after testing positive for swine flu. …
Posted on June 7, 2009 by Swiney .
A bird, a monkey, and a pig walk into a bar… and panic and hilarity ensue when there is no vaccine for this ’superbug’ happy hour!
From: “SuperNews!” An animated sketch comedy series airing on Current TV.
Posted on June 7, 2009 by Swiney .
Four people suffering from swine flu are being treated in intensive care wards in hospitals in and around Glasgow tonight.
The four — all aged under 50 — are the only cases in Britain to require intensive care treatment for the H1N1 virus, and are among 88 confirmed cases of swine …
Posted on June 7, 2009 by Swiney .
The number of swine flu cases in the UK is probably double the official figure, a leading bacteriologist has said.
The official total stands at well above 500 after more cases were confirmed on Saturday, but Prof Hugh Pennington told BBC 5 Live the real figure is higher.
“I think it would …
Posted on June 4, 2009 by Swiney .
A fifth Illinois resident has died of complications related to the swine flu virus, health officials said today.
The Lake County Health Department reported that a 74-year-old Gurnee man died June 2 after becoming ill with the H1N1 virus.
The man had “significant medical conditions” that made him more vulnerable to severe …
Posted on June 4, 2009 by Swiney .
A report released Thursday commended the government for developing plans and stockpiling antivirals after the avian flu scare but warned that gaps still exist and that the health system may not be prepared in a more severe outbreak.
The Trust for America’s Health, the Center for Biosecurity of the University …