The number of cases of the A(H1N1) virus, otherwise known as swine flu, is growing in the Middle East, with many new suspected and confirmed cases in the past few days, but so far no one has died of the disease.
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) latest A(H1N1) update …
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Swiney .
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Swiney .
A group of ninth graders and teachers from a California private school has been quarantined in China after seven of them tested positive for swine flu on a school trip.
Caroline Callaway, a spokeswoman for Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, said six students and one teacher have been diagnosed with the …
Posted on June 16, 2009 by Swiney .
Camp Daniel Boone workers will continue monitoring campers and staff throughout the summer after 47 people came down with symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus, or swine flu.
“We feel like we’re not over and done with it, and we’re going to monitor the situation throughout the summer,” said camp director …
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 9, 2009 by Swiney .
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 .
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 …