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Asia Activates Pandemic Plans After WHO Alert
April 30, 2009By Heda Bayron Health authorities in Asia have swiftly responded to the World Health Organization's warning of an "imminent pandemic" of swine flu. Authorities have activated pandemic plans, tightened surveillance at borders and stockpiled...
New Swine Flu Infections Intensify Travel Fears
April 29, 2009A global hunt for swine flu has turned up new infections all around the world, and frightened governments warned people to stay away from Mexico, where up to 159 people have died. The number of infections in the United States rose to 65, Canada has ...
Searching For Flu Origins, Experts Say Pork No Threat
April 29, 2009Mexico first noticed the new swine flu virus after a woman died in the southern state of Oaxaca on April 13. Mexican authorities say they haven't yet determined the origin of the outbreak that has now spread throughout the world. But residents of a small...
Swine Flu: World Bank expert on the epidemic in Mexico
April 29, 2009Keith Hansen, World Bank Sector Manager for Health in the Latin America and Caribbean Region discusses the Swine Flu in Mexico and the role of the World Bank. The World Bank and Mexico Finance Minister Agustin Carstens announced April 26 the World Bank...
UN swine flu pandemic alert remains at phase 4
April 29, 2009The international influenza pandemic alert remains at phase four, on a six-level warning scale, the United Nations health agency said today, as the count of swine flu infections continues to rise. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that at...
Health Experts Warn Swine Flu Will Continue To Spread
April 29, 2009By Carol Pearson Governments around the world are intensifying efforts to contain further outbreaks of a deadly swine flu that has killed scores of people in Mexico and has spread globally. The virus has been largely spread by tourists who spent time...
Barack Obama: Utmost Precautions Needed to Combat Swine Flu
April 29, 2009By Michael Bowman U.S. President Barack Obama says schools should consider closing if cases of swine flu are even suspected among students or faculty. Mr. Obama spoke just hours after the United States recorded the first known death outside Mexico...
