Pandemic
VOA: WHO Declares Influenza Pandemic
June 11, 2009The World Health Organization has declared an influenza pandemic for the first time in more than 40 years, as the H1N1 swine flu continues to spread worldwide. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan made the announcement Thursday in Geneva, following an...
A-H1N1: WHO Chief Resists Calls to Declare Influenza Pandemic
May 22, 2009The director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, has closed the agency's annual conference with a warning that nations must remain vigilant and be prepared for a possible swine influenza A-H1N1 virus pandemic. She intimated that she...
'Great Influenza' Author Warns About Autumn Wave Of Swine Flu
May 06, 2009By Ron Synovitz John Barry, author of "The Great Influenza" and among the world's foremost historians on the influenza pandemic of 1918, is warning the world not to become complacent about the threat posed by the new swine flu virus. A...
Swine flu epidemic spread deeper into North America
May 04, 2009The reports on Sunday say that the swine flu epidemic spread deeper into Mexico, United States and, in a lesser extent, into Canada. So far, twenty-five deaths were reported in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak with 590 cases. The United...
Far-Flung Cases Heighten World Flu Battle
April 29, 2009The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from "phase 3" to "phase 4," indicating that the UN agency believes a potential pandemic virus has shown that it could be transmitted around the world easily from person...
Swine Flu: How prepared is the world for a pandemic?
April 29, 2009Julian F. Schweitzer, World Bank Director, Human Development Network, answers to questions on Swine Flu. How prepared is the world for a pandemic? Julian Schweitzer: It depends on the country. Generally rich countries will be better prepared...
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...
Symptoms of swine flu and how to recover
April 29, 2009Harry Smith, anchor of CBS' The Early Show, spoke with a Texas family who contracted Swine flu but are recovering without difficulty. Dr. Jennifer Ashton outlined the symptoms of swine flu (see video). The symptoms of swine influenza are similar...