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June 11, 2009A pandemic is an outbreak of illness that expands to different parts of the world. Officials at the World Health Organization declared an A-H1N1 swine influenza pandemic as the number of infections has grown and spread across continents. According to...
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...
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...
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...
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...