Ukraine H1N1 Deaths Reach 400, Re-infections Rise
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 26. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
ontheway
Before Its News
November 26, 2009
What’s worse than getting swine flu? Getting it twice, within two months.
Here’s an update from Recombinomics—the flu blog.
Debra Parsons, a pediatrician at Kid Care West in Cross Lanes, first came down with the virus, complete with all the telltale symptoms, in August.
Her son became ill at the same time with the [...]
Mutated form of the virus detected in three Norwegians
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 20. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Rob Stein
Washington Post
November 20, 2009
The level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather.
The number of states reporting widespread activity of the H1N1 virus dropped to 43 from 46 in the [...]
Black Lungs: Mysterious Flu in Ukraine Takes Deadly Turn
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 20. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Russia Today
November 20, 2009
There are fears that H1N1 has now mutated and resembles the Spanish flu virus that killed more than 50 million people at the beginning of the 20th century. Ukrainian doctors say the victims lungs are as black as charcoal. This prompts fresh concern that the swine flu virus has taken a deadly [...]
New flu resembles feared 1918 virus: study
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 13. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Maggie Fox
Reuters
July 13, 2009
The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common seasonal flu viruses, researchers reported on Monday.
Tests in several animals confirmed other studies that have shown the new swine flu strain can spread [...]
WHO warns swine flu ‘unstoppable’
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 03. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
BBC News
July 3, 2009
The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit.
The WHO says [...]
Buenos Aires Declares a Swine Flu Emergency
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 30. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
MATT MOFFETT
The Wall Street Journal
July 1, 2009
The Argentine capital city, hit hard by the H1N1 flu strain, commonly known as swine flu, declared a health emergency and said it will add two weeks to school holidays in July.
Argentina’s Health Ministry has reported 26 swine flu deaths in the country, but local press reports indicate the [...]