The UK's Health Protection Agency says a deadly outbreak of swine flu in Mexico requires vigilance from other countries. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8018887.stm Symptoms of swine flu in humans appear to be similar to those produced by standard, seasonal flu. The latest form of swine flu is a new type of the H1N1 strain, while bird, or avian flu, is H5N1. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8017585.stmLATEST NEWS
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Sunday, 26 April 2009
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San Jose Mercury News - 14 minutes ago
The US government declared a public health emergency to deal with the swine flu outbreak as five states — including California — reported 20 confirmed cases ...
TVNZ - 15 minutes ago
The Health Ministry has announced 10 students from Rangitoto College are likely to have swine flu following their return from a trip to Mexico. ...
CBC.ca - 15 minutes ago
Women wearing surgical masks pray in the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City on Sunday. (Dario Lopez-Mills/Associated Press) Nova Scotia and British Columbia have ...
Stuff.co.nz - 16 minutes ago
By RUTH HILL - The Dominion Post Health Minister Tony Ryall said last night that there had been 10 positive results from pupils of Rangitoto College who ...
Los Angeles Times - 18 minutes ago
US officials say the public health emergency is a precaution. Americans are told to prepare for outbreaks but not to panic. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from ...
Reuters - 19 minutes ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world is better prepared than ever to withstand a potential flu pandemic after five years of gearing up for bird flu, ...
Reuters - 19 minutes ago
TORONTO, April 26 (Reuters) - Canada reported its first confirmed cases of swine flu on Sunday among a group of students who recently travelled to Mexico. ...
Reuters - 22 minutes ago
MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia, worried by a possible advent of the deadly swine flu strain, slapped on Sunday rigid curbs on meat imports from North ...
eTaiwan News - 25 minutes ago
AP AP AP Taiwan's public health authorities yesterday heightened preventive measures against the threat of swine influenza, in light of outbreaks of human ...
AFP - 25 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AFP) — In the first suspected swine flu case in the Middle East, a 26-year-old Israeli man has been hospitalised upon returning from Mexico on ...
The Associated Press - 25 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Churches stood empty Sunday in heavily Roman Catholic Mexico City after services were canceled, and health workers screened airports and ...
United Press International - 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- The US Department of Homeland Security said Sunday it has declared a public health emergency in a bid to stop the spread of a ...
The Associated Press - 36 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for ...
The Associated Press - 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City was dealing with a growing public health threat Sunday after tests confirmed that eight students at a private Catholic high ...
guardian.co.uk - 38 minutes ago
Health officials across the world scrambled to contain the outbreak of swine flu today as the death toll in Mexico rose and new suspected cases emerged in ...
Bloomberg - 38 minutes ago
By Hans Nichols April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Twenty people in the US have confirmed cases of swine flu linked to the virus that has spread in Mexico, ...
MarketWatch - 39 minutes ago
By Katharina Bart , , ) said Sunday it stands ready to deliver 3 million doses of flu treatment Tamiflu to the World Health Organization, which is grappling ...
The Press Association - 40 minutes ago
Students at a New York city high school have been infected with swine flu, city Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed. New York officials previously had said ...
Bloomberg - 43 minutes ago
By Shannon Pettypiece and Beth Jinks April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Health officials have confirmed an outbreak at a New York private school of swine flu that may ...
New York Daily News - 46 minutes ago
By Michael Mcauliff President Barack Obama's 'doctors have advised him that his trip to Mexico has not put his health in any danger,' said a White House ...
The Associated Press - 46 minutes ago
TORONTO (AP) — Nova Scotia's chief public health officer says the east coast Canadian province has four confirmed cases of swine flu. ...
Politico - 54 minutes ago
By MIKE ALLEN | 4/26/09 1:28 PM EDT In an unusual Sunday briefing at the White House, administration officials said a “public health emergency” is being ...
Bizjournals.com - 55 minutes ago
The swine flu outbreak that is sweeping across the nation has reached Ohio, with a 9-year-old boy confirmed to have been infected with the illness. ...
Chicago Tribune - 58 minutes ago
AP CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health says there are no known cases of swine flu in the state. Department spokeswoman Melaney Arnold says ...
Swissinfo - 58 minutes ago
The Swiss health authorities are setting up a hotline to advise people on the potential dangers of a human swine flu virus. The service is available as of ...
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Twenty cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the United States as the White House stepped up efforts to monitor the ...
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that eight high ...
CTV.ca - 1 hour ago
The United States confirmed that it now has 20 cases of swine flu within its borders, including eight new cases among students who attend a New York City ...
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Vincent Del Giudice April 26 (Bloomberg) -- A public health emergency has been declared in the US to free up resources to deal with the swine flu, ...
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Los Angeles Times - Apr 24, 2009
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New York Times - Apr 24, 2009
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msnbc.com - Apr 25, 2009
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BBC News - Apr 25, 2009
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USA Today - 20 hours ago
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Washington Post - 16 hours ago
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USA Today - 16 hours ago
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San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago
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Washington Post - 5 hours ago
Emergency declared as 20th swine flu case confirmed
Los Angeles Times - 18 minutes ago
Xinhua - 7 hours ago
The spokesman of the hospital said the patient did not have swine flu. So far 81 people in Mexico have died after contracting swine flue. ...
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BBC News - 27 minutes ago
Passengers on the flight back were warned about swine flu, he added. Mr Clarke said he felt the onset of flu-like symptoms as soon as he got home and now ...
BBC News - 1 hour ago
The international community is better prepared than ever to deal with the threatened spread of a new swine flu virus, a top UN health chief has said. ...
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