Friday, 1 May 2009

swine flu alerts and updates

Swine-flu scare sends Park City scrambling
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
A presenter at the Judge Memorial Nancy Miller Memorial Day on April 27 has been identified as having swine flu, school officials said. ...
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Ga. gets first confirmed case of swine flu
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization raised the level of its pandemic alert for swine flu to Phase 5, which is just one step below level 6, ...
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Ill. receives supplies to fight swine flu
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
With at least 22 cases now, Illinois has nearly one-fifth of all the swine flu cases in the United States. The help that's coming from the federal ...
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Alert: 3 new cases of swine flu close 2 more Valley schools
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix,AZ,USA
State officials have closed two more Valley schools after three additional cases of swine flu were confirmed Thursday. The two schools are in the Chandler ...
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More Swine Flu Antivirals headed to Jamaica
South Florida Caribbean News - Pembroke Pines,FL,USA
On Monday, WHO had raised the alert level from three to four. Even though WHO has not yet developed vaccination for the flu, two anti-virals - Tamiflu and ...
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Middle East Governments Respond Aggressively to Prevent Spread of ...
FOXNews - USA
So far, Israel has been the only Middle Eastern country to have confirmed cases of swine flu, after two travelers were inflected following a trip Mexico. ...
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Op-Ed Contributor Don't Blame Mexico
New York Times - United States
Their fast action gave other countries the warning they needed to screen for the new virus, which is why cases of swine flu have already been discovered in ...
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Swine Flu Breaks Out in 11 Countries, Shutting Schools, Offices
Bloomberg - USA
WHO raised the alert to level 5 after swine flu took root in New York. It was the second elevation this week. The number of new cases in Mexico is ...
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Swine flu not yet in county or state
Jackson Hole Daily - Jackson,WY,USA
National and international health officials reported the number of swine flu cases is escalating, but Teton County and the state are clear from the virus, ...
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10 Newberry cases confirmed as swine flu
Greenville News - Greenville,SC,USA
By Nan Lundeen • STAFF WRITER • April 30, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta have confirmed that 10 cases of swine flu exist in South Carolina. ...
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Montgomery County sets plans for swine flu outbreak
Houston Chronicle - United States
911 protocol: 911 operators are questioning callers on the nature of their medical emergency to alert emergency medical technicians about suspected flu ...
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MOH on alert to manage swine flu
Joy Online - Accra,Ghana
It said the committee further endorsed that an alert on the outbreak be sent to all regions and districts and regular updates made. ...
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Disney World still draws crowds despite flu alert
Reuters - USA
Authorities in the United States, who have reported 109 confirmed swine flu infections but only one death, are recommending that people sick with flu ...
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