H1N1 kills JordanianA 26-year-old Jordanian man has died in a hospital in Irbid due to H1N1 infection (swine flu), the kingdom's health minister was quoted as saying. “The 26-year-old died in hospital tod More… |
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Man dies of swine flu in BahrainA father-of-two has died in Bahrain from swine flu after apparently contracting the illness while on holiday in India. Jose Arulappan Venzilause Gomez, 41, was admitted to hospital just days after he returned to Bahrain on Septemb More… |
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Steps in place to avert flu outbreak in BahrainBahrain is bracing for any outbreak of swine flu (H1N1 influenza). The health authorities are on the alert after Saudi confirmed three cases. "We are ready to deal with it through the epidemic early warning systems, primary and secondary h More… |
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WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continuesThe H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday after a review of the flu outbreak by independent experts. The WHO emergency committ More… |
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WHO experts to assess if flu pandemic overWorld Health Organisation expert advisers could on Tuesday determine that the H1N1 flu pandemic is fully over, or may deem it is still circulating in the southern hemisphere and therefore a global threat. The WHO's emergency committee is d More… |
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WHO panel to review H1N1 pandemic statusAn expert panel advising the World Health Organisation on pandemics will review the status of the H1N1 virus later this month or in early June to decide whether the swine flu pandemic is over. The Emergency Committee is waiting for the ons More… |
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Swine flu virus not so new, study findsThe H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the 1918 pandemic virus, researchers reported. Their findings could point to better ways to design vaccines and help explai More… |
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WHO to assess whether H1N1 has peakedHealth experts will review the status of the H1N1 pandemic in a few weeks to decide whether it has peaked but it is already clear that it is less severe than previous outbreaks, the World Health Organisation said. The WHO's emergency c More… |
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WHO to decide new flu vaccine formulaWorld Health Organization advisers will announce the make-up of this coming year's seasonal flu vaccine on Thursday. Flu vaccine makers anxiously await the decision, scheduled to be announced at 5 a.m. EST/1000 GMT, because they need this More… |
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Qatar to cancel further imports of H1N1 vaccineQatar's Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has decided to cancel imports of the H1N1 vaccine, after a drop in the number of H1N1 influenza cases in the country. Qatar had ordered about 1.5 million doses of the vaccine, of which 500,0 More… |
