WHO says swine flu will continue to spread in an “explosion” of cases in the coming months, jeopardizing the health of many around the world.
WHO’s Western Pacific director cautions of an “explosion in case numbers” in many countries, which could see H1N1 incidences double every three to four days for several months as temperatures decrease.
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The world must remain on its guard against H1N1 influenza, which has been mild so far but could become more serious as the northern hemisphere heads into winter, the head of the World Health Organization said on Sunday.
Margaret Chan, on a visit to Tanzania, noted that most people infected with swine flu had suffered only [...]
Swiss drugs giant Novartis has completed a first batch of swine flu vaccine for pre-clinical trials and aims to make a version available in the fall, the company said.
“Novartis has successfully completed the production of the first batch of influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, weeks ahead of expectations,” the company said in a statement.
The 10-litre batch “will [...]
GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization quizzed health officials from several nations in a conference call Wednesday, asking about a recent spike in swine flu cases that may show the world is already in a global epidemic.
WHO spokesman Thomas Abraham confirmed that Director-General Margaret Chan was speaking to “seven or eight” countries [...]
Vice President Joe Biden said today to avoid subways and other confined spaces because of the swine flu sweeping the nation.
And yesterday, the first U.S. swine flu death – a toddler – and the decision by health officials to ratchet up their global alert level to just below a full-on pandemic came as a jolt [...]
MEXICO CITY – Mexico is telling citizens to stay home, urging businesses to close for five days and suspending government services as the World Health Organization warns the swine flu outbreak is on the brink of becoming a global epidemic.
In the United States, federal health officials said Thursday the number of confirmed cases had risen [...]
The World Health Organization announced Thursday it will would stop using the term “swine flu” to avoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs. The policy shift came a day after Egypt began slaughtering thousands of pigs in a misguided effort to prevent swine flu.
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