Tag archive for ‘pandemic’
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Asia-Pacific countries work to control the flu
Health officials in Asia-Pacific countries say they’re stepping up efforts to confirm the number of cases of swine flu in the region. Officials in New Zealand say they have confirmed three more cases of swine flu to add to the 11 cases previously identified, Voice of America reported Wednesday. (UPI)
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Recession could make fighting swine flu tough
The recession has drained hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of workers from the state and local health departments that now are the front line in the country’s defense against a possible swine flu pandemic. (New York Times)
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Top 5 reasons to not panic over the swine flu
Are you obsessing over the swine flu and its potential to turn into a pandemic? ABC News offers five reasons why there’s no reason to panic over the outbreak.
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A pandemic could hit 40 percent of UK population
The deadly swine flu virus could infect up to 40% of the UK population in the next six months if the outbreak becomes a pandemic, world health officials have warned. Professor Neil Ferguson, a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) taskforce which raised its alert over the virus to level four, said four in 10 [...]
