WHO says swine flu deaths surge to at least 1,154 _ up from 816 only a week agoAugust 4th, 2009 WHO says swine flu deaths surge to 1,154GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 1,154 swine flu victims have died since the virus emerged in April. WHO said that includes 338 deaths reported in the week leading up to last Friday.
Large jump in US swine flu cases pushes WHO's global tally close to 20,000 peopleJune 3rd, 2009 WHO: Swine flu cases worldwide near 20,000GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of swine flu cases worldwide has reached 19,273 after the United States reported over 1,000 new infections. WHO says the virus has been confirmed in 66 countries, with Egypt and Nicaragua the latest to report one case each.
Mexico swine flu toll rises to 66May 16th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The toll in Mexico's swine flu outbreak has risen to 66, officials said Saturday. Till date 2,829 people have been infected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu.
Swine flu created in lab accident, says Australian scientistMay 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - A Canberra researcher reckons the swine flu virus could have been created inadvertently by scientists working with eggs to grow new viruses and test new vaccines. Retired Australian National University virologist Adrian Gibbs was quoted Thursday by the website ScienceInsider as suggesting that a laboratory accident may have created the virus now sweeping the world.
South Korea confirms third case of swine fluMay 7th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea Thursday confirmed its third case of infection with the influenza A(H1N1) swine-flu virus. The latest case was a 62-year-old woman who was found to have been infected with the virus after returning from a recent trip to the US, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.
WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of swine fluMay 6th, 2009 GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday confirmed 1,516 cases of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, which is better known as swine flu, in 22 countries. Mexico reported 822 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, the US had 403 confirmed infections, including two deaths, and Canada reported 165 cases, the UN health agency on its website.
Colombia confirms first swine flu caseMay 4th, 2009 BOGOTA - Colombia has confirmed its first case of infection by the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also known as swine flu. The victim, a 42-year-old man, had recently returned from Mexico.
Swine flu outbreak easing in Mexico, says ministerMay 4th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government has said the swine flu outbreak has peaked in the country and is now in decline, with a confirmed human death toll of 22. Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova told reporters Sunday: 'The evolution of the epidemic is now in a phase of decline.'
According to the latest data, 22 people have died of swine flu and 578 people have been infected with the virus.
First human-to-pig case of flu reported in CanadaMay 3rd, 2009 TORONTO - With swine flu cases rising sharply to 85, Canadian authorities Saturday confirmed the first case where pigs contracted the H1N1 virus from a man who had just returned from Mexico. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said this could be first case of human-to-animal transmission of the virus during the current global outbreak.
Swine Flu virus outbreak milder than previously believedMay 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Health officials in the US have said that the outbreak of the Swine Flu virus is milder than previously believed. According to a report by Fox News, New York City officials said that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools, and in Mexico, the suspected origin of the outbreak, very few relatives of flu victims seem to have caught the virus.
Four swine flu infections in AsiaMay 2nd, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea Saturday reported its first human case of swine flu, a nun who had recently travelled to Mexico - taking to four swine-flu infection in Asia after one was confirmed in Hong Kong and two in Israel. The 51-year-old has been isolated in hospital since Tuesday after displaying flu symptoms after her return a week ago from the country worst-hit by the virus, the Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said.
CDC: New swine flu virus lacks genes that made 1918 pandemic flu strain so deadlyMay 1st, 2009 CDC: New virus lacks genes of 1918 killer fluATLANTA — The swine flu virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools.
What's in a name? Gov't says 'swine flu' misrepresents nature of virus, wants to change nameApril 28th, 2009 Gov't wants to change virus' name from 'swine flu'WASHINGTON — American agriculture officials want to change the name for the virus that's broken out in Mexico and the U.S. from "swine flu" to something else.
WHO chief arrives at Geneva HQ to oversee handling of deadly Mexico swine flu outbreakApril 25th, 2009 WHO chief to oversee handling of swine flu crisisGENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Geneva on Saturday to oversee the agency's handling of the swine flu outbreak that is believed to have killed dozens of people in Mexico. Margaret Chan broke off a visit to Washington to return to WHO's Strategic Health Operation Center in Switzerland, where she was being briefed before an emergency committee meeting later Saturday to consider whether to raise the pandemic alert level or issue travel advisories, spokesman Gregory Hartl said.
Questions and answers about swine fluApril 25th, 2009 Q&A: What is swine flu?GENEVA — A swine flu outbreak that appears to have caused fatalities in humans in Mexico and nonfatal cases in the United States prompted the World Health Organization this weekend to urge countries around the world to be alert for suspicious cases of influenza. WHO chief Margaret Chan says the global body is taking the outbreak very seriously, though comparisons with the 1918 epidemic are premature.
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