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News Source: The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
| 5 months ago
Arrangement for blood screening of the incoming passengers has been made following detection of a swine flu victim at Darshana in Chuadanga district. Mollah Harun-or-Rashid, acting director of health for Khulna division, yesterday told The Daily Star...
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News Source: Gulf News
| 5 months ago
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says the number of officially confirmed swine flu cases worldwide has reached 89,921...WHO says Britain, Chile, Mexico, Philippines also reported large numbers of new cases.
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News Source: The Journal Gazette
| 5 months ago
A woman initially reported to be China's first swine flu death actually died of electrocution while taking a shower in a hospital, state media reported today...Police in China's coastal province of Zhejiang said an investigation confirmed Lou Yihong,...
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News Source: Toronto Star
| 5 months ago
Public health officials are alarmed at tales that people are considering throwing "swine flu parties," hoping to catch the potentially deadly virus. The British media have been circulating stories that some people with H1N1 influenza are inviting...
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News Source: NewKerala
| 5 months ago
Earlier, the state health department had advised not to consume pork for a possibility of the H1N1 in it. ''However, we have already issued instructions to watch the mortality rate of pigs and it should be reported to the authority if there is any...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 5 months ago
The government expects to spend about 193 billion won ($152 million) for the vaccine, which will be provided to medical and military personnel and primary and secondary school students, the health ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. South...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 5 months ago
Officials are not releasing any other information on the case at this time. The Central District health department, which covers Hamilton County, also covers Hall and Merrick Counties. Officials said, since they have one confirmed case, there will...
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News Source: Scoop
| 5 months ago
There are now 912 confirmed cases, however Director of Public Health Dr Mark Jacobs says the true figure is certain to be much higher than this, given that we are no longer swabbing every person suspected to have swine flu. Dr Jacobs says, "the...
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News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 5 months ago
Acting deputy director of correctional services, Kevin Raby, says three prisoners were tested for the virus and two of the men have returned positive results. Mr Raby says contingency plans are in place, including immediate isolation of suspected...
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News Source: Macleans
| 5 months ago
Quebec is reporting another death related to swine flu, bringing the national total to 31. The provincial Health Department says the province's 13th victim is a woman in her 60s who suffered from other medical problems. Sixty-two new cases of swine...