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H1N1 (Swine) Influenza
If you are traveling to the U.S. and are concerned about the reports of H1N1 Influenza, see the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s website for the latest information:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluUS.aspx
If you are living in the United Kingdom you should check the National Health Service (NHS) website for swine flu information at:
http://www.nhs.uk/AlertsEmergencies/Pages/Pandemicflualert.aspx
12 November 2009 H1N1 Flu Activity Rising in Several Northern Hemisphere Countries Pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has become the dominant flu virus in all countries and territories where people are affected, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the illness that H1N1 produces has specific features that differentiate it from seasonal flu. As of November 1, more than 199 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported 482,300 laboratory-confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including 6,071 deaths. The case count is much lower than actual cases because many countries have stopped counting individual cases, particularly of milder illness.
26 October 2009 The 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus: A Global Challenge State Department on U.S. efforts to confront the spread of H1N1.
14 October 2009 WHO to Ship Swine Flu Vaccine to Poorer Countries in November The World Health Organization says it will begin shipping millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine to poorer countries, possibly as early as November. WHO vaccine chief Marie-Paule Kieny says about 100 countries will receive donations of the vaccine.
15 September 2009 Single-Dose Vaccines for Pandemic H1N1 Will Protect Most Adults Pandemic H1N1 influenza continues its sweep through nations in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere as national health officials and vaccine manufacturers in several countries work to begin producing the first doses of vaccine to protect people against the novel flu.
01 September 2009 Obama on 2009-H1N1 Flu Preparedness and Response Flu vaccination program expected to begin soon.
13 July 2009 U.S. Summit Readies Communities for Autumn H1N1 Flu Surge As the number of cases of pandemic H1N1 continues to rise around the globe and uncertainties remain about the novel influenza's continued spread, severity and genetic stability, the Obama administration held a high-level summit July 9 to help state and local governments and communities prepare for the coming flu season.
02 July 2009 Scientists Take Lessons from Past Pandemics for New H1N1 Virus As cases of the novel H1N1 flu rise to 77,201 worldwide and three new human cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu bring that global total to 436 since 2003, scientists in the United States are examining past pandemics for lessons that might help with the response to the 2009 pandemic H1N1.
11 June 2009 World Health Organization Declares Global Pandemic for H1N1 Flu The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert to the highest level, phase 6, after confirming with virus experts and member countries that the novel H1N1 virus, which causes in most people a mild seasonal-flu-like illness, is spreading from person to person in a sustained way in 74 countries on three continents.
02 May 2009 Weekly Address by President Obama on 2009 H1N1 Flu President Obama outlines U.S. government actions to address new strain of flu virus.
30 April 2009 Secretary Clinton's Remarks: Remarks on the H1N1 Flu Secretary Clinton's statement before her testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee.
27 April 2009 Swine Flu Outbreaks Mobilize International Public Health Effort Outbreaks of a new strain of influenza virus that began in north-central Mexico March 22 and have spread to the United States, Canada and Spain so far have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the event a public health emergency of international concern.
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