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Swine Flu Outbreak

Event-based biosurveillance of respiratory disease and pandemic early warnings

The emergence of the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus in North America and its subsequent global spread highlights the public health need for early warning of infectious disease outbreaks. Event-based biosurveillance, based on local- and regional-level Internet media reports, is one approach to early warning as well as to situational awareness. This study analyses media [...]

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First suspected swine flu death in Northland

Health authorities in Northland have reported the first ever suspected swine flu death in the region. They say a 51-year-old man, who died suddenly earlier in July, was found to have the H1N1 virus. His death has been referred to the coroner. Medical Officer of Health Jonathan Jarman says the man had an underlying health [...]

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Bolivia declares alert over resurgent H1N1

Via Infobae.com: Por la gripe A, Bolivia declara el alerta nacional.[Bolivia declares national alert over H1N1] A national epidemiological alert has been confirmed, according to the local website La Prensa. The national chief of epidemiology, René Lennis, said that this exceptional measure “does not mean a state of gravity, but that all health services and [...]

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Swine flu cases increase with monsoon – India

Health Ministry officials are worried as the number of swine flu cases reported from various parts of the country are increasing with the monsoon. A total of 548 fresh cases were reported last week, the highest for the current year. According to the health ministry, 38 people died of the virus between July 19 and [...]

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89 students fall prey to swine flu infection – Pune

Eighty-nine students from 57 schools and 11 colleges have been reported as suffering from swine flu infection, since the new academic session got underway. Among the infected students, 71 are school going children and 18 are college students. “Most of them have recovered and have started attending their respective classes,” said a state public health [...]

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H1N1 In Kirovograd Ukraine Approaches Epidemic Levels

According to information “All Kirovograd, obtained from its own sources assurances from authorities that Influenza warming, no, supported by only one – epidemiological threshold (100 patients per 10 thousand population) has not yet crossed. But the number of patients currently is 86 persons per 10 thousand population. The above translation indicates the level of ARI/influenza [...]

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EL SALVADOR: Flu epidemic rages

SDPnoticias.com, Bloomberg report [machine trans., edited] <http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2010/07/27/4/1085305> Health authorities in El Salvador issued a flu epidemic alert, with an average of 14 000 cases a day, exceeding those of dengue fever. Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez told local media that 11 of the 14 departments of the country are the worst affected by respiratory disease. [...]

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Is Indian up tick in Swine Flu a Pandemic warning?

Of special interest is the fact that by August of 1918, the disease had caused substantial fatality in areas less affected in the first wave including a severe epidemic in India. Does that season parallel 2010? Today, we stand at 2010-07-26 with reports from India indicating a profound upswing in case count and fatality level. [...]

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Swine Flu kills 656 in Turkey

Swine flu has killed 656 people in Turkey since October, the health ministry said Thursday.  Turkey, which has a population of over 70 million, initially ordered 43 million doses of vaccine, but eventually bought only six million, for which it paid 33 million euros (43.1 million dollars), the statement said. About three million doses were [...]

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Hong Kong seasonal flu activity on the rise

The Centre for Health Protection warns of increasing influenza activity, detecting 125 flu infections for the week ending July 24, compared to 98 the previous week. Flu virus isolates in last two weeks were mainly human swine flu (40%). Seasonal influenza A-H3N2 and seasonal influenza B occupied 30% each. via Seasonal flu activity on the [...]

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