It’s official: Swine flu is now a pandemic. We explain the situation in Buenos Aires and how it is affecting both travellers and residents alike.
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H1N1: Two more in Beijing, another in HK (The Malaysian Insider)
BEIJING, May 23 — China reported two confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in Beijing late yesterday, bringing the total to seven nationwide, but officials in the Chinese capital city said the pandemic alert level will not be increased. The two patients, both in their sixties, had returned to China from the United States and Canada recently, the health ministry said in statements posted on its website. …
Tests of new flu virus suggests more are lurking undetected
The most complete analysis yet of the new H1N1 swine flu virus shows it must have been circulating undetected for years, most likely in pigs, researchers said on Friday. “Pigs have become a reservoir of viruses with the potential to cause significant respiratory outbreaks or even a possible pandemic in humans,” according to article in SCIENCE.
Flu Medicine Side-effects
he side-effects of flu vaccines to fight Swine flu or the type A (H1N1) flu virus in the past is casting doubt over plans for mass production to contain a pandemic, health experts say. They say that the side-effects of vaccines could dash hopes for preventative measures against H1N1.
H1N1 Vaccine Supply for Poor Countries
Last Friday , we shared about the meeting among key stakeholders that discussed the production of H1N1 vaccine at the headquarters of the World Health Organization. In that feature, we mentioned in passing how the WHO is working on ensuring that poor countries are able to purchase H1N1 flu vaccines once it is produced and in the event of a pandemic. This is to protect the interest of poorer countries that will not be able to afford to pay the prices those rich countries such Canada, Denmark