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10,200 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, according to WHO

By admin : May 20, 2009

Reuters:GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of the new Influenza A (H1N1) flu has risen to 10,243 and the death toll has edged up to 80, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.Most of the new cases are in the United States, which has seen 5,469 outbreaks of the virus so far, the WHO said as it focuses on the H1N1 virus that has brought the world to the brink of a pandemic.Tags: H1N1 Flu

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Swine flu outbreak reveals military plans, gaps (AP via Yahoo! News)

The rapid spread of swine flu from Mexico surprised Pentagon officials, who had been focused on a possible Asian-borne pandemic in a response plan that would give the military a last-resort role in helping to impose quarantines and border restrictions.

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7Seas Technologies releases casual online game on Swine Flu “Swi…

… announced the launch of its new casual online game on Swine Flu a pandemic that … Flue Killer.The game is available in its online gaming portal . To play this game, all …

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WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away….

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WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations (AP via Yahoo! News)

The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away.

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