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1It?s a Pandemic, Experts Say; WHO Tweaks Label to Avoid Panic 1 Citation By Jason Gale and John LauermanJune 3 (Bloomberg) ? Swine flu, becoming entrenched in Australia and Chile, will prompt the World Health Organization to declare the first influenza pandemic in 41 years, said three people familiar with the agency?s plans.Margaret Chan, the WHO?s director-general, will make the announcement sometime in the next 10 days, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deliberations are private. The agency, having spent the past five years alerting t, technorati.com
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Report: 2 more swine flu deaths in NYC (25 Deaths In 24 Days In The U.S.) Numbers Are Climbing. 1 Citation Two more people have died due to the swine flu in New York City, according health department officials quoted by a local radio station.If the 1010 WINS report is confirmed, the total number of swine flu deaths in the city would be seven.On Monday morning, the New York City Health Department reported the fifth confirmed death caused by the illness, a child from the Bronx. He was the only minor to have reportedly succumbed to the disease in the city.States*Deaths Alabama 0 deaths Alaska 0 deaths A, technorati.com
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Breaking: 4th swine flu death in Illinois (26 Deaths In 24 Days In The U.S.) 1 Citation June 3, 2009 A fourth person in the state has died from H1N1 swine flu, state and local health officials said today. The latest death was a 20 year old woman from Chicago who died on May 30 at a Chicago hospital, said Tim Hadac, a spokesman for the Chicago department of public health.The woman, who is not being identified, was hospitalized on May 23 with flu-like symptoms, Hadac said. Illinois public health officials said in addition to the latest death, three other people, a second person from, technorati.com
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Breaking: Conn. sees first death from swine flu (27 Deaths In The U.S. In 24 Days) 1 Citation Conn. sees first death from swine flu The Associated Press Updated: 06/03/2009 HARTFORD, Conn.?A Connecticut resident has died from the swine flu, the first death from the H1N1 virus in the state. The state Department of Public Health would only describe the person as a New Haven County resident who was more than 50 years old. Officials said the person had a higher risk of complications from the flu because of underlying health issues. The state also announced Wednesday that it had confirmed 40, technorati.com
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First Virgina Swine Flu Death (23 Deaths In The U.S. In 23 Days) 1 Citation RICHMOND ? State health officials confirm a woman in Chesapeake has died and ?swine flu? was likely a factor in her death.The woman?s name wasn?t released, but officials say she was a resident at the Southeastern Virginia Training Center.It?s the first death associated with the H1N1 virus.?We are deeply saddened by this death and offer our condolences to the family,? said State Health Commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA. ?The impact of this death is not lessened by the fact that the pat, technorati.com
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WHO official says world edging towards pandemic 1 Citation By Laura MacInnis and Stephanie NebehayReuters Tuesday, June 2, 2009 GENEVA (Reuters) ? The spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has nudged the world closer to a pandemic, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. The newly-discovered strain had caused more infections than seasonal influenza at the start of Chile?s flu season, raising concern about how it would spread in the southern hemisphere, according to Keiji Fukuda, the WHO?s acting assistant director-gen, technorati.com
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1 Citation EL PASO, Texas ? Health officials in El Paso are reporting that a pregnant woman and man who died earlier this month both had swine flu.State health officials said Friday the deaths bring the number of swine flu victims in Texas to five.The El Paso Department of Public Health announced that laboratory tests confirmed the virus in a 24-year-old woman and 42-year-old man who died at a local hospital.The Department of State Health Services is reporting more than 1,400 cases of the virus in Texa, technorati.com
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WHO | Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 19 1 Citation Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 19 2 June 2009 The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza A/H5N1 on 01 June 2009. The case is a 4-year old female child from the Kefr El Sheikh District of Kefr El Sheikh Governorate. Her symptoms started on 30 May 2009 with fever, cough and sore throat. She was admitted to Kefr El Sheikh Fever Hospital on 31 May 2009. The patient received oseltamivir and is in a stable condition. Investigat, technorati.com
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1 Citation Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO June 2, 2009 -- (*) (*) -- Azerbaijan / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 8 / 5 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 8 / 5 ) Bangladesh / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 1 / 0 ) / ( 0 / 0 ) / ( 1, technorati.com
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Breaking: Officials Report First H1N1 Death in Michigan (29 Deaths In 24 Days In The U.S.) 1 Citation June 3, 2009 ? 3:33 PM Michigan officials say a Macomb County woman is the first in the state to die from swine flu.A spokesman from the Michigan Department of Community Health said Wednesday the woman died Tuesday from complications of the H1N1 virus.Details about the woman?s age and hometown were not immediately available.Michigan had 298 confirmed cases of H1N1 as of Tuesday afternoon.The virus had infected people in 33 of the state?s 83 counties.The Centers for Disease Control?s latest updat, technorati.com
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