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• Swine flu virus could still mutate, warns WHO chief

  
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  London, December 30 (ANI): The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need to “guard against complacency” concerning the global swine flu pandemic.Dr Margaret Chan said the virus was still active in countries including India and Egypt and could mutate into a more dangerous strain.“It is too ...
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• The Netherlands. Flu measures may have been “over the top”

  
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  The measures to combat the A(H1N1) flu epidemic in the Netherlands may have been excessive, according to the head of the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Jim van Steenbergen. Writing on mednet.nl, a website for doctors, he says the response to the swine flu pandemic may have been over the top. ...
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• WHO says still too early to declare end to H1N1 pandemic

  
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  The pandemic of the H1N1 influenza has almost reached its peak in many Northern Hemisphere countries, but it is way too early to declare it at an end as it is still expanding in developing countries, World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan said Tuesday. In a press conference, she said the world needs ...
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• Moderate H1N1 pandemic good news: WHO director

  
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  It is still too early to call the H1N1 pandemic over, but the world should be grateful the outbreak was so moderate, World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan said Tuesday. That the long overdue influenza pandemic is so moderate in its impact is probably the best healthcare news of the decade, Chan said ...
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• WHO says too soon to say if H1N1 has peaked

  
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  The head of the World Health Organization says it is too early to declare that the swine flu pandemic has peaked worldwide. View Original Article Blogged with the Flock Browser
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• Hong Kong: Fatal case of human swine influenza in Prince of Wales Hospital (12/29/09)

  
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  The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesperson of Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) made the following announcement today (December 29) regarding a fatal case of human swine influenza (HSI): An 80-year-old man suffering from diabetes, heart disease and hypertension attended the ...
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• Hong Kong: Statistics on human swine influenza vaccinations (12/29/09)

  
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  At least 11,378 doses of human swine influenza (HSI) vaccine were administered at Hospital Authority (HA), Department of Health (DH) and private clinics during the 24 hours ending 1pm today (December 29). Among them, 8,660 were inoculated at HA and DH clinics while the eHealth System received 2,718 vaccination ...
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• USA: Some Intranasal H1N1 Vaccine Recalled over Potency Concerns

  
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  MedImmune is recalling 13 lots — some 4.7 million doses — of its intranasal 2009 H1N1 vaccine over concerns that the vaccine may lose potency as it sits on the shelf, according to the company. MedImmune notes that “the slight decrease in potency should not affect how the vaccine works.” Revaccination is not ...
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• 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 29 December 2009 14.00 CEST (ECDC, edited)

  
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  [Source Full PDF Document: LINK . EDITED.] ECDC DAILY UPDATE 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 29 December 2009 14.00 CEST Main developments in the past 24 hours United States reports for the week 50 a continued decrease of influenza activity. Also visits to doctors for influenza-like ...
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• 21 swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 852 (Roundup)

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) At least 21 more swine flu deaths have taken the country’s toll due to influenza A (H1N1) to 852, the health ministry said Saturday. A total of 225 new cases were also reported in the country Saturday, taking the total number of people affected to 24,932, a ministry statement said. ...
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• Hong Kong: HA announces critical case of human swine influenza (12/25/09)

  
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  The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The United Christian Hospital (UCH) spokesperson made the following announcement regarding a new case of critical human swine influenza patient today (December 25): A 49-year-old male patient with history of complicated diabetes mellitus and ...
  5 days ago

• 831 swine flu deaths in India, over 24,000 affected (Lead)

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Sixteen deaths, including four from the national capital, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 831, health authorities said here. Also, 268 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the contagious flu to over 24,707. Apart from the ...
  6 days ago

• India’s swine flu toll reaches 792 (Lead)

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including one in the national capital, were reported Tuesday, taking the country’s total toll from the HIN1 virus to 792, health officials said here. Also, 240 new cases were reported in the country. With this, the number of people affected by the contagious virus is ...
  1 week ago

• Canada. H1N1 to be with us a while yet, says Butler-Jones

  
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  Though the long-discussed second wave of H1N1 likely crested weeks ago, that doesnt mean the virus is gone, warns Dr. David Butler-Jones. View Original Article Blogged with the Flock Browser
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• WHO - Comparing deaths from pandemic and seasonal influenza

  
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  Comparing deaths from pandemic and seasonal influenza - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 20 22 DECEMBER 2009 | GENEVA Efforts to assess the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic sometimes compare numbers of confirmed deaths with those estimated for seasonal influenza, either nationally or worldwide. Such ...
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• H1N1: 95M doses of vaccine available

  
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  Friday, December 18, 2009Updated H1N1 posts/symptoms/vaccineCome and get. Folks not in high risk groups are being urged to get vaccinated.95 M  doses available now and an expected 10M/week.CDC:  H1N1 not causing more deaths than ordinary seasonal flu.And there’s a possibility that the normal seasonal flu may not ...
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• Flu Watch Dec. 18 - What Swine Flu ISN’T Doing this Week

  
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  New infections continued to drop , down this week to only 391 reported by CDC-monitored labs, compared to 1,370 just two weeks before and 11,470 at the height of the epidemic. So that’s a plummet of over 96% from the height. Deaths and hospitalizations are less than half those of last week, and while formerly the ...
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• India’s swine flu toll touches 769, over 23,000 affected (Lead)

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Ten swine flu deaths, including two in the national capital, were reported Friday, taking the total toll in India to 769, health authorities said here. Also, a record 364 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the virus to 23,182. Four deaths ...
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• WHO - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 79 (Virological Surveillance)

  
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  Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 79 - Weekly update (more data on virological surveillance) 18 December 2009 The Global Influenza Surveillance Network (GISN) continues monitoring the global circulation of influenza viruses, including pandemic, seasonal and other influenza viruses infecting, or with the potential to ...
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• WHO - Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 79

  
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  Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 79 - Weekly update 18 December 2009 As of 13 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 10582 deaths. WHO is actively monitoring the progress ...
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