Tag: pandemic
Winter swine flu higher than in pandemic
by on May.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures showed on Wednesday.
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WHO reassesses swine flu pandemic
by on Aug.10, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Scientists from the World Health Organisation met on Tuesday over whether to recommend the lifting of the swine flu pandemic alert, an agency spokesman said.
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WHO still monitoring H1N1 pandemic: spokesman
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The World Health Organization's emergency committee will not meet this week to review data on the H1N1 swine flu pandemic nor will it declare for now an end to the pandemic, a WHO spokesman said.
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Pandemic virus enters pigs in HK, swaps genes: study
by on Jun.24, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The H1N1 swine flu virus has been spreading quietly in pigs in Hong Kong and swapping genes with other viruses, and researchers said the findings support calls for tighter disease surveillance in pigs before new bugs can emerge and infect people.
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Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday
by on May.31, 2010, under Health and Fitness
An expert panel that advises the World Health Organization on pandemics will meet Tuesday to decide whether to declare the H1N1 flu outbreak over.
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