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Via Reuters, Maggie Fox writes: U.S. government faces no-win fight with flu. Excerpt:First came the jibes about the U.S. government rushing out an untested swine flu vaccine. Now, critics say it is not fast enough.
"The premise that 'you...
Via the Washington Post: Spreading swine flu. Excerpt:A study of Air Force cadets who came down with the flu this summer found that a significant proportion of them were still "shedding" virus more than 24 hours after their fever and other...
Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a U.S. health official said on Wednesday.
Health authorities across Europe are bracing for a third of their populations to become infected with the new swine flu virus this autumn, but do not plan to close schools or take other drastic measures to stop it.
Via Reuters:Â U.S. discourages quick school closure for swine flu. Excerpt:
New U.S. guidelines for the pandemic of H1N1 swine flu released on Friday discourage the early closure of schools, unless the virus becomes worse.Â
"We know now...
Via Blog do Mauricio, a report from O Globo: Apesar temperatura elevada, Paraná tem 3.605 novos casos confirmados da gripe suina. Excerpt, with my translation:O Paraná tem 3.605 novos casos da gripe A H1N1 confirmados no 74º Boletim Epidemiológico...
Via Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse: A/H1N1 cases in Morocco rise to 1,285.
The number of confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in Morocco has risen to 1,285, with 56 cases documented on Monday, according to the Health Ministry.
The cases were reported in...
Via the Globe and Mail, a report by Caroline Alphonso: Second week of November sees more H1N1 deaths than entire spring. Excerpt:A firmly established H1N1 pandemic virus has killed more people in one week than through the entire spring, sending almost...
Via RIA Novosti, a Russian news agency: Death toll in Ukraine flu, ARVI epidemic reaches 388. Excerpt:A total of 388 people have died in Ukraine of flu and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) as of Monday evening, the ex-Soviet state's Health...
A very sensible opinion piece from the Globe and Mail: Why not open flu data?An interesting thread keeps popping up in The Globe's reporting on H1N1. As you examine the efforts of the federal and provincial governments to co-ordinate their response to...
