News Reports for June 14, 2009

by: NewsDiary

Fri Jun 12, 2009 at 23:46:14 PM EDT

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Australia
•  Westminster School in swine flu quarantine  (Link)
•  Australia set to raise swine flu alert level  (Link)
•  One in three could have swine flu (Austrailia) (Link)

Bahrain
•  Seven cases of Swine Flue Detected in Bahrain (Link)

Canada
•  Ottawa raises prospect of closing clinics at epicentre of Manitoba flu outbreak (Link)

China
•  Hong Kong at 'extreme risk' in event of pandemic (Link)

India
•  Swine flu scare: Sector-49 family quarantined (Link)

Iran
•  Iran's airports look for swine flu sufferers  (Link)

New Zealand
•  Swine flu starting to spread: 20 more cases this weekend (Link)

Tobago
•  Tobago confirms another case (Link)

United Kingdom
•  Government to divide Britain in bid to fight pandemic (Link)
•  Update on confirmed swine flu cases 14 June 2009 (Link)
•  Scotland's swine flu total nears 500 mark (Link)
•  Swine flu claims first UK victim as Scot dies (Link)
•  UK flu death: More details expected (Link)

United States
•  Pennsylvania - Milton Hershey School Tests Students for SF (Link)
•  Sebelius promises swine flu vaccine (Link)
•  Swine flu confirmed in Callaway County, MO (Link)
•  Atlanta, Georgia - Scouts may have been exposed to swine flu (Link)
•  Oregon's First Confirmed Death From Novel H1N1 (Link)
•  Washington - Emergency rule requires hospitalization reporting in state (Link)
•  CDC Summer Camp guidance (Link)
•  Two more deaths in Utah (Link)

Vietnam
•  National influenza A (H1N1) total up to 26  (Link)

General News
•  Swine flu could grow far deadlier, says WHO adviser (Link)
•  Swine flu is officially a pandemic. But don't worry ... not yet, anyway (Link)
•  Swine flu charting deadly course 'Working hypothesis' among experts is virus
to follow 1918 pattern (Link)
•  The WHO's askew flu fears (Link)

News Reports for June 14

by: Nimbus

Sat Jun 14, 2008 at 01:16:14 AM EDT

• UK - Eighth swan dies in Caernarfon
• Indonesia's new bird flu policy angers families
• North Korea - "Epidemic Alert"
• Indonesia's new bird flu policy on reporting deaths leads to confusion, anger
• Hong Kong -  FEHD staff's bird-flu test negative
• Bangladesh: Poultry industry has folded
• UK - Armed Forces could not help civilians in pandemic

News Reports for June 14

by: gardner

Wed Jun 13, 2007 at 22:47:19 PM EDT

• Malaysia: Couple have dengue, not bird flu
• Malaysia: Flu pandemic may affect millions
• Malaysia: 7m people at risk if pandemic hits
• Malaysia: New software to predict, even prevent outbreaks
• Malaysia's fast response gets thumbs up from WHO
• Indonesia Facing Massive Hurdles Against Bird Flu
• Malaysia - 22 cases categorized as under investigation, test negative
• UK: Bird flu plans in place after alleged case
• WHO- New global rules to fight health threats come into force
• WHO exercise to test global system
• FAQs for the New International Health Regulations
• UK: Bird flu risk low in Wigan
• Burma Announces New Bird Flu Outbreak
• Indonesia confirms 80th bird flu death
• UK: 'Vigilance' after outbreak
• Living Cheek by Beak in Indonesia