Archive for May 19th, 2009
In late April, an outbreak of a new strain of H1N1 Influenza, commonly called ” swine flu “, was detected in Mexico City. The initial spread of the virus appeared to be rapid - that, coupled with several deaths of young, otherwise healthy flu . … influenza A ( H1N1 ). Recent reports have been more restrained, however, with no apparent evience of a pandemic , milder-than-expected flu symptoms, and a rate of infection only slightly higher than a normal seasonal flu . Collected …
Here is the original post:
2009 Swine Flu outbreak | Gleez
Phase six of a pandemic alert kicks in if two or more world regions become affected. Right now we’re at phase five with most cases concentrated in Mexico and the US. Only three states have dodged the virus – Alaska, West Virginia and Wyoming. … The Mexico tourism industry has definitely been hurt by the Swine Flu scare. The CDC lifted its travel warning against all nonessential travel to Mexico and there is evidence that the Mexican outbreak of the H1N1 virus infection …
Go here to see the original:
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Mexico travel warning lifted …
Phase six of a pandemic alert kicks in if two or more world regions become affected. Right now we’re at phase five with most cases concentrated in Mexico and the US. Only three states have dodged the virus – Alaska, West Virginia and Wyoming. … The Mexico tourism industry has definitely been hurt by the Swine Flu scare. The CDC lifted its travel warning against all nonessential travel to Mexico and there is evidence that the Mexican outbreak of the H1N1 virus infection …
Excerpt from:
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Mexico travel warning lifted …
The WHO has so far resisted pressure to declare a full-fledged swine flu pandemic , but anxiety about the spread of the virus - especially in Asia and the Americas - is growing. … “We don’t know yet whether the child who died contracted the H1N1 virus ,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a press conference. “The tests won’t be done till later today or tomorrow.” New Yorkers are on high alert after the city’s first fatality from swine flu , a school vice principal who died over …
Read more from the original source:
World News Australia - Swine flu cases set to top 10000
We request that OSHA immediately issue a hazard alert and/or compliance directive that makes clear that exposure to the novel H1N1 virus in healthcare settings and emergency response activities poses a recognized hazard to workers and requires protective … Basic Facts About Pandemic Flu and the H1N1 ( Swine ) Flu ; Protecting Workers During Pandemic Flu ; Protecting Health Care Workers During Pandemic Flu ; Respirators: One Way to Protect Workers Against Pandemic Flu …
Read the original here:
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Unions Urge OSHA to Enforce Swine Flu Worker …
Japan has confirmed cases of H1N1 have risen sharply over the last few days. Indeed, Swine flu has sickened 21 more students in Japan, and Turkey reported its first case of the potentially pandemic virus that’s spread to about 40 countries. … With these kinds of figures and rising numbers in Japan, the WHO is on the verge of a declaring a pandemic , which means it will its alert status to pandemic imminently, according to a former WHO adviser on infectious diseases. …
See more here:
Swine Flu H1N1 News Update SciScoop Science News
The largest concentrations of the new H1N1 swine flu virus have been recorded in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Big pockets of infection have also been reported in Japan, Spain and Britain. … Pandemic alert . The Swiss health director also joined several other countries in lobbying WHO to change its criteria for declaring a pandemic , saying the agency must consider how deadly a virus is - not just how far it spreads across the globe. The alert for swine flu is …
Excerpt from:
Swiss federal health authorities say they are prepared for swine …
US Preparing for Possible H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic . By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 May 2009. A senior U.S. health official urges countries to adopt aggressive measures to contain the A- H1N1 swine flu virus . U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says everyone … A debate is raging at the World Health Assembly as to whether the WHO should raise its international influenza alert from phase five to phase six, which would trigger a global pandemic alert . …
Read the rest here:
US Preparing for Possible H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic
As the World Health Organization inched closer Monday to raising the infectious disease alert level to its highest stage — and to a decision on whether to manufacture a vaccine against the novel H1N1 influenza virus — some delegates …
Read more:
Pandemic Information News: Officials urge WHO to change swine flu …
A senior US health official urges countries to adopt aggressive measures to contain the H1N1 -A swine flu virus . US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says everyone must cooperate in this activity because disease knows no … former acting HHS Secretary (File) A debate is raging at the World Health Assembly as to whether the WHO should raise its international influenza alert from phase five to phase six, which would trigger a global pandemic alert .
Here is the original post:
US Preparing for Possible H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic :: Elites TV