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The pandemic H1N1 virus , better known as swine flu , no longer poses a risk in Turkey, but may return next winter, physicians from the Turkish Medical Association, or TTB, said Tuesday at an Istanbul press conference. …. The number of infected continues to climb, although two weeks ago the authorities ordered the yellow alert and increased measures to contain the disease. Only in recent days, the authorities have found 255 new patients, although, fortunately, …

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WHO’s decision to raise the pandemic alert level to Phase 6 is a reflection of the spread of the virus , not the severity of illness caused by the virus . This is not the first time the world is threatened by swine flu . Swine flu , which is also referred to as pigfluenza, hog flu, pig flu, or swine influenza, typically affects pigs only. In 1918, an H1N1 virus caused flu pandemic in humans. Scientists speculated that H1N1 was created either when human influenza virus crossed …

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Swine Flu and Mass Inoculations. Hyping H1N1 : Did It Create a Dangerous Flu Fatigue? February 27, 2010. AOL News - With the World Health Organization warning yet again this week that the H1N1 virus has yet to reach its peak, a flu season that’s … In spring of 2009, public panic was quickly stoked after the H1N1 virus first caught the attention of global health organizations. The WHO announced the flu had attained ” pandemic levels” and placed the public on maximum alert . …

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Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Alistair Humphrey said although only about 30 New Zealanders died of swine flu last year, compared with about 400 deaths for normal winter flu, the pandemic was a concern as it primarily affected people under 40, was “deadly for a few” and highly …. During previous H1N1 epidemics during the 1950s and 1970s, the virus peaked in the fall, decreased during the traditional flu winter months and then increased again in the spring. …

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A sector of the Christchurch Samoan community was hit last June after a woman returned from Australia with flu-like symptoms that were rapidly passed on. Meanwhile, the normal winter flu vaccine, which contains the H1N1 strain and two other …. The 23-year-old from Manunda was one of the hundreds of Cairns residents who contracted the virus last year. During the first wave of the pandemic last year, 41 Queenslanders died from swine flu including seven people in Cairns. …

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French Polynesia was also put on alert . “Chile probably got the brunt force of the tsunami already. So probably the worst has already happened in Chile,” said Victor Sardina, geophysicist at the warning center. …. The death toll from the swine flu pandemic , says the WHO, has risen to at least 14711, up 569 from a week ago, and though the spread of the H1N1 virus peaked in most of the northern hemisphere in October and November, transmission has remained active in parts …

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French Polynesia was also put on alert . “Chile probably got the brunt force of the tsunami already. So probably the worst has already happened in Chile,” said Victor Sardina, geophysicist at the warning center. …. The death toll from the swine flu pandemic , says the WHO, has risen to at least 14711, up 569 from a week ago, and though the spread of the H1N1 virus peaked in most of the northern hemisphere in October and November, transmission has remained active in parts …

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Liow said dengue cases always rose at the beginning of the year and this necessitated the public to be more alert . He said from Sunday (Feb 21) till Wednesday (Feb 24), a total of 670 cases were reported throughout the country with four deaths, …. The death toll from the swine flu pandemic , says the WHO, has risen to at least 14711, up 569 from a week ago, and though the spread of the H1N1 virus peaked in most of the northern hemisphere in October and November, …

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The ministry informed that the northeastern states, which usually register a rise in dengue fever cases from March on, were already alert of the problem and advised to increase prevention programs. …. The death toll from the swine flu pandemic , says the WHO, has risen to at least 14711, up 569 from a week ago, and though the spread of the H1N1 virus peaked in most of the northern hemisphere in October and November, transmission has remained active in parts of North …

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Dengue fever cases double in Brazil in 2010 | Chen Qi-The World of …

[2/22](http://tinyurl.com/yblr2nx) FDA selects pandemic H1N1 for 2010-11 seasonal flu vaccine (CIDRAP) [2/18](http://tinyurl.com/yesfxl6) Seasonal flu virus takes a holiday: `nothing, nada’ (Globe and Mail) … [2/22](http://tinyurl.com/ ya238n6) Major British Government U Turn - Child Swine Flu Vaccines Campaign Cancelled [2/22](http://tinyurl.com/yej2ele) Drugmaker Novarits says meningitis vaccine gets US approval for people between 11 and 55 (AP) …

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