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 Posted - 05/20/2009 : 10:05:33
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Update on influenza A (H1N1) as on 20th May 2009
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World Health Organization has reported 9830 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 40 countries as on 19th May 2009. There have been 79 deaths. Country-wise details annexed.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports. 34636 passengers have been screened on 20.5.2009. Around 10988 passengers were from affected countries. One passenger disembarking at Delhi Airport has been referred to the identified health facility. 221 doctors and 88 paramedics have been deployed to man 76 counters at the above airports. Till date about 7.48 lakh passengers have been screened.
In addition to maintaining a strategic stock of logistics in the Regional offices of this Ministry, all States and Union Territory Administration have been provided 2000 capsules of Oseltamivir to be placed with State Rapid Response Team to meet any urgent requirement.
So far samples of 71 persons have been tested. This includes the one which tested positive for Influenza A [H1N1]. The rest have been found negative for Influenza H1N1.
The situation is being monitored.
Countries officially reporting cases and cumulative total of confirmed
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Posted - 05/20/2009 : 19:21:17
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Swine flu suspect sent for tests
Kolkata: An Indian national who arrived at the airport here from Dubai was straight away sent to hospital on Wednesday for a check-up for suspected swine flu after he was found suffering from fever and upper respiratory congestion. — PTI
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Posted - 05/20/2009 : 19:23:53
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of A(H1N1) flu
COIMBATORE: A day after tests confirmed that a woman and her son, admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital on Sunday were not suffering from the A (H1N1) flu, a 41-year-old man was admitted to the quarantine ward on Wednesday soon after he landed at the Coimbatore Airport from Sharjah.
Dean (in-charge) V.Kumaran said the man, working as a mason in Sharjah, arrived by a direct flight in the afternoon. He told doctors at the flu screening booth at the airport that he was suffering from cough and other symptoms similar to that of the flu.
“We have sent samples of his blood serum and throat swab to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in New Delhi for tests,” he said. — Special Correspondent
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Posted - 05/20/2009 : 19:27:42
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Swine flu: firms insist on tests
Afshan Yasmeen
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases getting enquiries
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Many returning after assignments overseas
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Bangalore: With the first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) virus being reported in Hyderabad, several information technology companies in Bangalore whose employees are returning from abroad after completing their assignments are keen on getting a health check-up done for them.
Authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases have been getting enquiries from various companies based in the city.
One such company, whose employee, a 32-year-old Bangalorean who returned from New York on May 10 after a short stay there, was not allowed to report to work till he got the tests for H1N1 virus done.
Though he had reported for a check-up on his own at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases soon after he arrived in India on May 13, the authorities at the institute had not collected his samples as his symptoms of cough and throat irritation were very mild. “But he came back to the institute and insisted that his samples be tested for the virus as his company wanted it. His samples have tested negative,” institute director Shashidhar Buggi told The Hindu.
As the incubation period of H1N1 virus is between one and seven days, there are chances that the persons who pass screening at the airport could develop symptoms later.
“It is because of this reason that the companies seem to be worried. They do not want to take any chances and allow the virus to spread in their offices. I have been getting calls from the human resources personnel of various global firms, including Dell and Goldman Sachs,” Dr. Buggi said.
Pointing out that the fee charged by the institute was minimal, Dr. Buggi said the two persons who were quarantined on Monday had to pay about Rs. 600 each for two days.
With private hospitals not keen on setting up isolation facilities on their premises, the State Health and Family Welfare Department has readied an isolation facility in Victoria Hospital. They are planning another one at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital.
Two weeks after the principal secretary-level meeting with private health care providers, the directorate has received written responses from just “two hospitals” on their tariff and readiness for isolation facilities. Considering the fact that air travellers may prefer private healthcare facilities, the idea was to give travellers a choice.
“We had planned to provide a list of hospitals and their tariffs to passengers screened at the airport,” a top official said.
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Posted - 05/20/2009 : 20:37:48
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Center..Font SizeA A A Swine Flu Less Severe for Over-50s?
Pre-1957 Flu Exposure May Protect Against H1N1 Swine Flu
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDMay 20, 2009 -- People born before 1957 may be less susceptible than younger people to the H1N1 swine flu.
CDC researchers have detected antibodies in the blood of older people that neutralize the new flu bug now sweeping the nation, Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the CDC's flu division, said today in a news conference.
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"We infer from that, there is some level of protection," Jernigan said. "But to prove protection, we look at the effect [the virus has] on the population, and at this point we don't have that information."
Why is 1957 a key year? Every flu season after it first appeared, the deadly 1918 pandemic H1N1 flu bug circled the globe. Each year, the virus acquired changes that made it different from the original virus. But in 1957 there was a new pandemic, this time with an H2N2 virus. The new virus took the place of the old H1N1 bug.
"And so when we talk about the pre-1957 exposures, we are referring to those exposed to the past H1N1 virus that went away in 1957," Jernigan said. "The farther back you go in time, the more likely you are to have been exposed to an H1N1 virus before 1957 -- and exposure to that virus many years ago may allow you to have some reaction to the new H1N1."
The new H1N1 swine flu bug is much different from the 1918 H1N1 virus. It's also much different from the H1N1 seasonal flu virus that still circulates. But something about that pre-1957 bug seems to have left older people with antibodies that neutralize the new flu -- and might offer some protection against it.
Swine Flu Hits Youths Hardest
Whether or not ancient antibodies are protective, many older people are getting sick from the new flu. Some of these illnesses are severe: 13% of people hospitalized with swine flu are 50 or older. And the number of H1N1 cases among older people is increasing.
But H1N1 swine flu is hitting young people hardest. More than 60% of cases are in 5- to 24-year-olds.
Remarkably -- since this is usually the healthiest age group -- 37% of people hospitalized with swine flu are 19 to 49 years old. The median age of a person hospitalized with the new flu is 19.
Those aged 5 to 18 make up 29% of swine flu hospitalizations. Because so many cases of H1N1 swine flu have been transmitted in schools, it's possible that older people only seem to be protected because they've had less contact with younger people.
In past flu pandemics, however, the same pattern has emerged: the illness tended to strike young people hardest.
Jernigan said that the CDC will soon release a detailed report on the neutralizing antibody study.
Meanwhile, the new flu continues its spread while the seasonal flu wanes. Jernigan said that nearly 80% of people who test positive for flu now turn out to have the new H1N1 bug.
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Posted - 05/21/2009 : 10:15:16
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Man with suspected symptoms of A(H1N1)flu in Uttarakhand
New Delhi (PTI): A 50-year-old man, who recently returned from A(H1N1)flu-affected Hong Kong, was admitted to a hospital in Uttarakhand with suspected symptoms of the disease as authorities continued to screen passengers at all the international airports across the country.
Health officials collected swab and blood samples of J B Joshi and sent them to New Delhi-based National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) for tests.
Mr. Joshi, who complained of fever, cough and weakness, was admitted to Haldwani Base Hospital in Nainital district.
He had returned to India on May 16 after visiting South Korea and Hong Kong. Three A(H1N1)flu cases have been confirmed in Hong Kong so far.
Authorities have alerted all hospitals of the state.
Meanwhile, test reports of a man, who had been sent to the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kolkata with symptoms of A(H1N1)flu, are yet to arrive.
Though some of the tests done in Kolkata proved negative for A(H1N1)flu, the final reports of the swab and blood tests sent to New Delhi are yet to come, Director of Health Services Aniruddha Kar told PTI here on Thursday.
The man -- Shyamal Sarkar -- had landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport by an Emirates flight from Dubai yesterday with fever, upper respiratory tract infection and other symptoms similar to A(H1N1)flu.
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Posted - 05/21/2009 : 10:52:07
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World Health Organization has reported 10243 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 41 countries as on 20th May 2009. There have been 80 deaths. Country-wise details annexed.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports. 38483 passengers have been screened on 21.5.2009. Around 13291 passengers were from affected countries. Four passengers disembarking [one each at Coimbatore and Kolkata and two at Delhi Airports] have been referred to the identified health facilities. 221 doctors and 88 paramedics have been deployed to man 76 counters at the above airports. Till date about 7.86 lakh passengers have been screened.
So far samples of 80 persons have been tested. This includes the one which tested positive for Influenza A [H1N1]. The rest have been found negative for re-assorted Influenza A [H1N1].
The situation is being monitored.
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Australia
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Austria
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Belgium
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Canada
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China
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Denmark
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El Salvador
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Guatemala
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Italy
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Thailand
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Turkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/22/2009 : 03:13:53
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The Next Steps for Swine Flu: Predictions, Protection and Prevention
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Published: May 21, 2009
Federal health officials will probably recommend that most Americans get three flu shots this fall: one regular flu shot and two doses of any vaccine made against the new swine flu strain.
Having had annual flu shots for the last several years gives “little or no immune benefit” against the new virus, the officials said on Thursday as they released more details of blood tests briefly described on Wednesday.
The “working hypothesis” of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that most Americans will need two swine flu shots to get full protection, although the elderly may be able to get away with just one, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the agency’s director of immunization and respiratory disease.
Many people born before the 1957 Asian flu, and particularly those 65 or older, seem to have antibodies in their blood protecting them against the new virus, Dr. Schuchat said. But she described existing antibody protection as looking “pretty wimpy” compared with a properly matched flu shot.
Nonetheless, the outbreak is bearing out what the blood samples predicted: only 1 percent of the 5,764 confirmed and probable swine flu cases thus far have been in people over 65, Dr. Schuchat said.
Across the country, what the C.D.C. calls “flu activity” seems to be going down, Dr. Schuchat said, adding that there had been no unusual increase in deaths from influenza, in general, or pneumonia.
Flu activity measures the percentage of visitors to 4,500 doctors, clinics and hospitals complaining of flulike symptoms, like fever, cough and aches. Most are treated, based on how bad the symptoms are, without being tested.
The measure implies that “on average, the worst may be over” for this flu season, Dr. Schuchat said. But it could also mean that people are becoming less scared and not seeking treatment. The decrease in flu activity is also not surprising, since seasonal flu disappears as the weather warms while swine flu has still barely begun to spread. Historically, pandemics infect a third of any population over about two years, so unless a vaccine intervenes, 100 million cases of swine flu could be expected.
Also, flu activity is still surging in New York, New Jersey and the rest of the Northeast. Flu, “like weather, is a local occurrence,” she said
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GENEVA (AFP) — Global health chiefs warned on Friday that swine flu could soon hit much harder in the world's poorest countries and its spread in Asia was in danger of accelerating with the change of season.
As scores more new cases were reported in countries ranging from the United States to Japan, the head of the UN's World Health Organisation said A(H1N1) was proving to be "subtle, sneaky virus."
The Philippines became the 42nd country to a report a case of A(H1N1) and Europe took stringent measures to stop the outbreak in its tracks, including the closure of high schools in Rome and quarantining of soldiers in Spain.
The WHO's latest figures put the overall number of infections worldwide at 11,168, including 86 deaths, an increase of 134 on the previous day's tally.
While the vast majority of cases have been in Mexico and the United States, the latest developments heightened the prospects the WHO could declare a fully-fledged pandemic after already having warned that one is imminent.
Officials have said they will raise the alert level from five to the maximum six only when it is clear there is sustained community transmission in a second region outside the Americas.
Speaking on the last day of the WHO's annual conference, the organisation's director general Margaret Chan said poor countries which had escaped the worst of the virus could yet find themselves in the eye of the storm.
"Countries especially in the developing world, where populations are most vulnerable, should prepare to see more than the present small number of severe cases," Chan said.
"The strength of a country's health system will make the biggest difference in sickness and survival during an influenza pandemic," she added.
Although Asia, home to more than half the world's population, has yet to experience any deaths from swine flu, the growing number of cases has evoked painful memories of the 2003 SARS virus which killed more than 800 people.
China -- which bore the brunt of SARS -- recorded its sixth case of swine flu on Friday.
The number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in Japan rose to 307, but authorities there eased some of their measures aimed at controlling the spread of swine flu, saying the virus was not as virulent as feared.
"The new influenza has strong similarities to seasonal flu," Health Minister Yoichi Masuzoe told reporters.
Officials at the Manila-based WHO Western Pacific office meanwhile warned that as the southern hemisphere was about to enter its influenza season, the "factors that contribute toward the spread of (ordinary seasonal) influenza will also enable the spread of A(H1N1)."
The Australian government invoked sweeping powers which would allow for the closure of schools and public places by upping its pandemic threat level as the number of confirmed swine flu cases there reached 12.
A 10-year-old girl became the country's first case of human-to-human transmission after contracting the disease from a classmate who fell ill upon returning from a family holiday to the United States.
Two teenagers, one in Melbourne and another in Adelaide, were also diagnosed with the virus without having travelled overseas or come into contact with an identified case, prompting Canberra to escalate its pandemic management plan.
Spain also tried to stop the virus in its tracks by quarantining soldiers at a military school near Madrid after 11 of them fell ill with suspected cases of the virus.
And Italy's health ministry ordered two high schools in Rome closed after four students were found to have contracted the swine flu virus while on a recent trip to the United States.
The schools, the first to be closed in the country because of swine flu, will remain shut for a week.
Deputy Health Minister Ferruccio Fazio said that all of the group of 400 students on the trip would be tested for the virus.
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Posted - 05/22/2009 : 10:06:59
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Update on influenza A (H1N1) as on 22nd May 2009
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World Health Organization has reported 11,168 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 42 countries as on 22nd May 2009. There have been 86 deaths. Country-wise details annexed.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports. 41787 passengers have been screened on 22.5.2009. Around 13353 passengers were from affected countries. One passenger disembarking at Delhi Airport has been referred to the identified health facility. 221 doctors and 88 paramedics have been deployed to man 76 counters at the above airports. Till date about 8.28 lakh passengers have been screened.
So far samples of 86 persons have been tested. This includes the one which tested positive for Influenza A [H1N1]. The rest have been found negative for re-assorted Influenza A [H1N1]. Out of 86 persons, 34 were identified through health screening at International Airports and the rest were samples from persons who have self reported.
The situation is being monitored.
Countries officially reporting cases and cumulative total of confirmed cases of Influenza A [H1N1]
including deaths [As on 22nd May, 2009: 06:00 GMT]
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Posted - 05/23/2009 : 09:58:50
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New-type swine influenza may become seasonal flu: Taiwan virus expert
Taiwan News, Staff Writer , Central News Agency
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Academia Sinica academician and molecular biology expert Michael M.C. Lai said on May 22 the swine flu strain may in the future become a routine seasonal flu that is dealt with the same way as the common cold.
Central News Agency
The swine flu strain that has grabbed the attention of health officials around the world may in the future become a routine seasonal flu that is dealt with the same way as the common cold, local molecular biology expert Michael M.C. Lai (#36084;#26126;#35412;) said Friday.
Taiwan on Friday announced three new cases of the swine flu, known formally as influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total in the country to six, but Lai urged people not to panic when questioned by reporters on the severity of the disease.
Lai, an academician of Academia Sinica and the president of National Cheng Kung University, said there is no way to stop the spread of the H1N1 virus, but individuals should not be overly concerned because the virus' toxicity is relatively low.
The scholar suggested that the flu's mortality rate will be lower than the 0.6 percent rate seen in official statistics to date.
He noted that in the future, the H1N1 flu will return but will be dealt with as a seasonal rather than pandemic flu, meaning it follows predictable patterns and can be treated with antivirals.
The most important thing people can do to guard against the H1N1 swine flu strain is to maintain their personal hygiene, including washing their hands frequently, Lai said, and he urged those with the flu to wear a mask.
Lai, who received his doctoral degree in molecular biology from the University of California Berkeley in 1973, lectured at the University of Southern California School of Medicine until 2003, when then-Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh (#26446;#36960;#21746;) called him home to help fight the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
Lai explained Friday that the H1N1 flu strain contrasts sharply with SARS, which was a brand new virus in 2003 that no one in the world knew how to cure.
"H1N1 is a flu virus we are already acquainted with," Lai said.
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Posted - 05/24/2009 : 01:48:14
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Australia, South Korea, Japan Get New Swine Flu Cases (Update1)
By Madelene Pearson
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s swine flu cases increased to 16 after new infections were confirmed in its southern Victorian state, while South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong also added to their tolls.
Two more people were diagnosed with the virus in Victoria, Australia, the Herald Sun newspaper reported, citing state Health Minister Daniel Andrews. South Korea confirmed four more swine flu cases, increasing its total to 10; Hong Kong’s government confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number of infections in the city to six, and Japan confirmed a new case in the city of Osaka.
Confirmed swine flu cases globally total 12,022 in 43 countries, with 86 people killed by the virus, according to the World Health Organization’s latest tally. Still, the WHO said on May 22 the virus would need to be global and show significant harm to people before declaring a pandemic.
Australia’s government on May 22 updated its pandemic alert to “contain,” the third-highest level. The next level, “sustain,” means the virus is established and spreading.
An order for vaccines to protect the nation of 21 million people from the virus is “under active consideration,” the country’s health department said.
“We expect to have a number further confirmed later today,” Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Channel 9 before the new cases were announced. “It’s serious, but it’s not yet widespread.”
Confirmed Cases
A 15-year old schoolboy and a 27-year old man have been diagnosed with the virus in Melbourne, the Herald Sun newspaper reported. There are 11 confirmed human swine flu cases in Victoria state, the Herald Sun reported, with the other cases elsewhere in Australia.
Meanwhile a 12-year-old boy from Adelaide, South Australia state, whose sister and mother tested positive and whose own result was inconclusive, is to be treated as “clinically positive,” Australian Associated Press reported in an article carried on the Sydney Morning Herald’s Web site, citing the state’s chief medical officer.
Japan today confirmed the virus in a 19-year-old male in Osaka whose family member also has swine flu. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in that city to 112, and 334 nationwide, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare today.
Returned From Chicago
The Philippines today reported the nation’s second swine flu confirmed case in a 50-year old woman who recently returned from Chicago, state-run Xinhua News Agency said, citing a health official.
Five U.S. citizens and a Vietnamese are among the confirmed cases in South Korea, with the others being South Korean, the nation’s health ministry said. There are three probable cases among passengers who arrived in Incheoen International Airport today via an Asian Airlines Inc. flight, it said.
A 30-year-old Taiwanese woman and her five-year-old daughter who traveled in the Philippines for five days have tested positive for the virus in Taiwan, ABS-CBN news said on its Web site yesterday, citing Taiwan’s Center for Disease Control. The two are among four new cases of swine flu, which brings Taiwan’s total to six, it said.
Singapore had two additional swine flu cases for investigation, the city-state’s health ministry said on its Web site yesterday. Of the 42 cases investigated so far, 34 cases have tested negative for swine flu and 8 tested positive for the typical seasonal flu strains, according to the health ministry.
China has 7 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus and one suspected case as of 12 p.m. today, according to a statement on the health ministry Web site.
To contact the reporter on this story: Madelene Pearson in Melbourne on mpearson1@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: May 24, 2009 01:53 EDT
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Posted - 05/24/2009 : 09:30:09
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Philippines confirms 2nd case of swine flu
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The Philippines confirmed its second case of swine flu Sunday, and health officials said 15 other people were undergoing tests for the virus.
A 50-year-old woman from Chicago tested positive for the virus over the weekend, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told a news conference. She arrived from the United States Wednesday and went to a hospital the next day, complaining of a headache and mild fever.
It was not clear from Duque's comments whether the woman was a Filipino or a naturalized American.
The woman was treated with the antiviral drug Tamiflu and was rapidly recovering in a hospital, he said. Eleven relatives, whom she visited in the Philippines, have been advised to stay at home for 10 days to see if they develop flu symptoms.
All those she came in contact with during her flight to Manila were being traced, he said.
"We're stepping up our preparedness. We have been working around the clock," said Duque, who arrived Sunday from Geneva where he attended a World Health Organization meeting on ways to contain the spread of swine flu.
Despite the two swine flu cases, there has been no sign of a local outbreak in the Philippines, Duque said.
He said a 10-year-old girl, who became the country's first swine flu case last week, has almost fully recovered and could be discharged from the hospital soon. Relatives of the girl who arrived in the country last week from the U.S. and Canada remain under quarantine, he said.
About 15 other people undergoing tests had recently returned from trips abroad, Duque said.
The World Health Organization says over 12,000 cases of swine flu and 86 deaths have been reported in 42 countries. More than half of those cases have been reported in the United States, while most of the deaths occurred in Mexico. The virus was first detected last month.
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Posted - 05/25/2009 : 10:38:52
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Update on influenza A (H1N1) as on 25th May 2009
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World Health Organization has reported 12,515 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 46 countries as on 25th May 2009. There have been 91 deaths. Country-wise details annexed.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports. 42480 passengers have been screened on 25.5.2009. Around 19013 passengers were from affected countries. Two passengers disembarking one each at Cochin and Delhi have been referred to identified health facility. 221 doctors and 88 paramedics have been deployed to man 76 counters at the above airports. Till date about 9.57 lakh passengers have been screened.
So far samples of 105 persons have been tested. This includes the one which tested positive for Influenza A [H1N1]. The rest have been found negative for re-assorted Influenza A [H1N1]. Out of 105 persons, 39 were identified through health screening at International Airports and the rest were samples from persons who have self reported.
The situation is being monitored.
Countries officially reporting cases and cumulative total of confirmed cases of Influenza A [H1N1]
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Posted - 05/26/2009 : 10:24:40
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Update on Influenza A (H1N1) as on 26th May 2009
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World Health Organization has reported 12,954 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 46 countries as on 26th May 2009. There have been 92 deaths. Country-wise details annexed.
Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports. 42632 passengers have been screened on 26.5.2009. Around 16772 passengers were from affected countries. One passenger disembarking at Delhi has been referred to identified health facility. 221 doctors and 88 paramedics have been deployed to man 76 counters at the above airports. Till date about10.00 lakh passengers have been screened.
So far samples of 106 persons have been tested. This includes the one which tested positive for Influenza A [H1N1]. The rest have been found negative for re-assorted Influenza A [H1N1]. Out of 106 persons, 39 were identified through health screening at International Airports and the rest were samples from persons who have self reported.
The situation is being monitored.
Countries officially reporting cases and cumulative total of confirmed cases of Influenza A [H1N1]
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'Swine flu more dangerous than bird flu'
