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H1N1 virus may be re-emerging: Thai ministry warns
The Public Health Ministry has warned of a widespread return of the 2009 flu virus after reports that two people in Lop Buri and Nonthaburi provinces died from the infection of the type-A (H1N1) virus last week, raising the death toll for this year to 57.
Only 1 H1N1 positive case registered yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR (May 30, 2010): Only one Influenza A (H1N1) case was registered nationwide yesterday said a statement from the Health Ministry today.
Only One H1N1 Positive Case Registered Nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) — Only one Influenza A (H1N1) case was registered nationwide yesterday said a statement from the Health Ministry on Sunday.
H1N1 vaccine in June
Four Union health ministry-funded H1N1 vaccines — three injecting and one nasal pray — will hit the market in June this year, one year after H1N1 was declared a pandemic on June 11.
H1N1 claims one more victim
KUALA LUMPUR : The Health Ministry yesterday received a report of one more death due to Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total number of deaths to 86.
Another H1N1 death raises toll to 80
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry yesterday reported another death due to Influenza A (H1N1), which raises the death toll to 80 since the outbreak of the disease last year.
H1N1 death rises to 80
PUTRAJAYA : The Health Ministry yesterday reported another death due to Influenza A (H1N1), which raises the death toll to 80 since the outbreak of the disease last year.
H1N1 death toll rises to 80 since outbreak last year
PUTRAJAYA (April 24, 2010) : The Health Ministry today reported another death due to Influenza A (H1N1), which raises the death toll to 80 since the outbreak of the disease last year.
H1N1 death toll rises to 80
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry today reported another death due to Influenza A (H1N1), which raises the death toll to 80 since the outbreak of the disease last year.
H1N1 won’t compel closure of schools
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Education Ministry will not resort to closing all schools where students have tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) as this could disrupt learning. Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Md Dom said school closure will only be done as a last resort and if the Health Ministry recommended so.
A(H1N1): 12 new cases confirmed
MALAYSIA (April 18, 2010) : The Health Ministry has confirmed 12 new cases of A(H1N1) in the country.
India likely to start swine flu vaccination next week (Hindustan Times)
India is “most likely” to administer imported swine flu vaccine to the high risk groups from next week, a senior health ministry official said Wednesday.
Nigeria Records Its First Death From Swine Flu, Ministry Says (Bloomberg)
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Nigeria recorded its first confirmed death from swine flu caused by the avian influenza H1N1 virus, according to Health Ministry spokesman Niyi Ojuolape.
France Sells Excess Swine Flu Vaccine as Tests Show Less Needed (Bloomberg)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — France has begun selling its excess supplies of swine flu vaccine to other countries after clinical tests showed fewer doses were needed to protect the French population, the health ministry said today.
France Sells Excess Swine Flu Vaccine as Tests Show Less Needed (Bloomberg)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — France has begun selling its excess supplies of swine flu vaccine to other countries after clinical tests showed fewer doses were needed to protect the French population, the health ministry said today.
One more swine flu death in Delhi, city’s toll 67 (Calcutta News)
One more person died of swine flu taking the total number of casualties due to the contagious virus in the capital to 67, authorities said Sunday. ‘At least one person has died of H1N1 in Delhi,’ said a health ministry official. However, the details of the person are not known.
21 swine flu deaths take India’s toll to 852 (Calcutta News)
At least 21 more swine flu deaths have taken the country’s toll due to influenza A (H1N1) to 852, the health ministry said Saturday. A total of 225 new cases were also reported in the country Saturday, taking the total number of people affected to 24,932, a ministry statement said.
10 died of swine flu in Pakistan (Hindustan Times)
Ten people have died of swine flu in Pakistan but the health ministry has failed to devise any effective strategy to stop the spread of the viral disease, officials said.
China swine flu toll soars past 400: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China’s swine flu death toll has leapt by more than a third in recent days to 442, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Swine flu toll in isolated Gaza ‘reaches 10′ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two more people died of swine flu in the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday, bringing to 10 the total number of Gazans who have been killed by the disease, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Fourteen swine flu deaths in Iraq since May: health ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu has killed 14 people in Iraq since May, a spokesman for the health ministry said on Thursday, doubling the previously disclosed toll.
Swine flu mutation reported in Italy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Italian Health Ministry reported the country’s first case of a mutant form of swine flu on Monday.
Four pilgrim deaths from swine flu ahead of hajj (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage have died of swine flu, the health ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency on Saturday.
China to Punish Those Concealing Swine Flu Info
BEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
China to punish those concealing swine flu info (AP via Yahoo! News)
China’s health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
China to punish those concealing swine flu info (AP via Yahoo! News)
China’s health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
Swine flu ’second wave’ begins in Saudi: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A second wave of swine flu has begun in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Friday, as the death toll from A(H1N1) neared 60 just weeks before the annual hajj brings two million pilgrims to the country.
Afghanistan reports first swine flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan has recorded its first death from the swine flu pandemic, the public health ministry announced on Wednesday.
Swine flu deaths ‘cross 300 mark in India’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
More than 300 people have died from swine flu in India since the first fatality was reported on August 3, a health ministry statement said Monday.
Brazil registers 899 swine flu deaths: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Brazil has registered 899 deaths from swine flu, maintaining its status as the country worst-hit by the pandemic, according to the health ministry in South America’s largest nation.
Egypt orders foreign schools closed over swine flu: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt has ordered foreign schools and universities to close until October 3 over worries about swine flu, with domestic schools having already been told to delay opening until then, a health ministry official said on Wednesday.
Millions could get swine flu in China: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tens of millions of people could be infected with swine flu in China in the coming months, a health ministry official said Friday, adding that fatalities would be “unavoidable”.
Saudi swine flu death toll rises to 19 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia’s death toll of swine flu victims has risen to 19 after three nationals died of the virus, the health ministry said on Friday.
Brazil tops global swine flu toll with 557 deaths: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Brazil now has 557 swine flu deaths, making it the country with the highest number of fatalities in the world from the disease, according to figures announced by the health ministry Wednesday.
Kuwait reports fourth swine flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A two-and-half year old Kuwaiti girl suffering from cerebral palsy died on Wednesday after contracting swine flu, the Gulf emirate’s fourth death from the virus, the health ministry said.
Oman records sixth death from swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Gulf sultanate of Oman has recorded its sixth death from swine flu, a 23-year-old woman who was already ill, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Netherlands to vaccinate most at risk against swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Netherlands will from October offer vaccinations to about five to six million people considered to be most at risk of complications from swine flu, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Swine flu fatalities rise to seven in Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two people infected with swine flu died on Thursday, bringing to seven the total number of people who died in Israel after contracting the A(H1N1) virus, the health ministry said.
First swine flu detected in Pakistan: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s health ministry on Monday confirmed the country’s first swine flu case but stressed that the patient was in a stable condition.
First swine flu detected in Pakistan: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s health ministry on Monday confirmed the country’s first swine flu case but stressed that the patient was in a stable condition.
Saudi Arabia announces ninth swine flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A 33 year-old Saudi man has died from the A(H1N1) swine flu virus, the health ministry announced, taking to nine the number of people who have died from the illness in the country.
Ireland reports first death linked to swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ireland’s health ministry on Friday reported the country’s first death linked to swine flu in a young woman with “an underlying health condition.”
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Iran bans Ramadan umra pilgrimage as swine flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran has banned Iranians from performing the umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan to slow spread of swine flu in the country, a health ministry official said Thursday.
Mexico registers jump in swine flu cases (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico’s swine flu caseload rose by almost 1,000 in five days, taking the total soaring above 17,000, with most infections recorded in the southeast of the country, the health ministry said Tuesday.
India registers first swine flu death: health ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
India on Monday registered its first swine flu death after a 14-year-old girl in the western city of Pune died from the disease, the government said.
Israel records second swine flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israel has recorded its second death from swine flu, that of a 24-year-old Arab woman in the north of the country, the health ministry announced on Sunday.
Saudi swine flu death toll rises to four (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two Saudi men died of swine flu in central and southern Saudi Arabia, bringing the total deaths from the virus to four cases, the health ministry said late on Friday.
Saudi, Israel report first swine flu deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Saudi man has died after being struck down by swine flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the first such death in a country set to welcome vast numbers of Muslim pilgrims later this year.
Israel confirms first swine flu death (AP via Yahoo! News)
Israel has suffered its first death in the global swine flu epidemic, the country’s Health Ministry announced Monday.
Israel confirms first swine flu death (AP via Yahoo! News)
Israel’s Health Ministry is reporting the country’s first death from swine flu.
First Swine Flu Death in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says a Saudi citizen has died of swine flu, the first death in the kingdom and only the second in the Middle East.
First swine flu death in Saudi Arabia (AP via Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says a Saudi citizen has died of swine flu, the first death in the kingdom and only the second in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia reports first death from swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Saudi man has died after being struck down by swine flu, the first death from the disease in the kingdom, the health ministry said on Monday.
Quarter of Israelis could catch swine flu: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
One quarter of the Israeli population, or about 1.85 million people, could catch swine flu in the next few months, a health ministry official said on Monday.
Swine flu spreading rapidly in Japan: govt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The number of swine flu cases in Japan has topped 4,000, the health ministry said Sunday, marking a rise of roughly 1,000 cases in four days.
Japan’s swine flu cases top 2,000: health ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan’s tally of swine flu cases topped 2,000 on Wednesday but no deaths or serious conditions have been reported among them, the health ministry said.
Swine flu cases rise to 40 in Turkey: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The number of swine flu cases in Turkey has reached 40 after another three people were diagnosed with the desease, the health ministry said Thursday.
Nepal reports first swine flu cases (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nepal has recorded its first cases of swine flu, in three members of a family living in the United States who are visiting their homeland, the health ministry said Monday.
Kenya reports first confirmed case of swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Kenya’s health ministry on Monday reported the country’s first case of the A(H1N1) virus, one of only a few confirmed swine flu cases on the African continent.
Slovenia reports 1st case of swine flu (USA Today)
The Slovenian Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first case of swine flu in a young woman who recently visited New York.
Saudi faces rising swine flu threat from Muslim pilgrims (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a possible outbreak of swine flu among millions of Muslim pilgrims this year as four new cases were detected in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina this week, the health ministry said.
Five more cases of swine flu in Cairo dorm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Five new cases of Americans infected with swine flu were discovered at a Cairo university dormitory on Tuesday, Egypt’s health ministry said, bringing the total number of cases there to seven.
Lebanon diagnoses five more cases of swine flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Five new cases of swine flu were discovered in Lebanon on Tuesday but were under control, the health ministry said, bringing the total number of cases there to eight.
Canadian tourist Cuba’s fifth swine flu case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cuba confirmed its fifth swine flu case Sunday, that of a 62-year-old Canadian tourist who was responding favorably to treatment, the Health Ministry said.
Israel reports two new swine flu cases (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israel’s health ministry confirmed two new cases of swine flu on Monday, bringing to 25 the number of people infected in the country.
First case of domestic swine flu in China confirmed (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China’s health ministry confirmed Friday the first case of swine flu involving a person infected with the virus inside the country.