A number of students from a few schools in the country had been confirmed as positive for pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) within the last few days indicating wide spread community transmission among the general public, Sri Lanka’s Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said. Over the weekend 17 confirmed cases have been reported bringing the [...]
Next week, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centers. There are two types of the vaccine available: the flu shot, an inactivated vaccine containing fragments of killed influenza virus, and a nasal spray, which is made using [...]
All Haj pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh will be medically examined and screened for the presence of symptoms of the disease at embarkation points in the state before boarding the flights. Mohammad Owais, Chief Executive Officer of the Haj Committee of India, in his letter dated September 9 to the Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee, [...]
The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organization said Friday. There will soon be a period of further global spread of the virus, and most countries may see swine flu cases double every [...]
RIYADH – The death of Sri Lankan national Mohammed Mafaz Mohammed Saleem in a hotel room here Monday, confirmed as resulting from swine flu by the Ministry of Health, has raised concerns over whether he could have spread the infection during his week-long attempts to find treatment in at least four medical centers. Saleem, a [...]
Restricting Haj pilgrims to those between the ages of 12 and 65 will soon be a definite condition for the forthcoming Haj season, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said in a statement on Wednesday. Al-Rabeeah said the proposal had been sent to the Cabinet for formal approval and would be forwarded to Saudi missions for [...]
Sri Lankan health authorities said on Monday that five more A/H1N1 flu cases were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country to 60. The Epidemiological Unit of the Ministry of Health said in its latest report that the new patients have arrived from India and Thailand. The first [...]
Sri Lankan health authorities said on Friday that two more A/H1N1 flu cases were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the total number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country to 55. The Epidemiological Unit of the Ministry of Health said in its latest report that the new patients have arrived from Singapore and Malaysia. The first [...]
When the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on July 16 that it would stop issuing global counts of confirmed cases of the H1N1/09 virus (the new WHO-approved name differentiates it from older versions of H1N1), it wasn’t because the disease had burned out. Far from it. Since the new flu virus was officially declared a [...]
H1N1 swine flu has killed more than 700 people around the world since the outbreak began four months ago, says the World Health Organization (WHO). This represents a jump of at least two-thirds from the last official death toll figure of 429, published by the WHO on July 6. Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, has warned [...]
Experts, who expected a seasonal slowdown, think that more than a million Americans have been infected with pandemic H1N1 influenza. They say a rise in cases is likely when school starts. The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is unexpectedly continuing to spread easily through the United States during the summer months, and health authorities expect a [...]
AROUND 55,000 people in Britain were infected with swine flu last week alone – bringing our total number of cases to around 85,000. Health officials said 652 people were now in hospital with the bug – a figure that has DOUBLED in a week. Fifty three were in intensive care. The shock new figures came as [...]
The Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka Health Ministry said Wednesday that the number of Influenza A/H1N1 (formerly swine flu) cases in the country rose to 40 with the arrival of three new patients. The Epidemiology Unit said in its latest report that two of the new patients are travelling from Australia while the other has [...]
The office of the wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair refused to comment Thursday on UK media reports that she has swine flu. A spokeswoman for Cherie Blair told CNN: “This is a private matter and we will not be making a comment.” Blair was reported to have contracted the H1N1 virus, commonly [...]
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