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In Japan, Swine Flu Is Spreading With Surprising Speed

TIME



By Coco Masters / Tokyo Thursday, May. 21, 2009 The number of swine flu cases in Japan are escalating with surprising speed, and health officials are not






WHO’s tally of A/H1N1 cases rises to 11034


Xinhua



GENEVA, May 21 (Xinhua) — The world’s total number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 11034, including 85 deaths, the World Health Organization






No need for Phase 6 yet


Straits Times -



GENEVA - WHO chief Margaret Chan on Thursday listed criteria that might prompt her to declare a flu pandemic, including the spread of swine flu in the





Infections of A/H1N1 flu amount to 290 in Japan



Xinhua



TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) — With new cases reported in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu amounted to 290 in Japan on Thursday.





Melbourne’s swine flu infection count rises to six victims


Melbourne Herald Sun




A CLASSMATE of three brothers infected with swine flu has gone done with the potentially fatal bug. She was one of two new cases diagnosed pn Thursday night






US swine flu deaths hit double-digits


The Associated Press




SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Swine flu forced Christina Huitron to make a choice no mother should ever have to make. On Wednesday she told doctors to take her





Taiwan confirms second case of swine flu


eTaiwan News



AP The Department of Health made the announcement in a cell phone text message Thursday but did not provide details. The island’s first case was reported






2 more confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in Australia


Xinhua



CANBERRA, May 21 (Xinhua) — Two more cases of A/H1N1 flu, including a classmate of a Melbourne boy already diagnosed with the illness, have been detected






WHO swine flu tally tops 11000 cases, 85 deaths


GMA news.tv



GENEVA – The World Health Organization has raised its tally of swine flu cases around the world to 11034 and 85 deaths. WHO says most of the new 791 cases







WHO chief to seek deal on sharing flu virus samples


Reuters?2 hours ago?


By Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries facing an imminent flu pandemic are making progress on an agreement on how to share drugs, vaccines and the







Japan reports 281 swine flu cases, PM urges calm


AFP?2 hours ago?


TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday again urged the public to stay calm as a total of 281 swine flu cases were reported,






Australia confirms 9th swine flu case


ABC Online?2 hours ago?


By Rachael Brown for PM Two people in Melbourne are the most recent Australians to contract the virus. (AAP: William West) Another two cases of swine flu







Australia reports more cases of swine flu


AFP?2 hours ago?


SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia on Thursday reported two new infections of swine flu in a young child and a Mexican woman, raising the country’s cases to seven as







WHO hesitates to declare pandemic


AFP?2 hours ago?


GENEVA (AFP) — A month after the world was alerted to a potential flu pandemic, the WHO was caught Thursday between the spread of the new swine flu virus to






Two more cases of swine flu confirmed in Victoria


Melbourne Herald Sun?3 hours ago?


TWO more cases of human swine flu in Victoria have been detected tonight, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said. One is a classmate of the 10-year-old boy







H1N1 flu must be global before Phase 6: WHO chief


Reuters?3 hours ago?


GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday she would not hesitate to raise the global pandemic alert to the top of the





Japan mask-maker stocks climb as flu comes to Tokyo



Reuters?3 hours ago?


TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese medical mask makers rose on Thursday, a day after the first case of the H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in Tokyo,





Mexico swine flu toll rises to 75


Sify?3 hours ago?



Mexico City: The number of confirmed deaths from influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico has risen to 75, the health ministry said. The ministry said on Wednesday that





Australia’s swine flu count at 7


ABC Online?3 hours ago?



MARK COLVIN: Australia’s swine flu count rose to seven today after two cases were confirmed in Victoria and New South Wales. In Melbourne, a Mexican tourist





Malaysian Students Abroad Advised To Defer Holiday Travel If Unwell


Bernama?4 hours ago?


PUTRAJAYA, May 21 (Bernama) — Malaysian students abroad, especially in the United States planning to come home during the summer holidays are advised to






Swine Flu Reaches Tokyo Area After School’s US Trip


Bloomberg?4 hours ago?


By Stuart Biggs and Eijiro Ueno May 21 (Bloomberg) — Two high school students have been confirmed as the first cases of swine flu in the Tokyo area after






mclean County announces first swine flu case


Chicago Tribune?4 hours ago?


AP The mclean County Health Department on Wednesday announced that a 55-year-old man tested positive for the virus earlier this week.






Malaysia recommends nations screen citizens, travellers at exits


New Straits Times?5 hours ago?


By : Annie Freeda Cruez Malaysia has tabled a recommendation to the World Health Organisation that all nations should screen their citizens and travellers






Swine flu cases in Victoria could rise with more people being


The Australian?5 hours ago?


AT least one other Victorian is being tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus, potentially raising the number of infected cases to five.






H1N1 virus spreads in Asia, protection wobbly


Reuters?5 hours ago?


By Isabel Reynolds and Yoko Nishikawa TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - The spread of the new H1N1 virus in Asia showed no signs of slowing on Thursday as new







H1N1 flu spreads in Asia


Straits Times?6 hours ago?


TOKYO (AP) - As the first cases of swine flu were confirmed in Japan’s capital, officials Thursday broadened their anti-epidemic measures and online prices






Japan’s tally of new-flu infections reaches 283


Japan Today?6 hours ago?


The tally of new-influenza infections in Japan continues to rise, reaching 283 on Thursday with new cases confirmed in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures mostly







Japan girls with swine flu attended mock UN meet


AFP?6 hours ago?


TOKYO (AFP) — Two Japanese schoolgirls who have caught swine flu had attended a mock conference in New York reportedly joined by 2300 students from around





Another swine flu case confirmed



ABC Online?7 hours ago?


By Simon Lauder for The World Today and staff Australia’s health alert level has not been increased despite the new cases. (AAP Image: Dave Hunt) The World




Swine Flu Reaches Tokyo


Forbes?7 hours ago?


Swine flu is expected to spread more rapidly and extensively in Japan after the virus reached Tokyo, one of the world’s most populous metropolitan areas,

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