Swine Flu in Mira Mesa

Posted by VancouverSun.com in Health on June 11th, 2010 at 11:38 am The World Health Organisation said Friday that 18,156 people had died from swine flu, a year after the influenza was declared a pandemic. Read the original here:  Leave a Reply Search Our Blog: Current Weather Vancouver, CANADA 15 °C Vancouver Live Tweets canucksbuzztap : Nucks Misconduct >> Gillis On Team 1040 Today http://buzztap.com/-rVB374 5 minutes ago EdibleVancouver...Read Full Story

The World Health Organisation said Friday that 18,156 people had died from swine flu, a year after the influenza was declared a pandemic. The virus is now "globally less active," Gregory Haertl, a spokesman of the UN health agency told AFP, but he warned that children and pregnant women in particular should remain vigilant. Haertl also said that the figures on swine flu are "without doubt underestimated. It will be probably several times more than that." "It is difficult to say what is the...Read Full Story

China's official swine flu death toll has tripled in the past two weeks after the government ordered more accurate reporting of fatalities amid suspicions of a cover-up. A statement posted on the health ministry's website late Tuesday said the number of people reported killed by the influenza A(H1N1) virus had jumped to 178 at the weekend, up from a previously reported nationwide tally of 53. The statement gave no reason for the sharp increase but it comes after the ministry on November 19...Read Full Story

Arizona's recession-ravaged tourism industry is nervously bracing for more economic woe amid mounting calls to boycott the southwestern border state after its tough new immigration law. Hoteliers across Arizona have begun to report a wave of canceled reservations in the wake of Governor Jan Brewer's decision to sign a law Friday which critics say will open the door to racial profiling by police. Politicians in Arizona have called on businesses to boycott doing business with the state until...Read Full Story

Around 13 swine flu related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland ever since November 2010, the Public Health Agency said. According to Dr. Carolyn Harper from the PHA,the ones who died ranged from children to 67 year old. Recent reports state that 50 deaths have been reported from across the UK out of which 45 dies of swine flu. Dr. Harper also said that the figures have been released in public interest. She also assured that most of the people who contracted the virus had...Read Full Story