Swine Flu

BRAZIL: Flooding Highlights Lack of Disaster Prevention

Several weeks of unusually heavy rainfall and flooding that has affected nearly one million people in 10 of Brazil’s 26 states have revealed a problem that only becomes news when tragedies occur: the lack of public investment in disaster prevention, experts warn.

Surgical masks have become part of the Mexican police uniform. Credit: Marcos Ferro Tarasiuk/IPS

HEALTH: Science on the Trail of New Flu’s Secrets

Scientists around the world are trying to decipher the influenza H1N1 virus in order to develop a vaccine, while others are tracking its origins to fight its spread more effectively.

ASIA: Region Prepares for Swine Flu

Researchers at a prestigious university hospital in Bangkok have been able to cut by 14 hours the time it takes to detect the lethal strain of the swine flu virus, which has infected thousands across the world.

HEALTH-MEXICO: Shunned Abroad, Negligence at Home

The Mexican government is complaining about measures taken by other countries to protect themselves against possible contagion from the new H1N1 flu virus, which is widely seen as having originated in Mexico. But some Mexicans complain about stigma at home, as well as medical negligence.

HEALTH: WHO Sends Flu Meds to Developing Countries

Poor countries facing the greatest threat from the spread of the H1N1 flu virus – popularly known as "swine flu" – will begin to receive shipments of Tamiflu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced.

CHINA: Measures to Curb Swine Flu Unjustified?

Rebuked in the past for its sluggish response and attempts to cover up the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), China’s measures to curb the spread of the swine flu virus are earning opposite marks of being extreme and "unjustified."

MEXICO: Swine Flu Fears Take Toll on Pork Industry

Esther de Anda has stopped eating pork since the appearance of swine flu in Mexico. "They say there’s no problem in eating it, but for now I prefer fish or chicken," the homemaker told IPS.

MEXICO: Flu Epidemic Further Undermines Sick Economy

The swine flu epidemic has dealt a new blow to the Mexican economy, already weakened by the global recession, hitting small and large companies alike.

HEALTH-ASIA: Swine Flu Threatens To Be Deadlier than Bird Flu, SARS

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the influenza pandemic alert from phase three to an ominous phase four warning this week, it went beyond the alarm associated with the killer avian influenza virus in Asia.

MEXICO: Schools Closed Nationwide Due to Flu Epidemic

The deadly new influenza strain that originated in Mexico has led to the closure of schools, universities, museums, libraries, cinemas, theatres and churches here, while it continues to spread to other countries.

HEALTH-THAILAND: Burmese Migrant Workers Key to Fighting Bird Flu

Thailand’s plans to contain the spread of the deadly avian influenza virus must involve the tens of thousands of Burmese migrant workers employed in this country’s poultry industry, say experts.

HEALTH-ASIA: Harried by Sporadic Bird Flu Outbreaks

New cases of avian influenza across Asia in recent weeks confirm warnings that the deadly virus still lurks in the region and raise questions of gaps in efforts to contain it in affected communities.

ECONOMY: Threat of ‘Major Global Recession’ Tied to Bird Flu

A severe outbreak of flu could kill tens of millions of people and spur a "major global recession", the World Bank is warning world leaders preoccupied with financial, food, and fuel crises.

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