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 Mexico |
WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable' The UN's top health official has opened a forum on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable
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| Mon. |
 Global |
Swine flu 'shows drug resistance' Experts have reported the first case that is resistant to tamiflu - the main drug being used to fight the pandemic
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| Jun. 21 |
China |
China fights HIV/AIDS among prostitutes
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| Jun. 15 |
Scotland |
First flu death outside Americas |
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| Jun. 12 |
Global |
Swine flu cases near 30,000 worldwide |
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| Jun. 11 |
Global |
WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic
| 30,000 cases globally and 141 deaths with figures rising daily. The swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile
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| Jun. 10 |
UN |
UN set for swine flu crisis talks
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| Jun. 9 |
Australia |
Australia flu 'may tip pandemic'
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South Africa |
HIV in South Africa 'levels off' |
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| Jun. 4 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe faces new cholera crisis |
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| Jun.2 |
Global |
WHO considers move to phase 6 for H1N1 |
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| May.31 |
Sri Lanka |
Tamils 'facing misery' |
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| May.28 |
Cambodia |
Malaria parasites 'resist drugs' |
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Southern China |
China quarantines U.S. school group |
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| May.22 |
US Georgia |
Candidate virus for H1N1 vaccine arrives
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| May.20 |
Global |
Swine flu tops 10,000 cases worldwide |
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| May.19 |
Russia |
Russia's bleak picture of health |
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Global |
Number of H1N1 cases nears 10,000
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| May.12 |
Global |
Swine flu could hit one in three |
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| May.9 |
Global |
WHO reports big jump in swine flu cases The World Health Organization reported 3,440 confirmed cases of swine flu in 29 countries, with 48 deaths from the sickness
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| May.8 |
Global |
WHO reports 2,500 cases of swine flu |
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Hong Kong |
'Flu' hotel guests free |
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| May.6 |
Philippines |
'Pacman' to return home despite flu fears |
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| May.5 |
Texas |
U.S. marks second swine flu-linked death |
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San Diego |
US navy halts aid vessel over flu |
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| May.4 |
Mexico |
Mexico to start China flu airlift |
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Washington |
'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu' |
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UN |
U.N. wary of second wave of swine flu
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Mexico |
Mexico to begin lifting flu curbs |
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| May.3 |
Global |
WHO warns against flu complacency
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Egypt |
Farmers protest swine slaughter |
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Global |
WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787 The number of swine flu cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico
| The pigs may have been infected by a Canadian farmer who recently returned from a trip to Mexico
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| May.2 |
Mexico |
Mexico plea as virus 'stabilises'
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Global |
Number of confirmed H1N1 cases soars
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| May.1 |
Beijing |
China moves to curb virus spread |
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 Hong Kong |
'Flu' hotel sealed off About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread
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Global |
Confirmed swine flu cases leap World Health Organization: Confirmed cases worldwide increased to 257, up significantly from the previous day's total of 147
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European Union |
EU urged not to panic over swine flu |
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Spain |
Confirmed swine flu cases increases |
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| Apr.29 |
 Geneva |
WHO raises pandemic alert 
The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbreak
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 Texas |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
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| Apr.28 |
Mexico |
City shuts down venues due to swine flu
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Mexico |
152 swine flu deaths
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New Zealand |
More countries confirm swine flu |
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| Apr.27 |
Global |
WHO raises swine flu alert level The World Health Organization has raised its alert level over swine flu from 3 to 4 - 2 steps short of declaring a full pandemic
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Global |
'Too late' to contain swine flu |
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European Union |
Countries take steps to prevent outbreak
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| Apr.26 |
UN |
World 'well prepared' for virus |
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| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81
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Mexico |
WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' The presence of swine flu in Mexico and the U.S. is 'a serious situation' that could develop into a pandemic
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| Apr.24 |
New York |
Swine flu viruses in Mexico, U.S. match
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Mexico |
Mexico bid to contain deadly flu |
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Mexico |
'Swine flu' kills 60 
Map of Mexico City Mexico| The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital. The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Me... | |
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| Apr.19 |
Sri Lanka |
Red Cross 'worn out' in Sri Lanka |
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| Jan.23 |
Brazil |
Model loses hands, feet to rare infection |
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| Jan.19 |
 China |
China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year 16-year-old boy, who had fallen ill on January 8, died in the city of Huaihua in the central Hunan province
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| Jan.5 |
Gaza |
Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere
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| Dec.18 |
 Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths pass 1,000 The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 1,111 people have died in the in Zimbabwe outbreak
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Nigeria |
Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children |
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| Dec.11 |
South Africa |
South Africa faces cholera emergency |
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| Dec.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump' |
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| Dec.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera national emergency declared |
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| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths near 500| More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August | |
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| Dec.1 |
China |
Melamine death toll rises
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| Nov.21 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera kills 300 |
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| Oct.5 |
Hong Kong |
Melamine in Cadbury products |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
Lung disease 'to kill 83m' |
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Vietnam |
Melamine found in 18 more food products |
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| Sep.25 |
China |
China stops tainted sweet sales |
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| Sep.23 |
Global |
China's tainted milk scare spreads globally African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis spreads
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| Sep.19 |
China |
'All-out effort' for babies |
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| Sep.18 |
China |
Tests find liquid milk tainted |
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China |
4th baby dies from tainted formula |
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| Sep.17 |
China |
3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula| Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group. 1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses includi... | |
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| Sep.16 |
China |
Baby milk toll escalates |
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| May.3 |
China |
China on alert over deadly child virus Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue |
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| Nov.20 |
UN |
HIV estimates reduced to 33m
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| Sep.18 |
Peru |
Scores ill in 'meteor crash' |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
Millions face flood disease threat
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| Aug.3 |
 England |
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease
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| Feb.3 |
England |
Bird flu virus is Asian strain |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
Pair test positive for polonium |
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| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
Bird flu kills five |
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| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack |
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| Feb.21 |
Indonesia |
Bird flu tests for death |
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| Feb.11 |
 Italy |
Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
Deadly bird flu found |
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| Jan.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon tracheotomy successful |
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| Jan.11 |
Turkey |
Turkish bird flu 'may be endemic' |
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| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
Three new bird flu cases
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| Jan.4 |
Turkey |
Dead boy had bird flu |
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| Jan.1 |
Turkey |
Bird flu suspect dies
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| Dec.21 |
Vietnam |
Bird flu shows resistance to Tamiflu |
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| Dec.1 |
Global |
Controversy clouds World Aids Day |
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| Nov.16 |
China |
First human bird flu cases confirmed |
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| Nov.1 |
Washington |
Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy |
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| Oct.15 |
Romania |
Romania has deadly bird flu virus
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| Oct.13 |
Turkey |
Bird flu 'is deadly strain' |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Official: World not ready for flu |
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| Sep.29 |
UN |
Pandemic 'could kill 150m people' |
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| Apr.12 |
Global |
Labs ordered to destroy flu virus |
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| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope suffers heart failure |
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| Mar.18 |
Florida |
Patient's feeding tube removed
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat |
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| Sep.6 |
New York |
Clinton bypass surgery a success |
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| Jan.16 |
Vietnam |
WHO: 4th death linked to bird flu
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| Dec.23 |
USA |
Mad cow disease confirmed |
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| Jul.8 |
 Singapore |
Twins dead after separation 2 conjoined Iranian women underwent 50 hours of continuous surgery
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| Jun.5 |
Beijing |
SARS outbreak past its peak: WHO |
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| May.26 |
Toronto |
Toronto back on WHO's SARS list |
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| Apr.27 |
Beijing |
SARS closes Beijing venues
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| Apr.23 |
China |
WHO increases SARS travel warnings |
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
First alert over SARS Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam
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| Dec.27 |
Florida |
Cloned baby birth claim
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| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid |
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| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case
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