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The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report on swine flu indicates that 94,512 cases of the A(H1N1) virus have been confirmed worldwide, with 429 deaths attributed to the disease. Australia leads the Asia-Pacific region with 5,298 cases, while Britain has recorded the most cases in Europe, 7,447. The flu, which originated in North America, has [...]
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Mexico has pulled out of a Shanghai trade show on account of China’s “unacceptable” anti-swine flu measures. China has quarantined Mexican travellers, cancelled flights and banned the import of pork products as well as withdrawn Mexico’s ‘guest of honour’ status at the Shanghai food fair. Thirty Mexican companies had planned to participate in the May [...]
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The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United Kingdom has risen to 32 after four new cases were diagnosed yesterday, according to the UK Department of Health. The Department confirmed that at least one of the cases had an association with “travel to Mexico”. Five schools have closed due to the virus, [...]
...read moreMexico will return to business as usual today after easing swine flu restrictions. The move is a positive one for the country, which is the known epicentre of the outbreak. Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova called an end to the precautionary five-day shutdown to “resume, as planned, activities in the public and private sector [...]
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The economic impacts of swine flu have been positive for at least one business, Australian anti-influenza drug developer Biota. Shares in the ASX-listed company have jumped almost 80 percent in value, to $1.55 a share, since the outbreak was publicised. Biota’s drug Relenza is one of two anti-flu drugs being stocked by governments around the [...]
...read moreThe deadly strain of flu that struck North America this month could have a devastating impact on the already fragile world economy, according to economic analysts. More than one hundred people in Mexico have died from the swine flu, and presence of the disease has been confirmed in the USA, Canada and New Zealand. ”If [...]
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