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Dec 30, 2009

Dec 30, 2009

Indonesia reports 20 H5N1 cases -- 19 fatal -- since January

Robert Roos
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Dec 30, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Indonesia's Ministry of Health, updating information on H5N1 avian influenza for the first time since January, quietly reported this week that the country has had 20 human cases so far this year, with 19 of them fatal—a 95% case-fatality rate (CFR).

Dec 29, 2009

Dec 29, 2009

Chan calls for continued vigilance against H1N1

Robert Roos
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Dec 29, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said today that the H1N1 influenza pandemic isn't over and requires careful monitoring for up to another year.

Dec 21, 2009

Dec 21, 2009

Egypt reports 90th H5N1 case

Lisa Schnirring
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Dec 21, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Egypt's health ministry has confirmed an H5N1 avian influenza infection in a 21-year-old woman, the country's third case since late September, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

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Sep 23, 2009

Sep 23, 2009

WHO picks novel H1N1 for 2010 southern hemisphere flu vaccine

Robert Roos
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Sep 23, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that seasonal influenza vaccines for use in the southern hemisphere next year contain the pandemic H1N1 virus instead of a current seasonal H1N1 strain, signaling that the pandemic strain is expected to push the older H1N1 strains aside.

Sep 16, 2009

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