H1N1 NEWS SCAN: Deaths in India, vaccine in Gambia

Jul 27, 2010

India reports 38 new H1N1 deaths
India reported 548 pandemic flu cases and 38 deaths for the week ending Jul 25, up significantly from 332 cases and 21 deaths the week before, according to the country's Press Information Bureau (PIB) today. The southern states of Maharashtra (19), Kerala (8), and Andhra Pradesh (5) reported the most deaths. All of the newly infected patients contracted the disease within the country.
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=63505
Jul 27 PIB release

Gambia begins vaccination campaign
Gambia's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare announced yesterday that it has started its vaccination campaign against pandemic H1N1 flu in collaboration with the World Health Organization, according to the Daily Observer today. The program will last all week and aims to reach 170,000 people, with priority given to health workers, pregnant women, children, and those with underlying disease.
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/h1n1-pandemic-vaccination-campaign-begins
Jul 27 Daily Observer story

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