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This page aims to provide you with the very latest swine flu news from around the world.

There are many different types of swine flu and like human flu, the infection is constantly changing. Swine flu has in the past not normally infected humans, although sporadic cases do occur usually in people who have had close contact with pigs. There have also been occasional documented cases of humans passing the infection to other humans.

Person to person transmission of swine flu is not good news and it is thought to spread in the same way as seasonal flu – through coughing and sneezing. Swine flu news reports about the outbreak in Mexico seems to suggest a new type of swine flu that contains DNA that is typically found in avian and human viruses.

The World Health Organization has confirmed that at least some of the cases are caused by a new strain of H1N1.

It is genetically different from the fully human H1N1 seasonal influenza virus that has been circulating globally for the past few years. This one contains DNA that is typical to avian, swine and human viruses, including elements from European and Asian swine viruses

The geographical spread of the outbreaks of swine flu is worrying news – while 13 of the 20 original deaths were in Mexico City, the rest were spread across Mexico – four in central San Luis Potosi, two up near the US border in Baja California, and one in southern Oaxaca state. Swine flu has now started to spread around the world, and so we all need to be alert and keep a close eye on the latest swine flu news.
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:22:45 GMT+00:00

MedIndia

Gambia: Swine Flu vaccination campaign targets 10 pc of Gambians
Afrique en Ligue
Swine Flu vaccination campaign targets 10 pc of Gambian - The country representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in The Gambia, Dr. Thomas Sukwa, ...
After shot, Indian companies develop H1N1 detection kitTimes of India
One more swine flu death in KolkataIBNLive.com
flu vaccine changes as panic ebbsMiamiHerald.com
Hindustan Times -RedOrbit -AFP
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:02:17 GMT+00:00

Health insurer 2Q profits rise as flu threat fades
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Last fall's swine flu scare has helped health insurer profits in this year's second quarter by preventing expensive medical claims and ...

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:49:27 GMT+00:00

Middle East Online

656 swine flu deaths in Turkey
Middle East Online
ANKARA - Swine flu has killed 656 people in Turkey since October, the health ministry said Thursday. The death toll was given in a statement issued to deny ...
Flu cases climb in NZTVNZ
Two new swine flu cases in DelhiThaindian.com
Nine new swine flu cases in West BengalThe Hindu
Sify -eTaiwan News -News.gov.hk
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:53:24 GMT+00:00

KMC roped in to tackle swine flu menace
Times of India
The authorities of Infectious Disease (ID) Hospital will then take charge of supplying medicines to other government hospitals where swine flu patients are ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:10:36 GMT+00:00

89 students fall prey to swine flu infection
Times of India
PUNE: Eighty-nine students from 57 schools and 11 colleges have been reported as suffering from swine flu infection, since the new academic session got ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:14:38 GMT+00:00

Swine flu resurfaces in city, two die in five days
Times of India
RAJKOT: Two women have died of swine flu in the city within a span of five days, raising concerns among district health department and citizens. ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:47:37 GMT+00:00

Swine flu claims three more in city
Times of India
Meanwhile, district health department has issued a show cause notices to two hospitals in the city for not reporting suspected swine flu cases. ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:13:51 GMT+00:00

Indian Express

Malaria, swine flu kill 1 each in Mumbai
Daily News & Analysis
With this, the total number of malaria deaths in the city reached 15 this month, while the woman was the ninth victim of swine flu in July. ...
Slum-dweller succumbs to swine fluHindustan Times

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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:41:58 GMT+00:00

Herald Scotland

Swine flu victim's care criticised at Reading inquest
BBC News
A husband has told an inquest his wife may not have died of swine flu had 999 crews taken her to hospital sooner. Panumad "Art" Edwards, 31, died at Royal ...
Scottish News: Paramedic delay blamed by husband over swine flu deathScottish Daily Record
Husband Claims Swine Flu Infected Wife Could Have Survived If Hospitalised SoonerVisit Bulgaria
Man lashes out at 999 Crew, Says Negligence, Not Flu, Claimed Wife's LifeTopNews United States
Express.co.uk -Aberdeen Evening Express
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:29:29 GMT+00:00

Swine flu claims 6 more lives in city
Times of India
PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed six more lives, taking the death toll in the city to 285. According to state health officials, Samuel Prabhakar (70), ...

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