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'Healthy' girl died of swine flu - BBC News

Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:25

BBC News

'Healthy' girl died of swine flu
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A nine-year-old girl with no underlying health conditions died from pneumonia caused by swine flu, tests have revealed. Brittany Eastland, from Three ...

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Tanzania swine flu crackdown at diamond mine - BBC News

Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:28

Tanzania swine flu crackdown at diamond mine
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The authorities in Tanzania have told about 3000 workers at a diamond mine to stay at home because of swine flu - but the miners have refused. ...

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Stephen Gately tops Google searches for 2009 - BBC News

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 10:03

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Stephen Gately tops Google searches for 2009
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Google's annual "zeitgeist", which analyses the firm's search trends, also revealed that swine flu was the story that dominated UK news headlines. ...

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Thomas Cook sees annual higher profits - BBC News

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 01:13

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Thomas Cook sees annual higher profits
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Travel firm Thomas Cook says its annual profits and revenues gained, despite the impact of the swine flu outbreak. Pre-tax profits rose to £56.1m in the ...

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Jump in number of global swine flu deaths - BBC News

Fri, 11/27/2009 - 10:30

Reuters South Africa

Jump in number of global swine flu deaths
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The global number of swine flu deaths has jumped by more than 1000 in a week, latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) show. ...
New swine flu cases drop by 45%BBC News
Swine flu-linked deaths in Scotland rise to 43BBC News

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Egyptians gear up for Eid al-Adha - BBC News

Fri, 11/27/2009 - 06:33

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Egyptians gear up for Eid al-Adha
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And as the bbc's Eva Dadrian reports, the economic slowdown and swine flu threat are not stopping people pouring into the streets for last-minute shopping ...

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Doctors 'need to speed up swine flu vaccinations' - BBC News

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:27

BBC News

Doctors 'need to speed up swine flu vaccinations'
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GPs need to go "full throttle" to get as many vulnerable patients as possible vaccinated against swine flu, the government's immunisations ...

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New swine flu cases drop by 45% - BBC News

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 06:05

Globe and Mail

New swine flu cases drop by 45%
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The number of new swine flu cases in Northern Ireland almost halved in the last week, according to the latest Department of Health figures. ...
Jump in number of global swine flu deathsBBC News

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Rothen ruled out with swine flu - BBC News

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 06:00

BBC News

Rothen ruled out with swine flu
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Rangers winger Jerome Rothen is being treated for suspected swine flu in Paris, his agent has revealed. Rothen, 31, who is on a year's loan from Paris St ...

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New drug-resistant swine flu case - BBC News

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 04:57

BBC News

New drug-resistant swine flu case
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A sixth person has tested positive for a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu, public health officials say. The news came shortly before two more swine ...

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Heavy rain and swine flu fears hamper Hajj - BBC News

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 12:33

BBC News

Heavy rain and swine flu fears hamper Hajj
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A senior Saudi official has also told the BBC that fears over swine flu may keep some 40% of local pilgrims away. Four people attending the Hajj have so far ...
UK Hajj pilgrims reassured after swine flu deathsBBC News
In pictures: First day of Hajj pilgrimageBBC News
Saudi Arabia floods leave 77 deadBBC News

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Swine flu-linked deaths in Scotland rise to 43 - BBC News

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 11:06

BBC News

Swine flu-linked deaths in Scotland rise to 43
BBC News
She said swine flu was generally a "mild illness" but people with underlying health conditions were at "greater risk", she said. ...

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UK Hajj pilgrims reassured after swine flu deaths - BBC News

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 09:43

BBC News

UK Hajj pilgrims reassured after swine flu deaths
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About 25000 Britons on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca have been reassured swine flu precautions are in place, despite the deaths of four ...
In pictures: First day of Hajj pilgrimageBBC News
Saudi Arabia floods leave 77 deadBBC News

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Swine flu statement: pandemic update - BBC News

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:59

BBC News

Swine flu statement: pandemic update
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Negotiations with GP representatives are being conducted ahead of a programme to vaccinate children aged from six months to five years against swine flu, ...
More children 'than expected have had swine flu'BBC News

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More children 'than expected have had swine flu' - BBC News

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 07:51

BBC News

More children 'than expected have had swine flu'
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Up to a third of children in some areas may have had swine flu, but many will not have been ill, analysis shows. ...

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Canada's doctors told to stop using swine flu vaccine - BBC News

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 07:16

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Canada's doctors told to stop using swine flu vaccine
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GlaxoSmithKline has advised doctors in Canada to stop using a batch of its swine flu vaccine, amid reports of severe side-effects in some patients. ...

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Pupil's death linked to swine flu - BBC News

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 03:54

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Pupil's death linked to swine flu
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A village school in Buckinghamshire has been closed after the death of a five-year-old boy, thought to have had swine flu. The BBC is not responsible for ...

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Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimage - BBC News

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 23:34

BBC News

Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimage
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More than two million Muslims are braving the threat from swine flu to make this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Concerns about the spread of the virus swine flu ...
Swine flu kills four in Saudi Arabia on Hajj pilgrimageBBC News
Saudi Arabia warns against protests at HajjBBC News

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Boy dies from suspected swine flu - BBC News

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 05:33

guardian.co.uk

Boy dies from suspected swine flu
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A school in Buckinghamshire has closed following the death of one of its pupils from suspected swine flu. Emberton School, near Olney, which has just 29 ...
School opens after death of pupilBBC News

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Swine flu vaccine investigated for rare side effects - BBC News

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 04:01

BBC News

Swine flu vaccine investigated for rare side effects
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A study to identify any rare side effects of the swine flu vaccination is being launched by scientists in Dundee. Although already tested as part of the ...

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