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School shut after swine flu case - BBC News

April 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
School shut after swine flu case
BBC News, UK
Dozens of people in Paignton, Devon - where a 12 year old girl was confirmed as having swine flu - are being monitored after complaining of flu like symptoms. Paignton Community and Sports College, where the girl is a pupil, has been shut temporarily.
Swine flu: Woman from Redditch among the new cases Telegraph.co.uk
Parents' anger as swine flu announcement at Torbay school was Daily Mail
'Britain ready to fight swine flu' The Press Association
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How the UK is trying to contain flu - BBC News

April 30th, 2009

guardian.co.uk
How the UK is trying to contain flu
BBC News, UK
By Nick Triggle World experts may be saying a flu pandemic is imminent, but on the ground health protection officials in the UK are still battling to stop its spread. The approach is simple - isolate the virus and kill it before it spreads.
Video: Reaction: Swine flu spreads UPI
Swine flu pandemic imminent guardian.co.uk
First swine flu tests in Borders BBC News
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Swine flu: Fingers crossed for a forgettable epidemic - Telegraph.co.uk

April 30th, 2009

New York Times
Swine flu: Fingers crossed for a forgettable epidemic
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Despite the uncertainty, the past shows that swine flu may not be as grave as we fear, says Angela McLean. Ten days ago, two children in California were reported as having a new strain of H1N1 influenza, better known as "swine flu ".
Video: NM awaits H1N1 'swine' flu test kits KRQE.com
Rational response to swine flu outbreak guardian.co.uk
No shortage of flu drugs: US AFP
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Three suspected swine flu cases - BBC News

April 30th, 2009

BBC News
Three suspected swine flu cases
BBC News, UK
Three more suspected cases of swine flu have been reported in Worcestershire, according to the Health Protection Agency. It follows a confirmed case involving a 41-year-old woman from Redditch who contracted it after visiting Mexico.
Swine flu: Woman from Redditch among the new cases Telegraph.co.uk
Parents' anger as swine flu announcement at Torbay school was Daily Mail
'Britain ready to fight swine flu' The Press Association
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Swine flu couple leave hospital - The Press Association

April 30th, 2009

guardian.co.uk
Swine flu couple leave hospital
The Press Association
Britain's first two confirmed victims of swine flu have left hospital as it emerged they may have passed the virus on to someone they know. Newlyweds Iain and Dawn Askham returned to their house in Polmont, near Falkirk, after five nights in an
Swine flu: Five cases in UK and a school closed guardian.co.uk
Breakdown of Scottish swine flu BBC News
First Minister confirms swine flu patients released from hospital stv.tv
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US hog prices still drop as WHO dumps "swine flu" - guardian.co.uk

April 30th, 2009

CTV.ca
US hog prices still drop as WHO dumps "swine flu"
guardian.co.uk, UK
By Bob Burgdorfer CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - The US hog industry had been arguing for some time that "swine flu" was the wrong name for the deadly influenza that has killed up to 176 in Mexico, sickened dozens more in the United States and had
Video: Another Perspective - Latest on the Swine Flu - Bloomberg Bloomberg
'Swine' flu a headache for pork producers CNN
FACTBOX: Countries slap bans on pork after flu outbreak Reuters
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Health authorities fear first case of swine flu caught within UK - guardian.co.uk

April 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Health authorities fear first case of swine flu caught within UK
guardian.co.uk, UK
Health authorities fear the first case of someone catching swine flu within the UK has emerged in Scotland, in a man in "close contact" with the couple who returned from Mexico last week with the virus. The Scottish health secretary, Nicola Sturgeon,
Swine flu: first probable case of person to person transmission in Telegraph.co.uk
Sturgeon convenes emergency meeting on response to swine flu The Herald
Number of suspected swine flu cases in Scotland hits 29 Glasgow Daily Record
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Swine flu and the lessons of 1918 - guardian.co.uk

April 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Swine flu and the lessons of 1918
guardian.co.uk, UK
The Mexican strain of swine flu now sweeping the world is a pandemic in all but name – we are only awaiting the formal declaration from the WHO. As someone who has spent the last five years studying mutating strains of influenza – first in the field as
Swine flu: Mass advertising campaign as ministers step up fight Telegraph.co.uk
Most 'will recover' from swine flu The Press Association
"Good recovery" from flu expected Nursing in Practice
Management in Practice - Telegraph.co.uk
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First probable swine flu case - The Press Association

April 30th, 2009

Irish Times
First probable swine flu case
The Press Association
Health chiefs have confirmed they were dealing with their first probable case of the deadly swine flu. Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said the adult male suffering with symptoms went to his GP within hours of returning home from a recent trip
Pig flu - one step away from red alert Belfast Telegraph
Swine flu response stepped up TeleText
Ireland says has suspected case of swine flu Reuters
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Obama aide infected with swine flu in Mexico - Telegraph.co.uk

April 30th, 2009

Times Online
Obama aide infected with swine flu in Mexico
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
An official in the Obama administration who took part in the US president's recent trip to Mexico is believed to have caught swine flu and passed it on to his family. By Alex Spillius in Washington The unnamed man, a Department of Energy employee,
Swine flu fears for Obama as a White House staff member is Daily Mail
Obama requests emergency funding to fight swine flu Times Online
Obama Mexico delegation official 'suspected' flu case: WHouse AFP
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