Archive for January 21st, 2010

FLEMINGTON — Hunterdon County will hold its latest clinic to dispense vaccinations against the H1N1, or swine flu, virus on Saturday.
Goshen General Hospital has lifted visitor restrictions spawned by the swine flu outbreak.
THE number of swine flu cases in the region has fallen to its lowest total since the recent outbreak began.
 
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Public health officials in Maine are still urging residents to get vaccinated against the swine flu.
A week after state health minister Jay Narayan Vyas consoled Saurastrians on rising number of swine flu deaths in the region and promised a testing laboratory within the city for faster detection and cure, a laboratory on an experimental basis started functioning at PDU hospital of Rajkot on Thursday.
 
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Contrary to what was originally believed, the swine flu does not appear to infect birds, according to a recent study. This suggests that birds do not play a role in spreading the disease to humans.
Contrary to what was originally believed, the swine flu does not appear to infect birds, according to a recent study. This suggests that birds do not play a role in spreading the disease to humans.
The number of swine flu cases in Massachusetts is much higher than the 1,957 reported last week by the state Department of Public Health, according to state and local health officials. That’s because most people who have become ill since the virus arrived in the state last April were never tested for the H1N1 virus.
Only one previously-healthy child has died from swine flu in the West Midlands region, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
The number of swine flu cases in Massachusetts is much higher than the 1,957 reported last week by the state Department of Public Health, according to state and local health officials. That’s because most people who have become ill since the virus arrived in the state last April were never tested for the H1N1 virus.