Swine Flu Explained : Video
Posted May 6, 2009 – 5:58 pm in: 'pandemic potential', CDC, WHO, health tips, hybrid strain, mexico outbreak, pandemic, scientific analysis, swine flu 1 Comment | Tags:Encroaching Pandemic: World Health Organization Raises Alert to Level 5
Posted April 29, 2009 – 2:31 pm in: 'pandemic potential', WHO, pandemic, swine flu, world health organizationThe W.H.O. has raised their Swine Flu warning to level 5, which is the the second highest level, an indication that a full blown pandemic may be imminent. The declaration by the W.H.O. is “a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent,” according to their published guidelines.
The change to a higher phase of alert is [...]
WHO Raises Pandemic Flu Alert Level to Phase 4
Posted April 27, 2009 – 2:03 pm in: 'pandemic potential', WHO, swine flu, world health organizationMexico says the World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu by one level, two steps short of declaring a full-blown pandemic.
Mexico health department spokesman Carlos Olmos confirms the move.
WHO says the phase 4 alert means sustained human to human transmission causing outbreaks in at least one country. It signals a significant [...]