India Swine Flu Death toll: 558
Posted November 26, 2009 – 4:31 am in: 'pandemic potential'The swine flu death toll in India continues to rise.
‘Report of three deaths has been communicated by the health department of Rajasthan,’ the ministry statement said.
With these deaths, the toll in Rajasthan has gone up to 37. In a late surge in influenza A (H1N1), the desert state has been witnessing both infections and deaths [...]
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 [...]