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  Ukraine:H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter - WHO * No evidence of virus mutation, vaccines still effective * Pandemic vaccines seen as "very safe" after millions given * WHO has yet to receive 200 mln vaccine doses for poorest GENEVA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The H1N1 swine flu virus has picked up steam in the northern hemisphere and is expected to cause more serious infections and deaths as cold weather sets in, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. But the virus is not known to have mutated, including in people infected in a large outbreak in Ukraine, meaning that the current pandemic vaccines are expected to confer "good protection", it said in a statement. Mexico is reporting more H1N1 cases than early in the pandemic, which began in April, and the United States shows higher levels of flu-like illness than in past years, top WHO flu expert Keiji Fukuda said. Swine flu is also on the rise in Europe and Central Asia.  Lviv Ukraine - Upper Left  US: Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Reported by the U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), National Summary 2008-2009 and Previous Two Seasons (Posted October 30, 2009, 5:30 PM ET, for Week Ending October 24, 2009)     WHO:Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 72 Weekly update As of 25 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 5700 deaths reported to WHO. As many countries have stopped counting individual cases, particularly of milder illness, the case count is likely to be significantly lower than the actual number of cases that have occurred. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO Regional Offices and member states and through monitoring of multiple sources of data. Situation update: In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, influenza transmission continues to intensify marking an unusually early start to winter influenza season in some countries. In North America, the US, and parts of Western Canada continue to report high rates of influenza-like-illness (ILI) and numbers of pandemic H1N1 2009 virus detections; Mexico has reported more confirmed cases since September than during the springtime epidemic. In Western Europe, high rates of ILI and proportions of respiratory specimens testing positive for pandemic H1N1 2009 have been observed in at least five countries: Iceland, Ireland, the UK (N. Ireland), Belgium, and the Netherlands. Many other countries in Europe and Western and Central Asia are showing evidence of early influenza transmission, including in Spain, Austria, parts of Northern Europe, Russia, and Turkey. In Japan, influenza activity has also increased sharply, especially on the northern island, approximately 10 weeks ahead the usual start of the winter influenza season. Pandemic influenza transmission remains active in many parts of the tropical zone of the Americas, most notably in several Caribbean countries. Overall transmission continues to decline in most but not all parts of the tropical zone of South and Southeast Asia Little influenza activity has been reported in temperate region of the southern hemisphere since the last update.  Create your own visitor map! Unrelated Pet Flu Outbreak Info: (H3N8 dog flu virus - a variation of the horse flu)
Spike in Ukraine Hospitalizations and Deaths:Ukraine H1N1 Deaths and Hospitalizations Spike HigherThe above numbers reflect the latest government update on cases in the Ukraine. They are dramatically higher than those reported in the past few days and raise concerns that the death toll will increase significantly over the next several days.Some wire service reports and comments from WHO have downplayed these numbers, noting that the death rate for Ukraine is simila...
Well growing up I heard Halloween was a "pagan festival" but that really int true. Halloween is actually based on a a mix of "christian" and "christianized" religious festivals. (the quotation marks are to designate a organized church practice and probably less to do with the teachings of Christ)But the Day was celebrated previously for another reason:To the Celts, time was circular rather than linear. This is reflected in their commencing each day, and each festiva...
Huge Explosion Was Biggest Space Rock to Strike Earth Since 1994A space rock explosion earlier this month over an island region of Indonesia is now being viewed as perhaps the biggest object to tangle with the Earth in more than a decade.On Oct. 8, reports from Indonesia told of a loud air blast around 11 a.m. local time. Due to atmospheric pressure, the object is thought to have detonated in the atmosphere, yielding an energy release of about 50 kilotons (the equiv...
Obama Declares Swine Flu A National EmergencyPresident Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than ever in the country and production delays undercutting the government's initial, optimistic estimates that as many as...
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