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Scientists are at odds over tests that some say could be used to make a biological weapon.
A researcher in the US has shown how he created a hybrid of H5N1 bird flu and swine flu that can easily spread between people.
The WHO on Tuesday announced the end of the swine flu pandemic, more than a year after the disease began spreading around the world.
Experts have warned that it would be a "serious mistake" to dismiss swine flu because of the relatively low impact it had last year.
Since raising the A(H1N1) alert on April 23 2009, Mexico has registered more than 72 000 cases, including almost 1 200 deaths.
The internet had a disruptive impact on the handling of the flu pandemic by fanning speculation and rumours, officials said on Tuesday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday conceded shortcomings in its handling of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.
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/ 15 February 2010
Swine flu will be one of the Health Department’s "biggest nightmares" during the Soccer World Cup, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Monday.
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/ 8 February 2010
South Africans should not be complacent about swine flu ahead of the World Cup as it remains a grave health threat, Netcare Travel Clinics warned.
Three more people were diagnosed with swine flu over the weekend, pushing SA’s number of cases to seven, the Health Department said on Monday.
A second swine flu case has been reported in South Africa, Gauteng health spokesperson Mandla Sidu said on Thursday.
South Africans and travellers to the Confederations Cup need not panic after SA’s first case of swine flu was confirmed, the Health Department says.
South Africa has identified the first case of the H1N1 flu virus in the country, the Department of Health said on Thursday.
Many sick passengers who flew to Ho Chi Minh City took fever reducers to cheat temperature scanners at the airport, it was reported at the weekend.
Authorities appealed for calm on Monday after Britain confirmed the first swine flu death outside the Americas.
A Swiss pharmaceutical giant said on Friday it has a swine flu vaccine ready for trial as governments stepped up precautions.
The World Health Organisation declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday and advised governments to prepare for a long-term battle.
The WHO was poised on Thursday to declare that the new H1N1 virus has caused the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years.
The WHO will on Thursday consult its emergency committee of flu experts, which could recommend the declaration of a swine flu pandemic.
The WHO called a meeting of top world scientists on Friday to assess the swine flu outbreak that has killed 125 and infected about 22 000 people.
Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 flu infections and more deaths from the newly discovered virus, the WHO said on Friday.
The number of swine flu infections in the world rose by 134 to 11 168 including 86 deaths, the World Health Organisation reported on Friday.
Mexico’s swine flu death toll has risen by four as the virus continues to spread through Latin America and makes inroads in Asia.
The H1N1 flu strain is spreading fast in Japan, the WHO said on Monday, and ministers and top officials in Geneva discussed how to fight pandemic flu.
Japan said on Sunday that 13 more students had tested positive for swine flu, as officials gathered in Geneva for talks on how to contain the virus.
The WHO warned on Friday against a false sense of security from waning and apparently mild outbreaks of H1N1 flu, saying the worst may not be over.
Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims from countries that have reported cases of swine flu in the coming Umrah, its aviation authority said on Tuesday.
The new H1N1 flu killed its first patient in Canada, making it the third country after Mexico and the United States to report a death from the virus.
There is no need to panic about swine flu as dozens of dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of Jacob Zuma, the Health Department said on Friday.
A top global health official predicted that up to a third of the world’s population could eventually become infected with the new H1N1 flu.
The global outbreak of swine flu hovering just below the pandemic threshold could provide immunity for those already infected if the virus.