smh.com.au - 4/29/2009
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A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world. Vivienne Allan, from WHO's patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had ...
alertnet.org - 4/29/2009
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alertnet.org —
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - What's in a
name? U.S. pork producers are finding that the name...
of the virus spreading from Mexico is affecting their business, prompting U.S. officials to argue for changing the name from swine flu. At a news ...
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Reuters AlertNet - U.S. officials want 'swine' out of ...
cdc.gov - 4/27/2009
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cdc.gov —
Questions & Answers Swine Influenza and You What
is swine flu? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a...
respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human ...
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Influenza (Flu) | Swine Flu and You
nytimes.com - 4/29/2009
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nytimes.com —
President Obama confirmed the first death outside of
Mexico from swine flu on Wednesday, and recommended that...
schools with confirmed cases of swine flu “strongly consider temporarily closing.” “This is obviously a serious situation, serious enough to ...
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First U.S. Death From Swine Flu Is Reported
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Is “Swine Flu” the “Media Flu”?
Roger L. Simon —
... I don’t know the answer to this, but it’s certainly a distinct possibility. I suppose it could be rationalized by the all old saw about being safe rather than sorry, but it will interesting to study the real cause of the spread of this flu if it turns out be a very minor outbreak. A warning bell that this could be more of a “Media Flu” just came (probably inadvertently) from the WHO, which announced that, as of Wednesday morning, there were only 7 documented deaths, not 152, from this “pandemic.” That’s out of a current global ...
Who You Gonna Believe?
Daily Pundit —
I’m not sure how this: Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO | smh.com.au
Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths - all in Mexico - and 79 confirmed cases of the disease.
And this:
First U.S. Swine Flu Death; Cases Now in 10 States - ABC News
The swine flu virus has spread to 10 states and infected 91 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed today. ...
swine flu most virual contagen since y2k bug
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... in the us, and that there are apparently only 7 (not 152) deaths from the current h1m1 outbreak in mexico according to the world health organization, the multi-millionaire media has successfully tossed torture prosecution off the nation's agenda w/24/7 ...
Dan Pashman: Swine Flu's Next Stop: The Pantheon of Stillborn Pandemics
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Unfortunately for the US media, and Americans jonesing for a fear high, the facts aren't sufficiently scary, so they've latched onto the death count coming out of Mexico--152 "suspected deaths" at last headline--even though the World Health Organization has only confirmed swine flu in a small fraction of those cases. ...
Seven
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... From the Sydney Morning Herald : A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world. Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths - all in Mexico - and 79 confirmed cases of the disease. This is confirmed on the ...
Swine Flu's Next Stop: The Pantheon of Stillborn Pandemics
The Latest on Air America —
... .) Unfortunately for the US media, and Americans jonesing for a fear high, the facts aren't sufficiently scary, so they’ve latched onto the death count coming out of Mexico--152 "suspected deaths" at last headline--even though the World Health Organization has only confirmed swine flu in a small fraction of those cases. One of the reasons that “outbreaks” like this make for such wonderful cable news fodder is that they open the door to a discussion of Worst Case Scenarios, which are usually infinitely more compelling than reality. So much of cable news works this way. ...
SWINE FLU VICTIM: “It’s not so terrible.” It’s just the flu. Well, “just the flu” still kills a f…
Instapundit —
... It’s just the flu. Well, “just the flu” still kills a fair number of people, but on the other hand, with only seven deaths reported so far this may turn out to be an Emily Litella crisis. Let’s hope — though if there’s a lot of overreaction, followed by a fizzle, it’ll make it harder to get people to cooperate next time, when things might be more serious. ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/30/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Only 7 Swine Flu Deaths, Not 152, Says WHO A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world. Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths — all in Mexico — and 79 confirmed cases of the disease. “Unfortunately that [150-plus deaths] is incorrect information and it does happen, ...
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SWINE FLU PANICS MEXICO
rightwingnuthouse.com 4/26/2009 — Mexico has a full blown health crisis on its hands as deaths related to the Swin Flu virus have risen to 81 with more than 1300 cases reported.
As this BBC piece containing reader emails from Mexico shows, rumors that the crisis is even worse than the ...
Make Yourself Miserable
discourse.net 4/27/2009 — H1N1 Swine Flu Map .
View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map
Key:
Pink markers are suspect
Purple markers are confirmed
Deaths lack a dot in marker
RSS Feed of new H1N1 Swine Flu Cases
Amazingly, there are none near here yet. Diseases don’t usually work like that.
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Swine Flu Update & Planning
themoderatevoice.com 4/25/2009 — ScienceBlogs:
Mexican authorities are saying that they have determined that 16 of 60 deaths are “swine flu,” with 44 more being tested. They have yet to confirm whether it is the same as the California/Texas cases, but that’s a bit irrelevant since either way it sounds like ...
Regular Flu Kills Thousands Every Year
drudge.com 4/29/2009 — There have been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu, but another virus had killed thousands of people since January and is expected to keep killing hundreds of people every week for the rest of the year -- the regular flu.
Numbers Coming Into Focus
talkingpointsmemo.com 5/2/2009 — We have some more tentatively encouraging news emerging about the Swine Flu virus.
Yesterday, we noted that the Mexican government had substantially revised downward the number of deaths attributed to the Swine Flu, from 159 to 84, after tests ...
Poverty Has A Lot To Do With Mexican Flu Deaths —
Crooks and Liars
If you've been following the news, you know that U.S. officials are much more worried about the second and third wave of swine flu, which should hit here sometime in the fall. And if that happens - since we have so many people unemployed and without health insurance - I predict we will have ...
Swine flu: 'Encouraging signs,' CDC says —
The Swamp
by Mark Silva
Federal health authorities see "encouraging signs'' that the new flu outbreak is not as severe as many feared when much of the attention toward "swine flu,'' now called the H1N1 virus, focused on deaths in Mexico.
While it still is likely that the spreading virus now ...
What About Those Pig Flu Numbers? —
Talking Points Memo
There have been all sorts of confusing and contradictory numbers coming out of Mexico over the last few days relating to cases of Swine Flu and deaths attributed to it. What caught our eye was that the Mexican government actually announced that tests have now shown that a substantial number of ...
Paranoia May Destroy Ya —
WTF Is It Now?!?
Amid all the hand wringing and sphincter clenching news about the civilizaton ending Piggy Flu, A reality check: the plain old regular flu has killed thousands since January. (CNN) -- There had been no confirmed deaths in the United States related to swine flu as of Tuesday afternoon. But ...
Much Ado About Eight —
The Glittering Eye
According to the WHO as of today, April 29, 2009 there have been a grand total of eight deaths due to the new strain of swine flu that have been confirmed by the organization. Seven have been in Mexico and one, a toddler who had recently been brought to the United States for treatment from ...
First US Swine Flu Death Occurs —
Drudge Retort
A two-year-old child in Texas has become the first fatality from swine flu in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The child is the first person to die of swine flu outside of Mexico where the virus has caused more than 159 deaths and roughly 2,500 illnesses.
Flu Stories: Things To Expect —
Daily Kos
With the first reported US death (a 23 month old in Texas, being announced by the President), it is perhaps helpful to put into perspective that the very young and very old are at risk from flu. This is true every flu season, where there are approximately 36K deaths per year. This is influenza. ...
Some Swine Flu Happy Thoughts —
Hit & Run
David Dobbs at Slate thinks that the current swine flu could well be far less fatal than it might seem right now. His reasons : Of the 110 million people in Mexico, 1,600 cases have been reported, with about 100 deaths—suggesting a mortality rate of 6 percent. This is almost certainly ...
First U.S. swine flu deaths? —
News
Two deaths in Los Angeles are currently being investigated and may be the first known deaths from the virus.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the city's coroner is looking into two deaths that officials say could be related to the outbreak. The Times notes, however, that tests have not yet ...
Health Care Tuesday —
Daily Kos
50 US cases of swine flu to report, no deaths in the US. (Add NJ to the list.) Expect more cases; this is flu and flu spreads. Concern, not alarm. The mild nature of the outbreak is notable compared to Mexico. Internationally, swine flu confirmed in Israel and New Zealand , Canada, Spain and ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/27/2009 —
Gates of Vienna
The big story of the day is the swine flu, but the news about it keeps mutating every ten or fifteen minutes, so that by the time you read the NYT article below it will be outdated. As of post time, more than 140 people in Mexico have died of the new flu, but so far there are no deaths in the ...
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