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The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
Nagin quarantined after swine flu exposure
democraticunderground.com 6/7/2009 — Source: [b]WWL[/b]
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is in quarantine in China as a precautionary measure after officials found someone sitting next to him on an overseas flight was showing signs of being infected with the "swine flu."
The Mayor is in a quarantine location in Shanghai and thus ...
NOLA Mayor Ray Nagin Quarantined in China! Swine Flu
soandsosucks.com 6/8/2009 — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is under quarantine in China after a fellow passenger on a plane became sick. It’s suspected the passenger had the swine flu. Although Mayor Nagin, his wife and a member of his security team are feeling well, they are all being quarantined. The three were ...
Potential MN GOV candidate has swine flu
briefingroom.thehill.com 6/10/2009 — You read that right. If you don't know anyone who's had it, now you do … kind of.
And don't worry, she's going to be OK.
Tom Scheck's great Polinaut blog at Minnesota Public Radio has the story:
Former State Auditor (and possible GOP candidate ...
WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic —
The Moderate Voice
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The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years, news services reported.
The move came after an emergency meeting with flu experts here that was convened after a sharp ...
So... Now It's A Pandemic? —
Daily Kos
Hey, guess what? While you were sleeping, the world didn't change. But for reasons of timing and international politics, the same swine-derived (H1N1) novel influenza A that has already spread from North America to nearly every continent is now "on the verge" of being declared the first ...
WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic —
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared swine flu (H1N1) a pandemic, making it the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. The decision was announced to member nations following an emergency meeting this morning.
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It’s a Pandemic —
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via the BBC: WHO ‘declares swine flu pandemic’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic after holding an emergency meeting, according to reports.
It means the swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being ...
WHO Announces Swine Flu Pandemic, First in 41 Years —
CNSNews.com Headlines
Geneva (AP) - The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday -- the first global flu epidemic in 41 years -- as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere. In a statement sent to member countries, ...
Swine Flu Becomes a Global Pandemic —
Politics Daily
The World Health Organization emerged from an emergency meeting today, finding that swine flu has reached the level of a global pandemic, its first such determination in more than 40 years. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Pandemic —
Suburban Guerrilla
Looks like it’s here:
TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) — A surge in cases of H1N1 swine flu in Australia may tip the balance and cause the World Health Organization to soon declare the first flu pandemic since 1968 , agency officials said Tuesday.
Cases in Australia rose by more ...
New Orleans Mayor Quarantined —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
For many, swine flu is proving to be more of an inconvenience than a pandemic. Just as Ray Nagin, who has been quarantined by the Chinese government after travelling on a plane with someone experiencing swine flu symptoms.
CNN:
Nagin flew on a plane that also carried a passenger who ...
Swine Flu Reaches Pandemic —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
It’s been 40 years since we’ve had a flu pandemic on our hands, but after roughly 30,000 swine flu cases spread across multiple regions of the world, the WHO held an emergency meeting and took the plunge. Try not to feel alarmed.
BBC:
The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Panic! We're (Not) All Going to Die! —
Hit & Run
Brace yourself. The World Health Organization has eleveated swine flu to "Phase 6," classifying the virus as a pandemic. (This is not to be confused with Phase IV , when hive-mind ants roam the Earth in search of blood.) Be afraid : The announcement essentially warns WHO's 194 ...
WHO tries not to put the panic in pandemic —
HorsesAss.Org
The World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic today, raising the global H1N1 alert level to six, on a six-point scale. It’s been 41 years since the last pandemic, the Hong Kong flu, killed about a million people worldwide.
While WHO is urging people not to panic, ...
Update: WHO MOVES to PHASE 6 FLU PANDEMIC —
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
UPDATED: I've been watching this for weeks, waiting for the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise the Pandemic Phase from 5 to 6. This morning it happened. The WHO issued a full swine flu (H1N1) global pandemic. Americans should be aware of the potential health dangers and the danger of ...
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