International Business News - Swine Flu http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The new strain of H1N1 flu is causing "something different" to happen in the US http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215487-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090620/h1n1-differes-from-past-flus.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090620/h1n1-differes-from-past-flus.htm Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:40:46 EDT According to the latest statistics from World Health Organization (WHO), the total number of confirmed influenza A/H1N1 cases had jumped to 2718 in 18 Asian countries by Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215485-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/swine-flu-cases-jump-asia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/swine-flu-cases-jump-asia.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:43:15 EDT The H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, continued to ravage Hong Kong as 54 new cases were reported on Wednesday, up an astonishing 46% over a 24-hour period. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215330-swine-flu-sweeps-hong-kong-46-up-inday.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/swine-flu-sweeps-hong-kong-46-inday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/swine-flu-sweeps-hong-kong-46-inday.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:43:57 EDT Hong Kong's human swine flu tally has reached 104 with 12 new cases conformed, the Centre for Health Protection said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215190-swine-flu-tally-rises-to-104-in-hk-school-suspended.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090615/swine-flu-tally-rises-104-hk-school-suspended.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090615/swine-flu-tally-rises-104-hk-school-suspended.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:02:33 EDT The first death caused by the A(H1N1) virus outside of the Americas was confirmed Sunday by the British government following the death of a Scottish patient in Scotland. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090614/first-swine-flu-death-outside-americas.htm Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:47:08 EDT Millions of children in Mexico returned to school on Monday to freshly cleaned and disinfected classrooms following more than two weeks of closure caused by the swine flu outbreak. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090511/schools-mexico-re-open.htm Mon, 11 May 2009 20:33:18 EDT The World Health Organization is watching a suspected flu case in Benin which, if confirmed, would be the first on the African continent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090507/world-health-organization-is-watchingsuspected-flu-case-benin-which-if-confirmed-would-be-first-on-a.htm Thu, 07 May 2009 18:50:51 EDT The World Health Organization reported on Monday that 985 cases of influenza A (H1N1) have been reported across twenty countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090504/swine-flu-cases000.htm Mon, 04 May 2009 07:22:32 EDT The influenza AH1N1 the virus that has claimed the lives of 19 people in Mexico is on the decrease according to the Federal Health Minister, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos the El Universal reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/213008-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090503/swine-flu-worst-over.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090503/swine-flu-worst-over.htm Sun, 03 May 2009 13:31:55 EDT Chinese authorities have quarantined more than 70 apparently healthy Mexicans who they believe may have swine flu, Mexico's ambassador to Beijing said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/213003-hong-kong-hotel.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090503/china-quarantines-mexicans-over-swine-flu-fears-tensions-arise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090503/china-quarantines-mexicans-over-swine-flu-fears-tensions-arise.htm Sun, 03 May 2009 11:41:42 EDT As of the World Health Organization reports Friday, there are 11 countries and 331 cases were confirmed to have been infected with the influenza A (H1N1). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090501/who-11-countries-331-cases-confirmed-with-influenzah1n1.htm Fri, 01 May 2009 18:17:34 EDT As the world worries about an imminent pandemic, some retailers and game creators are seeking new ways to monetize on swine flu http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212970-a-pig.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090501/marketers-capitalize-on-swine-flu-searches-with-039-flu-shirts-039-and-pig-fighting-games.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090501/marketers-capitalize-on-swine-flu-searches-with-039-flu-shirts-039-and-pig-fighting-games.htm Fri, 01 May 2009 15:51:41 EDT Facebook becomes the latest social-networking site to monitor the spread of swine flu, tracking the occurrence of flu-related words and phrases in the United States and in Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212906-google-flu-trends.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090430/google-flu-trends-available-mexico-facebook-tracking-swine-flu.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090430/google-flu-trends-available-mexico-facebook-tracking-swine-flu.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:05:11 EDT The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that a global flu pandemic was imminent, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212857-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/flu-pandemic-imminent-who.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/flu-pandemic-imminent-who.htm Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:51:20 EDT A Mexican toddler in Texas has died of the new swine flu virus, the first confirmed death outside Mexico, as the World Health Organization said the outbreak showed clear signs of spreading around the world. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212836-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/no-sign-flu-outbreak-slowing-who.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/no-sign-flu-outbreak-slowing-who.htm Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:44:23 EDT This first swine flu death in the U.S. has been confirmed in Texas with the death of a 23 month old toddler, this is first death of its kind to take place outside of Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212830-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/ufirst-death-swine-flu-texas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090429/ufirst-death-swine-flu-texas.htm Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:26:19 EDT The number of confirmed Swine Flu cases in the U.S. has risen to 64 leading the government to declare a state of emergency; doctors fear this may cause a pandemic as the number of infected continues to rise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090428/swine-flu-tips-staying-safe-swine-flu-epidemic.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:46:38 EDT California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak in the most populous U.S. state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090428/california-swine-flu-state-emergency.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:11:57 EDT The Swine flu that hit Mexico has now hit the U.S. and there are more than 20 reported cases. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212686-swine-flu.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090426/swine-flu-reported-cases-rise-schools.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090426/swine-flu-reported-cases-rise-schools.htm Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:22:06 EDT The Swine Flu virus is a virus that has brought with it a lot of confusion and even scientists are unsure of its exact origin. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212667-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/swine-flu-attacks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/swine-flu-attacks.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:17:28 EDT