Nyheter om svininfluensan A(H1N1) 2009-08-16

Detta är en sammanfattning av nyheterna om svininfluensan A(H1N1) 2009-08-16. Meningen är att skapa ett nyhetsflöde som går att följa över tiden. Detta kan bland annat vara intressant i framtiden samtidigt som de viktigaste nyheterna finns samlade på samma plats

Influenza Season Week 31 update
During week 31 (August 2-8, 2009), influenza activity decreased slightly in the United States; however, there were still higher levels of influenza-like illness than is normal for this time of year.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/


David Beckham may have Swine Flu
Doctors are keeping a close eye on David Beckham this weekend as concerns grow that the soccer star may have been exposed to Swine Flu.

http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m8d16-David-Beckham-may-have-Swine-Flu


Fears of 1976 ‘Swine Flu Debabcle’ Emerging
(ChattahBox)—The British newspapers are reporting on a leaked letter sent from a government health agency to the country’s neurologists, requesting that the specialists be on the lookout for increased cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, (GBS) a rare nerve disorder, in light of the upcoming swine flu vaccination program.

http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/08/16/fears-of-1976-swine-flu-debabcle-emerging/


Pork plummets 30% as swine flu cuts Chinese imports
Pork, the fastest-growing US meat export of the past decade, is sick with swine flu.

http://business.theage.com.au/business/pork-plummets-30--as-swine-flu-cuts-chinese-imports-20090817-emjz.html


WHO chief urges swine flu vigilance
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – The world must remain on its guard against H1N1 influenza, which has been mild so far but could become more serious as the northern hemisphere heads into winter, the head of the World Health Organization said on Sunday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090816/sc_nm/us_flu_tanzania_1