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HEALTH-EGYPT: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO - As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.
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HEALTH: Asian Countries Race to Produce Vaccine for H1N1 Virus
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - The race to mass-produce vaccines for the lethal H1N1 virus has attracted contenders from Asia’s developing countries, confirming a noticeable expansion of a field that has been dominated by flu vaccine production centres in Europe and North America.
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HEALTH: Swine Flu Hits Ramadan Gatherings
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - Muslims marked the start of the fasting month of Ramadan Saturday, but the global H1N1 pandemic has put a damper on religious festivities throughout the Middle East.
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HEALTH: Swine Flu's Impact on 7 Billion Dollar Hajj Industry
By Ashfaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR - A swine flu advisory issued by the Saudi government, banning the entry of pilgrims under 12 and over 65 years, is a blow for Hajj pilgrims as Muslims the world over prepare for Ramadan which starts this weekend.
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INDIA: Swine Flu Tests Privatised Health Care
By Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI - While the swine flu pandemic has not hit India too hard, it has sorely tested the country’s ailing health delivery system and its plans to remedy the situation through ‘private-public partnerships.’
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ECONOMY-CUBA: New Budget Cuts in Store
By Dalia Acosta and Patricia Grogg
HOLGUÍN, Cuba - The impact of the global financial crisis on the economy in Cuba was a major focus of a speech Sunday by President Raúl Castro, who confirmed that further "adjustments" will be made to this year's budget.
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HEALTH-THAILAND: As H1N1 Spreads, Thais Take Cover Behind Surgical Masks
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - Pattadol Piboonsak was gripped with fear last week when he fell ill with a high fever, displaying the usual symptoms of influenza.
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HEALTH-ARGENTINA: H1N1 Flu Puts Cheek Kiss Greeting on Hold
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - These days, people in the Argentine capital are largely avoiding the traditional greeting: a peck on the cheek. Doctor's orders, amidst the fast spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, otherwise known as swine flu.
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HEALTH: ‘Global Response Needed for Global (Flu) Challenge’
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - Health ministers and representatives of 43 countries and the World Health Organisation (WHO) began to meet Thursday in the Mexican resort city of Cancun to discuss a common strategy to curb the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.
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ARGENTINA: Experts Put H1N1 Flu Outbreak in Perspective
By Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES - Doctors at the forefront of the battle against the H1N1 influenza virus in Argentina point out that the number of cases is far larger than the official figures reflect. But they also stress that the mortality rate, as a proportion of the much higher number of cases, is lower than people assume.
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FIJI: Swine Flu Spreads to Vulnerable Pacific Island Nations
By Shailendra Singh
SUVA - Fiji has become the second Pacific island nation to confirm cases of the H1N1 flu virus following two positive tests returned over the weekend.
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HEALTH: Flu Pandemic Declared; Poor Countries at Highest Risk
By Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - The cautious tone taken by World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan when she declared an H1N1 influenza virus pandemic Thursday was only modified when she expressed concern over the potential effects of the virus in developing countries, and among young pregnant women in particular.
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HEALTH: Pigs Acted as Ideal Crucibles for New Hybrid Flu
By Robert Goodier*
NEW YORK - On Mar. 28, one month before news of the swine flu outbreak headlined worldwide, a nine- year-old girl in Imperial County, California ran a fever of 104.3 degrees F.
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