But Britain, Argentina are slower to react to its spread runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's official death toll to 44. He now estimates that as many as 320,000 people have been stricken with influenza, including about 100,000 with swine flu - a huge jump from what the government acknowledged previously, and an indication that Argentina's hospitals will remain overwhelmed for months. Britain, for its part, had refused to do widespread testing for swine flu, slowing the World Health Organization's efforts to declare that the viral spread had become a pandemic. Health Minister Andy Burnham belatedly... [read full story]
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ , Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico - He now estimates that as many as 320,000 people have been stricken with influenza, including about 100,000 with swine flu — a huge jump in what the government...
As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only yesterday did Argentina's...
CANCUN, Mexico – As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. read more
As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world-health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to protect public health. By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press CANCÚN, Mexico...
Pan American Health Organization Director Mirta Roses Periag speaks during the "Lessons Learned and Preparedness of Swine Flu" summit in Cancun, Mexico, Friday, July 3, 2009. He now estimates that as many as 320,000 people have...
Via the New York Times: Swine Flu Death Toll in Argentina Climbs. Excerpt:The death toll from swine flu in Argentina continued to rise as President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she would not rule out closing major public...
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press CANCUN, Mexico - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful...
CANCUN, Mexico -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.
