Friday, July 3, 2009

H1N1 Flu Pandemic Fears Are Increasing. US Calls For Crisis Talks

Boxes of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. Photo AFP

Britain Facing Swine Flu Upsurge, US Calls Crisis Talks -- Breitbart/AFP

Britain warned it could face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu and the United States called a meeting of top officials as governments grappled on Friday with a resurgent swine flu pandemic.

The warning from British Health Secretary Andy Burnham came as the Japanese health ministry said doctors had detected the second case worldwide of a patient resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu, widely used to treat the illness.

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More News On H1N1

Teen is swine flu's first victim in London as ministers warn 40 a day could die by end of summer -- Daily Mail
White House to Hold H1N1 Flu Summit -- CBS News
Hong Kong finds 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 -- Reuters
HK detects A/H1N1 flu virus resistant to Tamiflu -- China View
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt -- AFP
Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu -- Forbes

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