Nigeria Records First Case of H1N1 Flu

Nigeria has recorded its first case of the A H1N1 Influenza otherwise called swine flu, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday in Abuja. The Special Assistant to the Health minister, Niyi Ojuolape, issued a statement which linked the case to a nine-year...

U.K. Government Launches National Pandemic Flu Service Web Site

A new self-care service which will give people with pandemic swine flu symptoms fast access to antivirals was launched today by U.K. Health Secretary Andy Burnham. The National Pandemic Flu Service is a new dedicated website (www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu)...

St Stithians College, Johannesburg Issues Swine Flu Alert

St Stithians College in Johannesburg, South Africa, has issued a swine flu alert after one of its students contracted the H1N1 virus. School spokesperson Megan van der Poll told BuaNews that one of the students was confirmed with swine flu last Friday...

Number of Swine Flu Cases in South Africa Rises to 48

The number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus in South Africa has increased to 48. While 17 new cases in South Africa were confirmed on Wednesday, Mpumalanga reported its first case of the H1N1 flu virus on Thursday. A 30-year-old man, living in...