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Fidel Castro Says Relaxed Travel Restrictions have Helped Spread the H1N1 Virus
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says relaxed travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba have helped spread the H1N1 swine flu virus. In an opinion piece published Saturday in Cuba’s state-run newspapers, Mr. Castro says the first...
53-year-old Woman has Died of H1N1 Flu in a Moscow Hospital
The Russian Health Ministry has said that a 53-year-old woman has died of swine flu in a Moscow hospital, bringing Russia’s fatalities from the new A/H1N1 virus to four people. Earlier on Tuesday, citing local health authorities, the ministry reported...
Study Shows Earlier Flu Viruses Provided Some Immunity to Current H1N1 Influenza
University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as “swine flu,” have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the virus that are also present in seasonal flu viruses that have...
Rwanda Confirms 14 Cases of Swine Flu
The national laboratory of Rwanda has confirmed 14 cases of AH1N1 influenza. Health Minister Richard Sezibera told APA that the 14 cases were in close contact with the first cases reported over the weekend at King Faisal hospital and St Marie Auxiliatrice...
Uganda’s Ministry of Education Suspends Boarding School Visits And Extra-curricular Events
The Ugandan government through the Ministry of Education has suspended visitations and extra-curricular events like sports and drama competitions due to the fear of spreading swine flu. Dr. Yusuf Nsubuga, the Commissioner for Higher Education on behalf...
Ivorian Muslims Unhappy with Age Limits Imposed for 2009 Hajj
The Ivorian Muslim community has denounced the imposition of an age limit excluding many people who would like to fulfill the fifth pillar of Islam. During a meeting on the 2009 Hajj, the country’s Supreme Council of Imams (COSIM) said the age criteria...
Zimbabwe Reports 27 Confirmed H1N1 Cases
Zimbabwe has reported 27 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus but the health ministry allayed fears of an outbreak, insisting that the government was up to the task in containing the disease. Health Minister Henry Madzorera said the confirmed cases were part...
20 Kenyan Students Diagnosed with H1N1 Flu
The Kenyan government has announced 20 new cases of the H1N1 virus (swine flu) at the Kenya High School in Nairobi. The Public Health Minister Beth Mugo confirmed the report and said medical personnel are camping at the school to control the situation.
