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Swine flu case no danger to Confeds Cup
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19 Jun 2009 -
Pretoria - The department of health says the confirmed case of H1N1 influenza in the country does not present any danger to the Confederations Cup currently underway. "I want to again state that we have systems in place to respond appropriately to any ca...
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Dept confirms first case of swine flu in SA
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18 Jun 2009 -
Pretoria - The department of health has confirmed a diagnosis of the first case of H1N1, identified as swine flu, in South Africa. "A diagnosis of the first case of H1N1 was this morning confirmed in South Africa," the department said in a statement. Op...
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No need to panic over global pandemic status
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13 Jun 2009 -
Pretoria - South Africans including people who are arriving for the FIFA Confederations Cup should not panic, following the announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the influenza A (H1N1) to a global pandemic status. WHO have raised it...
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Swine flu keeps spreading worldwide
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28 May 2009 -
Beijing - The A/H1N1 flu continued to spread worldwide on Wednesday as Uruguay and Romania confirmed their first cases of the new flu strain. Uruguay on Wednesday reported its first cases of A/H1N1 flu in two patients who have recently returned from Arge...
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World Health Assembly to discuss flu plan
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18 May 2009 -
Pretoria - The development of a Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan is expected to form one of the main discussions during this year's World Health Assembly (WHA). Giving an update on South Africa's own National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan last ...
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Health system ready for Confeds Cup, 2010
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08 May 2009 -
The key areas that the department was dealing with, include environmental health, port health, communicable disease control, health promotion, emergency medical services, forensic pathology, forensic medicine and biochemical. "We have established control ...
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Swine flu holds no threat for SA
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07 May 2009 -
Midrand - Through government's National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan, the Department of Health is certain that the swine flu will not be a threat for South Africa. Giving an update on the plan during a media briefing on Thursday, Dr Benson said th...
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SADC on high alert following outbreak of swine flu
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07 May 2009 -
Harare - Health ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are advising travellers in the region to postpone journeys to areas affected by swine flu, Influenza A (H1N1), as a precautionary measure. In a joint statement issued Wednesday...
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North West puts swine flu measures in place
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06 May 2009 -
North West - The North West Department of Health has issued a statement saying it has put measures in place to ensure that the swine flu outbreak does not affect the province. The Department's Communicable Disease Directorate has already coordinated prov...
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WHO confirms 1 085 swine flu cases worldwide
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05 May 2009 -
Geneva - A total of 21 countries have officially reported 1 085 lab-confirmed human infection cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Meanwhile, in South Africa the laboratory results on the one suspected case of swine flu f...
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