Manchester city's micah richards contracts swine flu

Posted on July 12th 2009

Manchester City defender Micah Richards has revealed he has contracted swine flu and is stuck in Cyprus. Richards has been on holiday in Cyprus following his involvement in England's European Under 21 Championship campaign. He was due to return to City earlier this week, but is not allowed to fly back to England after catching the virus which has infected over 10,000 people in Great Britain. The 21-year-old told The Sun: "At first I thought it was a really bad chest infection, or maybe alcohol poisoning." Richards confirmed City are aware of the situation and he is expecting to be the butt of some jokes when he returns to training with his team-mates.
 

 

 

Swine flu vaccinations could be 18 months away

Posted on July 9th 2009

Vaccinating everyone against swine flu could take almost a year and a half, it emerged today. According to current delivering estimates vaccine for 100per cent of the population could be received by November 2010. The first batches of the vaccine should arrive in August. A "significant proportion" of vaccine stocks - possibly enough for half the population - could arrive before the end of this year.

 

 

 

Three more die as swine flu cases pass 7,500 in the UK

Posted on July 6th 2009

Three more people have died of swine flu it was announced today, taking the death toll in the UK to seven. All three victims, two of them children, had serious underlying health problems, according to NHS officials. One of the children, a nine-year-old from south London, died at the weekend. The family asked for their privacy to be respected. The other two were Abdullah Patel, in his 40s, and a nine-year-old girl, Asmaa Hussain, both from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Asmaa, who suffered from epilepsy and attended a special school, died on Thursday.

 

 

 

Swine flu: lab accident may have caused pandemic

Posted on June 30th 2009

The swine flu pandemic sweeping the world might not have happened without a laboratory accident in the 1970s, a new study claims. Scientists believe that the H1N1 form of influenza "A" might not be circulating among humans had it not been for a leak, possibly somewhere in Asia or the Soviet Union, around 1977. Almost 6,000 people have now been infected with swine flu since the outbreak reached Britain two months ago. Three people infected with the disease in the UK have died, the latest being a young girl in Birmingham who passed away on Friday. There were also fears that the virus had taken hold at Wimbledon after four ball boys and girls were sent home with suspected swine flu.

 

9 year old girl with swine flu dies

Posted on June 29th 2009

A nine-year-old girl has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu. NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious underlying health conditions, died on Friday evening. It is not known if swine flu contributed to her death, the hospital said. Her death is the third swine-flu related fatality in the UK. Two more deaths were in Scotland. There have been 1,604 confirmed swine flu cases in England since Friday. The total number of cases in England has reached 4,968 with the UK's total now rising to 5,937.

 

More UK swine flu cases confirmed

Posted on June 22nd 2009

More cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total to more than 2,700. Another 204 patients under observation in England were confirmed as having swine flu on Monday, on top of a further 60 Scottish cases on Sunday. It brings the number of confirmed cases in the UK to 2,773.

Around 30,000 cases of swine flu have so far been detected in 74 countries, and more than 140 people have died worldwide since March.

The new cases included 89 in the West Midlands, 78 in London and 16 in the south east of England. The swine flu virus claimed its first victim in the UK last week, after a female patient died in a Scottish hospital.

 

UK swine flu cases soar to 2,244

Posted on June 20th 2009

The number of UK cases of swine flu has broken through the 2,000 mark with 247 people confirmed with the virus, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.

A total of 2,244 people have now been diagnosed with the virus since April.

The latest cases were all in England, the HPA said.

The bulk of the new cases were in the West Midlands, where 112 people were confirmed with the virus. There were 77 new cases in London, 18 in the South East, 17 in the South West, eight in the North West, seven in the East Midlands, five in Yorkshire and Humber, two in the Eastern region and one in the North East.

 

first uk swine flu patient death

Posted on June 14th 2009

A patient with swine flu has died in hospital, a Scottish government spokesman has confirmed. The patient had underlying health conditions and was one of 10 people who were being treated in hospital in the greater Glasgow area. This is the first death in the UK of someone with swine flu since the outbreak began. The swine flu virus has infected almost 500 people in Scotland alone - with 35 new cases being confirmed on Sunday. A statement issued by the Scottish Government said: "With regret, we can confirm that one of the patients who had been in hospital, and had been confirmed as suffering from the H1N1 virus, has died today.

 

Swine flu cases pass 1000 in UK

Posted on June 12th 2009

The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the UK has reached 1,004, health authorities have confirmed. On Friday afternoon, the Health Protection Agency reported that there were 921 confirmed cases in the UK, with 72 new cases in England. Later, Scottish health authorities confirmed a further 83 cases. Seventy-four of the new cases are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Scotland to 420. Two more people have been admitted to hospital, bringing the total number to 11.

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14 new cases of swine flu confirmed in the uk

Posted on May 17th 2009

Fourteen new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, the Health Protection Agency has said. The infections bring the total number of cases of H1N1 in the UK to 101. The new cases affect six adults and eight children. Ten are in London, three are in Surrey and one is in the eastern region. Eleven of those infected are contacts of previously confirmed cases. Two are recent travellers and the remaining case is still being investigated. The HPA said there were currently 155 possible cases of the virus under investigation in UK laboratories. Worldwide, swine flu has affected more than 8,400 people in 39 countries and caused at least 72 deaths.

 

two More Cases Of Swine Flu In England

Posted on May 16th 2009

Two more people in England have been confirmed with swine flu - bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 87. Both patients are adults, one in the South-East and one in the East of England. A Department of Health spokesperson said: "The localised cases of swine flu found in the UK have so far been mild, and our strategy of containing the spread with anti-virals appears to have been effective in reducing symptoms and preventing further spread of infection. "But we must not be complacent - it is right to prepare for the possibility of a global pandemic.

 

10 new swine flu cases confirmed in uk

Posted on May 11th 2009

Ten new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, taking the total number in the UK to 65, the Health Protection Agency has said. Another seven adults and three children have been diagnosed with the virus. The news comes as a UK analysis concludes the World Health Organization was right to raise the alert over a potential global flu pandemic. It says the latest outbreak is likely to be comparable to the pandemics of the 20th century.

 

Swine Flu Complications Kill Man In US

Posted on May 10th 2009

A third swine flu victim has died in the United States, after suffering apparent complications of the H1N1 influenza virus. "This death is tragic. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this man's passing," Washington Governor Chris Gregoire said. "It's a sobering reminder that influenza is serious, and can be fatal. I know our public health agencies are doing everything they can to track and monitor this outbreak and to protect the people of our state." Earlier, Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the virus and Japan and Norway joined a growing list of nations with confirmed cases.

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