Pneumonic plague claims 2nd victim; China seals off entire town
Argentina experts: No mutations in swine flu virus, and regular flu remains more deadlyBUENOS AIRES — Argentina has the most swine flu deaths outside the United States, but the virus is still killing fewer people than normal seasonal flu — good news for a world waiting to see how it evolves in the southern winter. EU: Airlines can’t ban suspected swine-flu sufferers from flyingBRUSSELS — The European Union’s transport chief said Thursday that airlines cannot arbitrarily bar suspected swine flu sufferers from flights. Chinese authorities raid Beijing office of health activist, seize newslettersBEIJING — Chinese authorities seized dozens of newsletters from a nonprofit group that fights discrimination against people with hepatitis B, a campaigner said Thursday, calling the move retribution for the group’s advocacy work. US panel: Pregnant women, kids, others should be 1st in line for limited swine flu vaccineATLANTA — Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday. 4 teenage Senate pages display swine flu symptoms and are quarantinedWASHINGTON — Four summer pages working in the Senate have exhibited symptoms similar to swine flu and have been quarantined, according to the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms. Four teenage Senate pages display swine flu symptoms and are quarantinedWASHINGTON — The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms says four summer pages are exhibiting symptoms similar to swine flu and have been quarantined. Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more than 4 times as likely to be hospitalizedLONDON — Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says. Mexico City launches program to provide medical insurance for touristsMEXICO CITY — The Mexico City government has launched a program to provide medical insurance to cover tourists who face health problems while visiting the capital. Pregnant women may be among first to get swine flu shots; they account for 6 pct of deathsATLANTA — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Major donor considers return to Myanmar as country struggles with AIDS crisisYANGON, Myanmar — Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her. Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine _ raising concerns among some expertsLONDON — In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper doses. US projects swine flu may hit up to 40 percent in 2 years without vaccine, many deathsATLANTA — In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures. US projects swine flu could sicken 20 to 40 percent over 2 years without effective vaccineATLANTA — U.S. health officials say swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Americans over the next two years and as many as several hundred thousand could die if a vaccine campaign and other measures aren’t successful. UN health agency’s flu chief: safety of swine flu vaccine ‘cannot be compromised’GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s flu chief says there must be no doubt over the safety of swine flu vaccines before they are given to the public. AP Interview: WHO flu chief: World still ‘relatively early’ in swine flu pandemicGENEVA — The global swine flu epidemic is still in its early stages, even though reports of over 100,000 infections in England alone last week are plausible, the World Health Organization’s flu chief said Friday, Ore. faith-healing parents acquitted in sick girl’s death; dad guilty of criminal mistreatmentOREGON CITY, Ore. — The jury forewoman in the trial of an Oregon couple acquitted of manslaughter in their daughter’s pneumonia death says she felt the pair were “loving people” who didn’t mean to harm the 15-month-old girl. Arab states ban young, old and infirm from performing Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fearsCAIRO — Arab health ministers banned children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year over fears the mass gathering could speed the spread of swine flu. Roche says half-year profit down 29 percent with Genentech buy, but boosted by TamifluGENEVA — Pharmaceuticals maker Roche Holding AG on Thursday posted a 29 percent drop in six-month net profit because of costs related to the takeover of California-based Genentech. However, sales were strong, helped by the popularity of antiviral Tamiflu in the face of the swine flu pandemic. Arab states warn sick, old and infirm against Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fearsCAIRO — Arab health ministers decided in a late night meeting Thursday to ban children, the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year in effort to slow the spread of swine flu. ‘Missing link’ seen in primate form of AIDS virus killing chimps; other apes unharmedWASHINGTON — Scientists believe they have found a “missing link” in the evolution of the virus that causes AIDS. It bridges the gap between the infection that does no harm to most monkeys and the one that kills millions of people. That link is a virus that is killing chimpanzees in the wild at a disturbingly high rate, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Nature. Global health officials debate how to slow spread of swine flu until vaccine becomes availableGENEVA — Some Muslim countries are advising pregnant women not to attend the hajj pilgrimage. China is quarantining any visitor suspected of having a fever, while priests in New Zealand have been banned from placing Communion wafers on worshippers’ tongues. WHO: global death toll from swine flu now over 700, school closures may be recommendedGENEVA — The worldwide death toll from swine flu has doubled in the past month, reaching over 700 since the start of the outbreak last spring, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. South Africa launches AIDS vaccine trial in shadow of revelations of funding cutsCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa launched a high-profile trial of an AIDS vaccine created by its own researchers Monday, a proud moment in a nation where government denial, neglect and unscientific responses have helped fuel the world’s worst AIDS crisis. Don’t travel, go to crowded places or get pregnant: Critics question British swine flu adviceLONDON — Health officials in Britain have issued a torrent of conflicting advice on swine flu, telling people to avoid travel, stay away from crowds and even advising women to delay getting pregnant until the virus subsides. South Africa tests AIDS vaccine its scientists developed with help from USCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa is launching clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccines created by a developing country, a feat by scientists who forged ahead even when some of their political leaders shocked the world with unscientific pronouncements about the disease. World’s birthday gift to Mandela on his 91st: Helping elderly, children, other charity workJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela’s fans celebrated the anti-apartheid icon’s 91st birthday Saturday by emulating him with good deeds, reading to the blind, distributing blankets to the homeless or refurbishing homes for AIDS orphans. Count of swine flu cases surpasses 40,000, hospitalizations near 4,800, CDC saysATLANTA — The last time the government embarked on a major vaccine campaign against a new swine flu, thousands filed claims contending they suffered side effects from the shots. This time, the government has already taken steps to head that off. Agriculture officials announce restrictions to prevent spread among hogs of swine fluBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Agricultural authorities in Argentina have declared an alert to prevent the spread of swine flu among pigs. World Health Organization stops counting swine flu cases; Virus monitoring continues
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BEIJING — A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authorities to lock down a town where about a dozen people were infected with the highly contagious deadly lung disease, a state news agency said.
