Three Amigos Talks Swine Flu, Drug Violence

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Published Aug. 10, 2009 at 12:36 p.m.

Launching coordinated attacks against a swine flu epidemic and halting the violent drug war along the U.S. and Mexican border topped President Obama’s agenda at talks in Guadalajara with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, aides said ... “Everybody recognizes that H1N1 is going to be a challenge for all of us, and there are people who are going to be getting sick in the fall and die,” deputy White House national security adviser John Brennan said ahead of the North American Summit ... Obama

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Canada: Farmer possibly gave swine flu to pigs

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Published May 3, 2009 at 6:53 a.m.
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More than a week after the swine flu outbreak rattled the world, with cases of infected people popping up from Mexico to South Korea, the new virus strain has shown up in a herd of swine ...

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US reports first swine flu death as epidemic spreads

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Published April 29, 2009 at 8:20 a.m.

Mexico City/Washington/Toronto/The swine flu epidemic took its first toll outside Mexico, where it originated, with a 23-month-old baby dying in the US border state of Texas Wednesday as fresh cases were reported from several countries, including Germany and Canada ...

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Arming for the Potential Battle Against Swine Flu Pandemic

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Published April 30, 2009 at 9:09 a.m.

To date, over 150 people in Mexico have lost their lives to swine flu-related causes and the numbers continue to increase. In addition, the virus has been confirmed in the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Spain, causing the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its global pandemic alert level to indicate that the disease is no longer containable ... read more ...

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Commentary: Flu shouldn't close Mexico border

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Published April 29, 2009 at 8:48 a.m.
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The swine flu outbreak that started less than a month ago has caused more than 150 deaths in Mexico and more than 60 confirmed cases across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with suspected cases in France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand ...

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Schwarzenegger, Obama boost efforts against swine flu

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Published April 29, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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The governor declares state of emergency, opening the door for quicker action by state agencies. Obama seeks $1.5 billion to fight the outbreak ... As isolated outbreaks of swine flu continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported Tuesday in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency and the White House asked Congress for an additional $1.5 billion to fight the outbreak ...

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Swine Flu Cases Rising in U.S., World

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Published April 27, 2009 at 12:20 p.m.

The number of people sickened by swine flu is growing in the U.S., and new cases have been reported in Canada and Spain ...

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Daily Update - Human Swine Influenza Investigation

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Published April 25, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the infection and whether additional people have been infected with similar swine influenza viruses. CDC is working very closely with state and local officials in California, Texas, as well as with health officials in Mexico, Canada and the World Health Organization ...

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WHO Raises Flu Alert Level To Phase 4

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Published April 27, 2009 at 4:39 p.m.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico says the World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu by one level, two steps short of declaring a full-blown pandemic ... Mexico health department spokesman Carlos Olmos confirms the move ... WHO says the phase 4 alert means sustained human to human transmission causing outbreaks in at least one country. It signals a significant increase in the risk of a global epidemic, but doesn't mean a pandemic is inevitable ... Many experts think it may be

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H1N1 Swine Flu Information

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Published May 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

Information on the H1N1 swine flu virus, including prevention and treatment.

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   This site was created to help deal with the H1N1 influenza flu pandemic. Flu preparation is important! You can have an immunization with the flu vaccine, you can have the flu shot; flu shots are good before you are showing flu symptoms, although the current trivalent influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against the new 2009 H1N1 strain, vaccines against the new strain are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.