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Employers Brace for Swine Flu

Corporations worldwide are girding for swine-flu outbreaks, and devising plans to keep their offices and factories running. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Employers Brace for Swine Flu

Corporations world-wide are girding for swine-flu outbreaks, devising plans to keep their offices and factories running. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

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Ukraine’s swine flu death toll rises to nearly 50 (Roundup)

Kiev - The death toll from a swine flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to nearly 50, President Viktor (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
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Ukraine’s swine flu death toll rises to 34

Kiev - The death toll from a swine flu outbreak in Ukraine rose to 34 on Saturday, as the (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
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Suspected H1N1 Flu Outbreak Closes Norwood School

St. Catherine of Siena School in Norwood will close next week and cancel all extracurricular activities to stem a suspected outbreak of swine flu. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)

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Ukraine swine flu fears could cancel upcoming Inter, Greece matches

Kiev - A recently-instituted Ukrainian ban on public gatherings to halt a swine flu outbreak could place upcoming football (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
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President and HHS Secretary Declare National Emergency for H1N1 Outbreak

National Rural Health Association article reports that in response to the recent H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak, President Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have officially declared a national state of emergency, which, among other things, will allow critical access hospitals (CAHs) to file a request to CMS that would temporarily waive the daily limit of twenty-five occupied beds for CAHs. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
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Spring Outbreak Of H1N1 Swine Flu Estimated At Up To 6 Million Cases In US, CDC Study

A new study suggests that the 44,000 lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu in the US in the spring were just the tip of the iceberg and that up to 5.7 million Americans were actually infected with the virus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million caught H1N1, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized and perhaps 800 died, according to data from the start of the outbreak in April through July. Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized, and perhaps 800 died, according to new estimates by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The revised numbers suggest that even larger numbers will become infected during this flu season. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
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CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million caught H1N1, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized and perhaps 800 died, according to data from the start of the outbreak in April through July. Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized, and perhaps 800 died, according to new estimates by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The revised numbers suggest that even larger numbers will become infected during this flu season. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)

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