Hungary declares influenza epidemic
Budapest - Influenza has officially reached the level of an epidemic, an official at Hungary's National Epidemiological Centre announced at a conference on Wednesday. More than 22,000 people reported flu symptoms over the past week, up 30 per cent fr...
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Lithuania reports first swine flu fatality
Vilnius - Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Wednesday that the country had recorded its first death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu. The victim was a 14-year-old boy from the Baltic state's second-largest city, Kauna...
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UN food summit to ends without much progress
Rome - A three-day United Nations food summit marked by the failure to secure substantial new funds to combat world hunger wrapped up in Rome on Wednesday. Summit host, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FA0), estimates that some 44 billion do...
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Rabies spreads in Indonesia's Bali
Bali Island, Indonesia - An outbreak of rabies is spreading in Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said Wednesday. Fifteen people have died and nearly 15,000 have been treated after being bitten by dogs since the outbreak began in November l...
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Largest-ever vaccination drive to be launched in African countries
New York - Close to 12 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be vaccinated against yellow fever in the largest health campaign in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. High vaccination coverage will prevent outbr...
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Indian authorities order probe into infant deaths at hospital
New Delhi - Authorities in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh have begun an investigation into the deaths of seven newborn babies at a hospital, news reports said Tuesday. The babies died at a government hospital in the Vijayawada city situated...
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Bangladeshi conjoined twins begin separate lives
Sydney - Joined-at-the-head Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna were separated Tuesday in a Melbourne hospital. Doctors at the Royal Children's Hospital had estimated the chances of both 2-year-old girls surviving the 27-hour operation at 25 per ce...
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Bosnia reports first swine flu death
Sarajevo - Bosnian health authorities on Monday reported the country's first swine flu fatality, a 40-year-old man who succumbed to the illness, local media reported. The man was admitted to a hospital in Mostar town with severe pneumonia. His condit...
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UN summit unlikely to find new funds to fight hunger - Feature
Rome - Leaders acted swiftly on the opening day of this week's United Nations food summit in Rome, and Libya's Moamer Gaddafi was even praised for the record-breaking brevity of his speech by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. On Monday, jus...
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Tunisia reports first two swine flu deaths - Summary
Tunis - Two Tunisian men weakened by other illnesses have died of swine flu, the country's first fatalities related to the A(H1N1) virus, the Tunisian health ministry announced Monday. The two victims, aged 37 and 40, passed away in hospital at the w...
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