Swine flu
How does COVID-19 compare to other historically deadly epidemics?
The global death toll from COVID-19, set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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China downplays swine flu pandemic concerns
China's foreign ministry has downplayed concerns raised by a US science journal claiming a swine flu there has pandemic potential.
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Didiza turns to MECs to help combat African swine flu
The minister met with her Gauteng, North West Mpumalanga counterparts on Saturday to address the status of the situation.
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KZN Health Dept calls for calm after swine flu death confirmed
This comes after a nine-year-old girl died on Friday after being suspected of having influenza also known as H1N1.
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No influenza outbreak, says National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Earlier this week, a Krugersdorp school closed four days before the end of the school term after at least 25% of the school was absent due to illness.
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Calm down, there’s no swine flu outbreak - institute
Concerns were raised after a school in Krugersdorp closed its doors four days ahead of the June holidays amid concerns of a possible swine flu outbreak.
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Hong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case found
Pork is a staple of Chinese cuisine. Every day Hong Kong imports around 4,000 live pigs from China with only around 200 pigs coming from local farms in the crowded city.
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China reports African swine fever outbreak in Ningxia region
The outbreak occurred on a farm with 57 live pigs in Yongning county, infecting pigs and killing 13, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement.
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WC Health advise people to seek medical treatment following swine flu reports
The Department’s Mark van der Heever says swine flu is no longer a notifiable disease as it has become a common flu strain that is treatable.
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WC Health Department urges parents not to panic about swine flu
The department’s assured parents that swine flu is not a disease that is required by law to be reported to government authorities.
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WC health dept ready to deal with swine flu outbreak
More than 20 people are reportedly being treated for the H1-N1 virus in George.
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WC Health Department follows reports of swine flu
More than 20 people are reportedly being treated for the H1-N1 virus in George.
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'Outbreak of swine flu in NW, FS farms a concern'
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana has advised farmers to keep the infected animals away from the others and away from people.
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SA confirms two separate cases of African Swine Fever
The government said it had set up a control zone to prevent contact between domestic pigs and warthogs.
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33 die of swine flu in Iran
The Iranian health ministry is warning the H1N1 virus is likely to spread.
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‘No need for panic’ as two contract swine flu in CT
The WC Health Department says the H1N1 virus is no longer cause for serious concern as it’s treatable.
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Swine flu has not spread to the Cape
The Cape Department of Health says there have been no reports of Swine flu in the Province.
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No outbreak of swine flu in SA
NCID says there is nothing unusual about people being diagnosed with swine flu.
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Swine flu: no cause for panic
At least one person has died and 14 others have been affected by the H1N1 virus in South Africa.
