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Mexico prepares for second swine flu round

01 Sep 2009, 9:47AM

Mexico wants to make sure it doesn't repeat the mistakes it made last spring as the Northern Hemisphere flu season begins.
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Colombian president latest swine flu victim

31 Aug 2009, 2:48PM

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has contracted swine flu his spokesman announced, just days after the leader returned from a regional summit in Argentina. Read more

What to do if you have swine flu

24 Jul 2009, 12:35PM

The Health Department is asking people with swine flu to avoid visiting their local doctor or hospital to prevent the disease from spreading.  Read more

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Swine flu: How to quarantine yourself

26 May 2009, 1:59PM

What happens to the people who have contracted swine flu or who have been with someone who has symptoms of the virus? Find out here. Read more

A guide to swine flu

27 Apr 2009, 11:06AM

As fears of a swine flu pandemic sweep the globe, here is a simple guide to all you need to know about the virus, its symptoms and how to treat it. Read more


Swine flu 'becomes most common strain'

Swine flu tests (Getty)

06 Nov 2009, 10:20AM

The World Health Organisation's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. Read more

Turkeys are latest victims of swine flu

Turkeys at a processing plant (Getty/AFP)

21 Oct 2009, 12:17PM

Canadian health officials have urged farm workers to get vaccinated, after a flock of turkeys caught swine flu from their handlers.

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Is the swine flu vaccine safe?

19 Oct 2009, 12:00AM

Experts do not all agree the swine flu vaccine is safe, with some claiming it hasn't been tested enough and others warning there's no time to waste.

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Study gives clue to surviving swine flu

Swine flu health worker (Getty Images)

13 Oct 2009, 1:51PM

Blood oxygenation appears to be the key to surviving swine flu for patients suffering respiratory failure, new research by New Zealand and Australian flu investigators shows.
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Swine flu vaccinations roll out

Swine flu vaccines are now available to all Australians. (EPA)

30 Sep 2009, 8:55AM

The swine flu vaccine is available from today and health authorities are encouraging the sick and elderly to get a free shot.
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UK vaccinates kids against H1N1

29 Sep 2009, 2:58PM

A group of children have become the first Britons to be vaccinated against swine flu, with Australian experts urging the UK to use the vaccine much more widely. Read more

Swine flu drugs 'not preventative'

Boxes of Tamiflu (AP)

25 Sep 2009, 9:15PM

The World Health Organisation has warned against the use of anti-viral drugs as a preventative against swine flu, for fear of building resistance to the medication. Read more

Australians urged to get swine flu vaccine

Medical worker preparing to administer swine flu vaccine (EPA)

24 Sep 2009, 3:15PM

The first five million doses of swine flu vaccine will be available to Australians next week but children under 10 will have to wait until at least October. Read more

2,000 ill in university swine flu outbreak

Scientist testing for swine flu (Getty)

07 Sep 2009, 6:11AM

Some 2,000 students at the US's Washington State University have reported symptoms of swine flu, in one of the largest outbreaks of the virus. Read more

Medical staff discover comatose woman's stillborn baby

06 Sep 2009, 2:43PM

West Australian health officials are investigating after a woman in hospital with swine flu gave birth to a stillborn baby without hospital staff noticing.

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