A 19-year-old man has died after contracting swine flu in London, health authorities in the capital have said.
The man, from south London, had serious underlying health problems and was in Lewisham Hospital. Tests undertaken after his death showed he had the flu.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8132570.stm
Argentina has reported 17 more swine flu deaths, bringing the total to at least 43 in the country hardest hit by the virus in the southern hemisphere.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/swine-flu-hitting-argentina-hard-20090702-d6...
Britain could have more than 100,000 cases of swine flu a day by the end of August, the government said Thursday, while stressing there was no need for alarm.
Health Secretary Andy Burnham said the figures could occur if current trends of infection continued in Britain, where the number of cases of the A(H1N1) virus is doubling every week and has reached nearly 7,500.
"Cases are doubling every week, and on this trend we could see over 100,000 cases a day by the end of August, but I stress this is only a projection," Burnham told the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament.
A 20-year-old Moroccan woman infected with swine flu has died in Madrid. She had pre existing asthma and died of respiratory illness caused by flu. She was seven months pregnant and had emergency caesarian section.
Latest figures by WHO released on monday show that there are 70,893 recorded cases with 311 deaths. Approximately 717 people have been infected with the H1N1 virus in Spain.
The other three recorded fatalities in the EU have occurred in the UK bringing total swine flu deaths to four in EU.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8126119.stm
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced today its initial agreement to license its proprietary, recombinant virus-like-particle (VLP) vaccine technology to ROVI Pharmaceuticals (Madrid: ROVI) of Spain. ROVI will use the VLP technology to create a comprehensive influenza vaccine solution for the Spanish government under a new 60 million-euro program sponsored and led by the Spanish Ministry of Health and other government groups to develop pandemic and seasonal flu vaccines and establish its only in-border facility.
At least 1 million Americans have now contracted the novel H1N1 influenza, according to mathematical models prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while data from the field indicates that the virus is continuing to spread even though the normal flu season is over and that an increasing proportion of victims are being hospitalized.
www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-swineflu26-2009jun26,0,7526407.story
Roche Holding AG confirmed a patient with H1N1 influenza in Denmark showed resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu (Oseltamivir).
Other medication that can be effective in treating swine flu is zanamivir or Relenza, made by GlaxoSmithKline.
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A girl, thought to be six years old, has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu.
NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious health conditions, died on Friday evening. It is not known if flu contributed to her death.
Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk
