WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would tell his family to stay off planes or subways to avoid swine flu, prompting his office to go into damage control and the travel industry to complain.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 30, 2009
Mexican President Felipe Calderon told his people to stay home from Friday for a five-day partial shutdown of the economy, after the World Health Organization said a swine flu pandemic was imminent.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 30, 2009
The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that a global flu pandemic was imminent, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 29, 2009
Using a new tracking tool, search engine giant Google said on Wednesday it saw a spike in searches for information about flu among people in Mexico last week even before news of the outbreak became widely known.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 29, 2009
Actress Kirstie Alley will be making an appearance on Oprah this Thursday to talk about her recent weight gain.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 29, 2009
A Mexican toddler in Texas has died of the new swine flu virus, the first confirmed death outside Mexico, as the World Health Organization said the outbreak showed clear signs of spreading around the world.
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Apr 29, 2009
U.S. drugmaker Wyeth reported higher-than-expected first-quarter earnings, boosted by cost-cutting, but revenue fell short of forecasts as the stronger dollar hurt overseas sales.
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Apr 29, 2009
This first swine flu death in the U.S. has been confirmed in Texas with the death of a 23 month old toddler, this is first death of its kind to take place outside of Mexico.
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Apr 29, 2009
Germany confirmed its first three cases of swine flu on Wednesday, marking the arrival of the virus in the heart of continental Europe.
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Apr 29, 2009
Barely 100 days in office, President Barack Obama is facing his first domestic emergency with the outbreak of swine flu and is seeing yet again how fresh challenges can erupt from the unlikeliest of places.
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Apr 29, 2009
A 23-month-old child in Texas has died from the new H1N1 swine flu, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said on Wednesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 29, 2009
A baby in Texas has died of the H1N1 flu strain, the first confirmed death outside Mexico from the virus, which health officials fear could cause a pandemic as it spread to two more countries.
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Apr 29, 2009
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the first U.S. death from a new strain of swine flu showed it was time to take utmost precautions against its possible spread.
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Apr 29, 2009
Airline shares around the world largely took another hit on Tuesday on fears of steep falls in business and leisure traffic because of the swine flu outbreak.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 28, 2009
The number of confirmed Swine Flu cases in the U.S. has risen to 64 leading the government to declare a state of emergency; doctors fear this may cause a pandemic as the number of infected continues to rise.
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Apr 28, 2009
During the SARS outbreak, which began in China, airline traffic in Asia halved, and airline stocks tumbled 25 percent or more.
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Apr 28, 2009
Global airlines could face an even bumpier landing than during the 2003 SARS crisis if a new swine flu outbreak becomes a pandemic, hitting an industry that is already reeling from the global economic downturn.
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Apr 28, 2009
The U.S. swine flu caseload rose to 65 in six states on Tuesday as lawmakers launched emergency hearings to evaluate the government's response to what doctors warn could become a pandemic.
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Apr 28, 2009
New swine flu infections were found around the world on Tuesday and the specter of a pandemic began to hit the travel industry as governments warned people to stay away from Mexico where 149 people have died.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 28, 2009
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said in a statement later Monday that it proposed to refer to the new virus 'swine influenza' as 'North American influenza'.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 28, 2009
Companies began restricting employee travel in response to a potential flu pandemic that has claimed at least 149 lives in Mexico and weighed stronger measures, while an unconfirmed case at Ernst & Young led the firm to close a portion of its New York office.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 28, 2009
President Barack Obama asked congressional leaders for an additional $1.5 billion dollars on Tuesday to enhance the U.S. response to the swine flu outbreak.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 28, 2009
