MANILA, Philippines – The race for the still unavailable vaccine against Influenza A(H1N1) virus is on. Affluent countries have made advanced orders for the sought-after vaccine, but the Philippines appears to be dilly-dallying, even after the death of a 49-year-old Filipina who became the first A(H1N1)-related fatality in Asia.
The first A(H1N1)-related fatality in the country and in Asia turned out to be a
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A 49-year-old Filipino woman infected with Influenza A(H1N1) has died, the first fatality related to the new flu strain in the Philippines and Asia, a health official said Monday. Her death, officially from heart failure, has prompted health officials to give the most attention to sickly people who were hit by the flu.
In a press conference in Malacañang, Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, director for the National Center fo
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MANILA – Thirty-three new cases of influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday bringing the country’s total number of victims of the virus to 344, as the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts the virus will be active for three more months.
Of the new H1N1 patients, 24 are male and 9 are female, and 31 are Filipino nationals, Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health on Wednesday ruled out calling a public health emergency throughout the archipelago even if the Philippines’ tally of Influenza A(H1N1) infection has reached the 300 mark.
In a press conference in Tarlac province, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the total confirmed cases of A(H1N1) infection nationwide has climbed to 311 after 64 new cases have been add
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MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said it is ironing out a new set of guidelines schools will follow in response to influenza A (H1N1), as two more schools in Metro Manila confirmed Wednesday that some of their students tested positive for influenza A (H1N1).
DepEd public information officer Kenneth Tirado said that the department, in cooperation with the DOH, is currently ironing ou
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MANILA – The number of confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus in the Philippines has ballooned to almost 250, based on the latest data from the Department of Health (DOH).
The DOH announced 54 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in the country to 247.
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MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday that the Philippines now has a total of 193 cases of influenza A (H1N1) while at the same time announcing that 33 more patients who were infected have been sent home after fully recovering.
In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the number of cases included 46 confirmed cases of mild A (H1N1) flu from the weekend.
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MANILA – The first community-level outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) in the Philippines has been declared by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday in a village in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija province.
Dr. Eric Tayag of the National Epidemiology Center, in a text message to ABS-CBN News, confirmed the declaration. He said that there is already a confirmed "community [-level] transmission" of the virus i
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MANILA, Philippines – Expect more A(H1N1) cases in the Philippines, but there’s no reason to panic, at least for now. Despite the World Health Organization (WHO)’s declaration that it is already a pandemic, the new flu strain has not yet evolved into a threat similar to the SARS corona virus and avian flu that cause acute diseases.
“It needs to be emphasized … that the current grading of a pandemic
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MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday announced that 15 more Filipinos have been infected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 92.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the 15 cases are "all mild in nature." Four of them travelled to Japan, Singapore, Mexico, and the United States.
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