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Bulgaria confirms first H1N1 flu case
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria confirmed on Monday its first case of H1N1 flu, in a man who had recently returned from the United States, the Health Ministry said. Full Article
Vietnam has two more H1N1 cases, total three
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has confirmed two more H1N1 flu patients, state-run television quoted health officials as saying on Monday, a day after the first case surfaced in the Southeast Asian country. Full Article
FACTBOX - Worldwide spread of flu outbreak
REUTERS - At least 15,920 people have been confirmed infected with the new H1N1 flu strain in 57 countries. Full Article
Back from the Dead
Reuters correspondent Sourav Mishra recounts the unforgettable night of Nov. 26 at Mumbai's Leopold Cafe. Full Article
Jamaica reports its first confirmed H1N1 flu cases
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica reported its first confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in two of its citizens who returned recently to the Caribbean island from the United States, the Health Ministry said at the weekend. Full Article
Turkey confirms 2 more H1N1 flu cases
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has confirmed its third and fourth cases of H1N1 flu, two Turkish citizens who flew in from the United States, the Health Ministry said late on Saturday. Full Article
Lebanon confirms first 3 cases of H1N1 flu - sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has identified its first confirmed three cases of the new H1N1 flu, the health minister said on Saturday. Full Article
Companies starting work on H1N1 vaccine - CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Companies are starting preliminary work on a vaccine for the new H1N1 flu and should begin clinical trials in the coming months, but the new vaccine would not be ready for widespread use until October, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. Full Article
Australia orders 10 million H1N1 vaccines
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government ordered 10 million doses of swine flu vaccine being developed by pharmaceutical company CSL Ltd on Thursday as the number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Australia topped 100. Full Article
Venezuela reports first confirmed H1N1 flu case
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Thursday reported its first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu -- a 22-year-old man who is thought to have contracted the illness on a trip to Panama. Full Article
Scientists develop new basis for H5N1 vaccine - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists have used bird flu virus samples from Egypt to develop a new basis for a vaccine against the toxic H5N1 strain that continues to circulate, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Full Article
