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On April 29, South Africa reported two possible cases of swine flu from two women who had recently travelled in Mexico. [31] On June 18, the first case was confirmed. Later, on 29 June the South African National Department of Health confirmed 7 cases of swine influenza in the country. [32] The first death in South Africa was confirmed on 3 August.
1687 South Africa influenza outbreak 1687 South Africa: Unknown, possibly influenza: Unknown [88] ... 2009 swine flu pandemic: 2009–2010 Worldwide
The 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August 2010, was the third recent flu pandemic involving the H1N1 virus (the first being the 1918–1920 Spanish flu pandemic and the second being the 1977 Russian flu).
South Africa is conducting extensive testing and investigations to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) after it was detected in the country's Eastern Cape province, the third known ...
The swine flu began in Mexico, North America, which turn out to be a new strain of H1N1 virus and the first case could have been as early as March or April. In Canada, roughly 10% of the populace were infected with the virus, [ 298 ] with 363 confirmed deaths (as of 8 December); confirmed cases had reached 10,000 when Health Canada stopped ...
South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threatened to create a shortage of eggs and poultry ...
It happened again in 2009, when a human and swine flu switched genes, unleashing the H1N1 swine flu outbreak that killed roughly 500,000 people. Already there is evidence this virus is swapping genes.
Community outbreaks, June 2009 Confirmed cases by state, June 3, 2009. This article covers the chronology of the 2009 novel influenza A pandemic.Flag icons denote the first announcements of confirmed cases by the respective nation-states, their first deaths (and other major events such as their first intergenerational cases, cases of zoonosis, and the start of national vaccination campaigns ...