H1N1

Egypt registers 137 swine flu infections in a week
Egypt

Egypt registers 137 swine flu infections in a week

Egypt's Ministry of Health revealed on Monday that 137 persons were found last week to be infected with the H1N1…
Authorities report first H1N1 death this winter
Egypt

Authorities report first H1N1 death this winter

Ministry of Health authorities on Wednesday reported yet another fatality caused by the H1N1 virus (otherwise known as swine flu),…
Doctors warn of new swine flu strain ‘deadlier than last’
Egypt

Doctors warn of new swine flu strain ‘deadlier than last’

Some medical experts have warned that a new strain of the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as 'swine flu,' could reach…
Education minister denies halting anti-flu measures
Egypt

Education minister denies halting anti-flu measures

Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr slammed Al-Masry Al-Youm yesterday in statements to the state-run Middle East News Agency.Badr denied that…
Govt cancels anti-swine flu measures in schools
Egypt

Govt cancels anti-swine flu measures in schools

The mid-year school holiday is set to begin on Saturday and last for two weeks. Schools are scheduled to resume…
Live poultry sales to be banned as of July
Egypt

Live poultry sales to be banned as of July

A government-appointed committee for combating the H5N1 and H1N1 viruses--known respectively as bird and swine flu--decided Thursday to ban the…
MPs accuse govt of pushing unsafe H1N1 vaccine
Egypt

MPs accuse govt of pushing unsafe H1N1 vaccine

Gamal el-Zeini, MP for the ruling National Democratic Party, criticized the Health Ministry in Monday's parliamentary session for encouraging the…
Swine flu fears dominate mid-terms
Egypt

Swine flu fears dominate mid-terms

Stringent measures laid down by the Health Ministry aimed at minimizing the spread of the H1N1 virus among school students…
Most schoolchildren forgo H1N1 vaccine
Egypt

Most schoolchildren forgo H1N1 vaccine

The Health Ministry has announced that the parents of only 20,000 school students in six provinces had consented to have…
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