News About Epidemics 20-NOV-09 en-us Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 - Beijing authorities have moved to quash rumours fuelled by bogus text messages that the city would suspend swine flu vaccinations amid safety concerns after two people died following inoculations.]]> Budapest (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - Hungarian authorities declared a national swine flu epidemic on Wednesday as the number of reported cases jumped by over 30 percent in a week.]]> London (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - Many Britons are refusing to have swine flu vaccinations because of concerns about side effects and the general perception that it is a mild illness, a newspaper for doctors reported on Wednesday.]]> Geneva (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - The World Health Organisation announced on Tuesday that the largest ever round of yellow fever vaccinations, for about 12 million people, would be launched in three West African countries next week.]]> Geneva (AFP) Nov 12, 2009 - The World Health Organisation on Thursday called on doctors to use antiviral drugs swiftly on the most vulnerable swine flu patients, to prevent severe cases and avoid swamping hospitals.]]> Geneva (AFP) Nov 13, 2009 - More than 6,250 people have died in the swine flu pandemic, World Health Organisation data showed Friday, as the global death rate appeared to slow.]]> Riyadh (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 - Nine people out of more than half a million who have arrived for the annual hajj pilgrimage have been diagnosed with swine flu, Saudi Health Minister Dr Abdullah al-Rabeeah said on Wednesday.]]> Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 - Brazilian researchers say they've determined population movement is a key factor in the spread of the dengue virus in Rio de Janeiro.]]> Washington (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - Along with scarce vaccine and shrinking stocks of antivirals, the United States faces another enemy in the fight against swine flu: workers who go to work when they're ill because they don't get paid sick leave.]]> Kiev (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - Ukraine's epidemic of flu and acute respiratory disorders has now affected more than a million people, the country's deputy health minister said on Tuesday.]]>