Related News
H1N1 deaths hit 100 in Japan
Source: Agencies |
December 6, 2009, Sunday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
THE number of deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus has hit 100 in Japan, Kyodo news agency reported today, as the pandemic continues to spread around the world.
The latest fatality in Japan was reported in the western city of Kyoto where a 74-year-old man had died after infection, the news agency quoted the local city office as saying. The man had an underlying illness, it said.
The flu strain has caused at least 7,826 deaths worldwide as of Nov. 27. Flu transmission is active in East Asia and it remains "stably elevated in Japan," but may be decreasing slightly in cities there, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
H1N1, which emerged in March, causes moderate symptoms in most patients but poses greater risks to pregnant woman, young people and patients with underlying health problems, the WHO said.
Many countries are working to vaccinate their populations but vaccine production is slow.
The latest fatality in Japan was reported in the western city of Kyoto where a 74-year-old man had died after infection, the news agency quoted the local city office as saying. The man had an underlying illness, it said.
The flu strain has caused at least 7,826 deaths worldwide as of Nov. 27. Flu transmission is active in East Asia and it remains "stably elevated in Japan," but may be decreasing slightly in cities there, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
H1N1, which emerged in March, causes moderate symptoms in most patients but poses greater risks to pregnant woman, young people and patients with underlying health problems, the WHO said.
Many countries are working to vaccinate their populations but vaccine production is slow.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
