Fresh AH1N1 outbreak near China-Burma border
Dec 14, 2009 (DVB), Schools have closed and travel has been restricted in a Chinese town near to the Burmese border as doctors there warn of a fresh outbreak of[…]
Mystery illness hits 2,000 in eastern Burma
Sept 24, 2009 (DVB), Nearly 2,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with an unknown illness in two states in eastern Burma, with fears that it may be either the[…]
AH1N1 virus hits Thailand refugee camp
Aug 14, 2009 (DVB), Four Burmese children living in a refugee camp close to the Thai-Burma border have been infected with the AH1N1 virus, according to a medical aid group[…]
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A(H1N1) cases in Burma reach 10
July 30, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese government today confirmed the tenth case of the A(H1N1) swine flu virus, that of a 57-year-old man who had recently returned from Singapore. The[…]
Two new H1N1 cases in Burma
July 17, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese government has said it is equipped to deal with an outbreak of the A/H1N1 swine flu virus, with reports released today saying that two[…]
Tourists in Burma not tested for H1N1
July 10, 2009 (DVB), The thousands of tourists entering Burma each day across the Thai-Burma border are not being adequately checked for the A/H1N1 swine flu virus, say locals living[…]
Burma confirms second H1N1 victim
July 10, 2009 (DVB), State-run media in Burma today confirmed that a 20-year-old man has become the second victim of the A/H1N1 swine flu virus in the country, following a[…]
Swine flu rumours sweep Burma
July 1, 2009 (DVB), The confirmation last week of Burma's first swine flu case has sparked rumours that the disease is widespread, with patients suffering from the virus being mixed[…]
Burma confirms first swine flu case
June 29, 2009 (DVB), A 13-year-old girl has become the first confirmed carrier of the H1N1 swine flu virus in Burma after being hospitalized on 26 June following a trip[…]