H1N1 Influenza A - Swine Flu: 22 November Brief Update

German H1N1 flu cases double in a week: authority | Health | Reuters: "Confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu infection in Germany have more than doubled in the past week, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said.

'We now have more than 15,000 reported new cases per week -- and those are just the ones confirmed in the laboratory,' the RKI's Gerard Krause told ZDF television on Monday.

Last Wednesday the institute said 'about 7,000' new cases were being identified in Europe's largest economy per week."
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CBC News - Health - Severe vaccine reactions rare: health chief: "Out of 6.6 million H1N1 vaccinations, there have been 36 reported serious adverse reactions to the vaccine in Canada and one suspected death as of Nov. 7, says the chief public health officer..."
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BBC News - Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads 'between patients': "Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.

Five patients on a unit treating people with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, were infected.

Three appear to have acquired the infection in hospital.

They are thought to be the first confirmed cases of person-to-person transmission of a Tamiflu-resistant strain in the world."

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