h1n1

H1N1 virus found in turkeys poses no threat to human health, says UN agency

27 August 2009
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that the detection of the H1N1 flu in turkeys in Chile does raise concerns about the spread of the virus in other poultry farms, but added that it does not pose any immediate threat to human health.

Otherwise healthy people do not need antivirals for H1N1, says UN health agency

21 August 2009
Otherwise healthy people infected with the H1N1 virus do not need to be treated with antiviral drugs, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it issued new guidelines in the use of the drugs against the pandemic.
Global alarm as influenza A(H1N1) virus spreads

UN health agency advises South-East Asian nations in fight against A(H1N1) virus

19 August 2009
The United Nations health agency is providing practical information and technical expertise to countries in South-East Asia to help reduce panic and encourage prevention against the influenza A(H1N1) virus, which has already claimed over 80 lives in the region and continues to spread.