WHO declares first 21st century flu pandemic on Thursday, June 11, 2009. The first since 1968!

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

First swine flu case hits RP but public told not to panic

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Thursday night that the country already has a case of the dreaded Influenza A(H1N1) virus.

“The Department of Health is officially announcing this evening the first confirmed case of influenza A(H1N1) in the Philippines," Secretary Francisco Duque III said via the World Health Organization (WHO) teleconference.

Duque assured that there “is no community level outbreak" and asked the public to be vigilant.

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