Bird flu virus found in US citizens in northern Colombia
Two United States citizens were found to be carrying the H1N1 virus — otherwise known as bird flu – by health authorities in the north of Colombia, national radio station…
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H1N1 influenza returns to Colombia
Two patients have died and seven remain hospitalized due to an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus in the northern Colombian department of Cesar, announced El Heraldo Thursday. The public…
H1N1 claims more deaths
The H1N1 influenza virus has taken 305 lives in Colombia, according to the National Institute of Health, reports RCN radio Tuesday. During 2010 there were 1,053 confirmed cases and 73 victims…
Bogota authorities concerned over rise in swine flu
Bogota health authorities are concerned about a rise in the incidence of the H1N1 virus both in the Colombian capital city and around the Andean nation. Bogota Public Health Director…
Epidemic alert after swine flu case
Authorities in have confirmed Colombia’s first lethal case of H1N1, or swine flu, of 2010, which took place in the central Tolima department. The victim was a 46-year-old female school…