source | Austin/Travis County health officials Monday reported a Pflugerville man has died from H1N1 Influenza, commonly known as swine flu.

Officials say the man was 49 years old, but did not release any additional details about his death.

“Given the fact that several deaths in Texas and hundreds globally have occurred due to this illness—this is not an unexpected event,” said Dr. Phil Huang, Medical Director for Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services, in a news release. “We continue to coordinate with local, state and national partners to monitor the spread of this illness.”

source | A Bladen County camp has suspended the summer season while campers and staff recover from flu-like symptoms, a spokeswoman said.

About 60 people showed signs of illness at Camp Dixie Friday, camp Director of Ministry Lana Jernigan said.

As a precaution, campers were sent home and the county Health Department was notified. The camp session that would have begun Monday was canceled so that workers can get well and facilities can be cleaned and disinfected, she said. Camp was to resume July 5.

source | An 84-year-old man from Boston is the second death linked to H1N1 influenza in Massachusetts, the Boston Public Health Commission announced Monday.

The patient was hospitalized on June 12 and died six days later. His tests results came back positive Monday for H1N1. The patient had several serious underlying health conditions that placed him at high risk of complications from the flu, officials said.

“It is with great sadness that we have learned today of the death of a Boston resident from illness associated with H1N1.

source | A sixth Connecticut resident has died as a result of the H1N1 flu, Department of Health officials said Monday.

The department reported that 824 Connecticut residents have been diagnosed with H1N1, 36 of whom have required hospitalization.

Officials said the person was above the age of 40 and had underlying health issues.

“We continue to monitor novel H1N1 influenza and ask Connecticut to take simple, everyday precautions: cover your cough every time, wash your hands often and well, check yourself for flu symptoms, and stay home and away from others if you are sick,” Dr. Robert Galvin said. “These precautions, while simple, can help prevent the spread of the virus and save lives.”

source | San Diego County health officials have confirmed two more deaths related to the swine flu.

The deaths of a 49-year old woman and 75-year old man have pushed the county’s tally of swine flu-related fatalities to three. A 20-year old woman died earlier this month of the disease.

source | Argentine Health Minister Graciela Ocana resigned on Monday amid an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain that has killed 26 people in the country, several television stations reported.

Speculation had grown in recent weeks that Ocana was unhappy in the job and it was widely reported in Argentine media that other cabinet ministers had blocked her measures to combat the current outbreak of H1N1 flu and a previous dengue outbreak.

source | A patient with H1N1 influenza in Denmark showed resistance to Roche Holding AG’s (ROG.VX) antiviral Tamiflu, a company executive said on Monday.

“This is the first case we have of it in H1N1,” David Reddy, Roche’s pandemic taskforce leader, told reporters on a conference call. (Reporting by Sam Cage)

source | Health officials in Mauritius announced Sunday the detection of the first case of AH1N1 swine flu involving a 25-year-old French tourist, who arrived in the island Wednesday.

The tourist, whose identity was not disclosed, reportedly stayed in the southern part of the island.

According to Mauritius Health Ministry, the patient is being treated with Tamiflu and all contacts with him are restricted to the bare minimum.

source | A nine-year-old girl has died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after contracting swine flu.

The hospital said the girl, who had other underlying health problems, had died in the past few days.

source | [non-english: This article was not originally in English. It has been machine translated then edited by a human to correct grammar errors and for clarity.] – The first case of H1N1 with resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu ®) in the pandemic has been found in Denmark. This is the first identified cases worldwide with this feature.

It is well known and expected that influenza virus can mutate spontaneously. The person is now healthy, and there is no further evidence of infection with resistant virus. The infection was in preventative treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu ®) because of close contact with a case that was infected abroad. Yet he had flu symptoms. A test showed that the person was infected with influenza A H1N1. Further studies at Statens Serum Institut has now shown that the virus has mutated. It is resistant to the antiviral agent oseltamivir (Tamiflu ®), while zanamivir (Relenza ®) can continue to be used for treatment.

source | Kenya’s health ministry on Monday reported the country’s first case of the A(H1N1) virus, one of only a few confirmed swine flu cases on the African continent.

“The minister of public health and sanitation Beth Mugo will today address a press conference on a confirmed case of A(H1N1) flu in the country,” a ministry spokesperson said in a statement.

source | UP TO 30 pupils and nine teachers at a North Kensington primary school are thought to been struck down with swine flu.

Early reports suggest that youngsters at Bevington Primary School, in Bevington Road, Golborne, are suffering with the virus – now given global pandemic status.

Popular head teacher John Towers is reported to also have caught the bug – which originated in Mexico before spreading throughout the world.

source | Nepal Monday reported its first case of swine flu with three members of the same family testing positive.

The health ministry called a press conference to indicate that a 48-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy had been found to have contracted the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.

The trio, whose identity was not revealed, has been kept in isolation, health ministry spokesman S. Upreti said.

The family had reached Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport June 16 when they were diagnosed with fever. They had travelled from the US via Doha.

source | PARENTS keeping their children away from a swine flu-hit Hampshire school are risking fines for truancy, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Council chiefs say there must be a “justified reason” for keeping youngsters out of lessons, after a pupil became the first at a school in the county to be diagnosed with the disease.

All Year 6 pupils at Tanners Brook Junior School in Southampton have been issued with anti-viral drug Tamiflu – some in treatment doses because they were showing flu-like symptoms.

source | Two more Victorians with swine flu have died, bringing the national death toll to six.

The men aged 50 and 85 both had pre-exisiting medical conditions, Victoria’s acting Chief Health Officer Rosemary Lester said.