WHO declares global flu pandemic

The World Health Organisation declared a global influenza pandemic on the 11 June 2009, the first in more than 40 years, after weeks of delay for fear of causing unnecessary public alarm.

WHO: Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR): Swine influencza http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

WHO: Press Release, 11.6.09: World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html

ESO: Background information: Novel flu virus http://www.europeansources.info/record/novel-flu-virus/

Deutsche Welle, 11.6.09: UN declares swine flu pandemic http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4318189,00.html

France24, 12.6.09: Mexico remains on alert after WHO declares pandemic http://www.france24.com/en/20090612-mexico-maintains-alert-level-after-who-declares-global-pandemic-h1n1-flu

European Commission: Press Release: IP/09/908: Joint Statement of the European Commission and the Czech Presidency: WHO raises the pandemic alert for Influenza AH1N1 from phase 5 to phase 6 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/908&format=DOC&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 11.6.09: WHO declares swine flu pandemic http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8094655.stm

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