March 16, 2010
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Sweden’s swine flu response wins EU praise
Science & Technology: 4 Dec 09
Two European-wide health bodies have praised Sweden’s response to the swine flu pandemic, particularly the country's mass vaccination programme. Nearly half of all Europeans to have been vaccinated are Swedes.
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Spread of swine flu in Sweden slowing down: official
Science & Technology: 26 Nov 09
Swedish health officials said on Thursday that the spread of swine flu has tapered off somewhat in the last week.
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Sweden confirms 15 swine flu deaths
Science & Technology: 23 Nov 09
Sweden's disease control authorities report that three women and eleven men have died from the swine flu since August. The fifteenth victim, a 3-year-old boy who died at the weekend, was not included in the report.
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Six-month-olds should be vaccinated: Sweden
National: 12 Nov 09
Swedish health authorities have lowered the recommended age-limit for the swine flu vaccine from three years old to six months as the number of cases has doubled in the last week.
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Swine flu cases at record high
National: 23 Oct 09
Cases of swine flu reached record levels last week with 198 new cases in comparison to 93 the previous week. Around 200 cases of side effects from the flu vaccine have so far been reported.
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Swine flu vaccine to save billions in cash
Society: 19 Sep 09
The cost to society of the swine flu pandemic can be reduced by 2.5 billion Swedish crowns if six out of ten Swedes are vaccinated against the disease.
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Peak nears for Sweden's swine flu outbreak
Science & Technology: 11 Sep 09
Sweden's swine flu outbreak is expected to peak within the next two to three weeks, indicating that the disease has been less widespread than health authorities originally expected.
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Who should you contact if you think you've got swine flu?
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Sep 09
As regional health authorities continue to iron out their mass vaccination strategies, The Local speaks to Sören Andersson and Aase Sten at the Institute for Infectious Disease Control about Sweden's reaction to the new swine flu.
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Swine flu claims first Swedish victim: report
Science & Technology: 31 Aug 09
A man aged around 30 in Uppsala in eastern Sweden has died at home of an illness health officials suspect may be the swine flu virus.
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Pregnant woman ill in suspected swine flu case
Science & Technology: 28 Aug 09
A pregnant young Swedish woman is critically ill with a life-threatening lung infection that is suspected to be swine flu.
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Sharp rise in cases of gonorrhea among women
Science & Technology: 13 Aug 09
The number of cases of gonorrhea among women in Sweden for the first six months of 2009 was up 31 percent on the same period last year, according to new figures from the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control.
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Pandemic fears prompt new flu guidelines
Science & Technology: 15 Jul 09
Swedish health officials have revised their strategy for dealing with a swine flu pandemic, arguing that it is no longer realistic to focus resources on preventing a major outbreak that is becoming increasingly inevitable.
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Swine flu to infect over 400,000 Swedes: agency
Science & Technology: 14 Jul 09
More than 400,000 Swedes may be infected by the swine flu this autumn even if vaccination programmes get off to a quick start, the country’s health authorities predict.
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Alert for Swedes on flu- infected flight
Science & Technology: 19 May 09
Swedish health authorities are urging around 50 passengers who traveled on a flight from New York bound for Asia after reports that one person on the flight has come down with a severe case of swine flu.
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Sweden confirms new swine flu case
Science & Technology: 11 May 09
Sweden confirmed a second case of swine flu on Sunday, in a young man recently returned from New York City.
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First swine flu case confirmed in Sweden
Science & Technology: 6 May 09
Swedish health officials have confirmed that a woman in her 50s in the Stockholm area has contracted a mild form of the swine flu virus that has claimed at least 31 lives.
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Swede 'probably' infected with swine flu
Science & Technology: 4 May 09
Swedish health officials reported on Sunday a 'probable' first case of swine flu, but were unable to confirm it definitively because the sample contained a very small amount of the virus.
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Sweden prepares for swine flu pandemic
Science & Technology: 30 Apr 09
Sweden is preparing for the onset of a swine flu pandemic after the WHO raised the warning level to phase five. Although no cases have yet been confirmed in Sweden the government has moved to secure vaccines.
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Sweden issues swine flu travel warning
Science & Technology: 29 Apr 09
The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control has called on Swedes to refrain from non-essential travel to Mexico in a bid to curtail the risk of a swine flu outbreak in the country.
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Five Swedes tested for swine flu
Science & Technology: 27 Apr 09
At least five people in Sweden are being examined for possible exposure to swine flu, according to an official with the Institute for Infectious Disease Control.
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Swedish man dies from rare parrot fever
Science & Technology: 15 Apr 09
A 50-year-old man from Karlskrona in southern Sweden has died from parrot fever.
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Swedish farm hit by anthrax outbreak
Science & Technology: 13 Dec 08
A farm in the vicinity of Varberg in western Sweden has been hit by an outbreak of anthrax. Thirteen cattle have so far died from the disease which has not been seen in Sweden since 1981 and is harmful to humans.
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Bacterial infection claims 2-year-old's life
Science & Technology: 8 Jul 08
A two-year-old girl from Stockholm has died after becoming infected with the EHEC bacteria.
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New superbug worries doctors
Society: 30 Sep 07
Doctors in Sweden are worried about the rising number of incidences of a new 'superbug'. The ESBL bacteria is spreading faster than better-known superbug MRSA.
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Syphilis and Chlamydia rise dramatically
Science & Technology: 25 Jul 07
The number of cases of syphilis in Sweden has risen by 75 percent in a year, leading doctors to fear a local outbreak. Most cases were transmitted by anonymous homosexual sex. Chlamydia is also up.
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Record number of Swedish HIV cases reported
Society: 5 Jul 07
The number of reported cases of HIV in Sweden is at a record high. Compared to the same period last year, the number of new cases of HIV has increased by 40 percent.
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More Swedish beaches fail quality test
Science & Technology: 31 May 07
Seventeen Swedish beaches have been given the thumbs down by the European Commission after failing water quality tests.
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New outbreak of HIV in Stockholm
Society: 30 Mar 07
The second half of 2006 saw a fresh outbreak of HIV among injecting drug users in the capital. The virus is also reported to have spread to the wider population.
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"Sometimes I need to remind myself that I am in fact 28-years of age and not 12. Today in our weekly conversation class we were having a polite chat about Swedish customs when the word ‘prick’ entered the lexicon which in my adopted tongue means to ‘arrive on the dot’ being the timely Scandinavians and..." READ »
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