News

May 2009

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   Influenza A

   ILO signals potential social and economic consequences for workers and their families from actions taken to address the influenza A(H1N1) virus

   29 May 2009

   Since the influenza A(H1N1) outbreak has been announced 53 countries have officially reported 1reported 15,510 cases of human infection including 99 deaths (as of 06:00 GMT, 29 May 2009). The speed with which the outbreak has spread and the risk of a pandemic certainly merit the implementation of all measures necessary to protect the health of the world’s population.