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Page last updated at 15:47 GMT, Thursday, 21 January 2010

Man sneezing
WHO to review swine flu response
The World Health Organization is to review its handling of the HIN1 swine flu pandemic, once it is over.

Sneezing Press swine flu briefing scrapped
Weekly government briefings about swine flu have been abandoned, a signal that the crisis is considered to be easing.

Mexico City commuters on the metro Jump in global swine flu deaths
The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, new figures show.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Part of swine flu spread map
Mapping the virus
Interactive map of swine flu across the world
Fergus Walsh Fergus On Flu
Keep up to date with the latest on the pandemic
Flu virus Q&A: Swine flu
What is it and what are the symptoms?
Ben Bowman Parent's dilemma
BBC journalist on why she gave son flu vaccine

IN THE UK
Disarray over child flu jab plan
Flu in kids 'higher than thought'
Under-fives to get swine flu jab
Critical care beds shortage fear
Critical care flu planning 'weak'
Swine flu vaccination starts
NHS told to brace itself over flu
'Lucky break' in swine flu fight
Recent lessons
AROUND THE WORLD
US swine flu vaccines 'delayed'
Poorer nations get swine flu jabs
World response
The flu pandemic: What next?
Swine flu vaccine for 'half US'
Global swine flu deaths top 700
Swine flu vaccine made in Europe
US passes million swine flu cases

BACKGROUND
Laboratory Making flu jabs
How eggs play a vital role in vaccine production
Swine flu Q&A: vaccination
Who will get swine flu jabs, and when?
Promo graphic for pandemic facts Pandemic facts
A look at major 20th Century flu outbreaks

WHAT IS SWINE FLU?
A respiratory disease caused by influenza type A which infects pigs. More in our Q&A
Symptoms similar to seasonal flu - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills and fatigue. Spread from person to person by coughing and sneezing
Service phone number (England only): 0800 151 3100 or see pandemic flu service website
The World Health Organisation declared a global flu pandemic on 11 June after the virus was confirmed in at least two regions of the world.
More health advice from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the UK Health Protection Agency
Graphic of body showing symptoms of swine flu: sudden cough and fever; tiredness, chills, headache, sore throat, runny noise, sneezing, stomach upset, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, aching muslces or joints
Pie charts showing numbers of patients who have been hospitalised with swine fu by age and showing numbers with underlying conditions
IN VIDEO

Sir Liam Donaldson Swine flu 'is not yet pandemic'

Fergus Walsh visits the Novartis cell culture manufacturing plant in Germany How to make a flu vaccine



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