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He was referring to the swine flu virus (H1N1), which has been infecting residents of one of the poorest countries in the Middle East amid a devastating civil war that has attracted regional intervention and has been ongoing for 11 months. This new killer came on the scene in mid-January, and as of the beginning of February had killed 20 people and infected 26 others, according to statements Al-Monitor obtained from the Yemeni Ministry of Health.
Tamim al-Shami, spokesman for the Ministry of Health told Al-Monitor, ?Sixteen people in the capital, Sanaa, have succumbed to the virus.? The first cases of people being infected with H1N1 were reported in 2009 in the United States and Mexico. At the time, the World Health Organization declared a state of emergency, fearing a global pandemic. Patients typically present with extremely high fevers and pneumonia.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/yemen-worst-humanitarian-crisis-health.html
Tamim al-Shami, spokesman for the Ministry of Health told Al-Monitor, ?Sixteen people in the capital, Sanaa, have succumbed to the virus.? The first cases of people being infected with H1N1 were reported in 2009 in the United States and Mexico. At the time, the World Health Organization declared a state of emergency, fearing a global pandemic. Patients typically present with extremely high fevers and pneumonia.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/yemen-worst-humanitarian-crisis-health.html