Myanmar swine flu outbreak kills 10 as Government rushed to stop spread - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Ten people have died in an outbreak of #H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, a health official has said, as the Government stepped up public awareness campaigns about the swine flu virus.
The latest outbreak began more than a week ago, deputy director of the infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health and Sport, Thinzar Aung, said.
Yangon — Myanmar’s biggest city — is the worst affected area.
Health awareness campaigns have been carried out and authorities sought to calm public fears over the outbreak, although stores have sold out of surgical masks in Yangon.
Authorities have told the public not to panic and described the latest outbreak as a regular seasonal occurrence.