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1976 swine flu outbreak

There were multiple reports of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), a paralyzing neuromuscular disorder, affecting some people who had received swine flu immunizations.

2009 flu pandemic in Brazil

On June 11, after the WHO elevate a pandemic the swine flu outbreak, the Minister of Health confirmed more 9 cases in the country: 2 in São Paulo, 1 in Rio de Janeiro, 2 in Santa Catarina, 3 in Minas Gerais and 1 in Tocantins.

In São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, the mayor declared a state of emergency, because probably 17 people who live in the city has swine flu and contracted in Brazil, for now just one case are confirmed.

On June 10, the Minister of Health confirmed another 3 cases of swine flu in São Paulo.

It's a record of confirmation, most of them in São Paulo, now the state has more than 500 cases of swine flu.

2009 flu pandemic in Hong Kong

The man had developed a fever after arriving in Hong Kong, and was then isolated in Princess Margaret Hospital, the hospital designated to handle swine flu cases.

2009–10 flu pandemic in Norway

On July 2, a Norwegian woman from Bergen was confirmed with the swine influenza, this person had recently been traveling to the United States.

Burford, Ontario

Dairy, poultry, hog and fish farming persist and range from large scale commercial operations to subsistence type family farms.

Chlamydiaceae

C. trachomatis has been found only in humans, C. muridarum in hamsters and mice (family Muridae), and C. suis in swine.

Edith Massey

A sample of Edith Massey's voice as "Aunt Ida" from the film Female Trouble appears in the track "The Days of Swine and Roses", on the album Confessions of a Knife by the band, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.

Eliot Rosewater

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or, Pearls Before Swine, the first of Vonnegut's novels to feature the character of Eliot Rosewater, is also the one in which he is the most prominent.

Giorgio Lungarotti

The son of land-owners, after his Agricultural studies at the University of Perugia, he worked alongside his father in managing the family estate, experimenting in the sectors of viticulture, olive-growing, fruit orchards, tree cultivation, and cattle and swine husbandry.

Halling, Kent

In the Charter for Halling (765-785 AD) Ecgberht II of Kent granted to St. Andrews of Rochester, "ten sulings at Halling with rights to pasture swine in five districts".

Influenza A virus subtype H2N3

Blood plasma levels of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Interleukin 8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and Interferon-gamma were significantly increased in swine H2N3 compared to human H2N2 infected animals supporting the previously published notion of increased IL-6 levels being a potential marker for severe influenza infections.

Joseph Micklethwaite, 1st Viscount Micklethwaite

Micklethwaite's elder brother was Thomas Micklethwaite of Swine, Yorkshire, who represented Arundel in Parliament, was later a Lord of the Treasury, and subsequently was named Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance.

King Thrushbeard

They arrive at the minstrel's home, a house fit only for swine.

Loznani

The first mention of the village is in an Ottoman defter of 1467-8, which records seventy-four households and the presence of vineyards and swine.

Novus International

Novus signs an exclusive worldwide agreement with Martek Biosciences Corporation to market and distribute Martek's DHA Gold in all poultry and swine feed and enrichment applications.

Pomerania-Barth

The Eastern part, between the rivers Swine and Leba, was called Pomerania-Stolp and was initially ruled by Duke Bogislaw V and the Western duchies of Pomerania-Barth, initially ruled by Duke Wartislaw VI and Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled by Duke Bogislaw VI.

Public Employees Federation

In October 2009, PEF also fought a campaign to prevent the state from ordering the mandatory vaccination of thousands of state health care workers against the H1N1 flu virus (popularly known as the "swine flu").

Quebec Autoroute 410

Phase 2 will bypass Lennoxville, with a bridge built over the Massawippi river and culminating at R-108 near Glenday Road, Alexander Galt Regional High School and the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre.

S. arvensis

Sonchus arvensis, the corn sow thistle, dindle, field sow thistle, gutweed, swine thistle, tree sow thistle or field sowthistle, a plant species

Stardancer

Like most of the Pearls Before Swine albums, the sleeve design used classic art works, in this case the painting "Descent of the Rebel Angels" by Pieter Brueghel the Elder on the front sleeve, and a William Morris background design on the reverse.

Swabian-Hall Swine

The Swabian-Hall Swine (Schwäbisch-Hällische Landschwein) is a breed of domestic pig originating from Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The Iron Stove

Her father the King, not wanting to give up his only child to a stove in the woods, tries to send substitutes back to the woods including a miller's daughter and a swine-herd's daughter.

Trimidox

Trimidox is an antibacterial agent that is used in cattle and swine to prevent and treat infections by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.

W. C. Bradley Co.

Today they form the base of the company's Farm Division with 4,000 acres (16 km²) of row crops including peanuts, soybeans, corn, and wheat, 30,000 acres (120 km²) of timber, and a modern scientific swine-handling facility producing over 10,000 hogs per year for market.


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