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Infectious disease
Reporter’s Journal: Snapshots of Kenya, IV
The World Health Organization reported today that the H1N1 swine flu virus has now sickened just shy of 60,000 people. That’s the number of confirmed cases worldwide. Of those, just five are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fears Africa could be hit hard by the pandemic. The CDC watches for new diseases in Africa, and it’s keeping a close eye on the continent’s crowded slums. The World’s Andrea Crossan reports from Nairobi, Kenya.
Swine flu update
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the CBC’s Patricia Bell for an update on the outbreak of swine flu that’s hit the Inuit population of northern Canada…as well as an update on her own health. Bell has been under quarantine as a suspected case of swine flu. Listen
What’s a pandemic?
The World’s Katy Clark reports on confusion surrounding what exactly constitutes a pandemic. The debate is sparked by the spread of the swine flu in Australia. The country has been hit hard, but the World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring a pandemic. Listen
Vodafone Wireless Winners, UK DNA Database, Swine Flu Questions Answered, and Airplanes!
On this week’s Technology Podcast, we hear about some wireless technologies that could improve lives across the globe. Check out the cell phone that’s been modded into a microscope! We also take an in-depth look at Britain’s DNA database, and the political ruckus that it’s causing. You sent your swine flu questions in, so we take 15 minutes and try to answer some of them. And we finish with another competition — Airbus wants to fly more efficiently, and is asking for help. The finalists include one team that wants to fly gaggles of planes in an inverted “V” formation…like geese. Listen
Swine Flu and the Global Recession
In this week’s Global Economy Podcast, it’s all about swine flu. We look at how a swine flu pandemic might affect the global economy, and how the global recession might affect our flu preparedness. Listen
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