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  1. Scotland battling 'sustained community transmission' of swine flu

    12 June: UK Health Secretary updates MPs, as number of cases exceeds 900 across Britain - including hot spots in Scotland.

  2. Scotland's swine flu total reaches 337

    11 June: The majority - 18 - of the new instances of the virus are in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

  3. More aggressive swine flu approach as outbreak becomes pandemic

    11 June: Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon unveils strategy as outbreak reclassified as a global pandemic.

  4. Swine flu focus remains in the west of Scotland

    10 June: Two more schools are partially closed and an inmate in Barlinnie Prison is in isolation with a possible case of the virus as number of confirmed cases...

  5. Tests continue on 'probable' swine flu victim

    05 May: The 21-year-old woman is suspected of catching the virus after returning to Scotland from New York.

  6. Key leaders gather for swine flu conference

    01 May: Summit comes as first human-to-human transfer of disease in UK expected to be confirmed.

  7. Scotland faces 'probable' first case of human-to-human swine flu

    30 April: Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon revealed that a new suspected case of the virus involves a patient who came into contact with Polmont couple Iain and...

  8. Rise in public queries prompts dedicated flu hotline in Scotland

    30 April: NHS 24 attending to more swine flu calls as number of suspected cases grow and world health experts say pandemic is 'imminent'.

  9. World Health Organisation says swine flu 'pandemic imminent'

    29 April: Health body responds following first human-to-human case of the influenza, as number of flu cases in Scotland grows.

  10. Suspected swine flu cases in Scotland grow to 23

    28 April: Nine people who had close contact with infected honeymoon couple from Polmont anxiously await results of tests. Another 14 cases are now under...

  11. Scots woman returned to work before falling ill with swine flu virus

    28 April: Dawn Askham worked 'briefly' as a dispenser at a Falkirk chemist after returning from Mexico honeymoon, then took ill with husband Iain.

  12. Swine flu focus turns to Falkirk area

    30 April: Woman recovering from influenza returned to work at a high street chemist before turning ill. She and her husband had recently returned from Mexico...

  13. Anti-viral drugs at the ready in battle against swine flu

    27 April: Anti-viral drugs will be a major weapon in the armoury of health organisations if the number of swine flu cases continues to accelerate.

  14. Pandemic risk rises as swine flu strikes Scotland

    27 April: Two people in Monklands Hospital have been confirmed as suffering from swine flu. The World Health Organisation has raised the threat level for the...

  15. Swine flu hits Scotland as two cases confirmed

    27 April: The couple, from the Forth Valley area, are being treated at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie.

About World Health Organisation

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health Organization, which had been an agency of the League of Nations.

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