Among the 400,000 persons displaced by flooding and conflict in camps on the Mindanao Island of the Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified several cases of swine flu. Inadequate staffing and medical supplies raise the concern of a very rapid and dangerous spread of the virus.

The United Nations is appealing for funds to bring more medical aid to the camps. On record, 3,402 people so far have lost their lives to the swine flu in some 180 countries. Hundreds of thousands of cases have been reported by governments, with numbers realistically reaching the millions. With new afflictions arising in countries across the world daily, Egypt and Morocco each saw the passing of a woman in her 20s due to the swine flu. India’s death toll increased Saturday as 6 people in Karnataka and 3 others brought the total fatalities to 125.

Meanwhile, schools across China have confirmed many new swine flu cases, leading to the suspension of classes at certain schools. Four universities in Hebei province also reported 67 cases as of Sunday. In Formosa (Taiwan), more children were sickened, as a 6-month-old baby became the youngest person hospitalized, while a 2-week-old is the youngest in Formosa to have contracted the swine flu virus. Macau just reported 78 new cases, bringing her total to 1,267.

We join in sorrow for all those suffering from the loss of a loved one to the swine flu,
as we pray for the protection of the displaced persons in the Philippines and worldwide. May everyone soon realize the assurance of a vegan diet in halting the tragic pandemics of livestock-transmitted diseases as these.

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