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Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
A new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is…
Texas flu death first outside Mexico
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
A baby in Texas has died of the H1N1 flu strain, the first confirmed death outside Mexico from a virus which health officials fear…
Heat scanners give cold comfort during flu outbreak
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
Alarmed by the spread of a new swine flu virus, airports around the world have rushed to install temperature scanners to pick out the…
In swine flu, Obama faces big domestic test
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
Barely 100 days in office, President Barack Obama is facing his first domestic emergency with the outbreak of swine flu and is seeing yet…
Swine flu fears jeopardize sporting events
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
A string of sports events were left feeling the shivers on Wednesday as the specter of swine flu continued to spread fears globally, sparking…
Mexican boy first U.S. flu death, more cases reported
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
A Mexican toddler in Texas has died of the H1N1 flu strain, the first confirmed death outside Mexico from a virus which health officials…
Britain confirms three new swine flu cases
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
Britain confirmed another three cases of swine flu on Wednesday, one in London, one in Birmingham and one in a 12-year-old girl in…
France to ask EU to suspend flights to Mexico
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
France will ask the European Union on Thursday to suspend all flights going to Mexico because of the outbreak of swine flu, Health…
Australia approves new swine flu detention powers
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
Australia’s government has approved tough new powers to detain and disinfect people suspected of carrying swine flu as authorities await test results from 91…
U.S. confirmed swine flu total rises to 91: CDC
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
U.S. health officials confirmed a total of 91 human cases of H1N1 swine flu across the country on Tuesday.
“We’re reporting 91 confirmed cases…
U.S. lawmaker urges Mexico border curbs to stop flu
• Swine Flu • Apr 30 09
A U.S. Congressman urged the government on Wednesday to restrict travel over the Mexico border to prevent the spread of deadly swine flu,…
5 Things You Need to Know About Swine Flu
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
Concern that the world could be on the brink of the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years escalated Sunday as France, Hong…
Swine Flu: to Panic Or Not, That Is the Question
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
Thanks to the 24-hour media coverage about swine flu, we’re all aware that a potential flu pandemic could be nigh. But before you stock…
Experts Available to Discuss Swine Flu
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
The University of Michigan School of Public Health and the U-M Health System have several experts available to discuss various aspects of the recent…
How Does a Person Catch Swine Flu?
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
What is swine flu, and how is swine flu different from other kinds of flu? How does a person catch swine flu?
Swine flu…
Swine Influenza and You - Questions & Answers
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
What is swine flu?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular…
Swine Flu (Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus)
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
What is the swine flu?
The swine influenza A (H1N1) virus that has infected humans in the U.S. and Mexico is a novel…
Swine Flu Antiviral Treatment
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
Suspected Cases
Empiric antiviral treatment is recommended for any ill person suspected to have swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Antiviral treatment with…
Swine influenza - update 4
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection.…
Swine influenza
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
The Emergency Committee, established in compliance with the International Health Regulations (2005), held its second meeting on 27 April 2009.
The Committee…
The Sky is Falling: An Analysis of the Swine Flu Affair of 1976
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
In 1976, due to an outbreak of influenza at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the United States set a precedent in immunology by attempting to…
CDC: Swine flu viruses in U.S. and Mexico match
• Swine Flu • Apr 29 09
U.S. health officials expressed concern Friday that a swine flu virus that has infected eight people in the United States matches samples of a…
The 1976 Swine Flu Outbreak
• Swine Flu • Apr 28 09
The 1976 swine flu outbreak at Fort Dix, New Jersey set a precedent in immunology through attempts to vaccinate an entire population of a…
Swine flu’s next move impossible to predict
• Swine Flu • Apr 28 09
Sometime in the last few years, as the world’s attention was focused on the bird flu that killed more than 250 people in Asia,…
Swine Flu: Health and Science Experts Available
• Swine Flu • Apr 28 09
Understanding Swine Flu
Thomas Fekete, M.D., Section Chief, Infectious Diseases at Temple University School of Medicine and Hospital, can break down the minute-by-minute…