Scientists have been worried that H5N1 might spread to pigs, which are considered a “mixing bowl” species for flu viruses ...

There are other types of flu that primarily infect animals, like bird flu and now swine flu. The real name for swine flu is H1N1 flu. It is called swine flu because a virus that causes this flu ...

A teenager has been hospitalised with bird flu in Canada, in the first suspected case to be found in the country.Officials ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.

African swine fever outbreak in Kottiyoor prompts culling of infected pigs and strict measures to prevent further spread.

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The new flu strain is similar to the swine flu that spread globally in 2009 A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged ...

All four flu pandemics — in 1918, 1957 and 1968 and the swine flu pandemic of 2009 — were caused by Type A viruses. Influenza B viruses, however, only circulate in humans. They are divided ...

It’s something the world has seen before. The swine flu pandemic of 2009 was a “quadruple-reassortant virus” made up of swine, avian and human flu genes. Over 60 million people got sick ...

H1N1 influenza A spread rapidly with alarming, early results. Health care professionals armed with a historical perspective and the latest treatment guidelines are best equipped to respond.

Pigs were the source of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic — also known as swine flu— and are capable of harboring different types of flu viruses. -- Kristine de Leon covers consumer health, retail ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral infection spread from bird to bird. The most common kind is the H5N1 strain. While swine flu isn't as scary as it seemed a few years ago, it's still ...