The national capital has reported a sharp spike in swine flu virus infection cases in the past 24 hours, according to news reports. More than 50 per cent of the households are said to have at least ...

A new study has identified an influenza virus circulating in pigs that shows multiple traits associated with pandemic potential. Known as H1N2, the virus belongs to a lineage of flu viruses that ...

The disease originally was nicknamed swine flu because the virus that causes the d isease originally jumped to humans from the live pigs in which it evolved. The virus is a "reassortant" -- a mix of ...

"There is no reason for panic." Amid the sprawling coronavirus pandemic, scientists around the world also have been keeping a close watch on another potentially dangerous virus: swine flu. Through ...

May 8 -- FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The number of confirmed or suspected cases of swine flu in the United States was approaching 1,900, federal health officials said late Thursday, with most ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising ...

As international fears of a swine flu pandemic rise, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat the outbreak. Swine flu is a ...

A class 9 student from a school in Kerala’s Kollam has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu fever, health officials have confirmed. According to officials, three other students from the same class have ...

CARSON CITY ” State officials on Monday outlined aggressive efforts to deal with swine flu in the event the contagious virus, which has been detected in several other states, shows up in Nevada. While ...