Evidence suggests that the global swine flu pandemic of 2009 began in central Mexico, according to research supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National ...

As of last Friday, there were 718 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Costa Rica (CNN)-- Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, the ...

(AP) -- Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have ...

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can ...

China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the H1N1 flu virus, a health official said Wednesday, but flu drugs and vaccines still work against it. Flu viruses mutate easily, and ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the ...

One school nurse in Sacramento, Calif., is at the center of the H1N1 swine flu epidemic, dabbing the noses of sick kids and comforting panicked parents as they push for vaccine, information and ...

The case has been reported to the World Health Organization – raising the spectre of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, when a similar virus spread rapidly around the world. The new infection involves the A ...

UC Santa Cruz has prepared this page in an effort to keep members of the campus community informed about the H1N1 flu. Please review the information presented here, including the precautions you can ...