The swine flu epidemic has spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America, experts have said, with world health officials saying at least 1,000 people have been affected worldwide.
- NINE new cases of swine flu – seven of them in children – were confirmed in the U...
- The number of British people infected with swine flu increased to 27 yesterday and tw...
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- Leaflets giving information about swine flu and advice on how to prevent its spread a...
- The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK has risen to 15. The increase, f...
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H3N2 strains are treatable by Tamiflu and other antiviral drugs, but the other, H1N1 Type A strains are more resistant. Of all flu samples tested this year, 4.6 percent have been resistant to antiviral medications. That's up from fewer than 1 percent last year.
Vaccine producers are taking steps to develop a flu shot that would prevent infections from the swine flu, or H1N1, that is circulating around the globe. That could take six months, but researchers are looking for new ways to speed up the process.
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The U.S. government expects to have flu vaccines ready for both the new strain of the H1N1 virus and the seasonal flu by autumn, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Sunday. Sebelius said the government is accelerating production of vaccine...
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What is H1N1 (swine flu)?
H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in April 2009 in the United States. Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have...
What is swine flu? Swine influenza is a disease in pigs. The virus currently transmitting among people is now generally referred to as swine flu, although the origin of the disease is still under investigation. There is no evidence of this strain of the disease...
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Leaflets containing information about the swine flu virus are to be distributed to households across the UK. Dozens of people across the country are being tested for the infection, with the first two confirmed cases being Iain and Dawn Askham, of Polmont, near...
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The Foreign Office is regularly updating its travel advice to all countries. You should check their website for the latest travel alerts or call 0845 850 2829 for the latest advice. The situation is changing rapidly. It's vitally important that you check for the...
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Multinational companies imposed travel bans on their employees as panic over a global swine flu pandemic intensified – creating a nightmare scenario for airlines.
Honda, the Japanese car company, said it was suspending all overseas trips...
The civil servant arrested for leaking Home Office documents to the Tories has said he does not regret doing so as he believed it was in the public interest. Christopher Galley also told the BBC he was only responsible for four of the 20 documents leaked over...
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