swine flu

ST. PETERSBURG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- A surge of influenza, including swine flu and Hong Kong flu, was detected in Russia over the past week. Interfax reports that the Russian Research Institute of Influenza confirmed 557 cases of swine flu in 45 cities and 360 cases of Hong Kong flu in 44 cities across ...

"There is always a risk of a new influenza virus pandemic, but there is no need to panic. Yes, the UK is has been experiencing one of the worst influenza season since the 2009 swine flu pandemic; however, this is due to a reduced effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine and not because the currently ...

The Ministry of Health in Laikipia County has issued an alert after samples taken from patients suffering from flu confirmed presence of A1 H1N1 Prototype 9 Influenza Virus also known as Swine flu. The samples taken from patients at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital were confirmed on Tuesday and ...

Sniffles, coughing and fevers, oh my! February marks the peak for influenza season, which this year is proving to be particularly nasty. The Center for Disease Control reports a record-breaking year, the worst since the H1N1 swine flu in 2009. Like the rest of the nation, UC Davis was hit hard this year.

NEW DELHI: One person has died and 22 others have been found positive for swine flu in Delhi this year, as on February 18. ... Swine flu, caused by H1N1 influenza virus, was reported in the country in 2009 when it assumed epidemic proportions, killing as many as 981 people and infecting 27,236.

When nurse Meleney Gallagher was told to line up with her colleagues on the renal ward at Sunderland Royal Hospital, for her swine flu vaccination, she had no idea the injection she was about to have had not gone through the usual testing process. It had been rushed into circulation after the swine flu ...

At least 88 people died and 976 others were tested positive for H1N1 influenza in Rajasthan so far this year. Earlier on January 20, Rajasthan Health director VK Singh Mathur said that the health department is "well equipped" to control the situation, adding that they are looking for ways to combat it.

Germany's federal government introduced new legislation on Wednesday that would relax regulation on hunting wild boar amidst fears of spreading African swine flu. Until now, the season for hunting boar was restricted to between mid-June and the end of January. But the new bill, which is expected to be ...

Hundreds of people with symptoms similar to those of swine flu are flocking to Nanyuki District Hospital for treatment. County acting Chief Officer in Charge of Health Donald Mogoi said the hospital attends to more than 300 people with symptoms of swine flu in a day, after reports emerged last week that ...