WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- The H1N1 flu virus that has spread internationally may be no more dangerous than common flu viruses, a top U.S. official said Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Top officials in the U.S. administration said Sunday the ongoing swine flu outbreak is likely not as serious as initial estimates predicted.
SAN DIEGO, May 3 (UPI) -- Health experts say they've traced the H1N1 swine flu virus to a 10-year-old boy from a military family in the San Diego area.
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The United States is working with Russia and other countries to halt the spread of the swine flu virus, a top U.S. public health official said Saturday.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 29 (UPI) -- Countries in Europe, Asia and South America, anxious about the swine flu outbreak, have banned pork imports despite assurances that consuming pork is safe.
MEXICO CITY , April 28 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of public venues have been closed to contain the spreading swine flu virus in Mexico City and throughout the country, officials say.
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said Sunday there is no evidence the outbreak of swine flu has affected swine and consumers cannot get the virus from eating pork.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 16 (UPI) -- Danish officials Thursday confirmed the H5N1 virus killed a buzzard found 50 miles south of Copenhagen in the nation's first known case of bird flu.
ATLANTA, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun a series of experiments to see how likely the bird flu virus could result in a human pandemic.
TOKYO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A study in Japan suggests influenza is becoming resistant to drugs -- such as Relenza and Tamiflu -- designed to treat the virus.
