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.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. coalition of the dietary supplement industry advises against attempting to use dietary supplements as a swine flu remedy.
SHANGHAI, May 1 (UPI) -- The city of Shanghai has implemented emergency measures to help prepare for the possible arrival of swine flu, a health official says.
BEIJING, April 30 (UPI) -- China's health minister expressed confidence that the country could prevent and contain the H1N1 flu, or swine flu, virus.
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (UPI) -- Asian health officials activated pandemic plans, tightened border surveillance and stockpiled drugs, responding to a heightened worldwide alert on swine flu.
ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. and world health organizations are trying to gauge the severity of the swine flu outbreak to determine how quickly to produce vaccine, officials said.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 29 (UPI) -- European Union officials Wednesday rejected a French proposal to impose limits on flights to Mexico because of the swine flu outbreak, Prague Radio said.
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.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 28 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's health minister says his country has no facility to identify swine flu virus and will have to ask a foreign lab to test a suspected patient's sample.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists have recommended pig farm workers be monitored as part of influenza pandemic preparedness.
