MEXICO CITY, April 27 (UPI) -- The death toll in Mexico blamed on the contagious swine-flu virus has reached at least 149, Mexican officials said Monday.
ATLANTA, April 27 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization Monday elevated its international pandemic alert one step to Phase 4 in response to the swine flu outbreak.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 27 (UPI) -- Countries worldwide are taking precautions to prevent the swine flu outbreak from crossing their borders, the World Health Organization in Geneva said.
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.
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Sunday it has declared a public health emergency in a bid to stop the spread of a swine flu virus.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25 (UPI) -- A swine flu virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, international health officials said Saturday.
MEXICO CITY, April 24 (UPI) -- Mexican health officials Friday ordered schools closed around the capital for fear of worsening a swine flu outbreak that may have killed as many as 60 people.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists have recommended pig farm workers be monitored as part of influenza pandemic preparedness.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline said Monday it has been awarded a contract to supply pre-pandemic flu vaccine to the U.S. stockpile.
TOKYO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Japan's plans to cope with an outbreak of a human version of bird flu include declaring a state of emergency, closing schools and banning large gatherings.
