KOBE, Japan, May 16 (UPI) -- Japan reported its first domestic infection of swine flu Saturday, officials said.
SMITHFIELD, Va., May 6 (UPI) -- The head of Smithfield Foods says the swine flu outbreak has cut into sales of pork in the United States.
ATHENS, Greece, May 4 (UPI) -- British pop singer Tulisa Contostavlos was being tested for swine flu after she fell ill on a flight from England to Greece, her manager said.
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) -- Chinese government officials called reports that the H1N1 swine flu outbreak originated in China baseless.
LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- A member of the British Parliament stirred controversy with a Twitter posting that jokingly blamed the swine flu on a "Britain's Got Talent" singer.
LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- Health officials in Britain have announced plans to send information leaflets about swine flu to each of 25 million households.
SMITHFIELD, Va., April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. says it has not found any signs that a swine flu outbreak is connected to its two Mexican plants.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 28 (UPI) -- A Purdue University veterinarian says flu viruses are named for the first animal in which they are found; the current swine flu was discovered in pigs in 1930.
NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday as commodities were undermined by an outbreak of the swine flu.
