DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The H1N1 influenza is a new strain of the flu virus, not the swine flu that has infected U.S. pigs for 80 years, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Employees at day-care centers should be vaccinated against swine flu, U.S. health officials said Friday.
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Swine flu concerns have prompted Iranian officials to ban young children and the elderly from this year's Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, medics say.
BEIJING, July 18 (UPI) -- Eight swine flu cases in China have resulted in more than 100 U.K. and U.S. students and teachers being quarantined, officials say.
NEW DELHI, July 8 (UPI) -- The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in India is at 158 after five more individuals tested positive Wednesday, a health official says.
ATLANTA, June 19 (UPI) -- Summer camps in Georgia, California and North Carolina have reported probable cases of swine flu, federal health officials said.
RENFREW, Scotland, June 6 (UPI) -- A baby born prematurely to a woman critically ill with swine flu has shown no symptoms of the H1N1 virus, doctors in Scotland said.
KOBE, Japan, May 16 (UPI) -- Japan reported its first domestic infection of swine flu Saturday, officials said.
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.
