Two suspected patients of H1N1 flu, who arrived from Spain and the US, have been kept under observation. The patients were moved to the Naidu municipal hospital
The first case of swine flu in China was confirmed Monday as the epidemic continued moving around the world, with the World Health Organization reporting about 4,700 laboratory-confirmed cases in 30 countries.
Communication with a Chinese man, being treated for the new H1N1 strain of flu, was broadcast at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province Monday.
BHUBANESWAR: The swine flu panic across the globe has prompted the Orissa Government to go in for a reality check.
With scant information available on pig population, the Directorate of Veterinary Services and Animal Husbandry today decided to launch a mapping of pig farming both in the organised and unorganised sectors to be able to keep a watch when there is an outbreak.
Virology Will the H1N1 virus trigger a pandemic similar to the 1918, 1957 and the 1968 events? Kalyan Ray cites researcher Daniel Perez, who showed that an avian flu virus requires relatively fewer mutations to spread rapidly between mammals.
With the world overcoming the initial pangs over swine flu (H1N1) outbreak, new questions have come up on the Mexican H1N1 virus
China has recorded its first case of the virus commonly known as swine flu, a 30-year-old man who flew last Friday from St. Louis to Chengdu, the Health Ministry said Monday.
The number of confirmed H1N1 swine flu cases in humans jumped by nearly 1,000 cases in one day, with the deadly virus now found in 29 countries across the globe.
On Sunday, the World Health Organisation said the number of confirmed cases of H1N1
The new H1N1 virus, which threatens to set off an influenza pandemic, is a mishmash of swine, human and bird flu genes drawn from two flu strains that infected pigs. But it is still not clear where the new virus first made its leap from pigs into humans.
Japanese health officials reported four confirmed cases and Tawian two cases of the A/H1N1 virus stemming from overseas flights, while Australia reported its first case but said the victim has recovered and is no longer contagious.
