Swine Flu' Strain Has Passed from Humans to Swine Nearly 400 Times Since 2009 July 27, 2023 — A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows ...

North Carolina egg and poultry producers worked to prevent the spread of avian flu known as H5N1. Egg shortages caused by the virus contributed to higher egg prices at the grocery stores.

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains tend to infect birds. But the potential for influenza A viruses that ...

The World Organization for Animal Health this week declared North Carolina’s commercial poultry farms bird flu-free, lifting a months-long suspension of poultry exports, according to a N.C ...

Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic potential, just like COVID-19 or swine flu. In the past three years, outbreaks of bird flu, formally called ...

The flu, often underestimated, poses a significant threat, especially to vulnerable populations. Recent data reveals a severe flu season in America, with tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds ...

At least three people in Sweden have died from a new wave of swine flu and experts are worried that more fatalities are on the way. Northern Sweden has been the hardest hit. Sweden's Minister of ...

The situation is compounded by the fact that this farm also reported cases of swine flu amongst its livestock. Instances of human-to-swine infection have occurred stateside before, but this ...

CDC data shows that people are seeking medical care for flu-like symptoms at the highest rates since 2009 during the swine flu outbreak. The CDC says that doctor’s visits for flu illnesses are ...

with some UK hospitals overwhelmed by the winter peak and the US recording the largest influenza season since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Dr Wright said the early spike in Australian cases was an ...