The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week ...

In the coming weeks, we'll know whether the current swine flu scare is a real pandemic or (hopefully) something much smaller. Either way, we are guaranteed to become a population with a heightened ...

Experts say there are signs that the most recent outbreak of H1N1 has peaked in the United States. But epidemiologists warn that Thanksgiving travel could help the swine flu make a comeback. Every ...

Remember when pandemics were something we only read about in history books? Good times. Today, we’re looking back at when Bulgaria swine flu became a big deal. It’s a story of how it spread, the ...

The swine flu viruses that usually spread among pigs aren't the same as human flu viruses. Swine flu doesn't often infect people, and the rare human cases that have occurred in the past have mainly ...

SEATTLE - At least five schools in Western Washington will be closed Friday, some as long as a week, because of the growing number of possible swine flu cases in the state, which has reached a total ...

Avian Influenza Detected Amid Crow Deaths Patna, Jan 31: The presence of avian influenza (H1N1), commonly referred to as bird ...

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Avian influenza (H1N1), commonly known as bird flu, has been officially confirmed in Darbhanga district of Bihar following a large number of crow deaths, triggering panic among residents and putting t ...