By JOHN MINER London and Middlesex residents will need two separate vaccinations if they want to be protected from the seasonal flu and the new H1N1 virus, …

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) — Philippine health officials confirmed two more cases of Influenza A/H1N1 on Saturday, bringing the total number of infected …

Two more Filipinos have tested positive for influenza A(H1N1) virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 16, the Department of …

MANILA: More than 23 million students were cleared to head back to schools across the Philippines next week despite the threat of H1N1 flu, officials said …

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) — The A/H1N1 flu continues to spread worldwide, with the number of confirmed cases soaring in Canada and the United States. …

MANILA, Philippines – The number of confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the Philippines has risen to 16, the Department of Health reported Saturday. …

MANILA, Philippines — School opening will push through as scheduled on June 1, the Department of Education (DepEd) said, rejecting last minute calls to …

MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) — Mexico’s health ministry on Friday updated the country’s death toll from A/H1N1 flu to 97, two more than the Thursday figure …

SANTIAGO, May 29 (Xinhua) — The Chilean Health ministry reported on Friday 25 new cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the country’s total confirmed infections to …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is reporting two more deaths from swine flu, bringing the country’s toll to 97. The Health Department says that 5029 people have …

QUITO, May 29 (Xinhua) — The Ecuadorian Health Ministry confirmed on Friday one new case of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the country’s total infections to 36. …

MEXICO CITY – MEXICO’S swine flu death toll rose by two to 97 on Friday, and the number of infected cases rose to nearly 5000, the health ministry said, …

The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A, or swine flu, in Hawaii has reached 82. The Hawaii Department of Health on Friday updated its Web site to …

In past decades, a smaller influenza wave has preceded pandemics, but experts say there is no way to predict if H1N1 is such a precursor. …

ATHENS, May 29 (Xinhua) — The fourth case of the A/H1N1 flu in Greece was confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Athens on Friday. According to the national …

MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) — Guatemala’s Health Minister Celso Cerezo on Friday reported the nation’s seventh confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu, …

GENEVA, May 29 (Xinhua) — Three more cases of A/H1N1 flu were confirmed in Switzerland on Friday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to …

Three more cases of swine flu were confirmed in Switzerland on Friday, bringing the total number to eight. The Federal Health Office said the first case on …

Nunavut has its first confirmed case of swine flu caused by the H1N1 influenza virus. The territory’s Health Department announced Friday that a person was …

Cases of the Swine Flu virus are growing throughout the Dayton area and suspected cases are threatening to close down an area middle school. …

GENEVA – H1N1 flu has now infected 15510 people in 53 countries since it was first uncovered last month in the United States and Mexico, the World Health …

The total number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza in the country rose to 14 as the Department of Health (DoH) reported four new confirmed cases on …

By Sheila Crisostomo Updated May 30, 2009 12:00 AM Nursing students wear face masks as they walk out of a hospital in Manila yesterday. …

The World Health Organisation has raised its global tally of swine flu infections to 15510, an increase of more than 2000 cases in two days. …

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has its first confirmed case of swine flu. Territorial health officials say an individual with pre-existing medical conditions …

Several lawmakers on Friday joined the clamor for the postponement of the start of classes scheduled on June 1 to prevent the spread of the A (H1N1) virus …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says its global tally of swine flu cases has increased to 15510. WHO says the disease has now been reported in 53 …

CANBERRA, May 27 (Reuters) – An Australian state hit hardest by the H1N1 virus will carry out mass treatment with anti-viral drugs for people suspected of …

The patient is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition. …

By Tara Malone | Tribune reporter The swine flu outbreak that closed nearly three dozen schools in the Chicago area amid early concerns about containing the …

HOUSTON, May 26 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in the state of North Carolina is likely much greater than the 14 that have been …

The number of cases is expected to jump in the next few days. (ABC News: Michael Sampey) Australians should brace for a spike in the number of swine flu …

New York, May 27 (PTI) Two patients, infected with the deadly swine flu virus have died here taking the number of people succumbing to the disease to four …

Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1), the country’s Health Ministry (MOH) said today. The patient, a 22-year-old Singaporean woman, …

SINGAPORE, May 27 (Reuters) – The Singapore government on Wednesday confirmed the city-state’s first H1N1 flu case, a 22-year-old Singaporean woman who is …

The Erie County Health Department notified News 4 Tuesday that it will no longer contact the local media to update new cases of the H1N1 virus. …

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s health ministry has confirmed the country’s first swine flu case, a 22-year-old local woman who picked up the virus after visiting …

SINGAPORE (Xinhua) – A 22-year-old Singaporean woman was confirmed to be Singapore’s first case of Influenza A/H1N1 on Wednesday. …

SWINE FLU is getting closer to home than previously thought and medical organisations are questioning Government’s ability to cope with a possible outbreak. …

SEOUL, May 27 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s health authorities said Wednesday they have confirmed two more cases of Influenza A/H1N1, raising the number of …

GUANGZHOU — The health authorities of southern China’s Guangdong Province reported a new suspected A(H1N1) influenza case early Wednesday. …

NEW YORK (AP) — The deaths of two more New Yorkers were linked to swine flu Tuesday as the city struggled to contain the outbreak of the virus in its …

Ohio now has 16 confirmed cases of Swine Flu, including the second in the Dayton region. The H1N1 virus is now in nine different counties as it continues to …

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says there are no plans to restrict domestic travel despite an expected jump in the number of swine flu cases. …

By Alex Wong, Getty Images By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The nation’s epidemic of new H1N1 flu may have peaked except in New York , New Jersey and New …

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the decision to let passengers leave a cruise ship in Sydney on Monday, including some confirmed or suspected …

The number of confirmed cases in Victoria has risen to 32. (Supplied: US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) The number of confirmed cases of swine …

The Pacific Dawn cruise ship has left behind 14 confirmed cases of Swine Flu. 05/09 Sky News Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews says three new swine …

A THIRD case of swine flu has been confirmed in the Republic, the Department of Health has said. Its chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said that the …

The World Health Organization isn’t yet ready to advise vaccine makers on whether they should divert production to make swine flu shots instead of vaccines …

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has confirmed a total of 12954 A(H1N1) cases and 92 deaths. Around 439 new cases of swine flu was added to its …

The number of swine flu cases in Australia has risen to 44, with eight more Victorians confirmed as having the virus and Queensland recording a further five …

GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that nearly 13000 people have been confirmed infected with the new H1N1 flu strain …

A 44-year-old Scarborough man with chronic health problems who died suddenly Saturday had swine flu, but results of the test done when he was ill didn’t …

By AP GENEVA — The World Health Organization has added 439 new cases of swine flu to its global tally, raising its total of confirmed cases to 12954. …

Victorian health authorities do not yet know which schools seven children diagnosed with swine flu today attend. The number of Victorian swine flu sufferers …

A two-year-old boy has become one of the latest people in the UK to be confirmed as having swine flu. The toddler is thought to have contracted the disease …

By Emily Cook 26/05/2009 He is thought to have contracted the disease from a 29-year-old woman recently returned from America and who was diagnosed on …

A boy of two is confirmed to have swine flu after contracting it from a woman who returned from America. The toddler, from Oxford, is receiving anti-viral …

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — The number of A/H1N1 flu cases continued to rise in the world as authorities called for continued vigilance against the new …

A man, 41, is under week-long quarantine and is being treated after his condition was confirmed on Monday evening. The Canberran resident travelled from the …

SEOUL, May 26 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s health authorities on Tuesday confirmed an additional case of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the …

QUITO, May 25 (Xinhua) — Ecuadorian Health Minister Caroline Chang said on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu has risen from 17 to …

By RHODRI PHILLIPS A BOY aged two was among four new cases of swine flu confirmed yesterday – bringing the UK total to 137. The toddler is thought to have …

SANTIAGO, May 25 (Xinhua) — The Chilean Health Ministry on Monday reported eight new cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to …

A Canberra man who has become one of Australia’s latest confirmed swine flu case says he doesn’t even feel very ill. The 41-year-old returned to Canberra …

A SECOND CASE of swine flu has been confirmed in the Republic, the Department of Health said last evening. Its chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said …

Victoria’s swine flu tally has climbed rapidly to 24 with 10 cases confirmed on Tuesday, as schoolchildren bear the brunt of the potentially deadly virus. …

PUTRAJAYA: Health authorities have cleared 17 of 26 people isolated on Sunday at various hospitals against influenza A (H1N1). Health director-general Tan …

BY LES HORTON, Posted on » Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Bahrain’s defences against swine flu or any other potential pandemic have been seriously undermined by the …

By MANDEEP SINGH, Posted on » Tuesday, May 26, 2009 PRIVATE hospitals were yesterday threatened with closure if they undermined Bahrain’s efforts to keep …

OTTAWA, May 25 (Xinhua) — A 44-year-old man has died of A/H1N1flu in Toronto, the second such case in Canada, health officials said on Monday. …

AP UK health officials say the number of swine flu cases reported in Britain has risen to 137. Meanwhile Ireland has confirmed its second case of the virus. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada has recorded its second death linked to the H1N1 swine flu strain, health officials said on Monday. …

AP UK health officials say the number of swine flu cases reported in Britain has risen to 137. Meanwhile Ireland has confirmed its second case of the virus. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada has recorded its second death linked to the H1N1 swine flu strain, health officials said on Monday. …

26 May 2009By Alexandra Odynova / The Moscow TimesA Kaluga man who returned from his honeymoon in the Dominican Republic has been hospitalized with Russia’s …

By Joe Schneider May 25 (Bloomberg) — A 44-year-old man in Toronto died after contracting swine flu, the first confirmed death in Ontario and the second in …

Two children aboard a cruise ship that arrived in Sydney on Monday are the latest Australian swine flu cases. The boys bring to 22 the number of people …

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials are confirming that a Toronto man with swine flu has died. It is the second death of a Canadian with the virus. …

The government says it’s to expand the health information campaign on the H1N1 Flu, saying that with over 12000 cases in 43 countries, …

TORONTO — Ontario health officials say the province’s first fatal swine flu case had an unspecified chronic medical condition and died rapidly. …

“Laboratory test results have today confirmed a second case of Influenza Type A (H1N1) in Ireland,” said a statement released by the HSE. …

The Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan said the emergence of this latest case did not come as a surprise. …

A second case of swine flu has been confirmed in Ireland, health chiefs said. The Irish Department of Health said the patient is a woman living in the east …

TORONTO — A 44-year-old Toronto man with swine flu and “a chronic pre-existing medical condition” has died, Ontario’s acting chief medical officer of …

By Sheila Crisostomo Updated May 26, 2009 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is currently searching for 50 people who were guests …

Health experts agree that a worldwide influenza epidemic (pandemic) is inevitable. The only unknown is when it will occur and how severe it will be. …

FOLLOWING A second confirmed case of influenza A(H1N1) infection, the Department of Health (DoH) yesterday announced 10 new suspected afflictions that have …

The World Health Organisation literally changed the rules of the game while playing it last week, when it said it was rethinking the criteria it would use …

THOUSANDS of Victorian children will be kept home from school this week after more cases of swine flu caused the closure of another school yesterday and …

LEADING medical researchers say lives will be saved if information on suspected and confirmed cases of swine flu is immediately available through a national …

Four more people have been confirmed with the swine flu virus, taking the total number in the UK to 137, health officials said. The four new cases, …

So far 20 Australians have been diagnosed with swine flu, including the first confirmed case in Western Australia. Children and teachers returning from …

THE Department of Health (DOH) chief is eyeing a shift in the strategy for detecting the Influenza A(H1N1) virus to an “early detection and case management …

The number of confirmed cases is growing daily yet the so-called swine flu’s relative lack of clout has surprised experts. Nick Miller reports. …

THE global tally of recorded swine flu cases has risen to 12515, including 91 deaths, the United Nations’ World Health Organisation said today. …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says Honduras, Iceland and Kuwait have become the latest countries to confirm cases of swine flu. …

By Alexis Madrigal The genetic portrait of the novel swine flu strain that’s still spreading around the globe has been completed, but some mysteries remain. …

The World Health Organisation warns that swine flu infections are likely to become worse and cause more deaths. It calls for the H1N1 strain to be watched …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists are moving a step closer to a possible swine flu vaccine, analyzing two candidate viruses that might be used to brew …

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The most complete analysis yet of the new H1N1 swine flu virus shows it must have …

GENEVA, May 22 (Xinhua) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday again warned governments of the danger and unpredictability of the …

By Jimmy Chuang Three more people have tested positive for the (A)H1N1 flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, bringing Taiwan’s …

Five new cases of swine flu have been confirmed, taking the UK total to 117, health officials said. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the new cases …

By HENRY OWOURPosted Friday, May 22 2009 at 18:35 It was first named Mexican flu and when Mexico protested, it was renamed swine flu and this annoyed animal …

LONDON — British health authorities have confirmed five new cases of swine flu, bringing the country’s total to 117. The Health Protection Authority said …

TORONTO — An international team of researchers warns pig populations will need to be closely monitored in future for emerging influenza viruses. …

GENEVA: The global swine flu caseload has reached the 10000 mark and the crisis has escalated in Asia, despite stringent government efforts to contain the …

By SHARON OTTERMAN Japanese authorities began to ease measures aimed at controlling the spread of swine flu on Friday, saying the virus was not as lethal as …

By JURO OSAWA TOKYO — Japanese makers of surgical masks say that despite boosting production amid the spread of A/H1N1 influenza, they can’t keep up with …

By Jason Gale Japan’s swine flu taskforce eased policies on quarantine and flight inspections and downplayed the severity of the virus in new guidelines …

MANILA, May 22 (Xinhua) — The spread of the influenza A/H1N1 virus may pick up in the Asia Pacific region with the onset of southern winter and the threat …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says Chile, Japan and the United States have reported dozens of new swine flu cases, taking the global tally to 11168 …

TOKYO, May 22 (Xinhua) — The Japanese government revised its policies on fighting against the A/H1N1 flu due to relatively low fatality, even though the …

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) — Two more countries in Latin America and Asia — Honduras and the Philippine — have reported their first confirmed A/H1N1 …

By Stuart Biggs and Eijiro Ueno May 22 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu spread to more people in Japan as the government moderated its response to the outbreak, …

The number of confirmed deaths from the A(H1N1) influenza virus in the US rose to nine after the death of a young man in Utah, the federal Centres for …

GENEVA, May 21 (Xinhua) — The world’s total number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 11034, including 85 deaths, the World Health Organization …

GENEVA – WHO chief Margaret Chan on Thursday listed criteria that might prompt her to declare a flu pandemic, including the spread of swine flu in the …

TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) — With new cases reported in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu amounted to 290 in Japan on Thursday. …

A CLASSMATE of three brothers infected with swine flu has gone done with the potentially fatal bug. She was one of two new cases diagnosed pn Thursday night …

AP The Department of Health made the announcement in a cell phone text message Thursday but did not provide details. The island’s first case was reported …

CANBERRA, May 21 (Xinhua) — Two more cases of A/H1N1 flu, including a classmate of a Melbourne boy already diagnosed with the illness, have been detected …

GENEVA – The World Health Organization has raised its tally of swine flu cases around the world to 11034 and 85 deaths. WHO says most of the new 791 cases …

By Rachael Brown for PM Two people in Melbourne are the most recent Australians to contract the virus. (AAP: William West) Another two cases of swine flu …

TWO more cases of human swine flu in Victoria have been detected tonight, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said. One is a classmate of the 10-year-old boy …

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) – Shares of Japanese medical mask makers rose on Thursday, a day after the first case of the H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in Tokyo, …

Mexico City: The number of confirmed deaths from influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico has risen to 75, the health ministry said. The ministry said on Wednesday that …

MARK COLVIN: Australia’s swine flu count rose to seven today after two cases were confirmed in Victoria and New South Wales. In Melbourne, a Mexican tourist …

PUTRAJAYA, May 21 (Bernama) — Malaysian students abroad, especially in the United States planning to come home during the summer holidays are advised to …

By Stuart Biggs and Eijiro Ueno May 21 (Bloomberg) — Two high school students have been confirmed as the first cases of swine flu in the Tokyo area after …

AP The mclean County Health Department on Wednesday announced that a 55-year-old man tested positive for the virus earlier this week. …

By : Annie Freeda Cruez Malaysia has tabled a recommendation to the World Health Organisation that all nations should screen their citizens and travellers …

AT least one other Victorian is being tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus, potentially raising the number of infected cases to five. …

By Isabel Reynolds and Yoko Nishikawa TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) – The spread of the new H1N1 virus in Asia showed no signs of slowing on Thursday as new …

The tally of new-influenza infections in Japan continues to rise, reaching 283 on Thursday with new cases confirmed in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures mostly …

By Simon Lauder for The World Today and staff Australia’s health alert level has not been increased despite the new cases. (AAP Image: Dave Hunt) The World …

AP British health authorities have confirmed two new cases of swine flu, bringing the country’s total to 109 and passing Spain to become the hardest-hit …

Contracting swine flu from a woman coughing on the subway is now a greater threat than getting the virus from a Mexican vacationer, health officials …

A SWINE flu pandemic could infect up to half the population of Wales, the Health Minister said today. Edwina Hart said the NHS, councils and other …

With eight students from one Valley Stream school diagnosed with swine flu, closing the school through the holiday weekend made the most sense under the …

The confirmed tally of swine flu cases worldwide has risen to 10243, including 80 deaths, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. …

SUSPECTED CASES of influenza A/H1N1 that were discharged rose to 67 even as the Department of Health (DoH) identified two new cases and is still waiting for …

Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials: …

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed and probable human A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 5710 in 48 US states, with eight deaths, …

By DAN CHILDS and LAUREN COX A month after swine first appeared on the global health scene, a growing number of schools in New York, Houston and Boston have …

Thank God, a swine flu vaccine is in the making, although the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a recent report that the virus samples are not growing …

Two new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in London, taking the UK total to 109, health officials said. The Department of Health said the new cases …

GENEVA, May 20 (Xinhua) — The world’s total number of lab confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 10243, including 80 deaths, the World Health Organization …

JUST a few weeks ago, the World Health Organisation was warning that a swine flu pandemic could infect up to a third of the world’s population. …

By Kate Sikora FIVE new Australian swine flu cases were confirmed yesterday as the deadly virus officially arrived in NSW. Last night the Federal Government …

WEDNESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Underscoring the belief that the new H1N1 swine flu is no more dangerous than regular flu, US health officials said …

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization, on Tuesday urged 30 …

By JoNel Aleccia There may be no vaccine yet to protect against the spreading swine flu, but in a season when ordinary influenza is also threatening to …

Swine flu cases worldwide have soared past 10000 as health chiefs continued discussions in Geneva on how best to fight the disease. …

The number of confirmed swine flu cases around the world has passed the 10000 mark, according to the World Health Organisation. The UN agency says the virus …

SYDNEY (AP): Australia confirmed four new cases of swine flu on Wednesday, including two schoolboys whose classes were quarantined as a precaution. …

SYDNEY, May 20, (Reuters) – Australia confirmed four new cases of H1N1 on Wednesday, with three brothers and another child diagnosed with “swine flu” after …

MOSCOW, May 20 (Xinhua) — Russia is actively developing a vaccine against the A/H1N1 flu virus, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday. …

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. As schools shut down because of the flu — with a dozen closed in New York and hundreds in Texas and Japan — health officials are …

NEW YORK (CNN) — Four more New York City public schools and one private school will close for a week after an increase of reports of students with flu-like …

By Rob Waters May 18 (Bloomberg) — A New York assistant school principal became the sixth person in the US to die of swine flu as a health official warned …

NEW YORK (CNN) — An assistant principal who died after being hospitalized with the H1N1 virus did have an underlying condition, the New York City’s health …

NEW YORK (JTA) — A Jewish New Yorker was the city’s first fatality from swine flu. Mitchell Wiener, an assistant principal at Intermediate School 238 in …

BY AJ VOELPEL | lidesk@newsday.com Five Long Island school districts that have had confirmed cases of swine flu are opting to stay open, citing federal …

BY DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN | Special to Newsday Bouquets of flowers and lighted candles sat outside the front entrance to IS 238 in Hollis, Queens, …

The swine flu virus that has infected people around the world has now been tied to the death of an assistant principal at a public school in New York City, …

A school assistant principal became New York City’s first death linked to swine flu. Mitchell Wiener died Sunday evening, he had been sick with the virus …

NEW YORK: A school assistant principal who was sick for several days with swine flu yesterday became the first person in the city to die as a result of the …

New York reports its first Swine Flu death and officials are warning the public to expect new severe cases. (Bloomberg News)

By Sarah Rubenstein The new flu strain took the life of an assistant principal at a New York City school over the weekend, and the city closed more schools …

The swine-flu epidemic is already expected to dominate the WHO’s annual meeting, a five-day event in Geneva. By The New York Times NEW YORK — An assistant …

By John Lauerman and Shannon Pettypiece May 18 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu claimed its first death in New York and sickened more students in Japan as the …

New York, May 18 (PTI) New York City recorded its first swine flu death as a teacher of a local school died after falling ill last week. …

A New York assistant principal becomes the city’s first victim. A health official says complications probably played a role in the man’s death. …

A New York school teacher died of swine flu on Sunday, the first fatality from the virus in the US state. Mitchell Wiener, the assistant headmaster of …

HONG KONG, May 18 (Xinhua) — The number of A/H1N1 cases in Japan has reached 144 after 48 more infections were confirmed Monday in Osaka and Hyogo …

MANILA, Philippines – An 11-month-old Filipino boy who just came from Japan has been placed under quarantine by the government for possible infection of the …

New Delhi (PTI): Two fellow passengers of the lone positive case for swine flu in India have been hospitalised with symptoms of the dreaded disease. …

JAPANESE health officials are trying to track down the source of a sudden swine flu outbreak in the Osaka-Kobe region where more than 120 cases have been …

GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization says she is not raising the world swine flu alert level just yet. …

GENEVA, May 18 (Reuters) – The H1N1 flu virus is likely to keep spreading rapidly between people, within countries and across the globe, the head of the …

By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Until late last week Japan had thought it had kept the swine flu out but dozens of cases of the virus have been …

By Ishaan Tharoor / Hong Kong Monday, May. 18, 2009 Kyodo News / AP In a sudden surge that took Asian health officials by surprise, the Japanese health …

The number of cases of Mexican flu in Japan has risen rapidly to 135. The virus has spread quickly in the cities of Osaka and Kobe. …

The Philippines has had 62 people quarantined for influenza A (H1N1) since May 1, 2009, and 61 of them were found negative of the H1N1 virus, the Department …

GENEVA: The outbreaks of a new type of influenza in Japan’s big cities are drawing global attention and the country’s responses are hoped to set an example …

GENEVA, May 18 (Xinhua) — The 62nd World Health Assembly (WHA) opened here on Monday to discuss a number of global health issues, notably the world’s …

Experts believe that swine flu remains a serious threat despite the relatively low numbers of cases in the UK and none in Wales. Dr Brendan Mason explains …

Concerns over swine flu have shut down schools in Japan. 121 people are confirmed to have swine flu. That is up from four on Friday. (May 18)

By EDUARDO GONZALEZ, MD Q: I read your column on the swine flu and I have several questions that maybe you can answer in a future column. …

By Dona Pazzibugan, Anna Valmero MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) An 11-month-old Filipino boy who came from Japan has been placed under observation for …

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — Chile on Sunday reported its first two A/H1N1 flu cases while rising domestic infections in Japan caused concerns of the World …

The swine-flu epidemic is already expected to dominate the WHO’s annual meeting, a five-day event in Geneva. By The New York Times NEW YORK — An assistant …

– Health experts are looking very closely at the spread of the H1N1 flu among people in Spain, Britain and Japan, a WHO official said Sunday as Japan …

By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) — Fears of a spreading swine-flu outbreak grew Monday amid a sudden reported increase in cases in Japan …

Tokyo: The number of new swine-flu infections in Japan rose to 130 on Monday, the Kyodo News agency reported, citing its own calculations. …

By Masatsugu Horie May 18 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s confirmed swine flu cases ballooned to more than 100 over the weekend, prompting schools to shut and …

New on the agenda at Monday’s annual general meeting of the World Health Organization: the spread of swine flu to Japan, which suddenly has 121 confirmed …

After high school students in Kobe and in Osaka Prefecture were confirmed infected with the new flu strain Saturday and Sunday, respectively, …

HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) — The number of infection cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the Asia-Pacific region hit 121 on Sunday and the region is now facing …

The Mountain States Employers Council is advising member businesses to take basic preparations in the face of the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. …

The number of cases of Mexican flu in Japan has risen rapidly to 93. The first cases were reported on Saturday in people who had not been abroad. …

Six possible cases of swine flu in Scotland are being investigated, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said. Five people who were suspected of having the …

By Masaki Kondo and Mathew Carr May 17 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu sickened 21 more students in Japan, and Turkey reported its first case of the potentially …

TOKYO – Japanese health officials have confirmed 26 more cases of swine flu bringing the country’s total to 74. The Health and Welfare Ministry and …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — The third confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu on Chinese mainland had no sign of fever or other symptoms when entering the country on …

The number of people confirmed with swine flu in the UK passed the 100 mark after 14 more cases were diagnosed, the Health Protection Agency has said. …

LONDON – British health authorities have reported 14 new cases of swine flu, bringing the country’s total to 101. The Health Protection Authority said …

TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) – The number of cases of H1N1 flu in Japan climbed to 44 on Sunday with the disease spreading mainly among high school students in …

ZAMBOANGA CITY—The local health office here is making the necessary preparations for an information campaign on the Influenza A (H1N1) virus when classes …

Swine flu is spreading among high school students in Japan, with the number of confirmed cases now at 44. Authorities have closed almost 600 schools in an …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Scientists around the world have made several breakthroughs in studies on the Influenza A/H1N1 virus since the outbreak of the …

The World Health Organisation has raised its tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 8480 in 39 countries, including 72 deaths. …

More than 1000 educational facilities—kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools—in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures have decided to suspend …

The number of cases of domestic new flu infections in Japan hit 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 high school and college students as well as their family …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Influenza A/H1N1 continued to spread around the world on Sunday as more than 8450 people in 39 countries have been confirmed to …

BEIJING (Xinhua) – The following are the latest developments on A/H1N1 flu outbreaks worldwide today, according to the World Health Organization and …

By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey and India confirmed their first cases of H1N1 flu on Saturday, all involving airline passengers arriving …