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. …

By Henry Goldman May 15 (Bloomberg) — An assistant principal was hospitalized in critical condition and three New York City public schools shut in a …

PTI / New York May 15, 2009, 9:27 IST The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said that nearly 6500 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu the …

NEW YORK (CNN) — Five new cases of the H1N1 virus in New York City schools will force three schools to close for a week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a …

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Over 200 new A/H1N1 cases have been added to the tally of confirmed cases worldwide on Thursday as the world scrambles for …

NEW YORK, May 14 (Xinhua) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the city will close three more schools in its Queens borough due to reports …

Laboratory tests confirmed two cases, previously classed as probable, were swine flu, bringing New Zealand’s total number of confirmed cases to nine, …

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Three public schools in Queens were closed Thursday because of outbreaks of possible swine flu, and an assistant principal was in …

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s health ministry on Thursday announced a new suspected case of A/H1N1 flu, raising the number of suspected cases …

By SUZANNE SATALINE A New York City assistant school principal has fallen critically ill with the H1N1 flu, the same virus that killed a woman in south …

OTTAWA–Canada will wait for advice from the World Health Organization before telling pharmaceutical companies to begin making a vaccine for the current …

By Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News ServiceMay 14, 2009 Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq is heading a delegation of Canadian health officials and while in …

GENEVA, May 14 (Xinhua) — An expert meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday made no decision on whether manufacturers should start …

New York City has closed 3 public schools after another swine flu outbreak left one staff member in critical condition and sent hundreds of kids home with …

UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (UPI) — The United Nations’ World Health Organization said Thursday there are nearly 6500 laboratory-confirmed cases of the swine …

NEW YORK (CNN) — Three New York City schools will be closed Friday due to an unusual number of students with “flu-like symptoms,” said Mayor Michael …

By Greg Chang May 14 (Bloomberg) — Three New York City schools are closing for at least five school days starting tomorrow because of high levels of …

By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Britain will not be able to vaccinate the whole population against a potential winter epidemic of swine flu, Alan Johnson, …

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has closed three schools to deal with another swine flu outbreak. An official familiar with the situation tells The Associated …

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The swine flu virus did not result from a laboratory accident, the World Health Organization said Thursday, working to debunk rumors …

MEXICO CITY, May 14 (Xinhua) — Mexico’s Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said on Thursday that the government had confirmed four more deaths …

By Anemona Hartocollis AND Javier C. Hernandez Updated, 9:29 pm | In the first serious case of swine flu in New York City, an assistant principal of a …

GENEVA, May 6 (Xinhua) — As the A/H1N1 flu virus continues to spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated recently that it’s possible to …

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2009 (AFP) – A leading US health official said Wednesday he still expects the swine flu outbreak to reach the level of a pandemic, …

The novel strain of flu virus that’s been stoking fear of a pandemic appears to be acting a lot like regular flu in the United States, except that it tends …

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

Eight additional cases have been confirmed today for a total of 54 in British Columbia. The individuals have either recovered or are recovering. …

(05-06) 17:28 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Even as Bay Area children returned to school Wednesday with reassurance from public health officials that the swine flu …

There had been no increase in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of swine flu overnight, the Ministry of Health said today. …

by Richard Knox The H1N1 swine flu virus in the influenza laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. …

The H1N1 flu virus is hitting younger people harder than the rest of the population, US officials said today. In the United States the median age for …

THE number of confirmed US swine flu cases surged by 60 per cent today to 642 from 403, with infections reported in three more states and the death toll now …

by Jonathan Serrie School closings are no longer recommended for controlling the spread of the H1N1 “swine flu” virus. The Centers for Disease Control and …

WEDNESDAY, May 6 (healthday News) — While the large majority of US cases of swine flu continue to be mild, those who are hospitalized with more severe …

of NYC outbreaks; INCORPORATES material in BC-NY–Swine Flu-NY Schools Reopen; CHANGES dateline. ALBANY, NY (AP) _ New York state Health Commissioner …

CHICAGO, May 6 (Xinhua) — There are now 225 confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu in the US state Illinois, the Department of Public Health of the state said in a …

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States now has 642 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 flu, with two deaths, …

AP TRENTON, NJ – Health officials say two more probable cases of swine flu have been identified in New Jersey. The Burlington County Health Department said …

ATLANTA (AP) — People hospitalized in the United States for swine flu are turning out to be younger than is typical for regular flu. …

By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Wednesday they remain concerned about the new H1N1 influenza strain despite lifting a …

LONDON, May 6 (Xinhua) — Four new cases of the A/H1N1 flu cases were confirmed on Wednesday in Britain, bringing the total number to 32 in the country. …

HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the Asia-Pacific region drops to eight as New Zealand ruled out one case …

MANILA, Philippines – Several times in history, flu viruses mutate so radically that they could trigger a pandemic that could claim millions of lives …

NEW YORK (AP) — The two remaining New York City-area schools shuttered over suspected swine flu cases have reopened as concerns over the virus ease. …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The number of Mexicans who died from the new flu virus has jumped to 42, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said on …