Epidemic News

The H1N1 flu pandemic is forcing the hospitalization of a steadily growing number of New Brunswickers, says the province's chief medical officer of health.

I remember it well. My husband had just had serious surgery, and I was asked to leave the hospital to write about congressional hearings on the flu vaccine shortage.

Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:28am EST - People practice coughing into their sleeves as a way to try to control the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, during a meeting for workers at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore, September 3, 2009.

Ukraine's presidential election in January could be postponed because of swine flu, a newspaper quoted a government official as saying yesterday.

Passengers wearing protective masks walk inside Mexico's city subway. Canadians should be prepared to hear about more swine flu deaths in the coming weeks as the H1N1 pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down, the country's top doctor warned Nov.

More than 199 countries and overseas territories have reported lab-confirmed cases of A influenza as of November 1, resulting in more than 6000 deaths, according to figures released Friday by the World Health Organization .

A Penobscot County young adult is the second death linked to H1N1 influenza in Maine, and the first since August, according to a press release issued by the Maine CDC in the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus Thursday.

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.Photo by EPA/BGNES Household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet spread quickly among animals, the World Health ...

Friday, October 30th, 2009. Issue 44, Volume 9. Riverside County officials have instituted a jail quarantine protocol and are bracing for an onslaught of anxious telephone calls as an agency to the south has reported two more deaths from the swine flu pandemic.

A health school dedicated to tackling the world's killer diseases is to be launched.

H1N1 hospital admissions, deaths up three-fold: health officials People wait for their H1N1 flu shots Thursday, Nov.

Health officials said the number of people hospitalized in San Diego County with swine flu since the H1N1 influenza pandemic began earlier this year now stands at 492.

When the news broke on Wednesday that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1 swine flu, probably transmitted to the feline by sick owners, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.

Millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine have already been administered, and so far, no unusual side-effects have been seen, reports The World Health Organization.

U.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off for up to five days under new federal legislation proposed on Tuesday.

A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said on Wednesday.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called on the European Union to help neighbouring Ukraine fight a swine flu epidemic, saying its further spread is threatening the wider bloc.

While many Canadian companies fret about how to deal with staff shortages and dropping revenue from the H1N1 flu, others are profiting from growing demand for everything from hand sanitizer to medical advice.