but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Dozens of researchers, including myself, worked for years to uncover that swine flu had leapt to humans from a pig in Mexico in 2009. We learned a lot about influenza evolution, pig farming, and ...

NCR, and experts are urging people to take precautions. The H1N1 virus spreads easily and can cause serious health issues. Read on to know do’s and don’ts you must follow.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged the swine industry to raise an additional two million hogs annually to restore the pig population, which was decimated by the ...

Swine flu is a strain of flu that normally occurs among pigs but has begun spreading among humans. It is termed as swine flu because the virus that first caused the disease had originated from pigs.

Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...

Caused by an H1N1 virus that emerged from pigs, likely in Mexico, it spread quickly around the globe. The world got lucky in 2009. Doubly so. The “swine flu” virus was distinct enough from ...

Because it resembles the respiratory flu in pigs, its named the swine flu. Swine Flu (H1N1) is a respiratory disease that severely affects the lungs. It was first reported in 2009. After early ...