Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case ...

Evidence suggests that the global swine flu pandemic of 2009 began in central Mexico, according to research supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National ...

Italicized results reflect results accounting for an 11% per day increase in reporting fraction starting April 13. of different community mitigation strategies, and help to characterize the spread of ...

There are gaps in pediatric emergency departments’ pandemic preparedness, according to a study in Academic Emergency Medicine. Researchers interviewed pediatric ED leaders from across the U.S.

A top CDC official says concern over the outbreaks has grown since Thursday. April 24, 2009— -- A top federal health official said the government's concern over the swine flu outbreaks in the ...

According to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the CDC, there is widespread H1N1 activity in 46 states. H1N1 influenza continues to be a disease primarily involving children and young adults. "Many ...

So sayeth the World Health Organization (WHO)—and they should know, since they were the ones who declared a full, phase six-level pandemic a little more than a year ago. Now it’s done—this morning WHO ...

While current flu shots need to be updated each season, scientists are finding new ways to make vaccine that could last much longer and cover more strains.

Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a study released on Monday, though scientists have ...