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Main symptoms of swine flu in humans [11] Direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs to humans is possible (zoonotic swine flu). [12] Fifty cases are known to have occurred since the first report in medical literature in 1958, which have resulted in a total of six deaths. [13]
The UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2 has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced.. The strain of influenza, called H1N2, is similar to flu viruses ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) -H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that help H5N1 spread to humans. It's still not inevitable.
Evans said the infection of the herd was the first known case of the H1N1 virus being transmitted from humans to pigs. [15] In Canada in early June, an Alberta pig farmer whose herd was infected with the new swine flu virus culled his entire herd. In May he had already culled 500 animals from his herd.
Hotels and resorts are required to report to authorities if any tourists are showing flu-like symptoms. [36] The government of Aruba also ordered antiviral medication and other supplies from the Netherlands and the United States. [36] No swine flu cases have been reported. [36]
Unidentified individual from north Yorkshire tested by GP after suffering from respiratory problems
Pigs can harbor influenza viruses adapted to humans and others that are adapted to birds, allowing the viruses to exchange genes and create a pandemic strain. Avian influenza virus H3N2 is endemic in pigs (" swine flu ") in China and has been detected in pigs in Vietnam, increasing fears of the emergence of new variant strains.