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Secretaria de Salud, Mexico "Outbreak of Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection – Mexico, March–April 2009" – CDC Morbidity and Mortality (Dispatch) 2009-04-30; World Health Organization (WHO): 2009 swine flu outbreak in Mexico; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Swine Influenza (Flu)
The pandemic H1N1/09 virus is a swine origin influenza A virus subtype H1N1 strain that was responsible for the 2009 swine flu pandemic. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media due to the prevailing belief that it originated in pigs. The virus is believed to have originated around September 2008 in central Mexico.
On April 24, 2009, schools (from pre-school to university level) as well as libraries, museums, concerts and any public gathering place, were shut down by the government in Mexico City and the neighboring State of Mexico to prevent the disease from spreading further; the schools in Mexico City, the State of Mexico, and the state of San Luis ...
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.
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The virus was detected in a patient in Mexico City, ... The current bird flu outbreak in US dairy cows is being driven by a different strain — H5N1. ... Live updates. News.
The 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August 2010, was the third recent flu pandemic involving the H1N1 virus (the first being the 1918–1920 Spanish flu pandemic and the second being the 1977 Russian flu).
As officials attempt to determine the extent of bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds, some experts are urging that wastewater surveillance begin immediately. Experts blast CDC over failure to test ...