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U.S. Woman With Swine Flu Dies, More Cases Expected

U.S. Woman With Swine Flu Dies, More Cases Expected

A Texas woman with the H1N1 flu virus died earlier this week, state health officials said, the second death outside of Mexico, where the epidemic appeared to be waning.

 

Amid Swine Flu Fears, the Pork Market Falls Ill

As consumers, speculators and pork producers react to the wave of swine flu fears, pork prices go on a wild ride.

 

As Flu Restrictions End, Mexico Is Stirring

Mexico City was returning to normal as people prepared to reopen shops, restaurants and businesses on Wednesday morning.

 

'Fate of this outbreak' may be determined this week

Experts say the next few days will determine whether the swine flu outbreak will keep expanding or if it will recede in the fashion ...

 

Mexico's Businesses to Reopen

Mexico's Businesses to Reopen

Health secretary says most economic activity will resume Wednesday, ending a five-day closure.

 

Flu pandemic still likely but Mexico cases easing - Reuters

Flu pandemic still likely but Mexico cases easing - Reuters

Mexico's swine flu outbreak appeared to be easing on Saturday with a decrease in serious cases, the government said, but world health officials warned the unpredictable virus could still become a pandemic.

 

China Quarantines Airline Passengers

China Quarantines Airline Passengers

Chinese health authorities have quarantined 164 of the 189 passengers and crew members aboard a flight from Mexico to Shanghai that carried a man now ill with the A/H1N1 flu virus.

 

Canada: Pigs found with swine flu virus

Canada: Pigs found with swine flu virus

Canadian officials say pigs in the province of Alberta have been infected with the new swine flu virus and are under quarantine.

 

Emergency rooms hit with flu 'hysteria'

Emergency rooms hit with flu 'hysteria'

After a week of headlines about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, many emergency rooms and hospitals are crammed with people, many of whom don't need to be there. "We are spending significant time in the emergency department, calming people down," says a doctor whose company oversees 18 emergency rooms in Southern California.

 

Mexican officials say swine flu virus not as lethal as once thought

The swine flu virus is not as lethal as authorities originally thought, Mexico's health secretary said, though the disease continued ...

 

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