No new cases of the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as “swine flu,” have been detected in Findlay or Hancock County over the past week, according to the city and county health departments. Read the original here: No new cases of ’swine flu’ in Findlay (The Findlay Courier)  Read More →

HAMILTON — A 15-year-old Hamilton girl tested positive for swine flu today, June 30, becoming the third confirmed case of the novel H1N1 influenza virus in Butler County. Read the original post: Local teen tests positive for swine flu (The Oxford Press)  Read More →

Influenza viruses related to the current H1N1 swine flu virus have been circulating for at least 91 years. Scientists say understanding the history is important to handling pandemics. Go here to see the original: Swine Flu: Just the Latest Chapter in a 91-Year Pandemic Era (Wired News)  Read More →

Two public health experts painted a relatively rosy picture Tuesday of the United States’ ability to respond to the swine flu pandemic, saying the country had learned from earlier mistakes and from plans developed during the avian flu scare several years ago. Here is the original post:  Health... 

HAMILTON — A 15-year-old girl tested positive for swine flu today, June 30, becoming the third confirmed case of the novel H1N1 influenza virus in Butler County. Here is the original:  Local teen tests positive for swine flu (The Hamilton Journal News)  Read More →

With a four-fold increase in swine flu cases within the last week, Filligent, the Australian-led biotech company, is mobilizing stocks of its anti-infective BioMask to help combat the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) across Australia See the original post here: Australia: Face Mask That Kills Swine Flu Readied... 

Source: IRIN Nine people have been confirmed with A(H1N1) influenza – commonly known as swine flu – since the first case was spotted on 18 June, but the government says it is well prepared to combat the disease. View original here:  BANGLADESH: Country well prepared for swine flu, says government... 

Hawaii is reporting its first swine flu death. The state Department of Health says an adult over 60 years old with an underlying medical condition died June 19 at Oahu’s Tripler Army Medical Center after contracting the H1N1 virus Read the original post:  Hawaii has 1st swine flu death, of ailing... 

FIVE more cases of the deadly influenza A (H1N1) virus, better known as swine flu, were reported yesterday, pushing the local tally to 32. The health ministry said three of the new cases are in Westmoreland, one in St James and the other in St Elizabeth. View post:  Local swine flu cases now at 32 (The... 

It has swept across the world killing at least 300 people and infecting thousands more. See original here: Did leak from a laboratory cause swine flu pandemic (The New Zealand Herald)  Read More →