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The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened."We thought we might find influenza viruses, which have been found before in marine mammals, but we did not expect to find pandemic H1N1," Tracey Goldstein, an associate professor with the UC Davis One Health Institute and Wildlife Health Center, said in a statement. [ 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species ]" H1N1 was circulating in humans in 2009," Goldstein added. "The seals on land in early 2010 tested negative before they went to sea, but when they returned from sea in spring 2010, they tested positive. So the question is where did it come from?"Contact with humans carrying the virus is unlikely when the elephant seal...
What you need to know about the swine flu
PARIS (AP) — A report released by the Council of Europe on Friday accuses the World Health Organization and European governments of vastly exaggerating the public he...
The outbreak of a strain of N1H1 influenza commonly known as swine flu remains primarily confined to North America, the World Health Organization said Saturday, thou...
Venezuelan health officials believe swine flu killed one person and have diagnosed 12 other people with the virus, the country's health minister said Thursday.One 32...
WASHINGTON -- Congress plans to hold emergency hearings this week on swine flu .Sen. Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, the chairman of an appropriations subcommittee dealing with...
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday to respond to the swine flu outbreak as two fatalities in Los Angeles were being investig...
As schools across the country start the academic year, many questions remain on the minds of parents who are considering having their children vaccinated against the...
Mickey Mouse and his Disney friends aren't taking any chances with the H1N1 virus.In an effort to halt the spread of H1N1, also known as swine flu, Walt Disney World...
While there were 18,500 laboratory-confirmed deaths due to the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, new estimates from an international group of researchers indicate mor...
Americans who received the H1NI flu vaccine, also known as the swine flu vaccine, in 2009 and 2010 had a very small but real increase in their risk for developing a ...
The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy...
Update on swine flu outbreak
The Pentagon is preparing to make troops available if necessary to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency tackle a potential outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fa...
FOX News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel compares the 1976 swine flu outbreak to today.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it was too late to contain the swine flu outbreak in the United States.CDC acting director Dr. Richar...
A new swine flu strain that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico has "pandemic potential," the World Health Organization chief ...
The federal government on Tuesday began preparing Americans for deaths linked to the outbreak of swine flu -- an inevitable outcome of such an outbreak, as it is wit...
A Palestinian health official says an outbreak swine flu has killed nine people.Deputy Health Minister Asad Ramlawi also said Monday more than 225 people have been i...
A group of outside experts will scrutinize the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak and likely examine whether the term pandemic was approp...
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