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Pig flu

As the spread of the deadly Pig Flu virus speeds up in Mexico and starts entering other countries such as the United States, New Zealand, Canada, and Israel, countries are taking necessary precautions to prevent the virus from reaching a pandemic in their own countries. This measures include quarantining some sick travelers from Countries known to have the pig flu virus. The United States Homeland Security has released a quarter of its 50 million antiviral medicatons to be delivered to the cities and towns as a preemptive measure to combat the spread of the pig flu infections.

What is the Pig Flu or Swine Influenza?

The pig flu or swine influenza is a virus specific to pigs or porcine species; it doesn't usually infect humans, although it has happened in history.

What is different this time about the Pig Flu?

The US based Centre for Disease Control (CDC) believes this time (April 24, 2009), that the strain is a mix between bird, pig, and human virus.

Can the current virus spread to humans?

Yes, it has already infected people in Mexico, and has already spread worldwide.

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:16:07 GMT+00:00

Hog in the Limelight: Swine Flu's Got New Genes On
Science Now
"On the other hand, the virus enters pigs and it appears that reassortment may be taking place more readily (with pig flu viruses) in pigs. ...

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:49:18 GMT+00:00

First SARS, Then Swine – What's Next?
Taipan Publishing Group
But, I'm not going to ignore it because this is how I remember it: People running down the streets wearing beekeeper hats while searching for pig flu ...

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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:55:37 GMT+00:00

Op-Ed: Swine flu the latest in long series of federal, public overreactions
The Maine Campus
Almost immediately, I saw people backing away from me, while I heard whispered words like “swine” and “flu”. The truth is, I didn't have H1N1 — pig flu, ...
Of Swine and Men Scientists study H1N1's past to predict what the virus has in ...Science News

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:42:03 GMT+00:00

Sanofi, Merck combine animal vax forces; Still no sign of swine flu mutations;
FierceVaccines
Story Experts say there has been no sign of any mutations of the swine flu vaccine, but they add that there's no telling what could happen next year. ...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:03:47 GMT+00:00

What H1N1 taught us
Los Angeles Times
We learned from the swine flu that not all pandemics are particularly lethal. But we also found out that a safe, fast-track vaccine is possible. ...
Editorial: Officials go to odd lengths for H1N1News-Herald.com

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:59:21 GMT+00:00

Swine Flu Scandal
Panorama
'Swine Flu' - remember? What about the many confident seemingly scientific scenarios of thousands upon thousands of dead victims, and those Armageddon type ...

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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:10:35 GMT+00:00

Hong Kong reports swine-pandemic flu reassortant
CIDRAP
The virus was detected in a pig that was imported from the Chinese mainland, which has been notified about the finding, Hong Kong's agriculture department ...
Genetic reassortment detected in swine flu virusNews.gov.hk
Hong Kong: Swine Influenza Virus reassorted with Pandemic H1N1 Virus isolated ...Webnewswire.com

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:01 GMT+00:00

Radio stations broadcast live from Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Elmira Star-Gazette
Radio personalities from WINK 106, WINGZ 104.9 and 100 The Pig are broadcasting live today through Friday, March 12 from the lobby of Arnot Ogden Medical ...

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:15:14 GMT+00:00

UK - Swine flu and pig herds
Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
Researchers studying flu receptors in the pig say that pigs are no more likely to be the host for the reassortment of the influenza A virus than humans. ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:23:11 GMT+00:00

LCQ17: Animals infected with Human Swine Influenza
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Recent documents showed that most infected animals had prior contact with persons with flu-like symptoms.These animals only developed mild respiratory ...

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