The CDC scientists discovered that the H1N1 virus had pieces of its RNA genetic material that matched a human flu first seen in New Caledonia in 1999, two swine types that had been circulating in ...

World Health Organization director Margaret Chan acknowledged that H1N1 flu activity has begun to decline, but will keep the current pandemic alert level at the highest possible: phase 6.

It's only November, but fears over the H1N1 virus have already hit a fever pitch, with some Americans uneasy about their lack of access to a vaccine that's in relatively short supply. There are ...

The H1N1 “swine flu” virus that caused a pandemic in 2009 involved a virus that had genes from human, swine, and avian influenza viruses. The reassortment occurred in pigs.

Here are five key lessons from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. 1. H1N1 was more serious than the death toll suggested. At the start of the H1N1 pandemic, officials could already see the virus was ...

The 2009 swine H1N1 flu pandemic -- responsible for more than 17,000 deaths worldwide -- originated in pigs from a very small region in central Mexico, a research team is reporting.The scientists ...

The new H1N1 virus was first identified in April 2009 after a rash of outbreaks in Mexico and the U.S. that quickly spread around the globe. Health officials are worried about this strain because ...

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H1N1 is a type of the influenza A virus. It came into the world’s spotlight in 2009 when it was responsible for a pandemic ...

The CDC says that there were 60.8 million cases of H1N1 virus in the U.S., and 12,500 deaths due to the virus, in the first ...

The resurrection of an extinct but dangerous human-adapted H1N1 virus came about as the world was scrambling to prevent what was perceived to be the imminent emergence of a swine H1N1 influenza ...

Colorado has enhanced pandemic readiness with new public health technologies and staff following lessons from COVID-19.