Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A nearly decadelong study of Chinese pigs has found a potentially dangerous new type of influenza virus. The study, published on Monday in the ...

Pigs are to blame for more than a dozen children falling ill with a new type of swine flu earlier this year, federal health officials said Thursday. All 18 people, including 16 children, were sickened ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Pennsylvania health officials are concerned about a new strain of swine flu that has been found in the midwest and now in central part of the commonwealth. This strain known as ...

Dr. Greg Poland answers the question: 'How Does Swine Flu Differ From The Flu?' May 27, 2009 -- Question: How does swine flu differ from other types of flu? Answer:So this virus is properly called ...

Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. The Centers for ...

The flu season hasn’t kicked in yet, but infectious disease experts are on the alert for new strains of the virus, including another swine flu that’s popped up in parts of the United States and a drug ...

Pigs at family-friendly fairs are responsible for infecting children with a type of swine flu not previously seen in humans, according to a report published by Thursday by the US Centers for Disease ...

A new type of swine flu has been detected in a United Kingdom human for the first time, the region’s Health Security Agency announced Monday. Symptoms of influenza A(H1N2)v, clade 1b.1.1, were mild in ...