After pork producers and Israeli officials complained about the name “swine flu,” world health authorities have come up with a new name for the pending pandemic: “the other white flu.” Variations on ...

Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a study released on Monday, though scientists have ...

Countries around the world, including the US, have already stopped imports over the outbreak.

Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a computer-designed vaccine that protects swine from flu—and may one day do the same for ...

CHICAGO -- Two people have caught flu strains that normally circulate in pigs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, and pig exhibits at agricultural fairs appear to be ...

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to strengthen quarantine measures at local pig farms, slaughterhouses and ...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization confirmed swine flu cases rose to 257 worldwide Thursday and announced it will stop using the term “swine flu” to avoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs.

It's the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people. Officials say 29 human ...