Novel H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick with this new virus.
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LunsfordMD: Swine Flu Mutation is Possible
With no suspected swine flu deaths since Wednesday and fewer people turning up at hospitals, Mexican officials were guardedly optimistic that the worst was over in the outbreak’s epicenter. Cases outside Mexico suggested the new swine flu strain is weaker than feared. But governments moved quickly anyway to ban flights
LunsfordMD: Feds Prepare States’ antiviral Stockpiles
The swine flu strain that began appearing in Mexico and has spread to 19 states across the U.S. is treatable — not preventable — using Tamiflu and Relenza, each of which has a shelf life of about five years
Mexico’s ruling party loses midterm elections (CNN)
Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s ruling party paid the price for a weak economy in midterm elections as the opposition Revolutionary Institutional Party rolled to victories in the lower legislative house as well as state and local posts.
H1N1 Strain May Have Been Undetected in Pigs for Years (CME/CE)
TORONTO (MedPage Today) — The novel H1N1 flu virus may have been propagating in pigs for years without being detected, according to researchers who studied the genetic sequences of more than 70 samples isolated from patients in Mexico and the U.S.