Pigs may seem cute, but from a virological perspective, they’re oinking time bombs. That’s because swine can become infected with both avian and human flu viruses, making them influenza mixing bowls.

The CDC is preparing for the potential spread of H1N1 swine flu viruses in China that have “pandemic potential,” according to the American Hospital Association. The “G4” Eurasian avianlike H1N1 ...

Guwahati/Shillong/Agartala, April 29 (IANS) Even as novel coronavirus infections in northeast India are comparatively under ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world's largest pork ...

GENEVA -- The World Health Organizationannounced Thursday it will would stop using the term "swine flu" toavoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs. The policy shift came aday after Egypt began ...

A case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Pigs represent a ...

Measures being taken to prevent virus from being transmitted to pigs. LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — No sow and piglets in the children’s barnyard at this year’s Caledonia County Fair. No baby pig chases, either.