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Humans can give swine flu to pigs: scientists

AFP - Today, 12:12 am

PARIS (AFP) - Pigs, fingered as the source of so-called swine flu, can also be infected by humans, German scientists said on Thursday. More »

New flu virus found at Canadian hog farm
AFP - Wednesday, July 8 04:00 am
OTTAWA (AFP) - A "novel" influenza type A virus was confirmed in two hog farm workers in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, according to health authorities who stressed the virus was "non-pandemic." More »
WHO to ask infected countries to stop testing swine flu cases
AFP - Tuesday, July 7 05:50 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said Tuesday it would ask countries with large caseloads of swine flu to move away from laboratory testing of individual cases towards collecting more macro-trends of the disease. More »
Vernalis CEO says M&A takes about half his time
Reuters - Tuesday, July 7 03:35 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - British biotech company Vernalis said on Tuesday about half its management time is taken up by efforts to secure an acquisition, suggesting a deal first promised last November may be getting closer. More »
Cervarix effective against more viruses
Reuters - Tuesday, July 7 02:24 am
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix is the first product of its kind to show it protects against the five most common cervical cancer-causing viruses, Europe's biggest drug company said in a statement on Tuesday. More »
Global swine flu infections pass 90,000
AFP - Monday, July 6 05:37 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - Swine flu has infected 94,512 people worldwide and been blamed for 429 deaths since it was first detected in April, the World Health Organisation said Monday. More »
Peru reports first swine flu deaths, region's cases swell
AFP - Sunday, July 5 10:05 pm
LIMA (AFP) - Peru on Sunday reported its first two swine flu fatalities and Uruguay and Paraguay saw their death tolls rise, as South America grappled with mounting cases and measures to contain the spread of the virus. More »
Swine flu fells Harry Potter star
AFP - Saturday, July 4 09:48 pm
LONDON (AFP) - Swine flu infected one of the main stars in the latest Harry Potter movie, a publicist said Saturday, as new deaths and fears of a carve-up on vaccine access underlined the gravity of the pandemic. More »
Canada reports four more swine flu deaths
AFP - Saturday, July 4 04:07 pm
MONTREAL (AFP) - Canada has reported four new swine flu deaths, bringing to 31 the country's toll from the A(H1N1) virus. More »
Access to swine flu vaccine a 'critical question': WHO
AFP - Saturday, July 4 12:43 am
CANCUN (AFP) - Universal access to a swine flu vaccine remains a "critical question," the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. More »