AMES, Iowa – Increasing reports this month of humans infected by influenza after close contact with pigs at county and state fairs shouldn’t send pork producers – or anyone else, for that matter – ...

The Clark County Fair Board wants swine exhibitors to take precautions before attending the fair this week after reports of swine flu in Ohio, but some parents are upset about what the precautions ...

A new study has identified an influenza virus circulating in pigs that shows multiple traits associated with pandemic potential. Known as H1N2, the virus belongs to a lineage of flu viruses that ...

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 ...

Swine flu, known as pandemic influenza or swine influenza, is an influenza virus that makes individuals ill. It is a ...

A team of researchers at the University of Missouri is on a mission to better understand which immune cells in pigs are most responsive to an influenza infection. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

The Henry County Health Department says a child has tested positive for Influenza A after showing a pig at the Henry County Fair. The swine superintendent for the Henry County agriculture society, ...

Health department officials have issued an alert after multiple pigs became infected with swine flu at the Oakland County Fair in Pontiac, Mich., around July 14, according to a news release. After the ...

The government plans to strengthen quarantine measures at local pig farms, slaughterhouses and fodder production facilities, ...