Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

This is because pigs are susceptible to both human and avian influenza. The farm is under quarantine as health officials ramp ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.

Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in ...

For instance, the 1918 influenza virus that sparked the Spanish flu pandemic circulated in pigs for nearly a century before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Pigs remain at the centre of scientists’ nightmare scenario because commercial swine carry lots of human flu viruses. Their cells share enough features with ours that flu viruses can use some of ...

but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic. So why ...

The infected pig (not pictured) was from a backyard farming operation that had a "mix of poultry and livestock," the press release stated. "There can be several different kinds of flu in swine at ...

African swine fever outbreak in Kottiyoor prompts culling of infected pigs and strict measures to prevent further spread.

Canadian officials have announced that a teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.