H1N1 flu (swine flu).
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans; however, human infections with swine flu have occurred. From Dec. 2005 through Feb. 2009, 12 human infecti...
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| Format: | Government Document Database |
| Language: | English |
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Atlanta, GA :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2009-
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112251 |
| Summary: | Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans; however, human infections with swine flu have occurred. From Dec. 2005 through Feb. 2009, 12 human infections with swine influenza were reported. Since Mar. 2009, a number of confirmed human cases of a new strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the U.S. and internationally have been identified. |
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| Item Description: | Title from web page last updated May 5, 2009 (viewed May 6, 2009). Called Swine influenza (flu) through Apr. 30, 2009. Electronic resource. |
| Publication Frequency: | Updated irregularly |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet from the CDC web site. Address as of 5/6/09: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ ; current access is available via PURL. |