Minnesota officials succeeded in fighting off the term “swine flu” earlier this year, but three piglets that were displayed at the Minnesota State Fair last month have been confirmed today as the nation’s first porcine victims…
There has been a significant uptick in the number of people across the state getting sick from influenza recently, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Because of this increase, the…
Three new-flu links from Minnesota: A vaccine will take a while to produce, public-health journalist Maryn McKenna writes for the University of Minnesota. The H1N1 novel influenza probably got its start with hogs, a U of M expert told…
If the anti-immigrant reactions to the outbreak of H1N1 influenza — “swine flu” — are any indication, advocates for immigration reform are going to have an uphill battle in Congress this year.
Minnesota’s one confirmed case of the new flu is sending investigators looking in “concentric circles” for other people who may have the infection, according to state Health Commissioner Dr. Sanne Magnan.
As the World Health Organization raises its pandemic alert over H1N1 (“swine flu”) from four to five, Vice President Joe Biden told “Today” show audiences today that he “wouldn’t go anywhere in confined spaces now”…
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