The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come out with an outstanding revelation that a farm hand has infected pigs at an Alberta farm with the swine flu virus.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come out with an outstanding revelation that a farm hand has infected pigs at an Alberta farm with the swine flu virus.
The Canadian Press quoted Canada's top veterinary officer, Brian Evans and the country's chief public health officer, David Butler-Jones, as saying in Ottawa that the farmhand who travelled to Mexico fell ill upon his return, and apparently infected the pigs with the H1N1 influenza virus.
Swine Flu Or Pig Flu Facts
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
The farm worker returned to Canada from Mexico on April 12 and had contact with the pigs two days later.
About 220 pigs in the herd of 2,200 began showing signs of the flu on April 24, said Evans.
Germany Confirms Person-to-Person Swine Flu Transmission
German authorities said on Friday that a nurse who treated a patient with swine flu has contracted the disease, the second confirmed case of person-to-person transmission in Europe.
German authorities said on Friday that a nurse who treated a patient with swine flu has contracted the disease, the second confirmed case of person-to-person transmission in Europe.
"So far, basically what we're seeing in the pig is the same strain as we see in the humans. The concern is that if it's circulating in a pig herd, that any other humans that come onto the farm might be exposed and be at risk," David Butler-Jones said.
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Personal Hygiene Can Help Ward Off Swine Flu: Indian Experts
Doctors representing various professional organisations and systems of medicine on Friday spelt out the preparedness to deal with the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
Doctors representing various professional organisations and systems of medicine on Friday spelt out the preparedness to deal with the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
The virus has shown no signs of mutation when passing from human to pig, Evans said.
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European Union's First Swine Flu Case Reported in Spain
Europe's first case of the swine flu emanating from Mexico -- and the first outside the Americas -- was recorded in Spain Monday as the European Union called for urgent talks to confront the threat.
Europe's first case of the swine flu emanating from Mexico -- and the first outside the Americas -- was recorded in Spain Monday as the European Union called for urgent talks to confront the threat.
The World Health Organization has insisted there is no evidence that pigs are passing the virus to humans, or that eating pork products poses an infection risk.
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