With the approach of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere the World Health Organization is advising countries to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic.

Studies of the current outbreak have shown that H1N1 is now the dominant flu virus in most parts of the world. Whilst causing mild dis...

Scientists are to study how contagious the swine flu virus is and whether closing schools would help to halt the spread of illness.

One of the studies beginning this week will estimate how long people are contagious for and what the safe distance from infected patients may be to avoid tr...

The variation in the numbers of confirmed cases  of H1N1 globally appears to depend on whether the countries are in the North or South hemisphere, with the temperate countries of the Southern hemisphere currently in their winter season. All countries except those in Sub Saharan Africa have r...

There are considerable variations in the numbers of confirmed cases of swine flu globally with widespread activity in some countries whilst others report localised or regional peaks in numbers.

There are, however, indications of decreasing numbers in some countries including the UK, USA, ...

Although the pandemic continues, there is no evidence that the virus is mutating into a more dangerous form and there have been only six reported cases of resistance to the anti-viral Tamiflu (ECDC report) which is still the chosen treatment for confirmed cases.

The National Flu Service w...