Swine Flu

Tests could confirm first human-to-human flu case

Friday, May 01, 2009

An NHS worker is expected to find out today if he is Britain's first case of human-to-human transfer of swine flu. Graeme Pacitti, 24, is said to have...

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Bristol ready for swine flu outbreak

Thursday, April 30, 2009

It is business as usual for health staff in Bristol city for now despite the swine flu outbreak, according to the ambulance service's key head...

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Swine flu outbreak latest

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Flights from Bristol Airport to Mexico cancelled, as seven people from Wiltshire are tested for possible swine flu.

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Swine flu case confirmed in Devon

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A 12-year-old girl has been diagnosed with swine flu and her school in the South West closed for at least a week, it has been announced.

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What is swine flu?

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The UK is making sure it is "as well prepared as any country in the world" to tackle the swine flu outbreak, Health Secretary Alan Johnson said. But...

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How the World Health Organisation measures a pandemic

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The World Health Organisation has six phases of pandemic alert to assess the potential for a new global flu outbreak. Phase 1. There are no viruses...

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Bristol ready for swine flu, says health boss

Bristol is ready for swine flu, says health boss

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Bristol's health services have "well prepared" plans for dealing with a flu pandemic, says the city's director of public health, Hugh Annett.

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Swine flu 'a disaster waiting to happen'

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Swine flu showed signs of posing a human pandemic threat more than a decade ago - but the danger was largely ignored, it has been claimed. A virulent...

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Swine flu outbreak 'not the end of the world'

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The threat of swine flu must be taken seriously but it is not an "end of the world scenario", an influenza expert said. As the World Health Organisati...

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