A U.S. health official said a swine flu vaccine could be available as early as October, but only if production and testing run smoothly this summer.
Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency began shipping virus samples to manufacturers in the past several days. The …

Cases of the Swine Flu virus are growing throughout the Dayton area and suspected cases are threatening to close down an area middle school.
There are now five confirmed cases in the region — up from two earlier this week — and 23 cases in Ohio, which is up from 13 …

As the H1N1 swine flu virus continues to wax and wane in different parts of the country, U.S. health officials said they were working as fast as possible to learn as much as they can about the novel pathogen before the return of the flu season in the fall.
The reason …

A Chicago resident became the first person in Illinois to die of swine flu, a reminder of the virus’ continued circulation throughout the state even as publicity — and fears — about it have waned.
The Illinois Department of Public Health would only confirm that the person was from Chicago and …

Area schools are beginning to reopen Tuesday as they reassess the threat posed by H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu.
The flu outbreak had prompted several public and private schools in the city and on Long Island to close.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that closing more schools would not …

The federal government has asked three drug companies to make enough swine flu vaccine to immunize at least 20 million people in key positions in health care, national security and emergency services, officials said yesterday.
The order, announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is part of a $1 …

Japan rushed to contain a widening outbreak of swine flu on Monday as global health ministers met in Geneva to discuss vaccine preparations and other preventative measures against the new flu strain.
Japanese cases of the H1N1 strain of influenza reached 135 after the government confirmed 74 new infections, including in …

Egypt is still culling pigs despite there being no known link between the recent outbreak of swine flu and pigs. News on the spread of swine flu continues to develop, but there have been no significant discoveries that directly concern pigs, pig farming or pork products.
It was initially reported that …

Chinese mainland’s first confirmed A/H1N1 patient who was only identified by the family name Bao is recovering, said He Jun, spokesman of Chengdu City Health Department in Sichuan Province, Tuesday.
“Bao’s life signs are stable: normal temperature, alleviated symptoms, lighter coughing after three days’ medication and care …

Mexico said on Tuesday its beach resorts were safe from the H1N1 flu, as the country struggled to rescue its tourist industry from cancellations and billion-dollar losses.
Mexico is the epicenter of the flu outbreak that has spread to dozens of countries worldwide, mostly through travelers who have visited Mexico.
Tourism is …