OK. I am putting this up and hoping the resourceful people here can maybe help track down the original articles. These seem to be talking about SIV outbreaks here in the US and the rapidity of it's ability to mutate. The links at the site these were scavenged from do not go back to actual articles any longer. But perhaps out there in the vast universe of the WEB, someone still has a copy posted. The last one is what I am most curious about. Thx. http://www.thepigsite.com/search/search.asp?q=pig+flu&se=6
Swine Flu Changes Accelerate
Swine Flu Changes Accelerate US - Ever since the H3N2 subtype of swine influenza virus (SIV) was identified in U.S. swine herds in 1999, the virus has continued to change, much like it has previously done in the human population. To continue reading this article ...
Section: News, Thursday, January 16, 2003
Swine Flu Breaks Costly in 2002
Swine Flu Breaks Costly in 2002 US - Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC), of which swine influenza virus (SIV) is an integral part, has been very costly to U.S. hog producers, especially this past year. To continue reading this article please Click Her...
Section: News, Thursday, January 16, 2003
Swine flu increasing threat to humans
Swine flu increasing threat to humans WASHINGTON - Changes in swine production methods may accelerate the evolution of new variants of the swine influenza virus, according to a report in Science magazine. To continue reading this article please Click Here...
Section: News, Thursday, March 20, 2003
Pigs drawn into poultry flu crisis
Pigs drawn into poultry flu crisis AMSTERDAM — The avian flu ravaging the Dutch poultry industry has been passed on to pigs, giving rise to fears it could merge with the human flu virus pigs already carry to create a new deadly pathogen, Agriculture Minister ...
Section: News, Thursday, April 17, 2003
WHO urges China to conduct more studies into bird flu in pigs
WHO urges China to conduct more studies into bird flu in pigs BEIJING - The World Health Organization (WHO) urged China to carry out more studies into the presence of a deadly strain of bird flu virus in pigs. The WHO s appeal, published in a statement Thursday, ...
Section: News, Thursday, August 26, 2004
Are pigs carrying flu superbug?
Are pigs carrying flu superbug? The Avian flu that has claimed 22 lives in the Far East has now been found in pigs. Because the animals are vulnerable to both bird and human flu, scientists fear the virus could mutate inside them into a superstrain like the one ...
Section: News, Friday, February 20, 2004