The swine flu virus is "stable" but must be monitored closely, director general of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan said Thursday, Russian news agency reports said.
"The virus is not mutating for the moment, it is stable," said Chan after a meeting with Russian Health and Social Development Minister Tatiana Golikova.
Swine Flu | Swine Influenza | Hog Flu | Pig Flu
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
Since it emerged at the end of April, experts have feared that it could mutate into a virus that combines the contagious nature of swine flu with the virulence of avian flu.
The WHO declared a global pandemic earlier this month. In a global update on Wednesday it reported 55,867 laboratory-confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus in 109 countries and 238 human deaths from the disease since late March.
Global Health Chiefs Warn Against 'Sneaky' Swine Flu Virus
Global health chiefs warned against the sneaky swine flu virus but said a vaccine could be ready as early as June as Russia reported its first confirmed case of the disease.
Global health chiefs warned against the sneaky swine flu virus but said a vaccine could be ready as early as June as Russia reported its first confirmed case of the disease.
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Patchy Monitoring May Have Made Swine Flu Go Undetected In Pigs
Public-health experts have warned that a lack of surveillance may be allowing the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu virus, dubbed 'swine flu', to go undetected in pigs.
Public-health experts have warned that a lack of surveillance may be allowing the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu virus, dubbed 'swine flu', to go undetected in pigs.
Swine Flu Cases Infect 19273 Across World: WHO
Swine flu has now spread to 66 countries with 19,273 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organisation showed Wednesday.
Swine flu has now spread to 66 countries with 19,273 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organisation showed Wednesday.
