H1N1 and Animals - News Index

Stories about the H1N1 virus is in the news daily, and can be overwhelming. This H1N1 news archive is focused on animal cases of H1N1.

According to the CDC, the swine version (influenza type A H1N1) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. To date, The H1N1 cases documented in turkeys, ferrets and a cat have caught the H1N1 virus from humans, not the other way around.

Stay informed, but do not panic
Common sense prevention - washing hands, wearing a face mask or covering your cough, and isolating sick individuals is important to reduce spread. Please see your doctor or veterinarian when feeling ill.

Animal H1N1 News: Timeline of animal-related H1N1 stories

For human H1N1 information
please see Patient Empowerment Guide Trisha Torrey's H1N1 Swine Flu 2009 FAQ.

Related News Stories

• How to diagnose influenza in pets
  From the University of Guelph
• The Cat Who Got Swine Flu
  From the New York Times

Image: Negative stain EM image of the 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus - C. S. Goldsmith and A. Balish, CDC