Alabama Has No Reported Swine Flu Cases

What is Swine Flu?

Swine flu is common in swine and rare in humans. People who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine influenza if the swine carry a strain able to infect humans. However, these strains rarely are able to pass from human to human. Rarely, SIV mutates into a form able to pass easily from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak is believed to have undergone such a mutation...more

Health agency Alabama lab begins swine flu hunt with nine specimens

An Alabama state lab has received nine specimens to check for swine flu, and health officials should know by the end of the day whether Alabama has a “probable” case…more