May 01 Thirteen Countries Confirm H1N1 Flu Virus By PBS News Hour Thirteen countries have confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus as of Friday -- the latest emerging from Denmark and Hong Kong -- while the United States' total number of cases escalated to 141. Continue reading
Apr 29 World Health Organization Warns Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization raised the pandemic threat level for the swine flu outbreak to a phase 5, meaning a a pandemic, or global outbreak of a serious new illness, is imminent. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch WHO Raises Alert Level as Swine Flu Continues to Spread The World Health Organization raised the threat level of the swine flu Wednesday and a child died of the illness on U.S. soil. The CDC's Dr. Richard Besser provides an update on the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 28 Researchers Prepare for Possible Swine Flu Vaccine By PBS News Hour U.S. researchers are preparing for possible development of a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of swine flu now racing around the globe, but say a vaccine would still take months to produce, test and distribute. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch Swine Flu’s Spread Prompts New Restrictions in Mexico As the cases of swine flu in the U.S. and abroad continue to mount, Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan, discusses efforts to contain the illness and defends how the Mexican government initially responded to the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 27 WHO Increases Swine Flu Alert Level By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization Monday raised its global alert level for the swine flu virus outbreak from a phase three to a phase four, verifying that the virus is spreading from human to human in community-level outbreaks. Continue reading
Apr 27 Q&A: Understanding Swine Flu By PBS News Hour Key facts on swine flu and what is being done to better understand and combat the virus. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Amid Swine Flu Outbreak, Authorities Intensify Efforts President Obama urged calm in the face of the widening swine flu outbreak, as dozens of cases of swine flu were reported in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano describes the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch U.S., Mexico Move Quickly To Control Swine Flu Outbreak As the swine flu death toll rose in Mexico on Monday and dozens more cases were reported in the United States, officials moved swiftly to contain the outbreak. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Other News: Taliban Leaves Key District in Pakistan In other news, Taliban militants in a strategically significant district of Pakistan left after the military threatened to use force against them and fighting continued between government troops and rebels in Sri Lanka's civil war. Continue watching