Swine flu or swine plague? Here are the differences between both infections and the risks for humans
An 83-year-old patient in Lleida has raised concerns between swine flu and a separate outbreak of swine plague, which is not transmissible to humans.
Swine flu transmitted to humans in Spain
The swine flu virus has been transmitted from person to person in Catalonia, Spain, but the risk of further transmission appears to be low according to health authorities.
Swine flu detected in humans in Spain
A case of swine flu transmission between humans has been reported in Catalonia, Spain, with the source of the infection currently unknown.
Alert in Spain: WHO notified about a pig flu virus believed to have transmitted between humans
Spain has notified the World Health Organization about a suspected human-to-human transmission of the A(H1N1)v strain of the swine flu virus.
Swine flu observed in Spain
Swine flu virus has been transmitted from person to person in Catalonia, Spain, prompting notifications to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A human case of swine flu detected in Lleida: the fourth in Spain since 2009
The Catalonia Health Department has reported a human case of H1N1 swine flu in Lleida, marking the fourth case in Spain since 2009, with experts assessing the situation as posing a "very low" risk to the population.
Catalonia alerts the WHO about a case of swine flu transmitted between people in Lleida
Catalonia has reported a case of swine flu in an elderly patient in Lleida, with no known animal contact, raising concerns about person-to-person transmission.
Spring is still beyond the mountains
Despite the ongoing havoc of the swine flu, an expert in Raplamaa, Arvo Saidl, has managed to procure four pig spleens, indicating that cold and snow are yet to come, according to traditional meteorological signs.
The analysis commissioned by the Generalitat rules out that the swine fever virus came from the suspected laboratory
An analysis commissioned by the Generalitat found no conclusive evidence that the swine fever virus originated from the suspected laboratory, while two more cases of ASF and an avian flu outbreak were confirmed in Catalonia.