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Which animals can pass such viruses on to people?

TOP 10 ANIMALS THAT CARRY FLU

Health organizations worldwide are struggling to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed at least 149 people in Mexico and sickened many more throughout the world, including in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.But which animals can pass such viruses on to people? You might be surprised by our top 10 list.

Microbiologist tracks wind-borne microbes

Long before passenger planes carried infectious diseases to far-flung parts of the globe, dust storms were doing the same thing.

Swine Flu Near? Ask Your iPhone

For anyone worried about the recent swine flu outbreaks across the country, a new iPhone application, called Outbreaks Near Me, allows users to track flu outbreaks, and even submit new flu cases, almost in real time.

WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic

The World Health Organization prepares to announce that H1N1 Swine Flu is the first influenza pandemic in over 40 years.

Churchgoers celebrate Mass via television amid swine flu fears.

Swine Flu-Bound Mexicans Turn to Web

Churchgoers celebrate Mass via television. Congressional candidates campaign with real-time speeches on the Web. A magazine promises Internet tours through the real Mexico -- the one with open museums and pyramids. And rock bands plan online concerts.

U.S. Swine Flu Cases Pass 100, Vaccine Pending

U.S. authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone, but the shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.

Pet Trade Introduces Diseases, Costs

Invasive species are putting major strains on our environment, our pocketbooks and our health, new studies suggest, and our nation's demand for exotic pets may be to blame.

World Health Organization raised its alert level.

WHO Raises Swine Flu Alert to Next-Highest Level

The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its alert level for the fast-spreading swine flu to its next-to-highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent.

Swine Flu Ground Zero Possibly Found

Residents of La Gloria, Mexico, population 3,000, believe their town is ground zero for the swine flu epidemic, even if health officials aren't saying so.

Swine Flu Outbreak Tracked With Twitter

Powerful disease-tracking tools, including those currently monitoring the spread of swine flu across the world, were once reserved for officials at the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. No longer.

Is Swine Flu 'The Big One'?

As reports of a unique form of swine flu erupt around the world, the inevitable question arises: Is this the big one? Health officials around the world have taken steps to prepare for the possibility of that becoming a global outbreak.

Swine Flu Severity Worse in Mexico than U.S.

Why has the swine flu engulfing Mexico been deadly there, but not in the United States?The CDC says tests results show the U.S. and Mexican viruses are essentially the same, but some experts have not ruled out the possibility that the virus is changing as it leaks across the border to the north.

Mexico Swine Flu Deaths Spur Epidemic Fears

A unique strain of swine flu is the suspected killer of dozens of people in Mexico, where authorities closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in the capital on Friday to try to contain an outbreak that has spurred concerns of a global flu epidemic.

WIDE ANGLE: Swine Flu Outbreak