Dublin - Ireland's Department of Health confirmed Thursday the first probable case of swine flu in the country. Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, told a press conference in Dublin that the case is an adult male who is understood to ha...

Manama, Bahrain - Bahraini health officials reported Thursday that tests on the Gulf island's first suspected case of swine flu showed the man does not have the disease. Health Minister Dr Faisal al Hamer said a 41-year-old US citizen travelling from...

Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of swine influenza to 257, including eight deaths. The largest spike came from Mexico, where the number jumped from 26 cases to 97, including seven death...

New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and eight, including five new ones, outside of the sprawling city, but said all of the cases were mild. They also reported a surge in visits to doctors' office a...

Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up from 91 on Wednesday. Dr Richard Besser, acting director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said six people have been hospitalized s...