2009 swine flu pandemic in Canada

none September 2020 2009 flu pandemic in Canada H1N1 Canada map.svg #000000 Deaths#FF0000 Confirmed cases H1N1 Canada Map by confirmed cases.svg #550000 2000+ casesdarkred 500+ cases#d40000 100+ cases#ff6666 1+ cases H1N1 Canada map by confirmed deaths.svg #e0e0e0 1+ deaths#c0c0c0 5+ deaths#a0a0a0 20+ deaths Outbreak evolution in Canada Swine flu H1N1 20 April 2009 Thought to be Veracruz, Mexico 428 1.5 million (by 20 November 2016) 2009 swine flu pandemic 2009 flu pandemic in North America The 2009 swine flu pandemic in Canada was part of an epidemic in 2009 of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 causing what has been commonly called swine flu. In Canada, roughly 10% of the populace (or 3.5 million) has been infected with the virus,https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/severe-allergic-reaction-seen-after-h1n1-flu-shot/article1377795/ Severe allergic reaction seen after H1N1 flu shot 25 November 2016 The Globe and Mail 28 November 2016 Toronto Caroline Alphonso https://web.archive.org/web/20091127143648/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/severe-allergic-reaction-seen-after-h1n1-flu-shot/article1377795/ 27 November 2009 dead "Roughly 10 per cent of Canadians have been infected, and another 25 per cent have been immunized."https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/is-the-flu-virus-mutating-dangerously/article1366262/ The H1N1 question: Is the flu virus mutating dangerously? 20 November 2016 The Globe and Mail 28 November 2016 Toronto https://web.archive.org/web/20091128095431/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/is-the-flu-virus-mutating-dangerously/article1366262/ 28 November 2009 dead "(In Canada alone, for example, an estimated 3.5 million people have been infected with the flu.) with 428 confirmed deaths (as of 20 February 2017);http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/surveillance-eng.php Bi-weekly and cumulative number of deaths due to Pandemic (H1N1) 2016, by province/territory, Canada 28 January 2010 Public Health Agency of Canada 4 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20090805225833/http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine-porcine/surveillance-eng.php 5 August 2009 live non-fatal individual cases are for the most part no longer being recorded. About 40% of Canadians have been immunized against H1N1 since a national vaccination campaign began in October 2009,http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23012970 H1N1 'not done yet':Canada's top doctor 15 December 2016 CBC CBC 15 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20091219125041/http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23012970 19 December 2009 dead with Canada among the countries in the world leading in the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated.http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/swineflu/article/726443--one-quarter-of-canadians-immunized-for-h1n1-top-doc One quarter of Canadians immunized for H1N1: Top doc 16 November 2016 Toronto Star 28 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119145756/http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/swineflu/article/726443--one-quarter-of-canadians-immunized-for-h1n1-top-doc 19 November 2009 live "The country's chief public health officer says almost one-quarter of Canadians have been immunized against swine flu. David Butler-Jones says Canada is leading the world when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated." The widespread effect of H1N1 in Canada raised concerns during the months leading to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, which took place in Vancouver in February 2010.Dowd Allen 28 October 2009 2010 athletes, spectators urged to get H1N1 shots https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/2010-athletes-spectators-urged-to-get-h1n1-shots-idUSTRE59R5AV/ Vancouver, British Columbia Reuters 8 April 2025 Human cases Alberta As of 9 April 2010, there were 1,278 confirmed hospitalized cases in Alberta.http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/influenza-H1N1-cases.html H1N1 Influenza Virus – Confirmed Cases in Alberta Government of Alberta Health and Wellness 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108133409/http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/influenza-H1N1-cases.html 8 November 2009 dead On 2 May 2009, Canadian Food Inspection Agency executive vice-president Brian Evans announced that an infected Alberta farm worker recently returned from Mexico had apparently passed the virus to a swine herd in his care. Although the herd had been quarantined, Evans stressed that the infection represented no threat to food safety and judged the possibility of infected pigs passing the virus back to humans "remote". Evans said the infection of the herd was the first known case of the H1N1 virus being transmitted from humans to pigs.3 May 2009 Alberta pigs likely infected with flu from worker: CFIA official https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-pigs-likely-infected-with-flu-from-worker-cfia-official-1.799863 3 May 2009 CBC News 3 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140303083703/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-pigs-likely-infected-with-flu-from-worker-cfia-official-1.799863 live Transmission from the same herd of pigs back to humans was revealed on 20 July, though it occurred on 7 May when the humans, health inspectors, were taking samples from the infected herd with improper self-protective measures.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/swine-flu-inspectors-in-improper-gear-got-virus-1.849555 CBC News 20 July 2009 Swine-flu inspectors in improper gear got virus 2 November 2009 3 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200903070520/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/swine-flu-inspectors-in-improper-gear-got-virus-1.849555 live On 8 May, health officials in Alberta confirmed that swine flu contributed to the death of a woman in Northern Alberta on 28 April, Canada's first death associated with the illness.Two cases of swine flu confirmed in Alberta CTV Media 28 April 2009 https://www.ctvnews.ca/4-swine-flu-cases-in-ont-canadian-total-now-13-1.393607 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429174405/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090428/Cda_Mex_warning_090428/20090428?hub=TopStories dead 29 April 2009 23 May 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-confirms-2-cases-of-swine-flu-1.774832 Alberta confirms 2 cases of swine flu 28 April 2009 CBC News 29 April 2009 5 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405055743/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-confirms-2-cases-of-swine-flu-1.774832 live Edmonton-area girl among six new Alberta swine flu cases https://edmontonjournal.com/news/Edmonton+area+girl+swine+case/1562203/story.html 4 May 2009 CTV News 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507131620/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Edmonton%2Barea%2Bgirl%2Bswine%2Bcase/1562203/story.html 7 May 2009 dead Alberta confirms first H1N1 flu fatality 8 May 2009 CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/alberta-confirms-first-h1n1-flu-fatality-1.396781 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511124909/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090508/h1n1_death_090508/20090508?hub=TopStories dead 11 May 2009 8 May 2009 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-woman-canadas-first-h1n1-related-death/article1131619/ The Globe and Mail 8 May 2009 Alberta woman Canada's first H1N1-related death O'Neill Katherine Walton Dawn Toronto 2 November 2009 9 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160809013408/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-woman-canadas-first-h1n1-related-death/article1131619/ live Armstrong Kevin Alberta confirms first H1N1 flu fatality CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/alberta-confirms-first-h1n1-flu-fatality-1.396781 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511150715/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090508/h1n1_death_090508/20090508 dead 11 May 2009 8 May 2009 8 May 2009 As of 14 August 2009, there were 1,648 confirmed cases of swine flu in Alberta. Health and Wellness Alberta stopped reporting non-hospitalized cases on 21 August. British Columbia The B.C. government has reported 1,060 severe flu cases as of 2 February 2010. 49 of 56 fatalities were people with underlying medical conditions.http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HSERV0001-000004.htm B.C. Ministry of Health Services 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022002625/http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HSERV0001-000004.htm 22 October 2009 dead The province is no longer reporting non-severe cases (Total cases reached 676 by 10 August).http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HSERV0001-000004.htm H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) Under Surveillance Government of British Columbia Ministry of Health Services 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022002625/http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HSERV0001-000004.htm 22 October 2009 dead The initial cases in British Columbia involved two young men aged 25–35 from the B.C. Lower Mainland who had recently come back from Mexico, according to Danuta Skowronski, head of flu and respiratory illnesses at the BC Centre for Disease Control, run by the provincial government. The cases were discovered by normal flu testing conducted by the disease control centre after the men had visited a doctor about flu-like symptoms. She noted the disease seemed "widespread" in Mexico and should not be mistaken by tourists to be linked only with urban Mexico City.Ebner David Swine flu confirmed in Canada The Globe and Mail 26 April 2009 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/swine-flu-confirmed-in-Canada/article1124052/ Toronto 2 November 2009 25 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200325194222/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/swine-flu-confirmed-in-Canada/article1124052/ live The first fatality in British Columbia caused by the H1N1 virus occurred on 14 July, and was a young child who died within 24 hours of being rushed to the hospital.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-confirms-1st-swine-flu-death-1.795545 B.C. confirms 1st swine flu death 14 July 2009 CBC News 2 November 2009 19 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090719003825/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/14/bc-first-confirmed-h1n1-influenza-death.html live There were concerns of H1N1 during the months leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics that occurred in Vancouver in February 2010, as a result volunteers were urged to be vaccinated. On 28 January, Perry Kendall, the provincial health officer, stated that the chances of a third wave of H1N1 were "diminishing". However, he maintained that vaccinations continued to be recommended for all and are vital for reducing the risk of another wave of H1N1.https://theprovince.com/health/Risk+third+H1N1+wave+diminishing+doctor/2496406/story.html Risk of third H1N1 flu wave in B.C. 'diminishing': Top doctor The Province 28 January 2010 30 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100130104510/http://www.theprovince.com/health/Risk%2Bthird%2BH1N1%2Bwave%2Bdiminishing%2Bdoctor/2496406/story.html 30 January 2010 dead Manitoba As of 5 October 2009, there were 892 confirmed cases in the province, with 7 deaths associated with the H1N1 virus.https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/sri/stats1.html General Information on Lab-Confirmed Cases of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Manitoba Health and Healthy Living 1 February 2010 27 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091124103157/http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/sri/stats1.html 24 November 2009 live As of 1 February 2010, there had been 1,774 new confirmed cases, with 4 deaths since the start of the "second wave" 6 October. On 3 May, the first case in Manitoba was confirmed in the Brandon area.http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2009/05/03/9334781.html Flu strain arrives in Manitoba 3 May 2009 Winnipeg Sun 23 May 2009 7 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090507215333/http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2009/05/03/9334781.html live Newfoundland and Labrador As of 4 January 2010, there were 267 hospitalized cases in the province.https://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/hsi/default.htm Information on H1N1 Influenza Virus 4 January 2010 Health and Community Services Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 5 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120015112/http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/HEALTH/hsi/default.htm 20 January 2010 dead On 13 June, Newfoundland and Labrador reported their first case of swine flu, becoming the final province to do so. The case involves a sample collected from a young man who was treated Thursday 11 June at the hospital in Grand Falls-Windsor.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/first-swine-flu-case-finally-confirmed-in-n-l-1.808166 First swine flu case finally confirmed in N.L. CBC News 13 June 2009 2 November 2009 12 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090712133528/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/13/swine-flu-613.html live The first recorded death of a person with swine flu was recorded on 1 November 2009, when a 36-year-old woman died from the virus.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-records-1st-h1n1-related-death-1.793845 CBC News N.L. records 1st H1N1-related death 1 November 2009 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091103053827/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/11/01/flu-death.html 3 November 2009 live New Brunswick The first case in New Brunswick was confirmed to be present in Greater Moncton on 1 May 2009.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/public-health-confirms-1st-swine-flu-case-in-n-b-1.814487 Public health confirms 1st swine flu case in N.B. CBC News 1 May 2009 1 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504015338/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/05/01/nb-h1n1-swine-flu-940.html 4 May 2009 live By 28 August, there had been 147 confirmed cases in New Brunswick. The first deaths occurred 13 November.flu bulletins available at http://www.gnb.ca/0053/influenza/surveillance-e.asp Influenza Surveillance Activities in New Brunswick New Brunswick Health 2 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091026124017/http://www.gnb.ca/0053/influenza/surveillance-e.asp 26 October 2009 dead Northwest Territories On 1 June, the Northwest Territories confirmed their first case of swine flu.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/new-swine-flu-cases-confirmed-in-n-w-t-nunavut-1.834060 New swine flu cases confirmed in N.W.T., Nunavut 1 June 2009 CBC 2 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606215950/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/01/nunavut-flu-cases.html 6 June 2009 live The first death occurred in November. Nova Scotia From the beginning of the 2009–10 flu season in September until 2 December, there were 739 confirmed cases, including 255 hospitalizations.Nova Scotia H1N1 Summary 2 December 2009 http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20091202002 9 December 2009 8 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110608070919/http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20091202002 live First cases: Nova Scotia's chief medical officer, Robert Strang, said on 26 April that the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirmed late the previous day that four people in the province between the ages of 12 and 18 were recovering from "relatively mild" cases of the disease. The four people were students attending King's-Edgehill School preparatory school in Windsor, Nova Scotia. One of the infected students had been on a recent school trip to the Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico. Flu Update, Sunday, April 26, 2009 King's-Edgehill School 26 April 2009 http://www.kes.ns.ca/news.asp?nid=461 26 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429205537/http://www.kes.ns.ca/news.asp?nid=461 29 April 2009 deadHealth officials confirm 6 cases of swine flu in Canada CBC News 26 April 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/health-officials-confirm-6-cases-of-swine-flu-in-canada-1.803361 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429101523/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/26/mexico-swine-flu.html 29 April 2009 live Nunavut On 16 July 2009, Nunavut reported its first swine flu death.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-reports-1st-swine-flu-death-1.825581 Nunavut reports 1st swine flu death 16 July 2009 CBC News 25 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090719101237/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/07/16/nunavut-h1n1-death.html 19 July 2009 live dmy As of 5 August, there were 496 confirmed cases of the swine flu.http://www.gov.nu.ca/news/2009/aug/aug5.pdf August 5 H1N1 Flu Virus Update Government of Nunavut 5 August 2009 7 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150620111128/http://www.gov.nu.ca/news/2009/aug/aug5.pdf 20 June 2015 Ontario There were 8,633 confirmed cases in Ontario, with 1,725 hospitalizations as of 10 December.http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/pubhealth/flu/flu_09/bulletins/flu_bul_01_20091204.pdf Ontario Influenza Bulletin – Surveillance Week 47 (November 22, 2009 – November 28, 2009) Health Ontario 2 December 2009 8 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610141413/http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/pubhealth/flu/flu_09/bulletins/flu_bul_01_20091204.pdf 10 June 2011 dead On 27 April 2009, four cases were suspected to be swine flu in Ontario. This number grew to ten cases in five days.Ontario probes suspected swine flu cases amid pandemic fears CBC News 27 April 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/who-boosts-pandemic-alert-level-to-4-1.782651 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430133521/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/27/swine-flu042709.html 30 April 2009 live On 25 May, Ontario Health Minister David Caplan confirmed that a Toronto man in his 40s had died of the virus.3rd person to die with swine flu in Canada was from Ontario https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/3rd-person-to-die-with-swine-flu-in-canada-was-from-ontario-1.812487 CBC News 2 June 2009 2 November 2009 14 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614204219/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/01/ontario-swineflu-death.html live Second swine-flu death in Toronto The Star Toronto 1 June 2009 Theresa Boyle The Toronto region acted as a secondary epicentre during the 2003 SARS epidemic, and took extra precautions against the H1N1 virus in the early stages of the pandemic.http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/04/30/2009-04-30_to_control_swine_flu_lets_heed_the_lessons_of_sars.html To control swine flu lets heed the lessons of SARS 30 April 2009 New York Daily News 23 May 2009 Betsy McCaughey https://web.archive.org/web/20090503083308/http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/04/30/2009-04-30_to_control_swine_flu_lets_heed_the_lessons_of_sars.html 3 May 2009 live Ontario is also home to what is believed to be the youngest Canadian death from swine flu, that of a two-month-old infant on 2 November 2009.Infant, Two Adults Die Of H1N1, London, Ont. Health Official Says https://toronto.citynews.ca/2009/11/05/infant-two-adults-die-of-h1n1-london-ont-health-official-says/ CityNews 5 November 2009 8 April 2025 This death, is one of three recently reported in London, Ontario, and has brought the number of confirmed deaths from H1N1 since April in Ontario to 95 as of 26 November 2009. Prince Edward Island As of 8 December 2009, there were 50 hospitalizations in the province, and no deaths.http://www.gov.pe.ca/flu/index.php3?number=1029963&lang=E P.E.I. Department of Health – Hospital Surveillance 8 December 2009 8 December 2009 10 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610234823/http://www.gov.pe.ca/flu/index.php3?number=1029963&lang=E live Prince Edward Island confirmed its first two cases in Charlottetown on 4 May 2009.http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/04/9343891.html P.E.I., N.B. confirm more swine flu cases The Canadian Press 4 May 2009 4 May 2009 24 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120124213028/http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2009/05/04/9343891.html live thumb|250px|right|Swine can be infected by both avian and human influenza strains of influenza, and therefore are hosts where the antigenic shifts can occur that create new influenza strains. Quebec There had been 2,422 hospitalized cases as of 4 December 2009.http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/h1n1/surveillance-eng.php Statistiques descriptives de la grippe pandemique A(H1N1) 4 December 2009 8 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091210012959/http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/h1n1/surveillance-eng.php 10 December 2009 live While an early case Quebec turned out not to be swine flu,Staff Writer Two released from quarantine at Lakeshore General 25 April 2009 CTV Montreal 27 April 2009 http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090425/mtl_exclusive_090425/20090425/?hub=MontrealHome https://web.archive.org/web/20110706175032/http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090425/mtl_exclusive_090425/20090425/?hub=MontrealHome dead 6 July 2011 on 30 April 2009, the first case in the province was confirmed in the Greater Montreal Area. The first case of death was announced on 8 June, making the total of 4 deaths for Canada. The person was a more than 65-year-old woman suffering from respiratory diseases before being hospitalized on 2 June. According to medical expertise, she had never traveled to Mexico and had no contact with those who did.https://montrealgazette.com/Health/Quebec+first+swine+death/1676097/story.html The Gazette Montreal Quebec has first swine flu death Kevin Dougherty 9 June 2009 23 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614040356/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/Quebec%2Bfirst%2Bswine%2Bdeath/1676097/story.html 14 June 2009 dead Confirmed cases totalled 10,714 between 30 August and 4 December 2009. Saskatchewan The first cases were confirmed on 7 May in the Saskatoon and Regina areas.7 May 2009 2 swine flu cases in Saskatchewan https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/2-swine-flu-cases-found-in-saskatchewan-1.794007 7 May 2009 CBC 1 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240701035740/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/2-swine-flu-cases-found-in-saskatchewan-1.794007 live The province stopped counting individual cases as of 23 July 2009. At that point there were 888 confirmed cases.http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/H1N1-surveillance H1N1 Flu Virus Surveillance Results 22 October 2009 Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Health 17 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091129103104/http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/H1N1-surveillance 29 November 2009 dead Yukon On 12 May 2009, Yukon reported its first case of swine flu. The first death was a school-aged girl who died on 1 November.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-girl-dies-from-swine-flu-complications-1.819158 Yahoo! www.newsrunner.com Totals Province/TerritoryConfirmed Deaths by 20 FebruaryIncrease Reported 14 – 20 February British Columbia 57 1 Alberta 71 0 Saskatchewan 15 0 Manitoba 11 0 Ontario 128 0 Quebec 108 0 New Brunswick 8 0 Nova Scotia 7 0 Prince Edward Island 0 0 Newfoundland and Labrador 18 0 Yukon 3 0 Northwest Territories 1 0 Nunavut 1 0 Total 428 1 Progression Chart Evolution of the Novel Human Swine Influenza A/H1N1(2009) Mexican Flu in Canada Government of Canada – Health Canada: Update bulletins for influenza A H1N1 2009 (human swine influenza) https://web.archive.org/web/20090818093622/http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine_200904-eng.php 18 August 2009 Non-human cases On 2 May, the first incidence in Canada of the flu in pigs was discovered on a farm in Alberta.The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124135130674780783 Pigs in Canada Contract Flu Virus 3 May 2009 Lauren Etter 3 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505082943/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124135130674780783.html 5 May 2009 live It is suspected that an infected farmhand who recently returned from Mexico infected the animals.BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8031309.stm Canada farm worker 'infects pigs' 3 May 2009 3 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504172350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8031309.stm 4 May 2009 live In Canada in early June, the Alberta pig farmer whose herd was infected with the new swine flu virus culled his entire herd. In May he had already culled 500 animals from his herd. The farm owner said the animals could not be marketed because they are under quarantine and he was facing a problem with overcrowding."3,000 Alberta hogs culled due to swine flu" https://web.archive.org/web/20120219095605/http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/647016 19 February 2012 Health Zone – Canada, 7 June 2009 Response 2009 swine flu outbreak by country Michael Gardam, director of infectious disease prevention and control at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, said in an interview with the CBC that an outbreak of swine flu in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, would not be as serious as the 2003 SARS epidemic. Swine flu not as serious as SARS: Canada's Ontario https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE53N4PB20090424 Ljunggren David Anderson Scott 24 April 2009 Reuters 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090427110026/https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE53N4PB20090424 27 April 2009 live In preparing for and dealing with an influenza pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada follows the WHO's categories, but has expanded them somewhat.http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/index-eng.php Public Health Agency of Canada The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521172412/http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cpip-pclcpi/index-eng.php 21 May 2009 live 8 December 2006 Despite initial reports of two swine influenza cases in Montreal's Lakeshore General Hospital, Johanne Simard of the Montreal Regional Health Board confirmed negative results for all quarantined patients at the hospital and that no quarantines were currently in effect at the hospital.https://montrealgazette.com/Health/Swine+fears+Lakeshore+General+unfounded/1534676/story.html Swine-flu fears at Lakeshore General unfounded The Gazette (Montreal) Montreal 25 April 2009 25 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090427135648/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/Swine%2Bfears%2BLakeshore%2BGeneral%2Bunfounded/1534676/story.html 27 April 2009 dead The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirmed cases of human swine influenza virus in clinical specimens sent from MexicoCBC News Canadian lab confirms human swine flu cases in Mexico 24 April 2009 1 May 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/canadian-lab-confirms-human-swine-flu-cases-in-mexico-1.822929 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429101548/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/24/health-flu-mexico090424.html 29 April 2009 live and the Canadian government issued a travel advisory for Mexico, warning Canadians who have returned from the country of the severe respiratory illness.Travel advisory warns of severe respiratory illness in Mexico https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/travel-advisory-warns-of-severe-respiratory-illness-in-mexico-1.811539 23 April 2009 1 May 2009 CBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20090426204443/http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/23/respiratory-illness-flu-mexico.html 26 April 2009 live On 26 April, the Government of Nova Scotia announced on a live webcast that four students in Windsor, Nova Scotia, have confirmed cases of swine flu.http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/04/26/9252691-cp.html Health officials confirm swine flu in Canada 26 April 2009 The Canadian Press 26 April 2009 19 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154931/http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/04/26/9252691-cp.html dead Later that day, the Federal Government confirmed the existence of a total of six cases in Canada; four in Nova Scotia and two in British Columbia. Federal Health minister Leona Aglukkaq said the Canadian federal government would take whatever measures were necessary to keep the public safe, and that as Canada continued to ramp out its surveillance efforts there would likely be more reported cases. She also said she had been in contact with her provincial and territorial counterparts and had ordered the Public Health Agency of Canada to alert border authorities, quarantine officers and other officials.Staff Writer 6 cases of swine flu confirmed in Canada: health officials 26 April 2009 CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/health-officials-confirm-6-cases-of-swine-flu-in-canada-1.803361 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429101523/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/26/mexico-swine-flu.html 29 April 2009 live However, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, David Butler-Jones, stated that the six affected Canadians suffered from only mild symptoms and have already started to recover. However, Butler-Jones warned against complacency, stating that the fact that only mild cases have been reported so far "doesn't mean we won't see either some more severe illness or potentially deaths."http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/624655 Swine flu confirmed in Canada : Unlike deadly outbreak in Mexico, the cases in Nova Scotia and B.C. were mild and didn't require hospitalization Brennan Richard J The Star Toronto 26 April 2009 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519052515/http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/624655 19 May 2009 live In both provinces, the cases either involved people who had recently returned from Mexico or those in close contact with such people.Staff Writer Six swine flu cases confirmed in Canada 26 April 2009 CTV Media 26 April 2009 https://www.ctvnews.ca/six-swine-flu-cases-confirmed-in-canada-1.393109 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429032451/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090426/swine_flu_090426/20090426 dead 29 April 2009 In a step towards understanding the outbreak, and developing a vaccine, Canadian scientists completed the first full genetic sequencing of the H1N1 swine flu virus on 6 May.H1N1 virus genome: 'This is a world first' 6 May 2009 The Independent Cape Town Agence France Press http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20090506191835578C369647&click_id=31&set_id=1 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510132647/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=nw20090506191835578C369647 10 May 2009 dead The high percentage of mild to severe cases amongst First Nations Peoples in Manitoba and Northern Ontario, when compared to the general population, have raised questions about the vulnerability of these communities to H1N1 across Canada.https://montrealgazette.com/Health/Aboriginal+populations+vulnerable+H1N1+Report/1756277/story.html Aboriginal populations vulnerable to H1N1: Report 3 July 2009 The Montreal Gazette 4 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090707005203/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/Aboriginal+populations+vulnerable+H1N1+Report/1756277/story.html 7 July 2009 deadhttp://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=9e42d002-c8f0-4889-9337-41271a149455 First Nations prime ground for H1N1 pandemic 19 June 2009 The Star Phoenix 2 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621012959/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=9e42d002-c8f0-4889-9337-41271a149455 21 June 2009 dead Concerns have also risen about whether the Canadian government's pandemic preparation plan is able to properly address the specific needs of these communities.http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015604180 First Nations Chief in Manitoba Declares State of Emergency Over H1N1 Virus 25 June 2009 AHN 2 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627032734/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015604180 27 June 2009 dead Timeline 2009A(H1N1) Outbreak and Pandemic Milestones in Canada 26 April Nova Scotia First case confirmed in Nova Scotia (First Case in Canada) British Columbia First confirmed case in British Columbia. 28 April Alberta First confirmed case in Alberta. Ontario First confirmed case in Ontario. 30 April Quebec First confirmed case in Quebec 1 May New Brunswick First confirmed case in New Brunswick 3 May Alberta First known cases of reverse zoonosis in the world. Alberta First known infected pigs found in the world. 4 May Prince Edward Island First confirmed cases on Prince Edward Island 7 May Alberta First death confirmed in Alberta. (first death in Canada) Alberta First case of zoonosis in Canada, where an infected pig infects a human. Saskatchewan First confirmed case in Saskatchewan. 8 May Canada Community outbreaks confirmed in Canada. 9 May Manitoba First confirmed case in the Manitoba. 12 May Yukon First confirmed case in the Yukon. 25 May Ontario First death in Ontario. 28 May Nunavut First confirmed case in the Nunavut. 1 June Northwest Territories First confirmed case in the Northwest Territories. 8 June Quebec First death in Quebec. 13 June Newfoundland and Labrador First confirmed case in Newfoundland and Labrador. 16 June Manitoba First death in Manitoba. 27 June Saskatchewan First death in Saskatchewan. 14 July British Columbia First death in British Columbia. 15 July Nunavut First death in Nunavut. 22 July Quebec First case of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) resistance found in Canada. 24 July Nova Scotia First death in Nova Scotia. 31 October Newfoundland and Labrador First death in Newfoundland and Labrador. 1 November Yukon First death in the Yukon. 13 November New Brunswick First death in New Brunswick. 25 November Northwest Territories First death in the Northwest Territories. See also 1918 flu pandemic Avian flu Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) List of Canadian medical disasters References 30em External links Canadian FightFlu.ca. Updates from the public Health Agency of Canada Health Canada: Preparing for a pandemic (Government of Canada) Public Health Agency of Canada: Swine Influenza International Swine influenza, at the World Health Organization WHO's Pandemic Influenza Phases Influenza Research Database – Database of influenza genomic sequences and related information. Confirmed and Suspected Cases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Swine Influenza (Flu) Medical Encyclopedia Medline Plus: Swine Flu Medical Encyclopedia WebMD: Swine Flu Center Swine Flu Pandemic Canada Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines Swine Flu Pandemic Swine Flu Pandemic, 2009 zh:2009年H1N1流感大流行各國疫情及反應#加拿大