Did some digging...
The best-known case of swine flu is a 1976 outbreak at an army barracks in Fort Dix, N.J., which sickened four soldiers and killed one. There have been no major outbreaks of swine flu recorded in Canada.
Bruce Question: Does it not seem odd that this flu first broke out in a contained military setting???
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/624336