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June 10, 2009
Mich. flu cases rise; H1N1 is suspected
The Detroit News – Detroit,MI,USA
Seasonal flu typically peaks anywhere from December through March, doctors say, but the number of confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, is still on the
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Got Flu? You Likely Have H1N1 Strain, Health Officials Say
WPTZ.com – Plattsburgh,NY,USA
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont health officials are saying anyone who has contracted influenza likely has the H1N1 strain as the number of local cases almost
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New cases of H1N1 reported in NC
WRAL.com – Raleigh,NC,USA
Smithfield, NC — Twelve new cases of the H1N1 virus were confirmed in North Carolina Tuesday, with two new cases in Wake County.
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Mexico to host international health meeting on A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua – China
Participating countries will be those which have been suffering from A/H1N1 flu in recent weeks, though the meeting is also open to other nations that are
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The H1N1 Flu: Is This a Pandemic, or Isn’t It?
TIME – USA
On Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the numbers on the spread of the H1N1 flu: 26563 cases in 73 countries, including a growing outbreak
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Hong Kong confirms 4 new cases of A/H1N1 flu
Xinhua – China
HONG KONG, June 9 (Xinhua) — Four people were tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza virus in Hong Kong on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed
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Confirmed cases of A/H1N1 rise to 147 in US Navy
Xinhua – China
HOUSTON, June 9 (Xinhua) — Twenty-one new cases of A/H1N1 flu have been confirmed on board the USS Iwo Jima, bringing the total number of the confirmed
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Edison High Student Fresno County’s Second Probable H1N1 Flu Case
ABC30.com – Fresno,CA,USA
This comes on the same day that the state lab confirmed the first case of the H1N1 Virus from a Roosevelt High School Student. School janitors are inside
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New Orleans Mayor Quarantined in China Over H1N1
The Epoch Times – New York,NY,USA
Chinese authorities said they may have been exposed to the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as the swine flu. H1N1 virus victims show the same symptoms as a
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Navy: 24 Iwo Jima sailors and Marines hit by H1N1 virus
The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk,VA,USA
By Matthew Jones The Navy has confirmed that 24 sailors and Marines associated with the amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima have been diagnosed with the H1N1
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