ATLANTA (AP) -- As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials....
Cdc: Up To 6 Million Swine Flu Cases In Few Months
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press
Thu, 10/29/2009 - 1:37pm
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