U.s. Swine Flu Epidemic Shows Signs Of Being Over

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Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for ...

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WHO data on bird flu raises new questions about human transmission
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New strain of bird flu virus kills 14 people in China
China reported another death and three new infections from a new strain of avian influenza known as H7N9 on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 14 and the number of infections to 63, the official Xinhua News Agency said. More
Hong Kong goes on alert bird flu alert
The death toll in China's bird flu crisis stood at 10 on Friday, as Hong Kong authorities announced plans to test all poultry imported from the mainland. More

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