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Swine flu running its last course?
ATLANTA (AP) – If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn’t over, it certainly looks as if it’s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October. One U.S. expert said the …

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Health Officials Mum on Sharp Decline in US Swine Flu Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says swine flu cases are likely to continue a while even as U.S. cases have been declining since October.

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Of Swine, Birds And Men — Pandemic H1N1 Flu
Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al, “Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract,” appears …

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Three more die of swine flu in Gujarat; toll 242
Ahmedabad, Feb 2 (PTI) Swine flu has claimed three more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll in the state to 242, while 19 more persons today tested positive for the infection.

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Swine flu still around, vaccinations urged in Mendham
MENDHAM – Residents are urged to get vaccinated for H1N1 or swine flu as the virus is still widespread in New Jersey and cases are likely to increase in coming months, according to a statement from the Bernards Township Health Department.

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