Swine flu still spreading, though at a reduced rate

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 2:04 p.m.
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...The odds of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza hitting this spring seem to be declining, but authorities are concerned that the virus is still spreading, though at a reduced rate from its peak, and is not disappearing as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak, federal officials said Friday.





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