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  2. Swine influenza - Wikipedia

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    People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infections. Around the mid-20th century, the identification of influenza subtypes was made possible, allowing accurate diagnosis of transmission to humans. Since then, only 50 such transmissions have been confirmed. These strains of swine flu rarely pass from human to human.

  3. 2009 swine flu pandemic actions concerning pigs - Wikipedia

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    According to researchers cited by The New York Times, "based on its genetic structure, the new virus is without question a type of swine influenza, derived originally from a strain that lived in pigs". [4] This origin gave rise to the nomenclature "swine flu", largely used by mass media in the first days of the epidemic.

  4. 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the first two A/09(H1N1) swine flu cases in California on April 17, 2009, via the Border Infectious Disease Program, [135] for a San Diego County child, and a naval research facility studying a special diagnostic test, where influenza sample from the child from Imperial County was tested. [136]

  5. 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United States by state

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    The United States experienced the beginnings of a pandemic of a novel strain of the influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as "swine flu", in the spring of 2009.The earliest reported cases in the US began appearing in late March 2009 in California, [114] then spreading to infect people in Texas, New York, and other states by mid-April. [115]

  6. WalMart and swine flu vaccine: A perfect match? - AOL

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    At least once a month, the typical American shopper trudges to the local WalMart (NYSE:WMT) to stock up on groceries, dry goods, entertainment, and . . . vaccines? The company is in talks with the ...

  7. 2009 swine flu pandemic in North America - Wikipedia

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    The real number of swine flu cases in the United States could be “upwards of 100,000,” a top public health official estimated on Friday — far higher than the official count of 7,415 cases confirmed by laboratories.

  8. Pig flu infects humans: More evidence against confined ... - AOL

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  9. Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living in Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.