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Published 11/07/2009 by Oman Tribune

H1N1 on rise in China and Japan, says WHO

GENEVA H1N1 flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.

According to the UN agency’s latest official toll, which is thought to underestimate the total spread of the...

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