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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:24 PM

Published 07/02/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


UK facing swine flu upsurge; Argentina toll rises

LONDON (AFP) Britain's health secretary warned Thursday the country could soon face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu, while fears linked to the virus soared in Argentina after the death toll nearly doubled.

The warning from British Health Secretary Andy Burnham came as news emerged...

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...is maintained. "Cases are doubling every week, and on this trend we could see over 100,000 cases a day by the end of August, but I stress this is only a projection" Burnham told the lower...
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