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WHO: Infection of farmed animals with the pandemic virus

WHO has just published Briefing Note 15: Infection of farmed animals with the pandemic virus. Excerpt:To date, extensive testing by laboratories in the WHO influenza surveillance network has detected no signs that the H1N1 pandemic virus has mutated to a more virulent form..

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