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New Orleans mayor quarantined in China for possible flu exposure

By doris | Published: June 8, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Mayor Ray Nagin, who traveled to China on an economic development trip, flew on a plane that carried a passenger being treated for symptoms suspected to be from the virus, commonly known as the swine flu virus, the mayor’s office said in a statement. Nagin, his wife and a member of [...]

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Obama: U.S. swine flu response justified

By doris | Published: May 3, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The strain of flu virus that is alarming the world is so new and poorly understood that it justifies the U.S. government’s multi-pronged efforts to fight it, President Barack Obama said Saturday. Swine flu, or H1N1 flu as the government calls it, has caused only one confirmed U.S. death. [...]

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