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Hello, Im Dr. Tony Fiore with CDCs Influenza Division. Im here to speak with you today about antiviral drugs that can be used to treat or prevent human infections with a new type of H1N1 flu virus, which has also been called swine flu. Since March, 2

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Hello, Im Dr. Joe Bresee with the CDC Influenza Division. Im here speak with you today about swine flu. First Ill begin by explaining what swine flu is. Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Outbreaks of swine

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Astronomers say they have some intriguing new clues about one of the biggest mysteries of the universe. More than 20 years ago, scientists discovered that most of the matter in the universe is not made up of ordinary atoms, it is something invisible

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By Pat Harris Washington, DC 09 May 2006 watch Virus report Marburg Ebola Virus The Marburg and Ebola viruses have caused fatal outbreaks in Africa for the past four years. A recent study shows a vacc

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 August 2007 The World Health Organization says all countries, with the exception of Indonesia, are sharing their avian influenza viruses. WHO says the failure to share virus samples could retard the development of an effecti