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Influenza A (H1N1): new and official name of swine flu virus, according to the WHO

Influenza A (H1N1): new and official name of swine flu virus, according to the WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan calls it ‘the flu that threatens all humanity.’ The formerly-named swine flu is no longer just associated with swine. While it originated from pigs, the spread of infection is now through human transmission. WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda justifies the change of name [...]