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Tue 06 Jun 2010I think that swine flu is still going to cause trouble, says virology professor
Experts are warning against complacency towards the H1N1 virus, saying it ‘has a sting in its tail’ and will be back this way come winter, writes CLAIRE O'CONNELL
A YEAR AGO this week the World Health Organisation teetered on the brink of calling the first flu pandemic of the 21st century. The new H1N1 “swine flu” variant was spreading around the globe and with it came a measure of unpredictability that goes with any pandemic virus.
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