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Fri 11 Nov 2009European death rate from virus could match seasonal flu, says expert
THE NUMBER of deaths across Europe from the swine flu pandemic may turn out to be similar to what has been seen during some seasonal influenza periods, according to an expert with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
However, Prof Angus Nicoll, influenza co-ordinator at ECDC, said yesterday that deaths from pandemic flu would be among different groups than normally affected by seasonal flu. They would be among younger people.
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