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SWINE FLU STILL SPREADING: More info and perspective at Aetiology. Plus, WHO Raises Swine Flu Al?

By Glenn Reynolds

SWINE FLU STILL SPREADING: More info and perspective at Aetiology.

Plus, WHO Raises Swine Flu Alert Level. “The WHO raised its pandemic alert level to phase 4 over the deadly swine flu virus, indicating a significant increased risk of a pandemic, a global outbreak of a serious disease.”

UPDATE: Swine flu epidemic enters dangerous new phase. “It could take 4-6 months before the first batch of vaccines are available to fight the virus, WHO officials said.”

And at Pork.org, don’t call it “Swine” Flu. ?’The virus has not been isolated in animals to date. Therefore, it is not justified to name this disease swine influenza,’ the Paris-based organization said in a statement.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 27, 2009 (boomark / email).