Swine flu joins list of animal diseases that affect people
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 07:21
in Health & Medicine
The swine flu virus that is smoldering in this country and triggering a full-blown outbreak in Mexico is one of a growing number of animal pathogens to jump the species barrier -- and may be the microbe that jumpstarts the first globe-circling pandemic of the 21st century, experts said Tuesday.
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