1918 Flu Pandemic That Killed 50 Million Originated in China, Scientists Say

Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 13:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The worldwide flu pandemic that killed 50 million people in 1918 may have originated with transported Chinese laborers, archival records suggest.

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