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Swine Flu Strikes Alaska Island

posted November 7, 2009 - 10:44am
Swine Flu Strikes Alaska Island

In a senario frighteningly reminiscent of the famous 1925 Serum Run to Nome, in which the isolated town was struck down with diptheria, a tiny island off the coast of Alaska has been struck with suspected cases of the swine flu.  The exact numbers of affected residents hasn't been published yet, but the article describes the heroic efforts to bring flu shots and medicine to an area accessable only by helicopter.


Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us...

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