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Mexican Flu, Swine Flu, or H1N1? A Pandemic Gets Rebranded

Whether or not the source for H1N1 was a Mexican pig farm (and this is by no means certain), the implication that this virus is somehow a “Mexican flu” and should be called Mexican flu borders on the racist, and carries … Continue reading

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Mexico City Swine Flu: Evolution Happens

Just ask Mexico’s national Health Secretary, Jose Cordova. The Los Angeles Times today: “We have confirmation that this is a mutant of a virus that comes from pigs that . . . never had provoked an epidemic, that is, had … Continue reading

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