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This Story Diseases Travel Fast, but So Do Tools to Fight Them Article | LONDON, April 28 -- Teenagers in New Zealand, honeymooners in Scotland, high-schoolers in New York and tourists in Israel all are sick from the same bug caught just days ago on trips to Mexico. This Story Schools Shut by Flu Can Reopen Article | U.S. health officials yesterday retracted a recommendation that schools close for as long as two weeks if a student catches swine flu, a move that reflects growing confidence that the outbreak may be milder than initially feared, despite the death of the first American from the illness. This Story This Story The Three R's Thrive In Swine Flu Outbreak Article | Amid the inconvenience of a campus shutdown to slow the spread of swine flu, teachers at Rockville High School saw an opportunity. This Story In the Workplace, Awaiting Guidance on How to Counter Flu Article | As recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prompt more schools to close for extended periods because of the swine flu outbreak, businesses and other organizations are getting a much less clear message from public health officials. This Story Flu's True Severity Is Still Unknown Article | So is this new swine flu outbreak the next great plague, or just a global spasm of paranoia? This Story Governors Differ On Flu Response Article | When they awoke Monday to the increasing reality of a swine flu pandemic, top officials on either side of the Potomac chose virtually identical words to reassure the worried public. |
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