From ProMed:
"It is now apparent that the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus currently circulating in humans, though genetically linked to swine influenza viruses, has not been found in swine and that swine do not appear to be involved in the ongoing epidemic. For that reason, and in keeping with usage by WHO and other agencies, ProMED will drop the term "swine flu" from our coverage. We expect the term will continue to be used by the media and in common usage for some time."
good thing Egypt just slaughtered 300,000 pigs and the jobs of all the folks who worked there.
sigh.
ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org. you can find them here: http://www.promedmail.org
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