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Flu with 'pandemic potential' found

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Flu with 'pandemic potential' found
Flu with 'pandemic potential' found

A new swine flu with pandemic potential has been found in Chinese Pigs.

The new strain is a combination of two viruses.

RESEARCHERS SAY - THE NEWSTRAIN IS A COMBINATION OF TWOVIRUSES.THE "BIRD" FLU AND THE VIRUSTHAT CAUSED THE 2009 "SWINE"FLU PANDEMIC.THIS FLU HASN'T BEEN SEEN INHUMANS YET.HOWEVER RESEARCHERS BELIEVETRANSMISSION IS POSSIBLE.THE RESEARCH WAS PUBLISHED INTHE JOURNAL 'PROCEEDINGS OF THE

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