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H1N1 Flu Cases in the U.S. Top 10,000
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that there are currently 10,053 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza infection in the United States and there have been 17 deaths associated with this strain of influenza. For a state-by-state update,
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