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Swine flu affects 'virtually the entire country,' CDC expert says

latimes.com
Oct. 9, 2009
New figures show H1N1 in 10 more states than a week ago, up to 37 now, and a rise in pediatric deaths. But areas of earlier outbreaks may be seeing some relief. Pandemic H1N1 influenza "is here . . . in virtually the entire country," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler