Usda Confirms H1n1 Flu In Minnesota State Fair Hog

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a sample from a hog exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, the Agriculture Department said on Monday.

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