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New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential

Pigs at Eldoret Technical Training Institute in Uasin Gishu County. The new influenza strain was identified in pigs. [File, Standard]

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the U.S. science journal PNAS

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