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Kenya is among the first countries in Africa where Swine flu was reported but the nation is now on high alert as the flu has hit once again and this time in high schools. Parents with kids in schools have all reasons to worry as close to ten...
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China’s Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, speaks during a press briefing to announce new developments on the swine influenza situation, at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland,...
