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Egyptian veterinarians take a mucus sample from a pig in a Cairo slaughterhouse on April 30, 2009.
Monday, May. 04, 2009

Open quoteJust like people have flu seasons, so do pigs. Close quote

  • JOHN CLIFFORD,
  • chief veterinary officer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying some pigs get sick with flu every year, though the H1N1 strain is new
Photo: KHALED DESOUKI / AFP / Getty Images | Source: The New York Times