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Deadly H1N1 virus will continue to circulate seasonally

The U.S. H1N1 emergency declaration quietly expired June 23, but influenza remains a serious threat, officials say. This year's seasonal influenza vaccine will include the H1N1 strain.

 
BY KIM ARCHER - Tulsa World | Published: August 18, 2010    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Was the H1N1 flu virus pandemic a bust?

The World Health Organization last week proclaimed that the deadly H1N1 virus had "largely run its course.” And the U.S. emergency declaration quietly expired June 23.

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"If it's a bust, thank goodness,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley. "To those persons who were hospitalized or who died, I don't think it was a bust.”

In Oklahoma, 45 people died and 1,300 were hospitalized from the influenza strain that emerged in the U.S. in April 2009. An estimated 12,500 people in the U.S. fell victim to the H1N1 virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But about 36,000 Americans die each year of seasonal flu.

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