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Jun 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM CDT
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Jun 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM CDT
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic - the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
The move came Thursday as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
In a statement sent to member countries, WHO says it decided to raise the pandemic alert level from phase 5 to 6, meaning that a global outbreak of swine flu has begun. The decision was made after the U.N. health agency held an emergency meeting on swine flu with its experts.
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