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‘Perth flu’ warning in Bulgaria

Mon, Aug 30 2010 13:33 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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‘Perth flu’ warning in Bulgaria

Bottles of Pandemrix, a vaccine against H1N1 influenza, so-called swine flu, are pictured in a treatment room where clinic employees are receiving vaccinations, at the UKE clinic in Hamburg, October 26 2009.

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An influenza strain called the Perth H3N2 virus will spread in Bulgaria in the coming cold months, according to the head of microbiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgarian National Television said on August 30 2010.
 
Earlier, media reports and health advisories said that there had been cases of the flu in various states in the United States.
 
According to Bulgarian Academy of Science head of microbiology Angel Galabov, the virus – named after the city in Australia – is "lighter" than Swine Flu, which will circulate for a second consecutive year. The Perth H3N2 virus will peak at the end of 2010, Galabov said.
 

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Anonymous Marie Mercer Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:26 CET
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There are nine places called Perth in the USA and one in Canada!!

Anonymous Marie Mercer Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:17 CET
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Sounds like another case of the USA trying to blame everything on the rest of the world. Certainly haven't heard of it in Perth or anywhere in Western Australia.

Anonymous Anne-Marie Tue, Aug 31 2010 05:39 CET
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Hmm.. and I wonder what big pharma is behind THIS one!!!

Anonymous Dianne Hatton Mon, Aug 30 2010 18:24 CET
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I think I may have it, I woke this morning and started to speak Aussie


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