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  • Deadly Flu Outbreak: Is History Repeating Itself? [23,000 victims in Madagascar]

    08/30/2002 5:38:05 PM PDT · by 2sheep · 36 replies · 1,279+ views
    Newsmax ^ | Aug. 30, 2002 | Phil Brennan
    Deadly Flu Outbreak: Is History Repeating Itself?An out-of-control outbreak of influenza which has killed as many as 700 people and felled almost 23,000 victims is ravaging Madagascar and health authorities fear that if the disease is not confined to the huge island it could spread around the world. Madagascar which is larger than France and has a population of 16 million people is located off southeast Africa. World Health Organization (WHO) officials have said that samples taken from victims of the illness have shown it to be Type A influenza, a strain of flu believed to have devastated the world...