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Swine flu precautions advised for Oklahoma

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From NewsOK:

A national report that swine flu could strike up to half of Americans is a wake-up call for Oklahomans to take preventive measures and plan for disruptions, state health officials said.

“We want them to sit up and take notice,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley of estimates that the virus could cause symptoms in up to 120 million people and cause as many as 90,000 deaths in the United States. “This is a serious situation potentially. It’s such a new strain of the flu that everyone is considered susceptible.”

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