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	<title>Sports News &#187; Infectious Diseases</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Warriors coach Don Nelson sick with pneumonia, won&#8217;t travel with team for 2 games in Texas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/23/warriors-coach-don-nelson-sick-with-pneumonia-wont-travel-with-team-for-2-games-in-texas-49312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Mccauley</dc:creator>
		
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Warriors coach Don Nelson sick with pneumonia

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn&#8217;t traveling with the team for two games in Texas.
The 69-year-old Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, missed practice Sunday and again Monday. The team said he had been diagnosed with pneumonia and would miss Golden .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/23/warriors-coach-don-nelson-sick-with-pneumonia-wont-travel-with-team-for-2-games-in-texas-49312/" title="Warriors coach Don Nelson sick with pneumonia, won&#8217;t travel with team for 2 games in Texas">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany striker Klose quarantined over swine flu in family; uncertain for Ivory Coast match</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/12/germany-striker-klose-quarantined-over-swine-flu-in-family-uncertain-for-ivory-coast-match-45597/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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German striker Klose quarantined over swine flu

MUNICH — Bayern Munich says striker Miroslav Klose and his family have been quarantined after his twin sons came down with swine flu.
Klose and his wife, Sylwia, are under observation and it is unclear whether he will be able to play in Germany&#8217;s international exhibition against Ivory Coast next ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/12/germany-striker-klose-quarantined-over-swine-flu-in-family-uncertain-for-ivory-coast-match-45597/">Read more : Germany striker Klose quarantined over swine flu in family; uncertain for Ivory Coast match</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In yet another blow to Nets, forward Chris Douglas-Roberts tests positive for swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/07/in-yet-another-blow-to-nets-forward-chris-douglas-roberts-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-44370/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Nets forward Chris Douglas-Roberts has swine flu

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey Nets team that is losing players as quickly as games.
Douglas-Roberts had started every game for the winless Nets until missing a loss at Philadelphia on Friday with flu-like symptoms. Nets president .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/07/in-yet-another-blow-to-nets-forward-chris-douglas-roberts-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-44370/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: In yet another blow to Nets, forward Chris Douglas-Roberts tests positive for swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spanish basketball league game called off again because of swine flu; 4 players infected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/07/spanish-basketball-league-game-called-off-again-because-of-swine-flu-4-players-infected-44227/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Spanish basketball game off because of swine flu

MADRID — Swine flu has forced the Spanish basketball league to postpone a game for the second time this season.
The league said Saturday that four players on the team Bizkaia Bilbao Basket were diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and several others were showing symptoms.
The club was to have .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/07/spanish-basketball-league-game-called-off-again-because-of-swine-flu-4-players-infected-44227/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Spanish basketball league game called off again because of swine flu; 4 players infected</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Bruins say forward David Krejci diagnosed with swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/05/boston-bruins-say-forward-david-krejci-diagnosed-with-swine-flu-43746/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Bruins&#8217; Krejci diagnosed with swine flu
BOSTON — Boston Bruins center David Krejci is out indefinitely with the swine flu.

General manager Peter Chiarelli announced Thursday that the team&#8217;s medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for the 23-year-old Krejci.
The club said Krejci, their second leading scorer last season, will be kept away from the team until ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/05/boston-bruins-say-forward-david-krejci-diagnosed-with-swine-flu-43746/">Boston Bruins say forward David Krejci diagnosed with swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor apologizes for giving Calgary Flames players swine flu shots ahead of public</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/04/doctor-apologizes-for-giving-calgary-flames-players-swine-flu-shots-ahead-of-public-43472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Apology for Flames getting flu shots before public

EDMONTON, Alberta — An official for Alberta Health Services has apologized for giving the Calgary Flames swine flu shots while thousands of people waited in line for the vaccine last week.
Dr. Gerry Predy, senior medical officer of health, apologized Wednesday at a news conference. The agency reports directly ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/04/doctor-apologizes-for-giving-calgary-flames-players-swine-flu-shots-ahead-of-public-43472/" title="Doctor apologizes for giving Calgary Flames players swine flu shots ahead of public">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German tennis player Tommy Haas recovering from swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/03/german-tennis-player-tommy-haas-recovering-from-swine-flu-43175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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German tennis player Tommy Haas has swine flu

FRANKFURT — Tommy Haas, Germany&#8217;s top-ranked tennis player, is dealing with a case of swine flu.
&#8220;I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive,&#8221; Haas said in Tuesday&#8217;s Bild newspaper. &#8220;Of course, it was a shock for me.&#8221;
Haas told the paper  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/03/german-tennis-player-tommy-haas-recovering-from-swine-flu-43175/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italy plans to vaccinate athletes against swine flu for Vancouver Olympics, Paralympics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/30/italy-plans-to-vaccinate-athletes-against-swine-flu-for-vancouver-olympics-paralympics-41984/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Italy plans swine flu vaccinations for Vancouver

ROME — The Italian Olympic Committee announced plans to vaccinate its athletes and officials against swine flu for the Vancouver Winter Games and Paralympics.
CONI president Giovanni Petrucci made the decision Friday after meeting with Italian deputy health minister Ferruccio Fazio.
&#8220;The urgent and absolute priority for CONI is the vaccination .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/30/italy-plans-to-vaccinate-athletes-against-swine-flu-for-vancouver-olympics-paralympics-41984/">Source &nbsp;: Italy plans to vaccinate athletes against swine flu for Vancouver Olympics, Paralympics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Isles captain Weight shakes off swine flu, earns assist on Okposo&#8217;s winner vs. Rangers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ira Podell</dc:creator>
		
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Healthy Weight assists on Okposo&#8217;s winner
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Islanders captain Doug Weight, in his first game back following a bout with swine flu, earned an assist on Kyle Okposo&#8217;s tiebreaking, power-play goal in the second period that lifted New York to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.

Weight, sidelined three games .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/28/isles-captain-weight-shakes-off-swine-flu-earns-assist-on-okposos-winner-vs-rangers-41595/">Original source &nbsp;: Isles captain Weight shakes off swine flu, earns assist on Okposo&#8217;s winner vs. Rangers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Islanders captain Weight back in lineup after bout with swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/28/islanders-captain-weight-back-in-lineup-after-bout-with-swine-flu-41560/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ira Podell</dc:creator>
		
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Isles&#8217; Weight back after bout with swine flu

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Islanders captain Doug Weight, the fourth NHL player known to have swine flu, returned to New York&#8217;s lineup on Wednesday night after a bout with the illness forced him to miss three games.
The 38-year-old center confirmed Wednesday that he was bedridden with the virus after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/28/islanders-captain-weight-back-in-lineup-after-bout-with-swine-flu-41560/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Islanders captain Weight back in lineup after bout with swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Capitals forward Quintin Laing has swine flu; at least 3rd NHL player</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Capitals F Laing has swine flu
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals say forward Quintin Laing has the swine flu, making him at least the third NHL player to be diagnosed with the illness this week.

Capitals spokesman Nate Ewell tells The Associated Press that Laing is being treated for H1N1 and is being kept away from the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/28/washington-capitals-forward-quintin-laing-has-swine-flu-at-least-3rd-nhl-player-41486/" title="Washington Capitals forward Quintin Laing has swine flu; at least 3rd NHL player">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/27/avalanche-confirm-that-backup-goalie-peter-budaj-has-swine-flu-41213/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Graham</dc:creator>
		
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Avs confirm backup goalie Budaj has swine flu

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has the swine flu.
Budaj didn&#8217;t accompany the Avalanche on their four-game road trip that begins Tuesday night in Edmonton. There&#8217;s a chance Budaj could rejoin the team later in the trip if he&#8217;s cleared by team doctors.
The ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/27/avalanche-confirm-that-backup-goalie-peter-budaj-has-swine-flu-41213/" title="Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has swine flu">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On rebound: Browns get 2 sick players back, Mangini confident team will be ready for Sunday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/22/on-rebound-browns-get-2-sick-players-back-mangini-confident-team-will-be-ready-for-sunday-39719/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Withers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEREA, Ohio — Some rest, liquids and medication have the Cleveland Browns feeling a little better.

Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers and linebacker Kamerion Wimbley returned to the team Thursday after being among 12 players — six of them starters — who were sent home Wednesday with flulike symptoms. The other 10 players remain isolated ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/22/on-rebound-browns-get-2-sick-players-back-mangini-confident-team-will-be-ready-for-sunday-39719/">On rebound: Browns get 2 sick players back, Mangini confident team will be ready for Sunday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hard Hit: Cleveland Browns sacked by flu; 12 players, including 6 starters, miss practice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/21/hard-hit-cleveland-browns-sacked-by-flu-12-players-including-6-starters-miss-practice-39554/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Withers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEREA, Ohio — Just when it couldn&#8217;t get any worse for the woeful Cleveland Browns, it got worse.

The team has been sacked by the flu.
On Wednesday, 12 players, including Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers and five other starters, missed practice with flulike symptoms as the team began installing the game plan for Sunday&#8217;s matchup .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/21/hard-hit-cleveland-browns-sacked-by-flu-12-players-including-6-starters-miss-practice-39554/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hard Hit: Cleveland Browns sacked by flu; 12 players, including 6 starters, miss practice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swept by swine flu? NFL policy gives teams relief if illness hits; other leagues yet to follow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Some swine flu math: A dozen Cleveland Browns missed practice Wednesday with flulike symptoms, which is more than a quarter of the 45-player roster each team is allowed to use for games.

It&#8217;s not yet known whether these players have the H1N1 virus, but the NFL is already prepared for how quickly that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/21/swept-by-swine-flu-nfl-policy-gives-teams-relief-if-illness-hits-other-leagues-yet-to-follow-39480/">Original article on  : Swept by swine flu? NFL policy gives teams relief if illness hits; other leagues yet to follow</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland Browns sacked by flu bug; 12 players, including several starters, home with illness</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/21/cleveland-browns-sacked-by-flu-bug-12-players-including-several-starters-home-with-illness-39397/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Withers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEREA, Ohio — Just when it couldn&#8217;t get any worse for the woeful Cleveland Browns, it got worse.

The team has been sacked by the flu.
On Wednesday, 12 players, including Pro Bowl nose tackle Shaun Rogers and five other starters, missed practice with flulike symptoms as the team began installing the game plan for Sunday&#8217;s matchup .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/21/cleveland-browns-sacked-by-flu-bug-12-players-including-several-starters-home-with-illness-39397/">Cleveland Browns sacked by flu bug; 12 players, including several starters, home with illness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sick puppies: 7 of Washington&#8217;s 12 players are sick, curtailing preseason practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — The Washington Huskies are too sick to fully begin practicing for the season.

Coach Lorenzo Romar said Tuesday seven of his 12 players, including senior leader Quincy Pondexter, have had the flu since Saturday&#8217;s first full practice day of the preseason.
The Huskies had only seven players for drills Monday. Each day coaches show up ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/20/sick-puppies-7-of-washingtons-12-players-are-sick-curtailing-preseason-practice-39183/">Read more : Sick puppies: 7 of Washington&#8217;s 12 players are sick, curtailing preseason practice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>James scores 22 points in return from flu but Spurs still beat Cavaliers 105-98</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Weber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James is apparently feeling much better.

James returned from missing a game with the flu and scored 22 points in 19 minutes in a 105-98 preseason loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.
James, who said before the game his flu recovery was going well, was 7 of 14 from the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/16/james-scores-22-points-in-return-from-flu-but-spurs-still-beat-cavaliers-105-98-38103/">James scores 22 points in return from flu but Spurs still beat Cavaliers 105-98</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LeBron James, 2 teammates have Influenza A, but Cavs proactively treating them for H1N1 virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Withers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James didn&#8217;t get any sympathy from his teammates when he came back to work after spending two days sick in bed.

They ran the other way.
&#8220;You come back around and everyone is like, &#8216;Ugh, you got the cooties,&#8217;&#8221; James said Thursday. &#8220;They don&#8217;t want to be around you.&#8221;
James and two Cleveland teammates .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/15/lebron-james-2-teammates-have-influenza-a-but-cavs-proactively-treating-them-for-h1n1-virus-37767/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: LeBron James, 2 teammates have Influenza A, but Cavs proactively treating them for H1N1 virus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Home sick: LeBron James stays home with flu symptoms as Wizards beat Cavaliers 109-104</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Withers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND — LeBron James was sick. The Cleveland Cavaliers were sunk.

Randy Foye scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to spark Washington&#8217;s rally and led the Wizards to a 109-104 exhibition win over the Cavaliers, who played without a flu-ridden James on Wednesday night.
Foye finished with 21 points and Mike Miller, recently criticized by some ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/14/home-sick-lebron-james-stays-home-with-flu-symptoms-as-wizards-beat-cavaliers-109-104-37577/" title="Home sick: LeBron James stays home with flu symptoms as Wizards beat Cavaliers 109-104">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing sidelined by flu-like symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie Rieken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing stayed home from practice Wednesday with flu-like symptoms.

The team has been hit hard by the flu in the past week, with tight end Anthony Hill being the NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case of swine flu. Hill has recovered and returned to practice Wednesday.
Safety Eugene Wilson was inactive for Sunday&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/07/texans-rookie-linebacker-brian-cushing-sidelined-by-flu-like-symptoms-35479/" title="Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing sidelined by flu-like symptoms">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texans&#8217; top pick LB Brian Cushing sidelined by flu-like symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie Rieken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing stayed home from practice Wednesday with flu-like symptoms.

The team has been hit hard by the flu in the past week, with tight end Anthony Hill being the NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case of swine flu. Hill has recovered and returned to practice Wednesday.
Safety Eugene Wilson was inactive for Sunday&#8217;s .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/07/texans-top-pick-lb-brian-cushing-sidelined-by-flu-like-symptoms-35418/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texans team doctor hasn&#8217;t confirmed any more swine flu cases on team</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/05/texans-team-doctor-hasnt-confirmed-any-more-swine-flu-cases-on-team-34798/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie Rieken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Only one of three Houston Texans ill this weekend was suffering from flu-like symptoms, and the team doctor didn&#8217;t call it swine flu.

Houston had the NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case of swine flu last week in tight end Anthony Hill. Safety Eugene Wilson was inactive for Sunday&#8217;s game against Oakland after becoming so ill .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/05/texans-team-doctor-hasnt-confirmed-any-more-swine-flu-cases-on-team-34798/">Texans team doctor hasn&#8217;t confirmed any more swine flu cases on team</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Houston&#8217;s Wilson sits out against Raiders, 2 other players also ill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/04/houstons-wilson-sits-out-against-raiders-2-other-players-also-ill-34540/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Houston safety Eugene Wilson was inactive against the Oakland Raiders because of an illness, and two other Texans were available to play but were also ill on Sunday.

Houston had the NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case of swine flu earlier this week in tight end Anthony Hill. The other players got sick on Saturday night .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/04/houstons-wilson-sits-out-against-raiders-2-other-players-also-ill-34540/">Original article &nbsp;: Houston&#8217;s Wilson sits out against Raiders, 2 other players also ill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texans TE Hill hospitalized with swine flu, NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case; rest of team OK</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/02/texans-te-hill-hospitalized-with-swine-flu-nfls-first-confirmed-case-rest-of-team-ok-33728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristie Rieken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — Houston Texans rookie tight end Anthony Hill was hospitalized this week with swine flu in the first confirmed case in an NFL player this season.

Hill is the only player on the team believed to have swine flu and other players are being monitored, Texans vice president of communications Tony Wyllie said Friday.
Hill, a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/02/texans-te-hill-hospitalized-with-swine-flu-nfls-first-confirmed-case-rest-of-team-ok-33728/" title="Texans TE Hill hospitalized with swine flu, NFL&#8217;s first confirmed case; rest of team OK">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flulike symptoms keep 6 more players out of Florida practice, including LB A.J. Jones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/22/flulike-symptoms-keep-6-more-players-out-of-florida-practice-including-lb-aj-jones-30877/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida kept six more players out of practice Tuesday because of flulike symptoms.

Gators coach Urban Meyer said starting linebacker A.J. Jones was among those feeling ill. No player has had a confirmed case of swine flu, but Meyer has expressed concern that the virus could ravage the defending national champions.
Receivers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/22/flulike-symptoms-keep-6-more-players-out-of-florida-practice-including-lb-aj-jones-30877/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Flulike symptoms keep 6 more players out of Florida practice, including LB A.J. Jones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flu holds six more players out of Florida practice, including LB A.J. Jones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida kept six more players out of practice because they had flulike symptoms.

Gators coach Urban Meyer says starting linebacker A.J. Jones was among those feeling ill. No player has had a confirmed case of swine flu, but Meyer has expressed concern that the virus could ravage the defending national champions.
Receivers .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/22/flu-holds-six-more-players-out-of-florida-practice-including-lb-aj-jones-30873/">Flu holds six more players out of Florida practice, including LB A.J. Jones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida coach Urban Meyer worries flu could ravage team as illness hits players, staff member</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/21/florida-coach-urban-meyer-worries-flu-could-ravage-team-as-illness-hits-players-staff-member-30634/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Long</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators got a round of flu shots Sunday, the latest precaution for a team fighting to stave off a major problem.

Running back Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham were isolated last week because of flulike symptoms. Coach Urban Meyer said receivers coach Billy Gonzales was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/21/florida-coach-urban-meyer-worries-flu-could-ravage-team-as-illness-hits-players-staff-member-30634/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Florida coach Urban Meyer worries flu could ravage team as illness hits players, staff member</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida coach Urban Meyer blames illnesses, Tennessee for conservative game plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Long</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Urban Meyer wanted to open things up against Tennessee. If he had it to do again, he probably would.

But if the Volunteers were going to play conservatively, even when they were down several scores, Meyer figured he could, too.
Meyer said the top-ranked Gators played it safe in Saturday&#8217;s 23-13 victory ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/20/florida-coach-urban-meyer-blames-illnesses-tennessee-for-conservative-game-plane-30369/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Florida coach Urban Meyer blames illnesses, Tennessee for conservative game plane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida coach Urban Meyer in &#8216;panic&#8217; mode over team&#8217;s flu bug</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators got a round of flu shots Sunday, the latest precaution for a team fighting to stave off a major problem.

Running back Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham were isolated last week because of flulike symptoms. Coach Urban Meyer said receivers coach Billy Gonzales was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/20/florida-coach-urban-meyer-in-panic-mode-over-teams-flu-bug-30350/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Florida coach Urban Meyer in &#8216;panic&#8217; mode over team&#8217;s flu bug</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A few Wisconsin players still sick from lingering flulike symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin&#8217;s not quite over the flu.
Badgers coach Bret Bielema said Monday at his weekly news conference that after more than 40 guys were sick over the course of last week, two new players showed flulike symptoms on Sunday.

&#8220;The flu, I think, is through us. But on the same account, we had two new guys pop .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/14/a-few-wisconsin-players-still-sick-from-lingering-flulike-symptoms-28757/">A few Wisconsin players still sick from lingering flulike symptoms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No. 19 Tar Heels lose 2 players to &#8216;probable&#8217; swine flu for trip to Connecticut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Two North Carolina players will miss Saturday&#8217;s game at Connecticut with apparent cases of swine flu.

The school says Friday that starting fullback Bobby Rome and defensive tackle Jordan Nix have tested positive for &#8220;probable&#8221; swine flu.
Neither player practiced this week for the No. 19 Tar Heels (1-0).
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/11/no-19-tar-heels-lose-2-players-to-probable-swine-flu-for-trip-to-connecticut-27714/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: No. 19 Tar Heels lose 2 players to &#8216;probable&#8217; swine flu for trip to Connecticut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese soccer league faces possible suspension as swine flu hits 1 team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China&#8217;s soccer officials may suspend the Super League after an outbreak of swine flu at one team.

Players and staff of Chongqing Lifan, including Dutch coach Arie Haan, were confined to their training base in western China after 11 players tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the newspaper Titan Sports reported Friday.
Chinese Football Association .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/11/chinese-soccer-league-faces-possible-suspension-as-swine-flu-hits-1-team-27694/">Chinese soccer league faces possible suspension as swine flu hits 1 team</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pigskins and swine flu: College football teams using prevent defense on virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph D. Russo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Helmets and shoulder pads — and hand sanitizer.

College football players are protecting themselves from more than bruising hits and tackles this season. Swine flu can flatten them, too.
With outbreaks reported at the universities of Mississippi and Wisconsin, players are under orders to wash their hands and cover their mouths when they cough .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/10/pigskins-and-swine-flu-college-football-teams-using-prevent-defense-on-virus-27470/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pigskins and swine flu: College football teams using prevent defense on virus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kermit Washington offers advice; Pac-10 Week 1 honors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/kermit-washington-offers-advice-pac-10-week-1-honors-27180/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne M. Peterson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Brought together by Oregon coach Chip Kelly and school officials, suspended running back LeGarrette Blount spoke with former NBA forward Kermit Washington, who punched Rudy Tomjanovich in an on-court brawl in 1977.

Washington&#8217;s punch, which nearly killed Tomjanovich, resonates as one of the most notable examples of violence in sports, along with Ron Artest&#8217;s meltdown in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/kermit-washington-offers-advice-pac-10-week-1-honors-27180/" title="Kermit Washington offers advice; Pac-10 Week 1 honors">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi&#8217;s Dexter McCluster hospitalized briefly with flu symptoms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/mississippis-dexter-mccluster-hospitalized-briefly-with-flu-symptoms-27140/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi running back Dexter McCluster spent Tuesday night in the hospital because of flu symptoms and nearly two dozen other Rebels players missed practice Wednesday as the virus continued to sweep though the team.

McCluster, a versatile star for the sixth-ranked Rebels, was released Wednesday morning but did not attend the afternoon practice. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/mississippis-dexter-mccluster-hospitalized-briefly-with-flu-symptoms-27140/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mississippi&#8217;s Dexter McCluster hospitalized briefly with flu symptoms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saban: Ingram, Jackson battling the flu; expects them to be ready to play</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback Mark Ingram has the flu, but he doesn&#8217;t expect him to miss Saturday night&#8217;s game with Florida International.

Ingram and backup quarterback Star Jackson both missed Tuesday&#8217;s practice with the flu. Saban said Jackson is improved and was set to practice Wednesday.
The two players are roommates, and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/09/saban-ingram-jackson-battling-the-flu-expects-them-to-be-ready-to-play-27117/" title="Saban: Ingram, Jackson battling the flu; expects them to be ready to play">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snead, more than a dozen players for No. 6 Mississippi sick and out of practice with flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Talbott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — Flu-like symptoms continue to ravage the Mississippi football team, even sacking quarterback Jevan Snead.

Shannon Singletary, Ole Miss&#8217; senior associate athletic director for sports medicine, says more than a dozen Rebels football players are sick with flu symptoms, including fevers as high as 103 degrees. Tests to confirm the presence of swine flu .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/08/snead-more-than-a-dozen-players-for-no-6-mississippi-sick-and-out-of-practice-with-flu-26917/">Snead, more than a dozen players for No. 6 Mississippi sick and out of practice with flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu strikes Washington State Univiversity at start of school year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/08/swine-flu-strikes-washington-state-univiversity-at-start-of-school-year-26903/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas K. Geranios</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State University is in the midst of a swine flu outbreak since classes started last month, with 2,500 people contacting student health to report flu-like symptoms and officials handing out flu kits around campus.

The number of cases of suspected swine flu dropped dramatically as students left campus over the Labor Day .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/08/swine-flu-strikes-washington-state-univiversity-at-start-of-school-year-26903/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Swine flu strikes Washington State Univiversity at start of school year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia freshman DL Pugh tests positive for swine flu; Cox negative</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/06/georgia-freshman-dl-pugh-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-cox-negative-26457/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Georgia defensive tackle Makiri Pugh has tested positive for swine flu.

Coach Mark Richt said after Saturday&#8217;s 24-10 loss at Oklahoma State that Pugh, a redshirt freshman, did not travel with the Bulldogs after testing positive for the swine flu.
Quarterback Joe Cox, who missed Thursday&#8217;s practice due to flu-like symptoms, tested negative for the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/06/georgia-freshman-dl-pugh-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-cox-negative-26457/">Read more : Georgia freshman DL Pugh tests positive for swine flu; Cox negative</a>.]]></description>
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