Iowa Children With Novel Swine Flu Virus Spur Search for Spread
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A new swine-flu variant infected three children in Iowa, spurring a search for more cases that may signal whether the virus is spreading easily among people.
The cases occurred over the past three weeks, causing a “mild” respiratory illness with fever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report today. All three children were in contact with one another, and none had a known recent exposure to pigs, the Atlanta-based agency said.