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Response to new FluLine service is “very heavy” 
Officials at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) report that the response to their new phone-based service for people with flu symptoms has been “very heavy.”
By MN Department of Health, East Otter Tail Focus , October 22, 2009
Middle school student dies of H1N1
HASTINGS - Oliver Franklin Finley, age 11, a Hastings Middle School student and the son of Steve and Nancy Finley, died last Saturday afternoon of complications from the H1N1 flu virus.
By Bonnie St. James, The Hastings Star-Gazette , October 22, 2009
H1N1 fears hit schools, sports teams
PERHAM - Perhaps even more contagious than the virus itself is the rapidly spreading hype over this season’s H1N1 “swine flu” outbreak.
By Heidi Kratzke, East Otter Tail Focus , October 22, 2009
H1N1 blamed for 3 deaths, busy hotline
ST. PAUL - Callers to Minnesota's new flu hotline reported no answers, busy signals and long waits today as the Health Department said three more people died from H1N1 flu.
By Don Davis , October 22, 2009
NRCHS waiting on vaccinations
WORTHINGTON — With more than 99 percent of the influenza cases in the United States at this time designated as H1N1 novel influenza, Nobles-Rock Community Health Services officials have been talking about little else.
By Julie Buntjer , October 22, 2009
Toll-free line for H1N1 advice now available
ST. PAUL — Operators are standing by to answer calls from feverish, coughing and achy Minnesotans.
By Don Davis , October 22, 2009
Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind
SWIFTWATER, Pa. (AP) — The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM,Associated Press Writer , October 21, 2009
Newport Labs may hold key to H1N1
Local company's vaccine holds promise for swine industry
WORTHINGTON — For months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has said it doesn’t have a vaccine available to pork producers to protect swine against the novel H1N1 influenza virus.
By Julie Buntjer , October 21, 2009
Back from the H1N1 brink
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Earlier this month, Kelsey Mullenix had three questions for her family.
By JILL CALLISON, Argus Leader , October 20, 2009
Crookston cancels classes due to flu absences
CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — The Crookston School District is canceling classes for Wednesday due to a sudden increase in flu-related illnesses.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2009
Iowa hospital limits visitors because of flu
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines hospital is going ahead with plans to limit visitors to its birthing unit and pediatrics wings because of concerns about swine flu.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2009
USDA confirms H1N1 in Minnesota pigs
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.
By HENRY C. JACKSON,Associated Press Writer , October 19, 2009
State Fair pigs may have had H1N1
Test results expected soon; product safety is stressedMINNEAPOLIS — Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the H1N1 virus, making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2009
Pigs may have tested positive for H1N1
4 p.m. UpdateWASHINGTON (AP) — Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine, Agriculture Department officials said Friday.
By HENRY C. JACKSON,Associated Press Writer , October 16, 2009
H1N1 Novel Influenza linked to 11 more child deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — The swine flu is causing an unprecedented amount of illness for this early in the fall, with the deaths of 11 more children reported in the past week. And less vaccine than expected will be ready by month's end, federal health officials said Friday.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer , October 16, 2009
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