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    Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...e_Flu-Indiana/

    Ind. health officials say flu season over after 39 deaths confirmed related to swine flu

    * THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    * Posted: May 09, 2010 at 5:14 pm, Updated: May 09, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    INDIANAPOLIS ? State health officials have declared Indiana's flu season officially over following a swine flu outbreak last fall that prompted long lines for vaccines and a surge in hand sanitizer use.

    In the past year, 39 Indiana residents have died from complications of swine flu and a fifth of the state's population has been vaccinated against the new flu strain, officials said.

    While the flu season is over for now, Indiana residents should still get vaccinated because the H1N1 flu virus hasn't caused a third-wave illness yet and could rebound, said State Health Commissioner Dr. Gregory Larkin...
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