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I'm In The News! And So Is The Flu...
rfnajera
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2-5-2008 8:04 AM
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baltimore
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maryland
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epidemiology
rfnajera
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Guess who made the Baltimore Sun this morning?
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2-5-2008
2:07 PM
arifsali
Whoaa..I thought flu season was almost over?
2-5-2008
2:17 PM
rfnajera
Not by a long shot.
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