I'm In The News! And So Is The Flu...


	I'm In The News! And So Is The Flu...

rfnajera

2-5-2008 8:04 AM

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flu, influenza, baltimore, maryland, epidemiology

rfnajera says:

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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