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System built for bioterror used to monitor flu

Medical surveillance systems originallydeveloped to detect bioterrorism have recently been put to a morepractical task: tracking the swine flu pandemic.

Ever since the virus was first discovered, health officials in

New York have been using the high tech tools to look for clues asto where and how fast the virus is spreading.

The monitors work by collecting data electronically...

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