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Influenza Influenza epidemics are responsible for 3-to-5 million cases of severe illness and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide annually. Health experts remain ever vigilant for new viral threats--such as the emergence of the bird flu in humans--and prepare for the next influenza pandemic.
Influenza