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What's in a Name? No More 'Swine Flu'

2015-05-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines for naming new human infectious diseases, which include the use of names such as 'bird flu' and 'swine flu', which have unintended negative impacts by stigmatising certain communities or economic sectors.

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