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    H1N1  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        virus strain responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic known as "swine flu"        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The H1N1 virus spread worldwide and has caused 18,500 laboratory-confirmed deaths.