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WHO to declare swine flu pandemic

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The World Health Organization is expected to declare a swine flu pandemic, after holding an emergency meeting.

The virus has now been detected in 74 countries, with nearly 800 cases confirmed in the UK alone.

If it is declared a pandemic, it would be the first in 40 years.

Fergus Walsh reports.

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