Texas has 28 cases of swine flu, second only in U.S. to New York
By ERICKA MELLON, ERIC BERGER and JEANNIE KEVER Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
May 2, 2009, 10:44AM
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Scientist Ricardo Quijano works on virus samples at the Houston health department on Friday.
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