A New Wave of Flu Could Be More Fatal for Europe
BRUSSELS — Anxiety over a new flu strain may have eased over the summer, but millions of Europeans will soon receive a sharp reminder of its virulence as governments prepare for a large-scale vaccination effort aimed at keeping a second — and possibly deadlier — wave of infections at bay.
With another surge in cases of the H1N1 virus — initially known as “swine flu” — expected as soon as September, medical experts say the battle to tame the first pandemic flu in four decades is just getting under way in Europe.
European Union health officials stress that most human cases of the flu have been mild and that patients recovered without special treatment. In another sign of normalcy, a committee of E.U. health officials recommended last week that schools reopen as usual after the summer break.
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