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We are writing to express our concerns about the recent Tribune- Review headline "PITT STUDY: Accidental release blamed in swine flu outbreak" (June 30 and TribLIVE.com) related to a study on the evolution of swine flu that we published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Although the story accurately reflected the study's findings, the headline was misleading, possibly creating fear and confusion among your readers.
The headline suggests that our study concluded the current H1N1 outbreak was caused by an accidental release. This is incorrect. The accidental release we addressed in the study related to the swine flu outbreak from 1977, not from 2009.See the full content of this document
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