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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the A/Moscow strain of influenza could be more deadly than severe acute respiratory syndrome. The deputy director of the WHO Influenza Center in Melbourne, Alan Hampson, is warning that the strain could kill more than 1,500 people during the upcoming flu season in Australia. The A/Moscow strain of influenza has already hit other countries including the Republic of Congo, which has seen 1.5 million cases and 2,000 deaths. Last year, only 18 percent of Australians were vaccinated against influenza, and health officials are urging people to get the shot, which includes protection against the new strain, which was first identified in Russia in 1999.

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