AP: "The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has authorized the emergency use of a swine flu test for U.S. troops overseas, allowing the military to speed up diagnoses and treatment of a virus that could cause widespread infections again this fall." Combat units in the Middle East and Navy ships are scheduled to receive the H1N1 tests next month (Simmons, 8/25).

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