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Officially, sure, but unofficially people will remember it like that for some time. In Dutch we have "Mexicaanse Griep" (Mexican Flu) which is H1N1: https://nl.

Officially, sure, but unofficially people will remember it like that for some time. In Dutch we have "Mexicaanse Griep" (Mexican Flu) which is H1N1: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicaanse_griep https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicaanse_griep In English I think it's more commonly referred to as "swine flu" though.

Fnoord 7y ago
Swine flu did not originate from swine/pigs though. So the term unfairly and unnecessary alienates pigs and pig farmers. This while "bird flu" is accurate.
- hellofunk 7y ago
  It did have a strong component from swine, but also other sources.