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"Novel" is used in the adjective meaning of the word, which is defined as "Strikingly new, unusual, or different" in thefreedictionary.com definition (see link below). The 2009 pandemic virus, also called Swine Flu, H1N1, and various other names across the world now, is more officially called either Novel H1N1 Influenza, the name coined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the newest World Health Organization name: A-H1N1/09 Virus. See more information about the naming of this virus responsible for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic at the related questions listed below in the related question section.

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